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George Aitken<br />
1973-1977<br />
Mr George Aitken served as a member of the Standing Commission between November<br />
1973 and October 1977. Mr Aitken first joined the Canadian Red Cross in 1939 as a volunteer<br />
to assist the Canadian Red Cross in coping with the exigencies of the Second World War. His<br />
initial task was to utilise his skills as a carpenter to build wooden bins to store the clothing<br />
being donated for the war victims. After this, Aitken served as Chairman of the Canadian Red<br />
Cross Executive Committee from 1955-56 and as Chairman of the Canadian Red Cross<br />
Central Council from 1957 to 1958. 73 He rose to become the National Vice-President after he<br />
was elected in 1961. Internationally too, he was involved in the work of the Movement.<br />
When the Permanent Scale of Contributions Commission was set up in 1960, he was elected<br />
to be its Chairman and remained in that post for 18 years. For six years, he was also the<br />
League’s Vice-Chairman (1965-1973). He graduated from the University of Winnipeg with a<br />
73 Canadian Red Cross<br />
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