Posted January 24, 2013 by Global Administrator
@ For many years, the Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan has been one of the major providers of healthcare in Turkmenistan. With support from the British Red Cross, the Community-Based Health and First Aid (CBHFA) program has been advocating...
Posted January 16, 2013 by Global Administrator
The Canadian Red Cross celebrates the opening of the first Red Cross office in a First Nation community in Ontario. The first programs to operate from the satellite office will be education around disaster management and violence and abuse prevention...
Posted January 10, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Guest entry by Cindy Fuchs, Provincial Director, Saskatchewan [slideshow] Last month I was given the opportunity to visit Haiti to see the progress of the Canadian Red Cross work there. It was quite an eye opening experience for me. During my 2...
Posted January 08, 2013 by Global Administrator
There may only be 24 hours in a day, but this multi-tasker knows how to make the most of them. In addition to owning and running a cash crop farm, running her own businesses, and volunteering as a director of a seniors' residence, Brenda McCa...
Posted December 31, 2012 by Global Administrator
With 2012 drawing to a close, we are all starting to look back and reflect on the year past. What did we resolve to do? What did we accomplish? All last year, we blogged about various topics – from the serious to the more quirky and light-he...
Posted December 28, 2012 by Global Administrator
Last week we were talking about Red Cross Holiday Traditions and we received a great story about a tradition-gone-wrong from Red Crosser Joan Savoie in Ontario. Joan’s family gathers together every year on Christmas Eve to relax and exchange gifts...
Posted December 21, 2012 by Global Administrator
Is your disaster kit ready for the end of the world today? An important part of any disaster kit is food. In a real disaster it could take days or weeks before emergency responders are able to reach you. During this festive time of year, we like ...
Posted December 17, 2012 by Global Administrator
Timmins volunteer Frank Draper has served the Red Cross for 57 years, starting in 1955 after he served in the medical branch of the Air Force. He started volunteering as a First Aid instructor, then got involved in Disaster Management, served on ...
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