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Photo of the day: 11-year-old saves his mom’s life

Posted May 10, 2013 by Global Administrator

It is said that eating dinner as a family is an important thing to do, but did you ever think it might save your life? 11-year-old Connor McCarthy was having dinner with his family when his mom began to choke and could not breathe. Calmly, Con...

High Fives! Social Ambassadors receive awards

Posted May 10, 2013 by Global Administrator

Congrats to two of our Social Ambassadors Joallore Alon(@clickflickca) and Amber MacArthur (@ambermac) who both received Injury Prevention Awards at a special Red Cross awards ceremony!Joallore was recognized for his support in helping the Red Cross ...

Photo of the Day: Harper Government announces CanadaSummer Jobs initiative

Posted May 10, 2013 by Global Administrator

@ Yesterday the Harper Government launched their 2013 CanadaSummer Jobs initiative. As a result of the initiative, 36,000 students will gain valuable work experience this summer. Dr. Kellie Leitch made the announcement yesterday on behalf of H...

Kelowna’s $3 million commitment to preparedness

Posted May 09, 2013 by Global Administrator

Prepare, prepare, prepare. We’ve heard it before, but who’s done anything about it? When disaster strikes, will you be ready? Here in British Columbia, we’re at risk for many types of disasters: earthquakes, flooding, forest fires, landslides. This w...

Canadian Red Cross celebrates World Red Cross Day

Posted May 08, 2013 by Global Administrator

Staff at the Canadian Red Cross Sault Ste. Marie branch got their bake on in preparation of World Red Cross Day and our founder, Henri Dunant's birthday. Almost 200 cupcakes were baked, decorated and individually packaged and are being sold at the ...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted May 08, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. CHINA: Red Cross Society of China specialist teams are helping thousands of survivors affected by the earthquake in Sichuan’s Ya’an distric...

Canadian Red Cross honours World Red Cross Day

Posted May 08, 2013 by Global Administrator

Happy World Red Cross Day! May 8 was chosen as World Red Cross Day to honour the birthday of Henry Dunant, the Swiss founder of the Red Cross.  Today the Canadian Red Cross honours World Red Cross Day by celebrating 150 years of humanitarian a...

Volunteer Spotlight: Kim joins the social media team!

Posted May 07, 2013 by Global Administrator

Kim (or @gingermommy as she's known online) knows firsthand what it's like to experience an emergency in her community. Having lived on Vancouver Island, Kim was once without power and running water for 10 days, and has witnessed how few families are...

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