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Tech Talk: Tweet to donate?

Posted February 21, 2013 by Global Administrator

Last week, American Express announced its plan to offer customers a service that would allow them to sync their credit card to make purchases directly on Twitter simply by using hashtags. That’s right. One-tweet shopping is just around the corner. Yo...

The Red Cross Round-Up

Posted February 20, 2013 by Global Administrator

 The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. Bangladesh: After the storm that occurred this past October, the Red Cross continues to work to rebuild lives and livelihoods. Since t...

Photo of the Day: Friendly competition with the disaster management team

Posted February 20, 2013 by Global Administrator

Disaster management coordinators, volunteer operations leads, and branch managers from all across Ontario gathered for a conference in Orillia, Ontario last weekend. Staff members Shelley Pascal, Jude Andrew, Areeda Mohammed and Branch Manager Tom Wi...

A sweet surprise for Meals on Wheels clients

Posted February 19, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Meals on Wheels clients in Burlington, Ontario received a sweet surprise for Valentine’s Day from students at Clarksdale Public School. Older students helped younger students create special place mats for each Meals on Wheels client. Red Cross volu...

Dispatch from The Gambia: Building resilience through community gardens

Posted February 18, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

I have just returned from The Gambia where we visited four community gardens in North Bank and Lower River Region.  These women-run community vegetable gardens, supported by the Red Cross and the Government of Canada, allow families affected by t...

Photo of the Day: Using makeup to learn First Aid

Posted February 15, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Nope, this gruesome look isn't a result of a zombie apocalypse or an unfortunate Valentine's Day accident. It's all part of learning First Aid at the Red Cross. Kaysha Edwards, Canadian Red Cross First Aid Program Representative in Alberta, us...

Red Cross Rocks with Hey Rosetta!

Posted February 15, 2013 by Global Administrator

We wanted to get your Friday off to a good start with some music from our friends from the band Hey Rosetta! The Newfoundland rockers will be headlining Red Cross Rocks, a benefit concert to raise funds for the Canadian Red Cross in Halifax on...

Photo of the Day: Spreading the love

Posted February 14, 2013 by Global Administrator

Pictured above, two Canadian delegates spread their love in Mozambique. Patrick Raymond and Emmanuel Ngamga were both deployed to Mozambique on February 11 as Community Health Managers with the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Unit (ERU), to...

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