Archive for December 2015
Holidays Are Time For Family
On Sunday, December 13, we held our annual Holiday party for our kids, families, and volunteers. Over 1300 people showed up to share in the holiday festivities with us. Kids had a blast decorating cookies, making cards, meeting the Eskimos, learning to be pirates, eating turkey dinner, and choosing a gift from Santa’s workshop. If…
Read MoreThe Gift of Time
One of our Big Sisters wrote an awesome blog post about the Gift of Time on December 1. She graciously gave us permission to re-post. So check out the originally article at her blog CreativeBetty. Today is Giving Tuesday. A moment to step back from the impending Christmas chaos and department store stampedes. A time…
Read MoreSo What’s The Big Deal?
Potential volunteers might ask themselves what’s REALLY the value of spending just an hour with a child at their school. So we sat down with Joanne Wynn, Principal at Norwood School, to find out. Why is the Bigs in Schools program important for Norwood School? We’ve had this program for over 25 years. One reason…
Read MoreGive the Gift of Experience
GivingTuesday is a global day of giving. After the sales of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, GivingTuesday is a time to celebrate and encourage activities that support charities and non profits. Whether it’s making a donation, volunteering time, helping a neighbour or spreading the word, GivingTuesday is a movement for everyone who wants to give…
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