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Photo of the Day: Pink mushroom soup, pink sour cream and pink milk

On Wednesday February 27th almost all the provinces were standing up to bullying by wearing pink. Calgary, however, took it to a whole other level with a pink food potluck. If I were to say anything about the second floor of the Red Cross buildin...

Spring break offers a lesson in water safety

Guest entry by Carolyn Tees, Senior Manager, First Aid, Swimming and Water Safety How important is swimming? I don’t think you ever really think about it, but there are times when it hits you. I had my son in Red Cross Swim lessons and he did very...

Photo of the Day: Volunteers respond to storms and floods in Madagascar

Today’s photo shows how the Malagasy Red Cross Society is responding to tropical cyclone Haruna, which slammed into the southwest coast of Madagascar on February 22. The storm brought heavy rains and winds of over 170 kilometers per hour and cras...

Sault Ste. Marie Red Cross does the Harlem Shake

Likely you’ve seen the most recent dance craze on YouTube – the Harlem Shake. Our team from Sault Ste. Marie caught the dance fever and decided to bust a move to promote their annual northern raffle. This is the largest fundraising event for the ...

Photo of the Day: Red Cross staff wear pink to stand up to bullying

Today, almost all provinces across Canada are celebrating Pink Shirt Day to stand up to bullying. Pink Shirt Day was originally organized by Travis and his friend David who distributed 50 pink shirts after a male student was bullied for wearing a pin...

First aid never takes a vacation

Guest entry by Kristopher Tharris, Coordinator, Learning @ Development, First Aid Flip flops, sunscreen, beach reads....and a first aid kit! Many Canadians escape winter this time of year to a sunny destination. For me this meant two weeks in b...

The Red Cross Round-up

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: The Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society received an award at the recent launch of the new National Strategic Plan on...

Clowning around at the Red Cross

Guest entry by Colleen Lowe, Communications Manager in Ontario Shortly after retiring from his job at the local hydro station, Rick Nienhuis noticed a sign recruiting volunteers for the Sarnia Red Cross branch in Ontario. It piqued his curiosity and...

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