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Help End Homelessness with Cool Aid

By By Cool Aid on May 7, 2010

Remembering the Victoria Cool Aid Society in your will is one of the best ways to leave a legacy of a better future for our community. Long-term affordable and supportive housing, health and dental care, emergency shelter, employment support, and help for people living with mental illnesses are all part of reducing poverty and ending homelessness. Read more...

People Helping People

By Canadian Red Cross on May 7, 2010

If you were to witness a fire, a flood, a famine, or a disaster, what would you do? Your first instinct is likely to help. That powerful human instinct - helping people in crisis - is at the very heart of the Canadian Red Cross. Read more...

Donors Make a Difference

By BC Parapalegic Association on May 6, 2010

Every year, thousands of people come forward to help the British Columbia Paraplegic Association (BCPA) achieve its goals of helping people with spinal cord injuries. Your support matters, regardless of whether you give by mail, by phone, by attending one of our events, or volunteering your time. Read more...

Better To Give

By Kevin McKay on May 3, 2010

Seventy-six-year-old Keith Quan landed in Canada in 1950 happy to arrive at the Golden Mountain, but dismayed to discover he had to work hard to attain the wealth he thought would come easy. Keith and his family have donated money to a number of charities over the years. Read more...

Keyed Up for the Piano

By Ellen Weiser on May 3, 2010

I have always loved music. Musical notes scattered on a page fascinate me. Along with the joy, however, there is also frustration. My almost 60-year-old hands and slightly-past-middle-age mind sometimes have difficulty synchronizing and creating the sound the composer had in mind when a particular piece was written. Read more...

Changing Direction

By Martina Goodship on May 3, 2010

Growing older gracefully involves changing and evolving. It means recognizing that change in your mature years can be positive, and take you in unimaginable directions. Such a change occurred for my friend and business partner, Linda Paquette, and me when she noticed an obscure advertisement for a bra maker's school in the back of a magazine. Read more...

Living Her Dream

By Valerie Green on May 3, 2010

Some years ago, while living in Vancouver, Dawn Stofer reached a crossroads in life. A friend suggested she picture how she would like her life to look. Read more...

Hooked on Books

By Vernice Shostal on May 3, 2010

Eric Wilson is a storyteller. The well-known author of 22 best-selling Liz Austen mysteries for children began his career as a teacher at White Rock Junior Secondary School where he found, to his amazement, that the small group of boys in his class didn't like reading. Read more...

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