Within the cycle "History and Traditions," the Hall of the Garden Don Jorge hosted Tuesday evening May 5th Conference "Historical notes on Spanish Red Cross Eagles."
A series of papers has the support of the Department of Culture, Heritage, Women and Youth of the City of Eagle and being developed regularly from April until next June.
On this occasion, attendees could learn how the Humanitarian Organization was created back in 1979, at the hands of Carlos Blanco, Navy Commander Andres Abellaneda, President of Red Cross Youth of Lorca, José Carcelen of Red Cross and Murcia Sergeant Marine, Miguel Angel Garcia Terrén, which would ultimately germ current Spanish Assembly Local Red Cross Eagles.
The assignment by the city council of a stall belonging to the Spanish Lifesaving Society Lifesaving allowed the young Red Cross members carry out their first out surveillance on the beach of La Colonia, difficult years they had only two shirts that took turns to perform surveillance tasks.
1981 Summer Colony Beach hosted the first mock rescue, while also enjoying Calabardina monitoring Eagles Red Cross, which was based on a loan from a particular floor in the Two Hills Construction, which had among its Patients portfolio to more international aquiline actor Francisco Rabal already disappeared.
After a difficult start but full of enthusiasm and dedication, in 1982 was transferred to the Old Hospital Blood humanitarian organization located in the Playa de Las Delicias, and the detachment of troops Relief formed as such and that, even , had an ambulance, a Seat 1500 at which volunteers affectionately nicknamed "Flagship".
From then until now, the work of its successive Presidents has made nearly 300 active volunteers that has currently been shown to be always ready to help others as has happened with the evacuation of 3,500 people in the town Mojacar Almeria due to several daunting fires, floods in Aguilas and Cartagena last 2010 or May 2011 earthquake in Lorca.
Source: Cruz Roja Águilas