Posted April 24, 2013 by Global Administrator
This week marks National Volunteer Week and the Canadian Red Cross in Atlantic Canada marked the occasion by honouring more than 650 of their own volunteers with milestone and merit awards, service and distinguished service awards, and the Order ...
Posted April 23, 2013 by Global Administrator
Canadian Red Cross Volunteer, Susan MacKenzie, has responded to disasters across North America. From the Northern Alberta wildfires to Hurricane Sandy, she is always putting others before herself. Without volunteers like Sandy the Canadian Re...
Since retiring from his job as a papermaker, Rick Allen has been a devoted Red Cross volunteer with the Senior Transportation Program in Dryden, Ontario, driving anywhere and anytime he was asked. In fact, since 2010, Rick has driven more than 31...
Posted April 18, 2013 by Global Administrator
Five-year-old Alyssa from Truro, Nova Scotia found herself in quite a predicament, recently, after having injured her foot upon accidently colliding with her dog Bailey. After an exhaustive search for tiny crutches in her hometown went nowhere, a...
Posted April 10, 2013 by Global Administrator
This short film called Panorama produced by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) highlights some of the organization’s work to protect and assist millions of people are affected by conflict and armed violence around the world. The IC...
Posted March 25, 2013 by Global Administrator
Friday night marked a very special evening for the Canadian Red Cross in Nova Scotia. The award-winning band Hey Rosetta! was the headliner of the “Red Cross Rocks” benefit concert held at the Cunard Centre in Halifax with local bands SoHo Ghetto...
Posted March 20, 2013 by Global Administrator
Red Cross Meals On Wheels client Nancy Breckenridge got more than a meal when her lunch was delivered by her local Councillor Bonnie Crombie. Across Ontario this week, many communities are participating in Mayors for Meals events as a way of p...
Posted March 20, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
It is that time of year again where the ice starts to melt and we need to be extra cautious. In Winnipeg, Gordon Giesbecht from the University of Manitoba (you may know him better as Professor Popsicle) helped us demonstrate just what happens whe...
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