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Teaching The Importance Of Giving

June 30, 2014 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

There are so many lessons that I think are critical to share with children, but one of the most important teachings, that weaves itself through so many aspects of our lives, is the importance of philanthropy. Imparting the spirit of giving is valuable for so many reasons. First of all, it curbs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Life Tagged With: Canaccord Genuity Great Camp Adventure Walk, charity, family time, fund-raising, philanthropy, Sick Kids

TV Host Michael Lagimodiere Chats About GIVER!

April 8, 2014 by Sonya 3 Comments

I'm often chatting to friends and family about how we can "give back" to our community. We are often bombarded with requests for donations and we all do what we can do, right?  I also believe in "doing" is very much part of "giving". It's equally as important to give time and effort. I strongly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Kids, TV Tagged With: charity, Community, Giver, kids, Michael Lagimodiere, philanthropy, Sinking Ship Productions, TV series, TVO

Give the Gift Twice!

November 18, 2009 by Jennifer

I see trends as being very wave-like. By the time that wave has crested, often the trend is so far mainstream that it's pretty well "jumped the shark". As your resident trend watcher, I see my job to write about the trends that are further out on the horizon preparing to crash into our daily lives … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: holiday giving, holiday shopping, philanthropy, Sick Kids

Yard Sale For the Cure

October 30, 2007 by Jen

It has always been very important to me to be involved in my neighbourhood.  I'm the one who plans the holiday party with the neighbours, the summer street party and the girlfriend getaways.  But this year my neighbours and I decided to take it a little further and do something … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: baileys irish cream, breast cancer, philanthropy, yard sale for the cure

Joe’s Team – From Dream to Reality

October 23, 2007 by Jen

I get by with a little help from my friends. ~John Lennon and Paul McCartney I love sports, setting goals for myself and inspiring other people to do the same.  Recently, I have been into coaching kids in cross country and track, running marathons and triathlons and encouraging my friends to do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: baileys irish cream, cancer, charity, joes team, mom, moms, mothers, parenting, philanthropy, Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, triathlon

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