Posted April 25, 2013 by Global Administrator
This week, the Canadian Red Cross honours its volunteers during National Volunteer Week, April 21-27. Christine Bussières has been a Disaster Management and First Aid volunteer with the Canadian Red Cross in Manicouagan for the past 12 years. Wh...
Posted April 24, 2013 by Global Administrator
Not many people can say they’ve been a part of the Red Cross for nearly half a century. Marian Holt can. As a dedicated volunteer for over 46 years, Marian’s association with the Red Cross stems back to grade school. At that time, you could be...
This week marks National Volunteer Week and the Canadian Red Cross in Atlantic Canada marked the occasion by honouring more than 650 of their own volunteers with milestone and merit awards, service and distinguished service awards, and the Order ...
Posted April 23, 2013 by Global Administrator
Canadian Red Cross Volunteer, Susan MacKenzie, has responded to disasters across North America. From the Northern Alberta wildfires to Hurricane Sandy, she is always putting others before herself. Without volunteers like Sandy the Canadian Re...
Posted April 23, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
[slideshow] Flooding is occurring in communities across parts of central Ontario with State of Emergencies declared in many municipalities including: Huntsville, Bracebridge, Kawartha Lakes, Powassan, Markstay-Warren (Sudbury area) and Minden Hills....
Since retiring from his job as a papermaker, Rick Allen has been a devoted Red Cross volunteer with the Senior Transportation Program in Dryden, Ontario, driving anywhere and anytime he was asked. In fact, since 2010, Rick has driven more than 31...
Posted April 22, 2013 by Global Administrator
Introducing the newest member of the Canadian Red Cross Social Media Team, Judi Samuels! The Social Media Team is made up of social media users who use their social networks to help spread the word about the work of the Red Cross. In a disaster, the ...
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