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The Red Cross Round-up

Posted November 25, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

*Red Cross Round-up is courtesy of Katie Robinson, communications coordinator for the Canadian Red Cross * The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our Sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. PAKISTAN: More than three mon...

All a-twitter about CPR

Posted November 24, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Yesterday, we invited our Twitter friends to join us for a free CPR course as part of CPR month in November. One of our guests, Joallore, also known as @clickflickca shared his experiences with us in this Q-A.Have you ever taken a CPR course before? ...

A shout-out to some amazing volunteers

Posted November 23, 2010 by Global Administrator

We’d like to congratulate these outstanding volunteers, Judith Irving and Amanda Titus in Saint John, New Brunswick for their recent awards recognizing the humanitarian work they do. Judith Irving received the Humanitarian Award for her work with ...

Teaching CPR with a Twitter twist

Posted November 22, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

The Red Cross Talks team is hosting two FREE CPR Tweetups tomorrow in Toronto and Hamilton, and we are inviting our Twitter friends to join us! Non-Twitter users might be wondering “what’s a Tweetup?” It’s when twits (Twitter users) get together I...

Raising a stink about sanitation

Posted November 19, 2010 by Global Administrator

Morning commuters in Sydney, Australia had a bit of a surprise today: toilets out in the open outside a busy subway station. One person sat on each toilet reading, what else, the newspaper. This bit of potty humour was courtesy of our friends at the...

Red Cross first aid instructor saves daughter from choking

Posted November 15, 2010 by Global Administrator

If you have ever taken a Red Cross CPR class, you know that one thing we cover in the classes is choking emergencies. I recently heard a story that illustrates the importance of taking a CPR class. Patrick Quinn, a Red Cross first aid instructor i...

Discovering a Red Cross treasure

Posted November 12, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

When we normally clean out our closets, we tend to find items we think are junk:  perhaps old smelly shoes; that blender that stopped working five months ago; that one birthday gift you’ve been meaning to regift etc. But, when Judy Hawley of Calga...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted November 10, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

*The Red Cross Round-up is written by Katie Robinson, communications coordinator for the Canadian Red Cross * The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our Sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. HAITI: Over the weekend Hu...

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