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Photo of the Day: Celebrating National Volunteer Week with the Governor General

Posted April 19, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! Several members of the Canadian Red Cross’ national Volunteer Resources team recently had the opportunity t...

Don’t worry, be happy, and help your heart

Posted April 19, 2012 by Global Administrator

Staying positive is not just good for your frame of mind but possibly also your heart. The Harvard School of Public Health recently reviewed more than 200 studies and found that staying upbeat appears to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease a...

Photo of the Day: Delivering aid in Syria

Posted April 18, 2012 by Global Administrator

Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! Volunteers from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent distribute humanitarian aid in the city of Daraa in southern ...

Volunteer Profile: Volunteering with passion

Posted April 18, 2012 by Global Administrator

For about eight years, Brenda Mentis has been a steady presence at the Canadian Red Cross service centre in Truro, Nova Scotia. Not only does she assist people in her community by loaning them health equipment through the HELP program, but she does s...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted April 18, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.INDONESIA: The 8.7 earthquake that struck off the coast of the Indonesian Island of Sumatra on April 11 brought a   fear that the region might ...

Why are these Red Crossers blindfolded?

Posted April 17, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

This week, the Canadian Red Cross is holding an intensive training course for specialists who have been recently been accepted for work as international aid workers for the Red Cross. The training, called IMPACT -- short for International Mobilizatio...

Photo of the Day: Volunteers receive Caring Canadian Award

Posted April 17, 2012 by Global Administrator

Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know!It's a special day for Canadian Red Cross volunteers Lynn and Marvin MacLeod from Prince Edward Island. The ...

Message from our Secretary General for National Volunteer Week

Posted April 16, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

*Guest blog by Conrad Sauvé, Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Red CrossThis week in Canada, we celebrate National Volunteer Week; an opportunity for the Canadian Red Cross to acknowledge and thank the thousands of volunte...

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