After a summer of flooding, forest fires and tornadoes across western Canada, severe weather continues to wreak havoc with significant flooding in British Columbia’s coastal communities.
Hundreds of people have been affected by the flooding, which has damaged property and infrastructure, forcing people from their homes and stranding travelers.
The Canadian Red Cross B.C. Floods Response has been swift: distributing cots, blankets and hygiene kits to displaced residents, in addition to providing more than 100 RONA clean-up kits to help flood-affected residents begin mopping up.
It’s not over yet though, and the Red Cross needs your help.
We are currently accepting donations to help those affected by the flooding. An easy way all of us to support the Red Cross is by participating in a special Facebook opportunity from the B.C. Credits Union.
Tag this photo on Facebook
They’ve set up a page called Be Remarkable. Every time you tag the photo called “Central Coast Disaster Relief” with your name or that of a friend’s they will donate $1 to the Red Cross West Coast Floods Relief. So that’s $1 for 1 tag, up to $20,000.
Want to show your support? Here’s how to do it:
1) Sign into Facebook (you’ll need an account to do this)
2) Go to www.facebook.com/beremarkable
3) Click “Like” the be remarkable page
4) Click on the Central Coast Disaster Relief section (on left – do not choose the “full” one). This is the option where funds will go to the Red Cross.
5) Click on one of the pictures in the group – only 50 tags per photo, so some may be full .....try a different one.
6) Tag one of the photos-by clicking ‘tag this photo” at the bottom right.
7) Go back to top of the picture and select “Done Tagging”
8) Repeat on another picture
You can alert other Facebook friends by clicking “Share” at lower right. Spread the word- every tag translates into a $1.