Tag: volunteer | INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine - Part 2

Before & After – Tasma Lacroix

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|Date: September 01, 2018
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Before & After – Tasma Lacroix

Despite juggling multiple activities, interests, volunteering and travel, semi-retired Victoria resident ...

Despite juggling multiple activities, interests, volunteering and travel, semi-retired Victoria resident Tasma Lee Lacroix is always up for something new. When INSPIRED columnist Pat Nichol gave her a ...

September 01, 2018
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Creating Spaces

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|Date: August 20, 2018
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Creating Spaces

“Who here was married before they were ready?” Every single woman raises her hand. The women tell us what ...

“Who here was married before they were ready?” Every single woman raises her hand. The women tell us what it was like to be married at a young age, and how it not only affected their lives but the liv ...

August 20, 2018
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Reboot August 2018

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|Date: August 02, 2018
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Reboot August 2018

LINDA DICKEY, a four-time volunteer builder with Habitat for Humanity Canada, says she has always believe ...

LINDA DICKEY, a four-time volunteer builder with Habitat for Humanity Canada, says she has always believed that “housing is the game changer” when it comes to improving a family’s life. She’s put her ...

August 02, 2018
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Russ Froese: Still Curious

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|Date: August 02, 2018
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Russ Froese: Still Curious

Russ Froese had just put the youngest of his five grandchildren – the two-year-old – down for a nap. “I a ...

Russ Froese had just put the youngest of his five grandchildren – the two-year-old – down for a nap. “I am actively involved with them,” he says. “They are young and it’s a good time to be there.” He ...

August 02, 2018
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Promise for Older Canadians Living with Lonliness

Posted by Denise Ravary
|Date: July 31, 2018
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Promise for Older Canadians Living with Lonliness

How can older Canadians enjoy meaningful relationships filled with companionship, friendship and emotiona ...

How can older Canadians enjoy meaningful relationships filled with companionship, friendship and emotional support? For many older Canadians, there is an obvious lack of social interaction. In many ca ...

July 31, 2018
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Reboot July 2018

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|Date: July 01, 2018
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Reboot July 2018

JIM WALCHUK can best be described as a 21st century Renaissance man. A 2013 inductee into the BC Entertai ...

JIM WALCHUK can best be described as a 21st century Renaissance man. A 2013 inductee into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame for his (and sister Judy Ginn Walchuk’s) musical contributions, Jim is still ...

July 01, 2018
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A Way to Give

Posted by Pat Nichol
|Date: July 01, 2018
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A Way to Give

Kindness is like a garden of blessings. In these days of chaos, we often think “what can I do to help?” H ...

Kindness is like a garden of blessings. In these days of chaos, we often think “what can I do to help?” How do we translate our generous spirit into action? The answer: volunteering. Whatever your ski ...

July 01, 2018
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A Big Birding Year

Posted by Joan Boxall
|Date: May 01, 2018
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A Big Birding Year

Birding is about to get bigger with an amazing year ahead. The Year of the Bird, according to The Nationa ...

Birding is about to get bigger with an amazing year ahead. The Year of the Bird, according to The National Geographic Society, the Audubon Society, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and BirdLife Internat ...

May 01, 2018
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A Traveler’s Tithe

Posted by J. Kathleen Thompson
|Date: May 01, 2018
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A Traveler’s Tithe

The restaurant, with the waters of the Aegean lapping at our feet, is warmed by its ebullient owner, Elen ...

The restaurant, with the waters of the Aegean lapping at our feet, is warmed by its ebullient owner, Eleni. She knows we are on the island of Samos, Greece, to help the refugees, and she tells us she ...

May 01, 2018
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The Ultimate Reward

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: May 01, 2018
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The Ultimate Reward

With heavy time commitments during the working and parenting stages of life, volunteering/working oversea ...

With heavy time commitments during the working and parenting stages of life, volunteering/working overseas (or even in our own neighbourhood) can be an unattainable endeavour. But with more time being ...

May 01, 2018
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Find Your Travel Style

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: April 26, 2018
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Find Your Travel Style

When asked what they’d like to do, most people over the age of 55 will tell you they want to travel more. ...

When asked what they’d like to do, most people over the age of 55 will tell you they want to travel more. As someone who worked during high school so I could study and travel throughout Europe upon gr ...

April 26, 2018
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Before & After – Eve Weimer

Posted by Bobbie Jo Reid
|Date: February 01, 2018
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Before & After – Eve Weimer

When Eve Weimer learned her grandchildren were coming home from university for a visit, she decided she n ...

When Eve Weimer learned her grandchildren were coming home from university for a visit, she decided she needed to update her look. What better way than taking a chance and throwing her hat in the ring ...

February 01, 2018
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Community Dynamo

Posted by Olivia Danylchuk
|Date: November 01, 2017
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Community Dynamo

Since retiring from her career as a nurse, Elaine Kilpatrick is busier than ever pursuing passions she ne ...

Since retiring from her career as a nurse, Elaine Kilpatrick is busier than ever pursuing passions she never had time for while working, teaching fitness classes and raising a family. After retirement ...

November 01, 2017
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Passionate Purpose

Posted by Carol Matthews
|Date: May 01, 2016
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Passionate Purpose

Adrianne Dartnall is 64, looks 50, laughs like a 20-year old, and works like a person who is driven by an ...

Adrianne Dartnall is 64, looks 50, laughs like a 20-year old, and works like a person who is driven by an inspirational mission. She and her partner, Rick Lennert, are equally at home speaking to 400 ...

May 01, 2016
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All the Write Moves

Posted by Kevin McKay
|Date: September 01, 2015
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All the Write Moves

Glancing back, it is often surprising to realize how life’s journey can turn on simple, but critical, eve ...

Glancing back, it is often surprising to realize how life’s journey can turn on simple, but critical, events. One such event happened for Donna Randall, 59, while she was employed in the Institutional ...

September 01, 2015
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