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The Value of Volunteering

January 30th, 2014; By Maria Pranschke

Volunteering has almost become a dirty word in some circles, and it’s not hard to see why: when you’re looking for a job, giving away your labour for free can seem […]


Get Outside and Exercise!

January 30th, 2014; By Jasmin Bollman

We’ve all been there – you wake up to start your day and immediately start thinking of how you can’t wait to get home to go back to bed later. […]


Health Tips: Handling Stress

January 27th, 2014; By Kathleen Gerry

Everyone gets stressed out once and a while. Situations that are out of our control, people who cause us grief, and pressures that we feel we cannot handle happen to […]


Getting Your 40 Volunteer Hours

January 13th, 2014; By Gale Blaylock

As you know, all high school students need to have 40 hours of community service in order to graduate. Use this information to discover where your 40 hours can best […]


Let’s Celebrate the Gifts of Winter

January 13th, 2014; By David Suzuki Foundation

We Canadians have a special relationship with snow and ice. We ski in it, skate on it, play in it, shovel it, drive through it, sometimes even bicycle through it […]


Why Should I Volunteer?

December 30th, 2013; By Erica Cooper

People volunteer their time for lots of different reasons. You can pick your own reasons, but here’s our top ten: You have to! You have to complete 40 hours of volunteer […]


Need Volunteer Hours? Join a Mob!

December 23rd, 2013; By Laurel Walsh

The student’s quest for 40 community service hours is not always a pretty one. Sponge-bathing senior citizens and picking up garbage are healthy for the community, but often so uninspiring […]