Each year, Youth Week Calgary partners with Canadian Blood Services (CBS) for YOUNG BLOODS WEEK, which happens during Youth Week (April 24 – May 2, 2010). During Young Bloods Week, CBS encourages young people (17+) around Calgary to donate their blood to those who need it. Did you know that just by donated a pint…
A few months back we posted an article about Youth Vital Signs. This project is based on Vital Signs which is a report card on the city of Calgary. Youth Vital Signs was open to Youth in Calgary and YAA is proud to announce that the results have been reviewed and the grades have been…
If you didn’t already know, Canada is well on its way to having its very own human rights museum. Construction of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) started in 2008 and will open for business in 2012. The museum has stressed the importance of educating young people especially, so it’s only suiting that they’re…
Lovely weather we’re having, eh? But the bright side to this horrid snow in late April is that it stops me (and everyone else really) from taking advantage of the nice weather we just had. Last week, I told you all about senioritis. This week, I’m going to tell you how I’ve been coping with…
We’re halfway done Youth Week, and we let you in on what’s happening today, but there’s still tons of events to hit up during the rest of the week (don’t event get me started on the weekend…awesome!). Here’s what’s going on on April 29th: The youth at National Philanthropy Day are spending the day getting inspired on…
By now, hopefully you’ve heard about Youth Week – this awesome week (happening right now!) made just for young people in Calgary! We’ll be keeping you posted about what to look forward to each day of Youth Week here on YAA… On Tuesday, April 27th…here’s what’s coming up: Finding it hard to keep up with…
Hey all you basketball lovers! I just came back from Hoops Extreme! (a Youth Week event we told you about yesterday) and I have to say….it was AWESOME. Even though the weather was freezing outside, the competition in the building was steaming hot. Surprisingly, lots of youth showed up to compete in this 3 on 3…
It’s official: Youth Week Calgary officially begins today and runs until May 2nd! There’s tons of really cool events happening for all you awesome youth out there, and today we are kicking things off with four new events: The Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) in Calgary is kicking off Youth Week by celebrating Global Youth Service…
It’s officially the last day of National Volunteer Week 2010 in Canada. In honour of this awesome week that encourages everyone to not only to volunteer, but to show appreciation to volunteers in their own community, we’re bringing you a really cool opportunity that may make your summer a whole lot more fun…and a whole…
Last Tuesday and Thrusday of last week, there was a spectacular show of art work presented by the grade 12 art IB students. Being good friends with many of the artists, I attended both art shows to show my support; besides, I was also curious as to the art pieces my talented friends had created. Conforming a regular classroom…
Do you remember the track and field unit in gym class? You know how you’re supposed to try your hardest during that last part of a race or so to cross that finish line? Well, I’m here to tell you that isn’t the case for senior year (grade 12)! Grade 12 is more commonly known…
Jessica Watson is taking on the challenge of the many sailors before her, to sail solo, non-stop, unassisted across the world’s oceans. She is not the first youth to sail across the world, in fact, there are numerous other sailors such as Zac Sunderland and Michael Perham who sailed before they turned 18. Jessica is…
Have you heard about Youth Week? [youtube vtSYeZk08iM] Youth Week is based on an international initiative meant to celebrate…well YOU (or, in more formal terms: youth empowerment, achievement and involvement throughout the year). From April 24 – May 2, 2010, different businesses, agencies and organizations around Calgary come together to host events, projects and offer free…
This is the last post of this series and this one is really good! This chinese boy who has an amazing voice performed Vitas “dedication” and if anyone likes Vitas they would knew he’s famous for his incredible high dolphin songs. Dolphin songs are really hard to reach and this boy did an excellent job…
That’s right, guys! You have the chance to save a persons life–in fact, you can save three people’s lives. People suffering from cancer or car accidents are depending on blood from donors. Think about it: one hour of your time can add years to another person’s life. The CBS Youth Week Event is called Young…