Do you have a great idea for a club within your school but have had troubles getting it started? For many people, starting a club at the school seems like an extremely difficult feat, however to break this notion and prove that everyone can make a difference I interviewed youth within Calgary. I plan on doing…
What’s better than music? Music for a good cause! The 9th annual Concert of Hope was held on May 24th at First Baptist Church. Subtitled the “Best of Broadway and Opera” it featured a number of broadway hits and classical opera pieces that really blew me away by the end of the evening. More importantly though, the…
How much do you know about avoidable blindness? Did you know that 285 million people in the world suffer from blindness and low vision, while 80 per cent of these cases can be prevented? In developing countries, being visually impaired is not just a disability but is a DEATH SENTENCE. You may be wondering why…
One of my earliest memories as a child was going to Prince’s Island Park in Calgary every June to walk The World Partnership Walk. Back then, I looked forward to it because we made it a family affair. I would head down to the park with my family and it seemed that in exchange for…
The past few months, I had the pleasure of working with dedicated volunteers who helped with the 2013 Otafest Maid Cafe. We had to learn how to do the dance featured in Secret’s Shy Boy video and then during the weekend of Otafest, greet and serve customers! Overall, volunteering was a ton of fun and…
After Thanksgiving and Halloween comes the wonderful month of Movember, formerly known as November, according to Movember Canada. During this transitional month between fall and winter, men all over the world will be spotted more facial hair than usual as they band together for a worthy cause. Originally started in Australia, Movember (the combination of…
Last Sunday (May 2nd to be exact) was the Bell Walk for Kids Help Phone and my mother and I both walked for our second consecutive year. There was a pretty good turn out down at Eau Claire Market (about 600 walkers), considering the clouds over downtown looked a little menicing. The 5km walk through…