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So You Think You Can Dance Haiti?

*Guest blog by Michael Tomascik, Public Affairs team, Ottawa Since as far back as historical records seem to reach, dance has always played some sort of pivotal role in the lives of people. Not only providing us with a great source of physical act...

Recognizing those who have saved a life

A few times on this blog, we have mentioned the Canadian Red Cross Rescuer Award.  This special award was recently presented in Ontario to one Thunder Bay resident and two Windsor-area residents, who truly define what being a hero is all about. ...

Food Friday: Seven minutes to heaven - breakfast in the field

*Every Friday is all about food on Red Cross Talks – everything from Red Cross inspired recipes to emergency food tips and solutions. *Guest blog by Chris Hilton, senior manager government relations, who participated in Canadian Red Cross field ho...

Forming a circle of friendship and hope

*Photographs by T. Andrew Morton [slideshow] Inspired is the best way to describe how I felt throughout this week’s launch of the Canadian Red Cross Tiffany Circle.  The Tiffany Circle is an international society of women leaders and philanthro...

Talking teamwork at the Red Cross field hospital

*Guest post by Guy Lepage. Guy is a Red Cross communications delegate. **Photos by Johan Hallberg-Campbell [slideshow] Teamwork. We all know the concept. We have all been part of good, maybe even excellent teams. But, it's the ones whe...

The Red Cross Round-up

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.PHILIPPINES: It has been two years since twin typhoons brought a record amount of rainfall and flooding that killed almost 1,000 people, and re...

Conquering Kilimanjaro in support of Red Cross

For her 50th birthday, Heather Cranney decided she wanted to do something special and give back to her community. The district branch manager for the Canadian Red Cross Timmins branch is en route to Africa today to conquer Mt. Kilimanjaro. She...

Photo Tuesday: A glimpse into field hospital training

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! [slideshow] This week, 35 Red Cross delegates from across Canada, and some from around the world, are...

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