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

Video update from the Philippines

Dr. Danielle Perreault is a Canadian Red Cross delegate working at the field hospital in Ormoc, Philippines as a member of the medical team. In this short video, she explains how she is also doing outreach in communities impacted by Typhoon Haiyan last month to ensure their health care needs are being met.

Continuing to support health needs in Haiti

Today marked a very special celebration for the Canadian Red Cross and Haitian Red Cross. Almost four years after the January 2010 earthquake, as a part of the Canadian Red Cross’ Haitian Integrated Health Program, the cornerstone at the Saint-Michel hospital in Jacmel was laid.

Photo of the Day: Six-year-old fundraiser takes on Typhoon Haiyan!

When Owen Williams’ mom told him about the damage caused by Typhoon Haiyan, the six year old immediately emptied his piggy bank to donate the seven dollars he had saved. Owen figured that since he had a home and the people in the Philippines lost theirs, he had to do something.

The Red Cross Round-up

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

Dispatch from the Philippines: "If it was easy, someone else would have done it"

Gwen Eamer, a delegate with the Canadian Red Cross, is currently deployed to Ormoc, Philippines. You can support Red Cross efforts in the Philippines by donating to the Typhoon Haiyan Fund.  When we arrived in Ormoc, on the hard-hit island of Leyt...

Volunteer Spotlight: Kelly Turner in Calgary

Kelly Turner started volunteering with the Canadian Red Cross two and a half years ago after assisting in an online group to help the victims of a flood in North Dakota. Since then, she has been deployed to disasters across the country to help provid...

Red Cross Volunteers show what voluntary service looks like

Over 800 Australian Red Cross volunteers recently gathered outside the Syndey Opera House in a giant formation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent emblems as a representation of the Fundamental Principles of Humanity and Voluntary Service. The ...

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