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 CPR course for friends and family. You never know – it could be your life they save!
For trendsetters: We recommend this fanny pack first aid kit*. It’s small, stores all of your first aid essentials easily and is great to grab on the go.
A great accessory: The ETON Black-Out Buddy* is a night light, black out alert, and emergency flashlight all in one. It turns on as soon as the power goes out and can be used as a handheld flashlight.
For the gadget geek: The ETON crank radio* receives audio broadcasts issued by Environment Canada on weather warnings and alerts and can also charge cell phones by USB. It also has an AM/FM radio and has a built-in LED flashlight.
(*Our Top Ten Holiday Picks at shop.redcross.ca are marked down 10% until December 17, 2012 to help you shop without having to brave busy shopping malls.)
Send gifts of hope, relief and survival: From comforting items for children to essentials like groceries and hygiene supplies, you can build your own interactive care package and help speed up the recovery of a Canadian family suffering through disaster. Send a box from yourself or as a family or send it in the name of someone you love.
Give the gift of family: Help the Canadian Red Cross reunite families separated by disaster or conflict by making a donation to support Restoring Family Links and help bring families together for the holidays.