Although it’s just the beginning of 2011, there are some people that are already getting ready for Christmas 2011. This week’s Cause of the Week is a wonderful charity that helps children in need. The charity is called Christmas Exchange. How did the whole idea come about? We are a charity whose mission it is [...]
This week, we have Broadview Community Youth Group as our cause of the week. How did the whole idea come about? The BCYG was started at a housing co-operative when it was spun out of a program the co-op had been running for the children and youth who lived there. At the time, the program [...]
Submitted by Alleigh Marre. Help Alliegh run the marathon here. On April 18th I will be running in the 2011 Boston Marathon. Competing in a marathon is something I’ve always wanted to do. Now that I’m healthy and have time to train for such a demanding sport – I’m going to do it! I’m fundraising [...]
Art Starts is a charitable, not for profit organization committed to arts-based community development in the city of Toronto. Their mission is to build healthier communities using the arts. They are effectivly using the arts as a vehicle to encourage social change in at-risk neighborhoods. They are running a number of awesome projects and we [...]
Kids Wish Network is a nationally recognized charitable organization dedicated to infusing hope, creating happy memories, and improving the quality of life for children in crisis. Kids Wish Network assists children and their families through several key programs including: Wish Granting, Hero of the Month program, Holiday of Hope Gift Banks, Funeral Assistance. They are [...]
This weeks cause of the week is the Opportunity Fund! They help those in need by providing financial services to low-income individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area. By providing microloans to small business owners who can’t get a loan from the bank and microsavings accounts for low-wage workers who need the skills and incentive to [...]
Have you ever thought about what other people do for Christmas gifts? Especially when they don’t have any money for food and shelter? Samaritan’s Purse is our Cause of the Week this week, and it also happens to be their donation week for their big project called Operation Christmas Child. Samaritan’s Purse uses Facebook with [...]