Presenter – Manitoba Council for Execptional Children

The Manitoba Council for Exceptional Children celebrated its 28th Yes I Can! awards. This year, I was given the honour to hand out awards as a presenter during the ceremony. The Manitoba Council for Exceptional Children (MCEC) is an organization dedicated to improving the quality of youth who have intellectual or physical disabilities. During the ceremony, a wide …

UPDATE Local Mentor – Intercultural Mentorship Program (at Red River College)

Bindiya is the Global Mentor I was paired with in the Intercultural Mentorship Program at Red River College. The Intercultural Mentorship Program is a unique mentorship program in Canada because the program fosters equal relationships. Bindiya is from India and came to Winnipeg a few months ago. Bindiya is also a student at Red River College, …

Introducing Andrew Benson, #HelpfulHandsManitoba contest winner

Andrew Benson smiled as he sprinkled seasoning salt on a sizzling pile of ground beef. The evening menu featured cavatappi with a marinara meat sauce. However, the meal he's cooked wasn't for himself, it was for the 80 plus downtown residents who needed dinner at the Salvation Army. "I’ve been volunteering for probably 20 years or more. I started …

UPDATE: Just a Warm Sleep – 1JustCity

Here is the video I produced for 1JustCity. 1JustCity is using my video on their YouTube account to raise awareness and funds for Just a Warm Sleep, a night shelter to protect people from the harsh Winnipeg winter conditions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrLsAqd4Qm4

The Future of Youth Engagement – The Winnipeg Foundation

Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) is a high school program run by the Winnipeg Foundation. I discovered my passion for philanthropy by participating in YIP. I had the opportunity to join a volunteer discussion with current and alumni YIPpers on youth engagement. In this discussion, we decided what is successful about the YIP program and ways to improve …

Volunteer Contest – Helpful Hands Manitoba

Attention readers, Helpful Hands Manitoba wants to write about you. Why do you volunteer? How does volunteering help communities? Take a photo of yourself volunteering or write a sentence telling us why you volunteer with the hashtag, #HelpfulHandsManitoba, for a chance to appear on our blog. Contest ends March 19, 2018. Manitoba residents only.  

Chain for Change – CancerCare Manitoba

On Feb 4, 2018, Winnipeggers broke the Guinness World Record for the longest skating chain of people. At the same time, Winnipeggers rose money in support of CancerCare Manitoba. Kary Tardiff, director of Chain for Change, came up with the innovative fundraiser after reading a blog about breaking Guinness World Records. Karly also knows the …

Rock the Dock – Drag the Red

The search for missing and murdered Indigenous women has been a point of political tension for a long time. Finding a lost loved one and looking for justice shouldn't, however, be an issue. Drag the Red is an organization made of volunteers who search the Red River for bodies. Drag the Red started up in …

With Love (Part 2) – Inspire Community Outreach Inc.

In October, I blogged about acting in the promotional video of With Love. With Love was an event for young artists who want to support youth's mental health. Proceeds from With Love were donated to Inspire Community Outreach Inc., a local non-profit organization that provides free art, music, and meditation classes to youth living with …

Tales from Thais – Julia O’Brien

Tales from Thais is a collection of short stories written by my friend Julia O'Brien. The book is a prequel to her first book Tales of the Bonded: Fire and Ice. To support my friend, I volunteered at her book launch at McNally Robinson. I kept track of the number of attendants who attended the event and …