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Photo of the Day: Red Cross Cold Campout a success

Last week, we blogged about the Cold Campout fundraiser in Halifax. We’re happy to report that despite the chilly weather, 13 high school students and a few supportive adults did indeed spend 24 hours out in the cold and raised $60,000 in the proce...

Stories of friendship from Slave Lake to Nova Scotia

Recently, we heard of  two touching stories of friendship and support from Slave Lake that have emerged, all the way in Nova Scotia! This fall, Marilyn Greenwood, a Canadian Red Cross disaster response volunteer from Alberta travelled to Nova ...

Photo of the Day: Striving towards a world free of bullying

Guest post by James Park, Assistant Communications Coordinator in BC Youth facilitators, from left to right: John Shad, Harpreet Sidhu, Kate MacMurphy from our very own RespectED Violence and Abuse Prevention program in British Columbia, are celebra...

Social Media Team at the Red Cross field hospital: #CRCeru

[slideshow] This week Red Cross aid workers from across the country are meeting in Ontario for an intensive training exercise. Each of the 35 aid workers  - delegates as they are known in the Red Cross movement - are part of a larger roster of spe...

Tech Talk: How Toronto Police are using social media

Social media can play an important role in responding to emergency situations by allowing for timely communication of important facts and information. The Toronto Police Service recognizes the importance of being active on social platforms and has ...

Students raise funds through Red Cross Cold Campout

Halifax high school student Samantha Miller will be honoured with the Canadian Red Cross Young Humanitarian Award on October 24 for her outstanding volunteer efforts. Her decade-long involvement in charitable work is deserving enough of the accolades...

Photo of the Day: Women and girls, building communities

For this year's International Day for Disaster Reduction (Oct. 13), we recognize the important role women and girls play in strengthening their communities. We 'like' and are thankful for the work they're doing! (Photo from Maldivian Red Crescent...

Photo of the Day: Kindersley Walmart celebrates successful fundraising effort for Red Cross

We appreciate the support of Walmart Canada staff during our annual fundraising campaign in stores across the country. In Saskatchewan, where we are always up for a little competition, we recently delivered on a promise to reward staff from the store...

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