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Photo of the Day: A new home in Haiti

 Today’s photo of the day comes from Susan Johnson, Director General for International Operations  at the Canadian Red Cross. Susan is currently in Haiti visiting Canadian Red Cross programs along with Western Canada colleagues Sue Phillips and C...

Canadian Red Cross holiday gift guide

The Canadian Red Cross has some great gift ideas to help you with your holiday shopping this season: The gift that keeps on giving: Nothing says “best gift ever” like the ability to save lives like a real-life superhero! Purchase a first aid or CP...

Alberta volunteer gives up vacation days for Sandy response

Most people like to use their holidays as an opportunity to get away, rest and unwind. 51-year-old Allan Works, an oiler and pressure vessel inspector, chose to spend the remainder of his 2012 vacation days giving back. In early November, Allan re...

Photo of the Day: Canadian volunteers help with Sandy recovery

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...

Photo of the Day: Red Cross office opens in Moose Cree First Nation

*Photos by Johan Hallberg-Campbell Last week, the Canadian Red Cross opened a satellite office in Moose Cree First Nation, located near Moosonee on the coast of James Bay. This is the first Red Cross office in a First Nation community in Ontario a...

Dispatch from New York: The singing ERV driver

Immediately after arriving into New York I travelled to Breezy Point, an area devastated by Superstorm Sandy. I had the privilege of meeting many inspiring Red Cross volunteers who were busy distributing food and relief items and extraordinary pe...

Photo of the Day: Canadians reaching out to Sandy victims

Our very own Gwen Eamer, a contributor to this blog who works from our national office in Ottawa, lends a helping hand to a family in Highlands, New Jersey. Gwen was one of volunteers with the Canadian Red Cross who was sent to assist the American Re...

Photo of the Day: Canadians lend a helping hand

Canadians are continuing to help their neighbours in the United States recover from the storm. Red Crosser Nathan Huculak from BC spent the past week in New York, helping the American Red Cross assist people whose lives have been disrupted by Hur...

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