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To date, more than $135 million has been raised by Canadians from coast to coast to support immediate emergency assistance, re-entry needs, and long-term community rebuilding for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.</p> </div> </div> <div class="post-image hide-for-small-only"> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post with-thumbnail"> <div class="post-body"> <div class="post-header"> <h2><a href="/blog/2016/6/south-sudan-and-fort-mcmurray-family-ties">South Sudan and Fort McMurray: family ties</a></h2> <p class="post-metadata"> Posted June 27, 2016 by <a href="/blog/author/talkredcrosstalk">Red Cross Talks</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-image-inline hide-for-medium-up"> </div> <div class="post-content"> <p>Marial Mayom Riak and his uncle Anyuon Awan meet each other with smiles, hugs and a traditional greeting. It has been years since they last saw each other, but the two family members, from opposite sides of the world, are brought back together through the Red Cross and the Fort McMurray fire.</p> </div> </div> <div class="post-image hide-for-small-only"> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post with-thumbnail"> <div class="post-body"> <div class="post-header"> <h2><a href="/blog/2016/6/school-playground-opens-on-third-anniversary-of-alberta-floods">School playground opens on third anniversary of Alberta floods</a></h2> <p class="post-metadata"> Posted June 23, 2016 by <a href="/blog/author/administrator">Global Administrator</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-image-inline hide-for-medium-up"> </div> <div class="post-content"> <p>Three years after flooding destroyed thousands of properties across southern Alberta, a colourful new playground stands outside a brightly restored school in High River.<br /> Where twisted metal, broken branches, thick mud and debris covered the area in 2013, children now swing happily between new play structures at Holy Spirit Academy. Funded by the Canadian Red Cross community grants program and other sponsors, the playground offers a lot of unique features, not only for students but the entire community.</p> </div> </div> <div class="post-image hide-for-small-only"> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post with-thumbnail"> <div class="post-body"> <div class="post-header"> <h2><a href="/blog/2016/6/photo-of-the-day-grandma-jean-returns-to-fort-mcmurray">Photo of the Day: Grandma Jean returns to Fort McMurray</a></h2> <p class="post-metadata"> Posted June 21, 2016 by <a href="/blog/author/talkredcrosstalk">Red Cross Talks</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-image-inline hide-for-medium-up"> </div> <div class="post-content"> <p>“I’m so glad to be back in town,” says the feisty 86-year-old Jean Jensen, who locals affectionately call Grandma Jean. “I’ve been here over 40 years fighting for Fort Mac, and I’m gonna keep on fighting ... because I love it here."</p> </div> </div> <div class="post-image hide-for-small-only"> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post with-thumbnail"> <div class="post-body"> <div class="post-header"> <h2><a href="/blog/2016/6/world-refugee-day-photos-of-hope-and-survival">World Refugee Day: photos of hope and survival</a></h2> <p class="post-metadata"> Posted June 20, 2016 by <a href="/blog/author/talkredcrosstalk">Red Cross Talks</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-image-inline hide-for-medium-up"> </div> <div class="post-content"> <p>Around the world, the Red Cross movement protects people who have been forced to flee their homelands in search of safety. Here is a snapshot of our work over the past year. </p> </div> </div> <div class="post-image hide-for-small-only"> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post with-thumbnail"> <div class="post-body"> <div class="post-header"> <h2><a href="/blog/2016/6/world-refugee-day-commemorating-perseverance-with-stories-of-survival">World Refugee Day: commemorating perseverance with stories of survival</a></h2> <p class="post-metadata"> Posted June 20, 2016 by <a href="/blog/author/talkredcrosstalk">Red Cross Talks</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-image-inline hide-for-medium-up"> </div> <div class="post-content"> <p>Every year on June 20th, World Refugee Day commemorates the perseverance of refugees and calls on the world to stand with those forced to leave their homes. At the Canadian Red Cross, programs like First Contact, in Vancouver and Toronto, and Restoring Family Links make a difference in the lives of refugees. This year, for World Refugee Day, we are highlighting some of the great stories of hope and survival from our blog in the past year.</p> </div> </div> <div class="post-image hide-for-small-only"> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post with-thumbnail"> <div class="post-body"> <div class="post-header"> <h2><a href="/blog/2016/6/laurence-lepine-providing-psychological-first-aid-in-alberta">Laurence Lépine: Providing psychological first aid in Alberta</a></h2> <p class="post-metadata"> Posted June 18, 2016 by <a href="/blog/author/talkredcrosstalk">Red Cross Talks</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-image-inline hide-for-medium-up"> </div> <div class="post-content"> <p>Canadian Red Cross volunteer Laurence Lépine is a member of the Safety and Well Being Team working at the Welcome Centres in Fort McMurray. Members of the team have expertise in psychological first aid and assist people under stress in disaster situations. In Fort McMurray, Laurence assists people who have been under mandatory evacuation orders and are returning to homes that may have been damaged or destroyed by the wildfires that ravaged many areas of the northern Alberta community.</p> </div> </div> <div class="post-image hide-for-small-only"> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post with-thumbnail"> <div class="post-body"> <div class="post-header"> <h2><a href="/blog/2016/6/the-first-to-evacuate-when-wildfires-threatened">The first to evacuate when wildfires threatened</a></h2> <p class="post-metadata"> Posted June 17, 2016 by <a href="/blog/author/talkredcrosstalk">Red Cross Talks</a> </p> </div> <div class="post-image-inline hide-for-medium-up"> </div> <div class="post-content"> <p>James Collier believes he and Rita Fudge were the first residents to evacuate when the wildfires were approaching Fort McMurray.<br /> “When that fire hit the valley [across the river] I called Rita and told her it was time to get out,” said James. Soon after that call, he was home. They quickly hitched their camper to their truck and headed south. 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