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Food Friday: The Red Cross Cookbook

Posted June 22, 2012 by Global Administrator

*Every Friday is all about food on Red Cross Talks – everything from Red Cross inspired recipes to emergency food tips and solutionsWe recently found out about this cookbook from the Aurora, ON Historical Society. It was compiled by the ladies of the...

Photo of the Day: finding the perfect fit

Posted June 20, 2012 by Global Administrator

Shannon Scully-Pratt, a Canadian Red Cross Water Safety Representative in Ontario, shared this photo with us of a recent shopping trip she went on with her young niece for lifejackets. Here, they are trying on lifejackets to find the perfect fit. ...

Photo of the Day: A Red Cross welcome in Halifax

Posted June 19, 2012 by Global Administrator

Support for the Canadian Red Cross is blooming in Halifax! You'll spot this floral display on the approach to the MacKay Bridge that crosses the harbour to Dartmouth. The flower bed is the work of city staff who arranged the flowers to represent th...

Photo of the Day: 13 million volunteers

Posted June 18, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

The Red Cross Red Crescent Movement believes that volunteering is at the heart of community building. As world leaders, organizations and other stakeholders come together this week at Rio+20 to discuss social, environmental and economic resilienc...

Photo of the Day: Red Crescent responding to devastating floods in Northern Afghanistan

Posted June 13, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Continuous rains coupled with the melting of the huge accumulation of snow across mountain ranges have triggered flooding which has swept down through valleys and innundated villages in the Sar-e-Pol province northern Afghanistan. The flooding ca...

Volunteer profile: Coming full circle

Posted June 13, 2012 by Global Administrator

Sometimes, it only takes a spark to change the course of a life. In the case of Red Cross volunteer Emily Zinck, a workshop on landmines during a high school global history class has lead to a blossoming career researching the impact of violence on c...

Photo of the Day: Reflecting on a busy year in Quebec

Posted June 12, 2012 by Global Administrator

  Canadian Red Cross volunteers and staff in Quebec had good reasons to cheer and celebrate at the annual general meeting held recently in Trois-Rivières. Over the past year, the Red Cross responded to significant flooding in the Montérégie region, ...

Are you a water safety star? Here are the results of our quiz!

Posted June 11, 2012 by Global Administrator

Last week, we asked you to test your water knowledge by taking our water safety mini-quiz. Here are the answers! (Did you get them all right?) 1. You don’t have to wear a lifejacket while out on the water.  Having one close-by is good enough.Answe...

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