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Citizens of Earth, the end is near!

Posted December 19, 2012 by Global Administrator

‘Beware!’ That is the message from various organizations predicting the end of the world on Friday or over the weekend. Doomsday scenarios include the magnetic poles reversing, Earth colliding with an interplanetary object, the planet being consumed ...

Photo of the Day: How dogs are providing comfort in Newtown, Connecticut

Posted December 18, 2012 by Global Administrator

Following the tragic events that transpired on Friday morning, the residents of Newtown, Connecticut are certainly in need of healing. To help in this process, a group of 10 golden retrievers travelled to Newtown with their owners as part of a la...

Volunteer Spotlight: Frank Draper receives Diamond Jubilee medal from the Canadian Red Cross

Posted December 17, 2012 by Global Administrator

Timmins volunteer Frank Draper has served the Red Cross for 57 years, starting in 1955 after he served in the medical branch of the Air Force. He started volunteering as a First Aid instructor, then got involved in Disaster Management, served on ...

Photo of the Day: Second Harvest Turkey Drive

Posted December 17, 2012 by Global Administrator

Each year, Second Harvest hosts a Turkey Drive at Loblaws locations in Toronto. Volunteers ask customers to purchase and donate a frozen turkey on the spot. Second Harvest is the largest food rescue program in Canada. They help feed hungry people b...

Volunteers provide assistance in house fires

Posted December 14, 2012 by Global Administrator

The Greater New York branch of the American Red Cross is still handling cleanup efforts following Sandy, but they are also helping to respond to the increased number of house fires that occur at this time of year. At the Canadian Red Cross, call...

Photo of the Day: Red Cross Youth around the globe

Posted December 13, 2012 by Global Administrator

Today’s photo comes from the Global Youth Conference that took place this past week in Vienna, Austria. The conference aimed to develop an effective International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent  youth strategy. The purpose of the strategy i...

Photo of the Day: Red Crossers get into the holiday spirit

Posted December 12, 2012 by Global Administrator

The staff at the Cornwall branch office of the Canadian Red Cross are really getting into the holiday spirit this year by decorating a tree in their office with gifts being donated to Sparky's Toy Drive .The Sparky Toy Drive is held by the Cornwall F...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted December 12, 2012 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. TUNISIA: The Tunisian Red Crescent celebrated International Volunteer Day with the theme of promoting safer and easier volunteering in coor...

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