Fundraising and Events (Page 23)

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Red Cross is everywhere, man!

As summer turns to fall, enjoy this hilarious and touching tribute to the Canadian Red Cross. Last month, Alberta Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky took time following a fundraising golf tournament in Edmonton to  provide some entertainment to guests, s...

Food Friday - How to disaster dine like a vegan chef

*Every Friday is all about food on Red Cross Talks – everything from Red Cross inspired recipes to emergency food tips and solutions. [slideshow] Ever wonder what a vegan chef might prepare in times of disaster? We recently put Chef Doug McNish...

TV’s Jillian Harris lends support to Red Cross in Slave Lake

Last month Jillian Harris, former contestant on The Bachelor and designer on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, visited Slave Lake following the devastating wildfire that ravaged more than 350 homes and businesses and forced the evacuation of 15,000 peo...

Food Friday: Disaster Dining

[slideshow] As some of you know, we love to talk about food at the Canadian Red Cross and on this blog, so you can be sure we were in disaster-foodie heaven this week as we attended two cooking events in Ontario. The events were organized to ki...

Photo Tuesday: A lemonade stand for a good cause

Every Tuesday, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! This week’s photo is from our colleague Melinda, whose two kids Maliha, 10, and Teymour Sarwar, 6, set up ...

Food Friday – Community BBQ for a cause

*Every Friday is all about food on Red Cross Talks – everything from Red Cross inspired recipes to emergency food tips and solutions. People lined up well before lunchtime to get a taste of the 44th annual Gyro Chicken Barbecue in New Glasgow,...

Japan - Select a drink and donate

*We heard about this on the Wall Street Journal and Japan Trends blogs, and it was too good not to share. Here you go!I have heard many stories from friends who were amazed by the amount of vending machines they saw while travelling in Japan. The cou...

Food Friday – Cookies for a cause

*Every Friday is all about food on Red Cross Talks – everything from Red Cross inspired recipes to emergency food tips and solutions. Everybody loves cookies. So when Elaine Sponagle and four of her friends from Pictou county in Nova Scotia heard ...

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