SaM’s Serving of NeRd: YODA

[youtube M4-veeEWHJs] Do you know someone who is making a positive impact in the community? Nominate them for a ConocoPhillips Youth of Distinction Award (YODA)! The ConocoPhillips Youth of Distinction Awards are non-academic and consist of 6 categories and 7 awards: Volunteerism, Advocacy, Environmentalism: Individual and Group, Peer Support, Perseverance and Leadership. Advocate Award (Formerly the…

Volunteering at Chestermere’s Winter Festival

On Jan. 15, the Town of Chestermere hosted their annual Winter Festival. The festival was hosted inside of the Chestermere Rec Centre, with many activities taking place across the street, by the lake and at Anniversary Park. The festival kicked off early in the morning with a free pancake breakfast. There were many delicious choices…

“Golden Voice”

I must apologize here. Lost in my own little world, I have neglected this blog, but more on that later. During my absence, I chanced upon a rather touching story while driving down Deerfoot. I was deeply inspired by the story and felt an absolute compulsion to share with all you loyal readers. So here I…

Website of the Day: FreeRice

How would you like to study for your SATs, or just improve your vocabulary while also fighting world hunger? Well that’s exactly what FreeRice.com does. I’m passionate about social justice, and I love this website for its mission and clever idea… It works like this: You’re given a vocabulary question, such as: watchman means: guard…

Library Events

The Central 2nd Saturday SLAM! Come down to the Central Library to enjoy a Spoken Word Extravaganza for the youth of Calgary! Poets storm the stage to share their words and beats to packed-out, cheering crowds. Judges from the audience score their performances in three intense rounds of poetic excellence, until a winner is crowned.…