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Tech Talk: The City of Jacksonville prepared for hurricane season with a new app

Posted September 25, 2012 by Global Administrator

The City of Jacksonville has launched their first mobile application to keep local residents informed and help them prepare for emergencies in their city. The app, called JaxReady, was developed by the city at no cost to taxpayers and is offered ...

Are your pets prepared for an emergency?

Posted September 24, 2012 by Global Administrator

We always emphasize the importance of having an emergency plan and kit for you and your family, but part of being prepared for an emergency is also having a plan in place to help protect your furry loved ones. The Canadian Red Cross wants to h...

From Damascus to Charlottetown: The road to becoming a global citizen

Posted September 21, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Guest post by Melanie MacDonald, Communications Coordinator in Atlantic CanadaMeet Rose Al Mayaleh. Originally from Damascus, Syria, she and her family immigrated to Canada five years ago for safety reasons and for a better future. Since her arrival,...

Photo of the Day: Building stronger homes and resilient communities in Pakistan

Posted September 20, 2012 by Global Administrator

This is the time of the year when the annual monsoon rains return to Pakistan and families remember the floods of 2010. Pictured above, children are enjoying bathing under a handpump installed by the Pakistan Red Crescent Society. Many families are a...

Tech Talk: Training cockroaches as first responders

Posted September 20, 2012 by Global Administrator

Did you know that cockroaches can help people survive disasters? According to ABC News, cockroaches, with their small armoured bodies, have an uncanny skill to survive any disaster, and researchers at North Carolina State University are hoping to c...

Tech Talk: Volunteer Spotlight - Tim Burrows

Posted September 20, 2012 by Global Administrator

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...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted September 19, 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. JAPAN: Eighteen months after the earthquake and tsunami, recovery is well underway in communities along Japan’s north east coast. Although ...

Red Cross Youth volunteers take their stories of bullying to the big screen

Posted September 18, 2012 by Global Administrator

That’s the trailer for a brilliant film starring local kids who’ve been bullied directed by our very own Canadian Red Cross RespectED team in B.C., including staff and students involved in our bullying prevention program. The film, How to Help: A...

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