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Tech Talk: Volunteer Spotlight

Meet one of our volunteers Joallore Alon. Joallore volunteers with the Red Cross, however he holds a volunteer position that most people are probably not familiar with. He is a member of the Canadian Red Cross Twitter Team – a group of keen Twitter u...

Photo of the Day: Even Miss Oktoberfest needs to be prepared

Brittany Graul might be the ambassador for Canada’s Greatest Bavarian Festival, but she’s also a champion for making sure families are prepared to take care of themselves in the event of a disaster. Brittany recently participated in the Disast...

Why do we name storms?

After all the damage they cause, haven’t you always wondered why we’re on a first name basis with weather phenomena like hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones? The answer is that the use of short, distinctive names allows for quicker and more precise...

Photo of the Day: Australian Red Cross is baking the world a better place

Today’s photo of the day takes the cake, pardon the pun! Our friends at the Australian Red Cross are getting ready to bake up a storm at the annual Big Cake Bake where supporters bake and raise funds for the Red Cross. This coming Monday, August ...

Canadian Red Cross delegate in Sierra Leone to help with cholera response.

Canadian Red Cross delegate David Allison has just arrived in Sierra Leone to support the on-going cholera response.  Since January, over 11,000 cases have been reported and over 175 people have died. David, a regional health officer from Newfound...

Photo of the Day: The role of logistics in emergency response

Disaster response requires a lot of “behind the scenes” work to organize emergency relief supplies in all of the Red Cross warehouses. The warehouse in Manila contains enough supplies to provide for 15,000 families or approximately 75,000 peop...

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. BURKINA FASO: The Belgian Red Cross and Burkinabe Red Cross are working on a nutrition program in Sebba, Yagha province.  The Sebba nutriti...

Are you prepared for the Canadian National Exhibition?

The Canadian National Exhibition opened in Toronto last Friday and with the threat of the end of summer looming in the distance comes with it a dangerous combination of carnival games, food, and rides. Here at the Canadian Red Cross, we’ve put...

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