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Posted July 17, 2013 by Global Administrator
The floods in Alberta have sparked numerous fundraisers across the country, from the wildly popular Stampede t-shirts to grassroots neighbourhood fundraisers such as the lemonade stand organized by these three girls one weekend. Thanks Raegan, Sy...
Posted July 16, 2013 by Global Administrator
Natalia Parshutkina was staying with a friend in Calgary's East Village neighbourhood when the flood hit. She works for a Canadian company in Russia and was in Calgary for a mixture of business and pleasure. Luckily her friend lives on the ninth floo...
Posted July 15, 2013 by Global Administrator
It’s fair to say our team of Red Cross disaster volunteers in Quebec is having a busy summer. Some 75 volunteers are working in shifts daily to provide support in Lac-Mégantic where a train derailment caused devastation and great loss in the communit...
Posted July 14, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Guest post by: Calli Forbes Alex and Doris consider themselves lucky, despite the damage their High River home suffered in recent flooding. I had the opportunity to meet them in my work with the Red Cross in Alberta, where they told me not of what...
Posted July 13, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Guest post by Siobhan Reid, Communications Student After a day spent meeting residents, distributing supplies and providing information to the people of High River, I began to observe trends in the community’s need assessments. From duct tape to dum...
Posted July 12, 2013 by Global Administrator
The Canadian Red Cross continues to work with local authorities to help those affected by the explosions in Lac-Mégantic. Thanks to your generous donations we are working to provide emergency shelter, food and clothing, registration services and fami...
The Canadian Red Cross received some help from our American neighbours during the response to the Alberta floods. American Red Cross workers brought their expertise in the area of mass distribution of supplies to help us successfully provide more...
Posted July 11, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Guest entry by Calli Forbes, Communications Coordinator, Canadian Red Cross When it comes to hockey, especially the Calgary Flames, Jeremy Kroeker knows his stuff. The High River resident, who lives with special needs, can rattle off statis...
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