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Are you prepared? Bif Naked and the Red Cross can help you #saveyourfanny

Posted May 10, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

It’s Emergency Preparedness Week across Canada and you may have noticed we’ve been having a little fun in social media with a promotion on first-aid fanny packs, encouraging Canadians to ‘Save Your Fanny’. The fanny packs (regular $13.95), as ...

Photo of the Day: Helping families to be ready

Posted May 02, 2012 by Global Administrator

Next week is Emergency Preparedness Week – an awareness week to encourage Canadians to be prepared for disasters where they live. Since we’re super keeners (it’s never too early to be prepared!), we’re getting a jump start by hosting emergency p...

Photo of the Day: Opening the door to new volunteers

Posted May 01, 2012 by Global Administrator

The Canadian Red Cross in Nova Scotia recently hosted open houses at all its offices across the province. It was an opportunity for members of the public to meet Red Crossers and learn more about volunteer opportunities within the various Red Cross...

Volunteer profile: Kiran speaks out against bullying

Posted April 20, 2012 by Global Administrator

For almost two years, Kiran Cheema has been volunteering for the Red Cross Violence @ Abuse Prevention Program, RespectED. The grade 12 student and aspiring medical school student from Surrey, BC is an enthusiastic peer facilitator for the Beyond the...

Volunteer Profile: Volunteering with passion

Posted April 18, 2012 by Global Administrator

For about eight years, Brenda Mentis has been a steady presence at the Canadian Red Cross service centre in Truro, Nova Scotia. Not only does she assist people in her community by loaning them health equipment through the HELP program, but she does s...

Message from our Secretary General for National Volunteer Week

Posted April 16, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

*Guest blog by Conrad Sauvé, Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Red CrossThis week in Canada, we celebrate National Volunteer Week; an opportunity for the Canadian Red Cross to acknowledge and thank the thousands of volunte...

Some faces of Hometown Heroes

Posted April 16, 2012 by Global Administrator

Every day, Red Cross volunteers make incredible and selfless contributions to our organization to help make a difference in their communities. Our volunteers aren’t searching for any accolades, but for the people they assist, they are truly heroes. ...

Photo of the Day: Red Cross Outpost Hospital in Bamfield, BC

Posted April 13, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know!This picture dates back from the early 1920's, when the Red Cross in the British Empire started rolling out ...

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