community group was organized. A disaster cupboard was set up at the legion in Tignish and used extensively in those early

years. The firemen were the response team for the First Aid post in

the village in times of emergencies. Fire Chief Les Mailette chaired the transportation committee, before ambulance were available in this part of the Province. Firemen Roy McLeod was the "number one person" i depended on as Red Cross attendant. As my brother he made himself available when victims suffering

from severe injury, needed to be quickly taken to Hospital. Many times with no resident Doctor situated in the village,

people were robbed time and again from lack of medical services by the giving of their lives. Tragedy often struck young mothers. Without the services of a Doctor, or proper care during pregnancy they or their babies often died. One Mother at only twenty—nine years of age, left behind a husband and seven young

children to fend for themselves. One mother told the story of having her life saved during

the birth of her fifteenth child with blood donations provided by the Red Cross. Another young mother had blood transfusions

to save both herself and babies in all of her ten births. These are stories that would not have had a happy ending

without the care of women who were called at time of birth. They saw the need in time of crisis and did something about it

when the services of a doctor were not available. The legion branch, during the 43 years of the Red Cross first

aid post being set up in Tignish held regular blood donor clinics. With a demand by the people for better health services for the

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