Red Cross Stories (Page 40)

Guest entry by Randie Anderson, Communications Coordinator, AlbertaAt 99 years old, Ethel Currie may have to modify the type of work she does, but she still remains active in her service as a Canadian Red Cross volunteer. Ethel was recently awarde...

It has been three years since a devastating earthquake hit Haiti where the Red Cross continues to support communities. To date, the Red Cross has assisted more than 5 million earthquake survivors and more than 14,400 tons of aid from the Red Cross ha...

Guest entry by Melanie MacDonald, Communications Coordinator in Atlantic Canada Last week, representatives from the Canadian Red Cross and WestJet, Cathie Desborough and Jon Quinton, drew the grand prize winner of the Red Cross LotoMania 2012: Liv...

Thousands of people have been displaced across Tasmania, in Australia as a result of a number of devastating bushfires. More than 250 homes and buildings have been destroyed, including a school, and dozens of people are still unaccounted for. Aus...

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...

As most people  are either back to work or wrapping up their holidays, we thought we’d share this adorable photo with you to start off your new year with a smile. This photo was taken by Benoit Carpentier of the IFRC when he visited a refugee cam...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.  Turkey: Syrians who fled conflict at home and took shelter in neighbouring countries such as Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon, have been liv...

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...