Posted August 12, 2013 by Global Administrator
Ten days ago, three McGill University students left on a 1300km bike ride to raise funds for the victims of Lac-Megantic. Starting in Lac-Megantic, Nigel, Hans, and Mike will take about two weeks to make the trek all the way to Charlottetown, PEI...
Posted July 11, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Guest entry by Calli Forbes, Communications Coordinator, Canadian Red Cross When it comes to hockey, especially the Calgary Flames, Jeremy Kroeker knows his stuff. The High River resident, who lives with special needs, can rattle off statis...
Posted July 10, 2013 by Global Administrator
I was part of a small group of Canadian Red Cross staff and volunteers who proudly took part in the Calgary Stampede parade last Friday. We were included as a special tribute entry along with numerous first responders and agencies involved in flo...
Posted June 19, 2013 by Global Administrator
A community is addressing the issue of lack of recreational space for children by building a social hub for youth in Nuuk, Greenland's capital. Red Cross Greenland's youth arm is helping contribute to the project by recruiting young volunteers to h...
Posted June 11, 2013 by Global Administrator
Father's Day is just around the corner and Red Crossers have already started shopping for gifts to show their dad just how much they appreciate them. We understand how hard it might be to shop for the "dad who has everything" so we've put together so...
Posted June 06, 2013 by Global Administrator
On Monday, the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, announced a $250,000 contribution to The Youth Take Charge – Stand up to Bullying and Discrimination in Canadian Communities project.The project trains youth...
Posted June 04, 2013 by Global Administrator
It’s not every full-time university student who devotes as much time as Alisha Virmani does going to bat for victims of bullying. She was in Halifax recently at the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies...
Posted May 30, 2013 by Global Administrator
Salim Sohani, who works at the Canadian Red Cross as a Senior Health Advisor, International Operations, is in Kuala Lumpur this week at the Women Deliver Conference . This conference is hailed as the largest global event of the decade to focus on...
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