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After relocating in May, we officially celebrated the new Red Cross office in Grande Prairie on December 5.

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.

Canadian Red Cross delegate Gwen Eamer shows us the play tent that's been set up on site at the Red Cross field hospital in Ormoc, in the Philippines.
Why do they need a place to play? It's all in an effort to help the hospital's numerous young patients and their siblings return to their normal activities and recover after Typhoon Haiyan. The play tent provides them with a safe place to do what kids do best, play and smile!

Many Red Cross branches in Ontario have received their annual order of poinsettias. The poinsettias are delivered to local businesses and residents in exchange for donations. Volunteers from Kingston like Bob Willis assisted in sorting and delivering over 650 poinsettias. The holiday poinsettia campaign raises money to support local programs like disaster management and first aid.

The holidays have a way of sneaking up on us sometimes. Next thing you know, there are a lot of cookie swaps going on, fruit cakes in stores and chocolate, chocolate, chocolate... everywhere!

I checked in with some Red Crossers to find out what’s on their plates for the holidays. Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Unit delegate, Lynn Henderson, is sharing the recipe for her family tradition – homemade bagels.

Marcel McIntyre is often the first to arrive at the Red Cross field hospital in the city of Ormoc, in the Philippines early in the morning and the last to leave at night. The field hospital was set up in in front of the local district hospital, which was damaged by the typhoon. 

For the past two weeks, a number of Canadian Red Cross staff and three Canadian Red Cross delegates joined 54 participants from over 30 National Societies at the Americas Field School training in Pedro Santana, Dominican Republic. This field school training brings together regional responders in a mission like setting where participants interact with real people, assess community needs, and deliver services to communities.