Home - Canadian Red Cross Blog (Page 264)

Latest Posts

Happy International Volunteer Day from the Canadian Red Cross!

Posted December 05, 2012 by Global Administrator

[slideshow] In honour of International Volunteer Day, we’re sending out high fives and huge thanks to all of the thousands of volunteers who are the face of Red Cross in communities across Canada every single day. Our volunteers are on the ground pr...

Photo of the Day: Philippines hit by Typhoon Bopha

Posted December 04, 2012 by Global Administrator

This impressive photo taken from space by NASA shows the size of Typhoon Bopha, a category four storm that made landfall on the east coast of the Philippine island of Mindanao earlier today. It's impacting the same area that was affected by Typhoon W...

Photo of the Day: Police Association shows support

Posted December 03, 2012 by Global Administrator

We want to send a shout out to the Police Association of Nova Scotia for their support and donation to the Canadian Red Cross RespectED program, which offers violence and abuse prevention education.  From left to right: members of the associatio...

Photo of the Day: Tipi of Courage facilitates HIV outreach in Aboriginal communities

Posted November 30, 2012 by Global Administrator

Representatives from southern Alberta First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities gather for a Tipi Transfer ceremony in Calgary. The ceremony allows the Canadian Red Cross Tipi of Courage to be set up in regional events. The Tipi of Courage is a co...

Photo of the Day: Canadian volunteers help with Sandy recovery

Posted November 29, 2012 by Global Administrator

Dave Fraser, a Canadian Red Cross volunteer from Ottawa, Ontario is helping New Jersey residents recover in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. During American Thanksgiving last week, Red Cross volunteers helped serve 35,000 hot meals in New York and...

Annie are you OK?

Posted November 29, 2012 by Global Administrator

Annie are you OK? So, Annie are you OK? Are you OK, Annie? Who could forget the lyrics to this 1988 hit by Michael Jackson, Smooth Criminal. But just who exactly was this Annie character? And why was Michael asking her if she was OK? 

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted November 28, 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. NIGERIA: In Late August, Nigeria experienced the worst flooding in 40 years. At the height of the crisis, rising waters drove more than 2 m...

Photo of the Day: Volunteer helps save a life

Posted November 28, 2012 by Global Administrator

Canadian Red Cross disaster volunteer Susan MacKenzie from Calgary was deployed to New Jersey to help bring relief to people affected by Hurricane Sandy. She never expected she'd been using her first aid training to help save a man's life.

See your impact in action.

Sign up to receive impact updates from the Canadian Red Cross, inspirational stories from the field and be the first to hear about emergency relief efforts.

Sign up

The Canadian Red Cross takes your privacy seriously. We do not distribute or sell your email address to anyone. View our privacy policy.

About The Blog

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.

Categories

Looking for something specific? Try filtering posts by selecting a topic from the list below:

Blog Archives