Monthly Archives: October 2009

CanadaHelps.org Celebrates $100 Million Acts of Giving

It was great to attend CanadaHelps celebration party on Thursday October 29th. Their staff and board picked that night to celebrate an amazing milestone: $100 million donated to Canadian charities through CanadaHelps.org since its founding 10 years ago. From Community … Continue reading

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A Tale of 2 Taxi Cab Rides

In an earlier post, you read that we had our Ottawa kick off night at Urban Element on Tuesday October 6th. It was a great night, glad that I made the trip. However, it was a short stay and I had … Continue reading

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Enbridge CN Tower Climb for United Way

Thank you! We had a blast all weekend at the Enbridge CN Tower Climb for United Way.  Below is a link to the images we took from Thursday through to Sunday afternoon.  If you have any questions about the images, … Continue reading

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1st Edmonton Timeraiser: 4,145 Volunteer Hours Raised

On Saturday October 17th over 300 people energetically rolled into TransAlta Arts Barns to experience the 1st Edmonton Timeraiser. Each participant had a couple hours to ‘speed date’ with 20 nonprofit organizations. Once the preliminary matching was complete, he or she was … Continue reading

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Photos from the Enbridge CN Tower Climb for United Way

Today was a great day. We got to interact with so many happy climbers at the Enbridge CN Tower Climb for United Way. Thanks to everyone who came out.  The pictures linked below were taken Thursday evening.   If you … Continue reading

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