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Oh Canada?
Posted in: Blog by Kate Weersink on July 12, 2010 | No Comments
With Canada Day having just passed, I thought it would be appropriate to talk a little about our favourite country. Every year when we all proudly wear our red and white while watching fireworks on July 1st it makes me think about what we’re actually celebrating. Yeah sure, Canada’s birthday, but what does it mean to be Canadian? What really makes Canadians, Canadians? Read more…
Six months later
Posted in: Blog by Leo Johnson on July 9, 2010 | No Comments
Within 4 days of the earthquake in Haiti, over $150 million was raised. In fact, that was just the beginning of the hundreds of millions to be raised around the world to restore a sense of dignity to the people of Haiti. Everyone knew that no amount of money could account for the loss of lives during the quake; rather people were hopeful that the world would finally come to the aid of Haiti like never before. Indeed, the world responded in an unprecedented manner. Even developing countries were willing to forget about their plights for a moment and do something to help the Haitian people. Read more…
Impossible is nothing
Posted in: Blog by Michael Pett on July 7, 2010 | 1 Comment
Okay, so I clearly haven’t been doing so well at writing a blog post each week. However, there’s been a lot going on here and hopefully you’ll forgive me. Please? I promise I’m not just saying that. We actually have been really busy with a bunch of exciting new developments. For example, last night I attended a fundraising gala for United FC and had the privilege of announcing on behalf of Empowerment Squared that we’d be adopting the team in September. Read more…
Goodbye Erika, Hello Kate
Posted in: Blog by Kate Weersink on June 28, 2010 | 2 Comments
Well, here we are already. It has come time for Erika to leave us and the new Erika to take over as Communications Director for Empowerment Squared. I started last week where Erika introduced me to all our lovely interns and I got the full run down on what has been happening with the organization so far this summer (some pretty exciting stuff!). Before I introduce myself though I just want to say goodbye and many thanks to Erika Strong for all the hard work she put into Empowerment Squared this summer. I have big shoes to fill, wish me luck. Read more…
The things we take for granted
Posted in: Blog by Leo Johnson on June 25, 2010 | No Comments
Can you imagine if we didn’t have a library in Hamilton, or Ontario for that matter? This would be unthinkable. A library is an educational support system that is accessible to both the rich and the poor in Canada, but we often take it for granted. So much so that we think it is an automatic part of our existence. Read more…
You say fundraising, I say flirting
Posted in: Blog by Michael Pett on June 23, 2010 | No Comments
First of all, I would like to apologize for not writing a blog post last week. I’ve been super swamped here at work getting ready for Busk a Move this Saturday and a couple things have definitely fallen through the cracks. However, in honour of our upcoming fundraiser, I thought I’d write a quick post with some useful fundraising tips that I’ve learned over the years. Read more…
