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All a-twitter about CPR

Posted November 24, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Yesterday, we invited our Twitter friends to join us for a free CPR course as part of CPR month in November. One of our guests, Joallore, also known as @clickflickca shared his experiences with us in this Q-A.Have you ever taken a CPR course before? ...

Teaching CPR with a Twitter twist

Posted November 22, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

The Red Cross Talks team is hosting two FREE CPR Tweetups tomorrow in Toronto and Hamilton, and we are inviting our Twitter friends to join us! Non-Twitter users might be wondering “what’s a Tweetup?” It’s when twits (Twitter users) get together I...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted November 17, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

*Written by Katie Robinson, communications coordinator for the Canadian Red Cross* The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our Sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. SRI LANKA: Since the reserves in and around Nugelanda...

Preventing cholera through songs and education

Posted November 17, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Check out this video for a look at how Red Cross volunteers are reaching out to Haitians to share important health messages that will help prevent the spread of cholera. So far, the Red Cross has set up one cholera treatment centre in Arcahie, no...

Celebrating World Jazz for Haiti CD

Posted November 15, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

We’re excited to tell you that one of the artists from the World Jazz for Haiti CD, David Clayton-Thomas, will be performing live on Canada AM on Tuesday at 8:50 a.m. 

Discovering a Red Cross treasure

Posted November 12, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

When we normally clean out our closets, we tend to find items we think are junk:  perhaps old smelly shoes; that blender that stopped working five months ago; that one birthday gift you’ve been meaning to regift etc. But, when Judy Hawley of Calga...

How can emergency responders use 2,000 nerds?

Posted November 12, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Recognizing that technology and social media are changing the way in which we respond to disasters, the Red Cross invited CrisisCommons to speak to a gathering of emergency preparedness experts from across Ontario during the Emergency Management Conf...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted November 10, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

*The Red Cross Round-up is written by Katie Robinson, communications coordinator for the Canadian Red Cross * The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our Sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. HAITI: Over the weekend Hu...

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