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Posted June 28, 2013 by Global Administrator
A week ago today, the Canadian Red Cross began responding to the flooding in Alberta. Immediately after the disaster, Red Cross staff and volunteers from across the country joined efforts and began to support hundreds of thousands of people affec...
Posted June 27, 2013 by Global Administrator
All week, Red Cross volunteers have been reaching out in communities affected by flooding in southern Alberta. Yesterday, a Red Cross team went to Sunnyside, a neighbourhood in Calgary and found residents actively cleaning up homes and helping o...
Posted June 23, 2013 by Global Administrator
Many people are still out of their homes in Calgary and some 300 of them spent Saturday night at the Southland Leisure Centre. Volunteers from a variety of agencies all worked together to meet the needs of the evacuees. Canadian Red Cross voluntee...
Canadian Red Cross volunteers are continuing to respond to significant flooding affecting thousands of people in Alberta. They are busy distributing supplies such as cots, blankets and other items. Volunteers are also supporting 10 shelters for evacu...
Posted June 18, 2013 by Global Administrator
Volunteers from the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia sported Red Cross vests, PFDs and even the Buckles mascot outfit as they took part in the annual Apple Blossom Festival parade earlier this month. After all the fun was over, the vests needed...
Posted June 14, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Guest entry by Calli Forbes, Communications in Alberta Last week, volunteer Mary-Jane Dawson was awarded the Canadian Red Cross' highest honour, the Order of the Red Cross, for her outstanding humanitarian service, dedication, and achievement....
Posted June 10, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Guest entry by James Park, Assistant Communications Coordinator in BC Nobody can deny Alvina’s Berggren's dedication to serving the community and working to improve the lives of the vulnerable. Her 24 years of tirelessly volunteering for the Canad...
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...
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