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Buckles’ great golfing adventure

Posted June 15, 2012 by Global Administrator

Our water safety mascot Buckles was a hit at the first annual Canadian Red Cross charity golf tournament in Calgary on Thursday. Buckles' unusual one-arm swing was just one of the highlights of the day. The tournament took place at the prestig...

Photo of the Day: Reflecting on a busy year in Quebec

Posted June 12, 2012 by Global Administrator

  Canadian Red Cross volunteers and staff in Quebec had good reasons to cheer and celebrate at the annual general meeting held recently in Trois-Rivières. Over the past year, the Red Cross responded to significant flooding in the Montérégie region, ...

Thunder Bay: Largest Red Cross response in Ontario in a decade

Posted June 08, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

The Canadian Red Cross continues to work on the ground in Thunder Bay, ON, providing urgently-needed relief to families whose homes have been devastated by flooding that occurred more than a week ago. With more than 3,000 homes affected and more ...

Photo of the Day: Red Cross in action in Thunder Bay

Posted June 04, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

[slideshow] The Canadian Red Cross continues to provide support to those affected by severe flooding in Thunder Bay.  Working with community officials, the Red Cross is going door to door to meet with families in 1,500 homes affected by the floods...

On the Ground in Thunder Bay

Posted June 03, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

*photos by Johan Hallberg-Campbell [slideshow] The Canadian Red Cross continues to help families in Thunder Bay whose homes have been affected by massive flooding that occurred a week ago. To ensure the Red Cross has the most qualified disaster...

Photo of the Day: Fergie Jenkins Foundation helping to strike out violence and abuse

Posted May 09, 2012 by Global Administrator

Last weekend, the Fergie Jenkins Foundation showed its support for the Canadian Red Cross RespectED: Violence and Abuse prevention program while at the Sportscard @ Memorabilia Expo in Toronto.  The foundation raised $7,500 for the program by selli...

Photo of the Day: Helping families to be ready

Posted May 02, 2012 by Global Administrator

Next week is Emergency Preparedness Week – an awareness week to encourage Canadians to be prepared for disasters where they live. Since we’re super keeners (it’s never too early to be prepared!), we’re getting a jump start by hosting emergency p...

Paying it forward with pay phones in Mexico

Posted April 30, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Guest blog by Gwen Eamer, National Office Media AdvisorCanada has over 100,000 public payphones, but with mobile phones becoming near-universal, many public booths are going the way of the Dodo. The Mexican Red Cross has come up with the perfect solu...

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