03/26/2026
🎉We’re celebrating 130 years of work this year!
In 1896, the Red Cross movement in Canada was founded by Major General Dr. George Ansel Sterling Ryerson, soldier, regimental surgeon, and later Colonel-in-Chief of the Canadian Army Medical Corps.
At the time, a group of doctors were concerned about the poor quality of medical care available to Canadian soldiers. They believed the Red Cross would be a good way to provide better care to sick and wounded soldiers in wartime.
Officially known as the “British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War – Canadian Branch,” this 1896 organization was the first official Canadian Red Cross.
❤️130 years later, we continue to help people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and support them in strengthening their resilience.
Learn more about our history: https://brnw.ch/21x14RF
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