[twitter]This is not a sponsored post. Nobody paid me to write this, I’m just writing this because .. well .. I want to say thank you. In the past 18 months, ING Direct has donated…
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The Charitable Vacuum In The Wake Of #YYCFlood
[twitter]In just 8 days, the Red Cross has sucked up more than $13M in charitable donations from the Calgary economy. You can argue the effectiveness of donating to different organizations (and I have) but you…
5 Ways To Volunteer To Help Calgary Clean Up After #YYCFlood
Image via DaxJust.in [twitter]Volunteerism. It’s sweat, it’s dirt, it’s effort, it’s time. It’s not money. Calgary drives 5% of Canada’s economy. It’s a rich place. A very rich place. In 1 week $10M was donated…
Calgary Flames Ambassador Charity Poker Tournament
[twitter]The Calgary Flames Ambassador Celebrity Poker Tournament went down at the Deerfoot Inn and Casino last night. $250,000 was raised for the Flames Foundation for Life; bringing the total raised through the poker event to…
What Does It Feel Like To Have Diabetes?
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. I try to do all I can through radio and the web to bring awareness to Team Diabetes and the greater cause, but my friend Kerri at Six Until Me…
Team Diabetes Iceland Is A Go
[twitter]It’s on. With more than $9 500 raised for Team Diabetes Iceland, I’m over my fund raising goals for the half marathon in Reykjavik this August. There are a few facets to being a Team…
3 Things For Calgary
[twitter]Mayor Nenshi is asking that people in the city do 3 Things for Calgary as a way to make life here better for all of us. Last night at the ING Direct event, Orange For…
Things Are About To Get A Little Hashtaggy
[twitter]My personal charity of choice is Team Diabetes. If I enter any media contest where an honorarium to charity is offered, I choose Team Diabetes. This has resulted in big donations from the likes of…
Martin Parnell’s Lacrosse Quest 24
[twitter]Martin Parnell does not take retirement lightly. In 2010 he ran 250 marathons, with a goal of raising $250 000 for Right To Play. In 2011, I joined him in setting a Guinness World Record…
Team Diabetes 2013 Calendar
[twitter]Team Diabetes is well known for its roster of unique events, and 2013 is no exception. Walt Disney World, Florida – January 12 – 13, 2013 Experience the wonder of Walt Disney World in a…
Christmas Isn’t Just For Kids
You will be inundated with toy request from charities the next few weeks. There will be Toy Mountains to build, Toy Trains to fill and Toys for Tots to be wrapped. But Christmas isnt just…
November 14 Is World Diabetes Day
[twitter]Today, Novemeber 14, is World Diabetes Day. The birthday of Sir Frederick Banting was designated as a United Nations World Health Day in late 2006. Since November 14, 2007, World Diabetes Day has been celebrated…
Join Team Diabetes And Be A Diabetes Champion
November 14 is World Diabetes Day. The birthday of Sir Frederick Banting is singled out as the day to shine a light on diabetes awareness around the world. One of the greatest Canadians, Banting (and…
Join Team Diabetes And Get Inspired By Iceland
Iceland is turning up the heat. On marketing. The country is still reeling from the effects of Eyjafjallajokull and is pulling out all the stops to tell the world they are open for business. Yes,…
Two Time Guinness World Record Holder
[twitter]The top of my To Do List has been provisionally crossed out. Not once, but twice. After a lifetime of dreaming of setting a Guinness World Record, last week I set two. The first record…
Team Diabetes Iceland Info Night
I’m going back to the scene of the crime. My first international marathon with Team Diabetes was in August 2003 in Reykjavik, Iceland. I’ve been asked to come on board and lead a band of…