I called the Canadian Red Cross head office just now. They don’t have a list of companies that has an on-going matching gift program. But here is the good news. She did tell me that the Canadian government would match the donations for both China earthquake and the Burma cyclone. So far the total of the fund raised for China Earthquake is $1 million (which becomes $2 million with the match).
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我刚刚打电话去加拿大红十字会渥太华总办公室，澄清了以下几点
1。捐款上限并非由加拿大方面确定。只有在受援助国家主动提出不再需要捐款之后，加拿大方面才会把这个援助项目从捐款页面上去除而且发通告。同时如果有超过当地接受数量的余款，那就会被转入通用项目。
2。印尼海啸的200M剩余捐款不会被用到任何其他地方。总数为360M的捐款将用于5-10年的受灾地区重建，由加拿大红十字会的人员在当地参加工程管理，雇用当地员工来完成这些项目。- 他们会给我发对那片报道的回应文章，我收到之后就贴上来。
3。加拿大红十字会的行政管理费用在15%以下，大型项目的行政费用会更加低。 - 我也要求他们给我提供证明材料了，收到后会贴出来。
我同事今天早上收到的加拿大红十字会捐款使用情况
Hi xxx,
The International Federation of the Red Cross Red Crescent, of which both the Canadian Red Cross and the Chinese Society of Red Cross are members, put out an initial appeal for $20 million early this morning after Chinese Red Cross assessment teams had returned their reports of the situation on the ground as they saw it. The Canadian Red Cross made an immediate initial contribution to that appeal of the donation money weve received of $400,000 this morning. As further donations are processed from the Canadian public, further contributions will be made.
The decision to send troops is one that must be made between the two governments and would not involve the Red Cross.
The Canadian Red Cross is an independent organization and as such, we will provide whatever support is asked of us by our sister society in China or the Federation.
Best Regards,
Christina Lopes
昨天电话的进一步跟进
Hello xxx, and thank you again for your call earlier today.
Im pleased you can help get the word out about the Red Cross response in China.
Attached is the response we wrote in response to the Toronto Star article on the tsunami funds which was very inaccurate and one-sided.
Some general messages you may find helpful regarding the China response:
1. Funds will support the response in China. The Canadian Red Cross is accepting funds to meet the immediate relief and long-term recovery needs of earthquake survivors in China. Should donations supporting this Red Cross disaster relief and recovery effort meet the amount required, the Canadian Red Cross will cease collecting donations for the response and will communicate this information immediately to the public.
2. Administrative costs will not exceed 15%. There have been reports and donor concerns about figures as high as 50%, which is simply not the case. As always, we hold our fundraising and communication costs to a maximum of 15%.
3. The Red Cross is an excellent choice for channelling donations. The Red Cross Society of China was active immediately after the earthquake, providing rapid assistance to people in need. It is through the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement that we are able to provide assistance to multiple disasters in multiple locations around the world - from here at home in New Brunswick following severe flooding, to Myanmar and China. The Movement is well prepared to respond locally and engages the help of other National Societies when needed. This is one of our greatest strengths as an organization.
4. The Canadian Red Cross honours the intent of its donors and is fully transparent in accounting for all dollars received and spent. The trust the Canadian public has put in the Canadian Red Cross to quickly support the China relief effort is well placed.
5. The Canadian Red Cross has an ongoing project in the quake-affected Sichuan province, to educate the public about HIV/AIDS. We have been in touch with our colleagues there to ensure that all are safe.
Regards,
Colleen Lavender
A/Director, National Public Affairs
Canadian Red Cross
613-740-1927
colleen.lavender@redcross.ca 
