Posted December 20, 2010 by Global Administrator
This past week, the Canadian Red Cross has been responding to floods in New Brunswick. We have been watching closely, and sharing some stories with you. "I’m in. Whatever you need.” That was the reaction of Red Cross disaster management volunte...
Posted December 16, 2010 by Global Administrator
Photo courtesy of the Government of New BrunswickWhile volunteers in Ontario have been busy responding to multiple disasters this past week, in the Maritimes Red Cross volunteers have been also busy responding to floods affecting several communities ...
Posted December 15, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
*Written by Katie Robinson, Communications Coordinator with the Canadian Red Cross* The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our Sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. COLOMBIA: The intense rains that have affected Colo...
Posted December 01, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
*written by Katie Robinson, communications coordinator with the Canadian Red Cross * The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our Sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. PAKISTAN: The Red Cross Beneficiary Communications ...
Posted October 11, 2010 by Global Administrator
High school students normally raise money for charities with bake sales or car washes. But, for a Lower Sackville NS high school they decided to do something different to raise money for the Canadian Red Cross Pakistan appeal: Justin Bieber music, an...
Posted September 13, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Check out this fun video of Cal Martin, Heritage Presentation Specialist with Parks Canada in Cornwall, shaving his head to raise funds for Pakistan. "When I started my head shaving campaign for the Red Cross, I hoped for $500 in donations, bu...
Posted September 07, 2010 by Global Administrator
The past few weeks, you may have seen this ad below in some newspapers including The National Post and The Toronto Star. The ad, designed by Cossette Communication Group , is for our Pakistan appeal and has this call to action: “Don’t let hope get ...
Posted August 25, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
The Canadian Red Cross recently made an announcement that it is sending an Emergency Response Unit (ERU) to Pakistan. But what exactly is an ERU? We asked our Disaster Dude, John Saunders, to explain it to us. An Emergency Response Unit – or ERU i...
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