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Photo Tuesday: Canadian Red Cross in Chad

Every Tuesday, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! [slideshow] These photos were taken by Canadian Red Cross aid worker Sophie Chavanel. Sophie is in Ch...

Red Cross is everywhere, man!

As summer turns to fall, enjoy this hilarious and touching tribute to the Canadian Red Cross. Last month, Alberta Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky took time following a fundraising golf tournament in Edmonton to  provide some entertainment to guests, s...

Supporting people at home with a smile and a song

September is Continuing Care Month in Nova Scotia. We’re profiling Red Crossers in recognition of all the great work they do in caring for people outside of a hospital setting. Canadian Red Cross home support worker Lynn Akanbi can’t help but lau...

A shelter building team in Jacmel, Haiti finds an innovative way to help a vulnerable community

*Guest blog by Nicole Robicheau, Canadian Red Cross delegate in Haiti. The Red Cross shelter team in the La Montagne region of Jacmel recently discovered an innovative way to get their supplies to the shelter site.  Finding it challenging to trans...

Photo Tuesday - Red Cross workers in Haiti help two beneficiaries paint new home

*Guest blog by Nicole Robicheau, Canadian Red Cross delegate in HaitiEvery Tuesday, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! [slideshow] Lofira Alexi, 70, an...

Volunteer profile: A little HELP along the way

September is Continuing Care Month in Nova Scotia. We’re profiling Red Crossers in recognition of all the great work they do in caring for people outside of a hospital setting. There’s nothing more rewarding than feeling like as much as you give,...

Last week for matching donations to Horn of Africa

Earlier this summer, many of us first heard news of a severe drought in the Horn of Africa that led to food shortages. With millions  at risk of malnutrition and starvation (many of them children), the United Nations declared the crisis in Somalia a ...

Remembering 9/11: a Red Cross perspective

As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the Canadian Red Cross has been getting quite a few requests from media looking toconnect with staff or volunteers who helped respond to this incredible event. The Canadian Red Cross sent many volunteers (1...

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