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Volunteer Profile: Volunteering with passion

For about eight years, Brenda Mentis has been a steady presence at the Canadian Red Cross service centre in Truro, Nova Scotia. Not only does she assist people in her community by loaning them health equipment through the HELP program, but she does s...

Photo of the Day: Red Cross Outpost Hospital in Bamfield, BC

Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know!This picture dates back from the early 1920's, when the Red Cross in the British Empire started rolling out ...

Photo of the Day: Maintaining medical equipment for children

Guest blog by James Park, Red Cross Public Affairs assistant in BCEvery day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! Growing up can be difficult. This is esp...

Special delivery! Mayors show support for Meals on Wheels

On March 21, some of our Meals on Wheels clients in Ontario had a surprise: their meals were delivered to them by their local mayor! The mayors were participating in the annual Mayors for Meals campaign to help raise awareness about nutritional iss...

World TB Day: Simple solutions to not-so-simple problems

Guest blog by Gwen Eamer, Media Advisor in Ottawa When you think about a ‘healthcare innovation’, what comes to mind? Whirring machines and hundred-dollar bills flying out the window? Sometimes, the simplest ideas can have the biggest impact. Tube...

Photo of the Day: Keeping kids healthy in Niger

Today’s photo is courtesy of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Ninety percent of the children and 80 percent of the mothers coming to the Integrated Health Center in the village of Kofo are malnourished...

Photo of the Day: Meals on Wheels looking great at 40 in Mississauga

Congratulations to our Meals on Wheels program in Mississauga, ON which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, program staff and volunteers hosted a special event this past Monday at a local community centre for member...

Health program gets the gold

A team of Nova Scotia Red Crossers were all smiles last week as they picked up the Gold Award in the not-for-profit category at the 4th annual IPAC/Deloitte Public Sector Leadership Award ceremony held in Toronto. The award is a culmination of all...

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