Croatian Red Cross

The Croatian Red Cross (Croatian: Hrvatski Crveni križ) is the national Red Cross Society of Croatia.

The organization has over 370,000 volunteer members, as well as 550 professionals. The Red Cross has been active in the country since 1878.

Famous quotes containing the words red and/or cross:

    “Where the slow river
    meets the tide,
    a red swan lifts red wings
    and darker beak.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

    “All pathways by His feet are worn,
    His strong heart stirs the ever-beating sea;
    His crown of thorns is twined with every thorn;
    His cross is every tree.”
    —Joseph Mary Plunkett (1887–1916)