Red Cross Talks (Page 219)

These photos are so incredibly telling of the disaster the people of Pakistan are facing right now. Take a look at these shots posted on the Canadian Red Cross Flickr page. [slideshow] Want to see more? Click here to go to the Flickr page.

Our Disaster Dude John Saunders recently had a brush with poison ivy. He was trying out his green thumb in the garden, grabbed a handful of weeds to toss and suddenly felt his hands burning. To his surprise, he realized he had grabbed a handful of po...

Check out these photos from our Disaster Dining event today, launching a 3-week in-store campaign at Walmart in support of Canadian Red Cross local disaster relief operations. Competitors had 30 minutes to prepare their best dish using only foods tha...

There is no question that popular social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, are changing the way people communicate. It’s even changing the way that people call for help or share news. Consider this: when a small earthquake was felt in some p...

At the Red Cross, we have Rescuer Awards that are given to those who go above and beyond to rescue someone in an emergency. I’d like to give one of those awards to the mules of Pakistan! In Pakistan, there are entire communities that remain virtua...

We just got news today that as the Red Cross continues to ramp up its assistance to people in Pakistan, Canadian Red Cross delegate, Ted Itani, is heading there to lead the International Red Cross Field Assessment and Coordination Team. Having...

The Canadian Red Cross has launched an appeal to help those in Pakistan who have been affected by monsoon rains and flash flooding that has killed more than 1,500 and affected about 2.5 million people. As you know, the Red Cross has volunteers...