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On February 5, 2008, Club Red teamed up with Piola restaraunt in Arlington, VA to raise awareness and funds for The Malaria Prevention Project. Club Red is a group of young professionals in their 20's and 30's who come together in support of the Arlington Red Cross. They did a fantastic job with this first event, raising $1,300, enough to send 130 bed nets to families in Africa.
Malaria is a deadly disease that affects more than 300 million people per year—that is roughly the entire population of the United States impacted each year. While it has been effectively eliminated from the United States, malaria is a killer in Africa and many other regions.
Every thirty seconds, a child dies of malaria in Africa. But we know that by working together and by drawing on the generosity of people across the United States, we stop the spread of this disease. This is part of the commitment of the Red Cross to assist people in need–whether it is at home or around the world.
The American Red Cross efforts include raising awareness of the burden of malaria, providing insecticide-treated bed nets to families, educating people on the proper use of nets, and researching methods to increase usage of bed nets. In particular, the American Red Cross and its partners have supported the distribution of nearly 20 million insecticide-treated bed nets to children and pregnant women in Africa and elsewhere (since 2001). When used properly, bed nets are one of the most effective ways of preventing the spread of malaria.
For less than $10, you can help to make sure that a child or pregnant mother sleeps under an insecticide-treated bed net. That’s $10—around the cost of a movie—to protect a family against this deadly disease.
For more information, visit www.redcross.org/malaria
