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Posted September 14, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Every Tuesday, we’re going to publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the province or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! For this week's Photo Tuesday, I couldn’t resist sharing with you this adorable shot of Cla...
Posted September 13, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Check out this fun video of Cal Martin, Heritage Presentation Specialist with Parks Canada in Cornwall, shaving his head to raise funds for Pakistan. "When I started my head shaving campaign for the Red Cross, I hoped for $500 in donations, bu...
Posted September 07, 2010 by Global Administrator
The past few weeks, you may have seen this ad below in some newspapers including The National Post and The Toronto Star. The ad, designed by Cossette Communication Group , is for our Pakistan appeal and has this call to action: “Don’t let hope get ...
Posted September 01, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
*The Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-up is courtesy of our friend, Robin Parker from Red Cross in OregonWelcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links f...
Posted August 25, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
The Canadian Red Cross recently made an announcement that it is sending an Emergency Response Unit (ERU) to Pakistan. But what exactly is an ERU? We asked our Disaster Dude, John Saunders, to explain it to us. An Emergency Response Unit – or ERU i...
Posted August 24, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
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.
Posted August 17, 2010 by Global Administrator
Guy Lepage, of Ajax, leaves Aug. 19 for Haiti on a four-week aid mission with the Canadian Red Cross. In Haiti, Guy will be working with other international Red Cross volunteers and delegates to do training sessions with the Haitian Red Cross. He ...
Posted August 16, 2010 by Global Administrator
Canadian Red Cross volunteer, Carole McIntyre, has been given a special task. She is en-route to Pakistan today with $1 million of emergency supplies to help with relief efforts following extensive flooding across the country, which has affected ...
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