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The Red Cross Round-up

Posted November 20, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. SOMALIA: Thousands of people in northeast Puntland, Somalia are coming to grips with the effects of the cyclone that hit the area between N...

Remembering Canadian Red Cross Volunteers in WWII

Posted November 11, 2013 by Global Administrator

This Remembrance Day we're remembering the Canadian Red Cross volunteers who helped with the Food Parcel Effort. Throughout World War II, over one million Canadian Red Cross volunteers helped with the food parcel effort by assembling, packaging and s...

Never too late to learn how to swim

Posted October 15, 2013 by Global Administrator

When NBA player Brandon Bass (yes, that’s really his name) made headlines recently, it wasn’t for his skills on the basketball court but for his admission that he lacked one important skill: swimming. He didn’t learn this in his childhood but he's de...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted October 14, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Reflecting on family tradition, guest blogger Kai Tao, a Red Cross volunteer in Ontario, shares one of his fondest memories of Thanksgiving. I spent most of my first 18 years of Thanksgiving long weekend in Canada being a member of an extended fam...

Food Friday: Gobble Gobble!

Posted October 11, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Gobble Gobble!  Yep, it’s that time of year again. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we thought we’d check in with what special plans Red Crossers have and what is on their menu for the holiday this Monday. One thing is for certain, Re...

Celebrating community support services in Ontario

Posted October 10, 2013 by Global Administrator

October is Community Support Services month in Ontario, and we are celebrating some of our programs that make it possible for people in the community to live independently. Fern Campbell is a great example of someone who has benefited from the Re...

#CRCSyria - Join the Red Cross for a Twitter chat

Posted October 02, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Join us on Twitter Thursday, Oct. 3 at noon ET for a live Twitter chat on the Syria crisis. The Canadian Red Cross is hosting this chat to raise awareness about the humanitarian disaster. The conflict in Syria and the resulting massive refugee inf...

Health Care in Danger: Photo essay

Posted September 24, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

This week, the Canadian Red Cross and the ICRC are hosting a workshop bringing together experts to identify recommendations to ensure the safety of health facilities in times of conflict. As such, we’ll be posting a blog post every day this week to h...

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