Awesome youth feature: Grace Chan

16-year-old Grace Chan has been an active youth volunteer at Immigrant Services Calgary’s Youth Volunteer Program for nearly two years. She has been recognized by Kids up Front and Youth Central as a part of the Pay it Forward project for her dedicated exceptional volunteer work. Grace has volunteered numerous times at various non-profits organizations and has assisted…

Awesome youth: Natalie Cuei

Each month, youth from Youth Central’s Mayor’s Youth Council select 5-12 youth to be recognized and Kids Up Front plans a monthly one-of-a-kind experience for these youth, called the Pay it Forward Project. So far they’ve had youth attend Free the Children’s We Day and had an on the field experience with the Calgary Stampeders;…

Nominate awesome youth

News of the Academy Awards, the Noble Prize, Grammys, Junos, Golden Globe, the Stanley Cup… Media, and therefore our lives, are filled with celebrities being prestigiously recognized for doing their jobs and living that life. But what about the people in our own community, in our own lives, who are going above and beyond to…

I challenge you…

Homework, debate, choir, homework, school, work. November and December are busy months for me, and I’m guessing many of you can say the same. So I challenge you to do something in these times of busyness. I challenge you to do something for others. I challenge you to change someone else’s day for the better.…

One for Youth Project

Are you passionate about changing the world? Did you know that there are grants available to small, non-profit organizations? This year, National Bank sponsored 104 non-profits by donating a total of $1 million. The One for Youth Project ensures that the funds are going to programs that improve the lives of youth. The National Bank…

We scared hunger

 Collecting food bank items instead of candy A couple weeks ago, I wrote this post about alternative ways for teenagers to spend Halloween.  So what did I end up doing on Halloween? Nothing even close to what I included in that blog post. Except maybe the concept of spreading happiness. Why? I scared hunger. I…

Pumping up the We Day crowds!

It’s one thing to attend We Day. It’s a whole different thing to be part of We Day. This year, I took on that role as a CROWD PUMPER! In short, I missed a day of school to scream and dance inside the Saddledome, listening to famous performers and mind-blowing speakers. Over 18,000 people (16,000 students)…