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Red Cross Volunteers help bring relief to those affected by Sandy

American Red Cross volunteers are working around the clock in support of relief efforts. As of yesterday, the American Red Cross had provided more than 30,000 overnight shelter stays and deployed more than 3,800 disaster workers and 240 response vehi...

Photo Blog: Cleaning up the Jersey Shore

These photos are from Seaside Heights (the area where MTV's Jersey Shore is filmed) which suffered extensive damage from the storm. The Canadian Red Cross is now accepting funds at www.redcross.ca/sandyusa to support American Red C...

Stories of friendship from Slave Lake to Nova Scotia

Recently, we heard of  two touching stories of friendship and support from Slave Lake that have emerged, all the way in Nova Scotia! This fall, Marilyn Greenwood, a Canadian Red Cross disaster response volunteer from Alberta travelled to Nova ...

Photo of the Day: The importance of social work in rehabilitating Syrian refugees

In the wake of violence in Syria, thousands of Syrian families have fled to neighbouring countries. Social workers with the Jordan National Red Crescent Society are working in partnership with the French Red Cross and Unicef to provide social assista...

Tech Talk: Volunteer Spotlight - Tim Burrows

Meet the newest ambassador to the Canadian Red Cross Social Media Team, Tim Burrows. Tim is a sergeant with the Toronto Police Service and has been leading that organization's social media efforts. Tim has been a long-time supporter to the Red Cross...

Photo of the Day: Hello Timmins! Meet Buckles!

Last week, the Canadian Red Cross hosted a booth at the Welcome to Timmins night at the McIntyre Curling Club. Welcome to Timmins Night showcases over 100 local organizations that provide a variety of services including sports and leisure, health...

Photo of the Day: Summer fun in Bridgewater

Canadian Red Cross volunteers and staff from Bridgewater, Nova Scotia proudly wore their Red Cross colours as they took part in the region's annual South Shore Exhibition Parade a few weeks ago. Volunteers put together this impressive float to repr...

Emergency responders prepare for winter with new jackets

It’s still summer, we know, but our emergency responders are already prepared for winter, thanks to a generous donation of Red Cross winter jackets. During last winter's Attawapiskat response, volunteers across Ontario were more than willing to he...

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The purpose of this blog, quite simply, is to talk. This blog is an opportunity for Red Cross staff, volunteers, supporters and friends to share stories about what is happening in your community and the important work you are doing. It is a tool that will help keep all of us connected.

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