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A glimpse into a day of a Meals on Wheels volunteer

Posted October 06, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

It’s Meals on Wheels Week , and we are taking the time to share with you stories about how this important program helps thousands of injured, frail and elderly people in Ontario. Our very own roving reporter, Jen Mayville, was a Meals on Wheels vo...

Meals on Wheels

Posted October 05, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

From time to time, you’ve heard us talk about Meals on Wheels on this blog. We do it because it’s a super important part of what we do at the Red Cross for our seniors and those with disabilities – helping them to live independently. The Ontario C...

October is Community Support Month

Posted October 04, 2010 by Global Administrator

It’s Community Support Month in Ontario - an awareness initiative by the Ontario Community Support Association, about all the different programs and services to help people to live at home.  We thought it would be a great opportunity to share a glimp...

Red Cross drivers take on the globe’s circumference – 80 times!

Posted September 01, 2010 by Global Administrator

Did you know that Red Cross volunteer drivers drove 80 times around the circumference of the earth last year alone? That’s 241,000 rides to important medical appointments and 297, 300 meals delivered for seniors and those with disabilities. An ...

A new partnership to blog about

Posted July 22, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

 * Guest blog by Red Crosser Melanie Goodchild-Southwind, Senior Manager, First Nations Projects. The Canadian Red Cross in Ontario is making great strides in the work we do with our First Nations communities. We wanted to share with you news abou...

Here fishy, fishy, fishy – PFDs and machismo!

Posted June 10, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

* Guest blog by Canadian Red Crosser, Melanie Goodchild-Southwind I don’t know about you but I know a lot of macho guys!  I am a biker girl, ride a Harley and I work for the Red Cross.  I love the summer.  I like to ride hard and in between scoots...

Your water safety photos

Posted June 09, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

[slideshow] We asked our Red Cross staff, volunteers and friends to send in photos showing themselves and their families in shots depicting water safety. Check out this great collection of shots! We're still collecting photos - you can send them t...

National Water Safety Week, special note about children

Posted June 07, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

This week is National Water Safety Week and you’re going to be hearing us talk lots about it on this blog.  We’re especially asking moms and dads to take a second to read our messages because studies show that infants and toddlers aged 1-4 years h...

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