Posted July 24, 2013 by Global Administrator
Canadian Red Cross volunteers have been working in communities affected by flooding since the response began more than four weeks ago. In this short video recorded in the municipal district of Bighorn, Alberta, three volunteers describe their exp...
Posted July 24, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. CHINA: The Red Cross Society of China is responding to the needs of thousands of people affected by the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that struc...
Posted July 23, 2013 by Global Administrator
In early July, Conrad Sauvé, Secretary General and CEO of the Canadian Red Cross and Hossam Elsharkawi, Director of Emergencies and Recovery, International Operations at the Canadian Red Cross, visited refugee camps in Jordan and Lebanon where th...
Did You Know...? ...only 1/3 of children and youth who drown in Canada were taking part in aquatic activities? ...Red Cross water safety programs started on PEI? ...Red Cross runs water safety day camps in PEI every year? ...drowning is the se...
Posted July 22, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Guest Entry by Calli Forbes, Communications Coordinator in Alberta "Elizabeth Vigueras is my family’s saviour." That's what Carlos Ramirez told us as he shared his family's experience with recent flooding in High River, Alberta. On Thursday, Ju...
Posted July 19, 2013 by Global Administrator
Today’s photo comes from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Colombia. In 2012, more than 200,000 people benefited from support from the ICRC who assisted and protected victims in need of immediate relief in the aftermath of ar...
Posted July 18, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
With Alberta flooding, the Red Cross was not only inundated on the ground with requests for support, but it was also inundated online. Our social monitoring shows that more than 19,000 people tweeted the Red Cross in the first two weeks, and hundreds...
Posted July 17, 2013 by Global Administrator
The floods in Alberta have sparked numerous fundraisers across the country, from the wildly popular Stampede t-shirts to grassroots neighbourhood fundraisers such as the lemonade stand organized by these three girls one weekend. Thanks Raegan, Sy...
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