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Read blog posts from the Canadian Red Cross about our network of volunteers at home and abroad

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Lights, camera, action: Youth films screen at Vancouver Film Fest

This year at the Vancouver International Film Festival, audiences will get a lesson in bullying prevention courtesy of Red Cross youth! The Red Cross worked with teens to produce several short videos exploring the impact of bullying in schools as ...

Volunteer profile: A little HELP along the way

September is Continuing Care Month in Nova Scotia. We’re profiling Red Crossers in recognition of all the great work they do in caring for people outside of a hospital setting. There’s nothing more rewarding than feeling like as much as you give,...

Goderich tornado – answering the call for help

Doris Barkley had just returned to her Stratford, ON home from Calgary on August 21, when she got the call: a tornado had touched down and assistance was needed.A mere two hours later, the Canadian Red Cross volunteer was in the town of Goderich, an ...

Red Crosser, aka personal shopper: Staffer and apartment fire evacuee bond over favourite pastime

Guest blog by Randie Anderson, Public Affairs Coordinator in Alberta It was supposed to be a normal morning at the office. I should have known that when working at the Red Cross, everything can change in moments. In the early hours of August 2nd, ...

Red Crossers take in royal visit to Slave Lake

[slideshow]Guest blog by Leila Daoud, Alberta Public AffairsJean MacNeil from Antigonish, Nova Scotia is, in many respects, a typical royal watcher. A grandmother with eight children and many grandchildren, Jean has the latest tea towels commemoratin...

Atlantic Canadians bring experience to Manitoba flood response

Having just returned from Manitoba, Lisa Landry had some sage advice for Alicia Benton when the two met at the Red Cross office in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia this week. Lisa recently returned from a 3-week volunteer deployment in Manitoba. Meanwhile,...

Photo Tuesday: Red Cross branch receives prestigious award

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!  Congrats go to the Canadian Red Cross, Woodstock ON branch which recently received the Red Cross Odyssey ...

Volunteer from Ontario receives highest Red Cross award

Last December, we told you about Bonnie Kearns, a Canadian Red Cross delegate from Sarnia, ON, who was deployed to Haiti to help set up our field hospital there. We’re happy to announce that Bonnie recently received the Red Cross’ highest honour: ...

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The purpose of this blog, quite simply, is to talk. This blog is an opportunity for Red Cross staff, volunteers, supporters and friends to share stories about what is happening in your community and the important work you are doing. It is a tool that will help keep all of us connected.

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