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So I did pretty abysmally on my reading goals for 2022: Two of the books that I read are so obscure that they don’t even have a cover image in Goodreads (from which I took the above screenshot). One was a book called “It Is Was It Isn’t” by Ted Hunt, which is a book […] →Read more
And for my final day of donating, as is tradition for this blod series, I’m donating to Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association (VOKRA). VOKRA is the cat rescue organization from which I got my beloved Watson & Crick and I’m happy to be able to support the work they do to take care of kitties […] →Read more
Providing healthy food to those in need Source: https://foodbank.bc.ca/ Food banks were originally set up to be a temporary measure in the 1980s, but instead have become a mainstay of how many people keep food on the table. And as the cost of living soars, more people are turning to the food bank, fewer people […] →Read more
I was going spend Christmas in Ontario with my family. My flight was scheduled to leave on Dec 19 at 12:05 am – I like to take the red eye from Vancouver to Toronto because then I arrive early in the morning, power through the day, and am tired by Eastern bedtime. If I take […] →Read more
Last year, I adopted my beloved Ravenclaw from the Langley Animal Protection Society (LAPS) and so I’m happy to pay that forward by donating to LAPS. Every year they care for more than 1400 animals each year and they provide support like financial assistance for emergency vet care and pet food/supplies to help families in […] →Read more
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) responds to emergencies of all kinds – right now, for example, they are responding to a malnutrition crisis in northwest Nigeria, a resurgence of cholera in Haiti, ebola in Uganda, flooding in Pakistan, and, of course, the war in Ukraine, just to name a few. Medical aid where it’s […] →Read more
Today’s non-profit is the BC Humanist Association. The definition of humanism used by the BCHA comes from the Amsterdam Declaration 2002: Humanism is the outcome of a long tradition of free thought that has inspired many of the world’s great thinkers and creative artists and gave rise to science itself. The fundamentals of modern Humanism […] →Read more
Since that time that I brought the baby ducklings to the Wildlife Rescue Centre (and thus learned about their work), I’ve been a supporter of this organization. But I just realized that I’ve never included them in my 12 days of donating blog series before! So today I’m including them! Wildlife Rescue Association’s Mission: To […] →Read more
I usually don’t blog about work stuff, but today I’m going off script to support a non-profit related to my field. “The Canadian Evaluation Society Educational Fund (CESEF) provides scholarships and other learning opportunities for Canadians who want to deepen their knowledge in the field of program evaluation.” One of the programs the CESEF runs […] →Read more
New Westminster Family Place provides programs for families with kids aged 0-6 years. They have child development and family support experts who work in multiple languages and help families get connected to the services and supports that they need. New Westminster Family Place welcomes all families by supporting them with services and resources that empower them to thrive! […] →Read more