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Charity Challenge: Why I’m inspired to inspire

December 14, 2016 No Comments

What is it that truly inspires you? When has something special truly moved, driven or motivated you? It’s hard to put your finger on. Sometimes it`s more of a feeling than a specific action or purpose, but you can always tell when it’s happened. That feeling of overwhelming positivity you get when you’ve witnessed something that’s so selfless and impactful that you can’t help but feel uplifted by it. Perhaps it’s something as simple as seeing an elderly man being...

#CharityChallenge – Mamas for Mamas

The Mamas for Mamas #ToyDrive was my 4th #CharityChallenge stop.

The Mamas partnered with the Central Okanagan Community Food Bank and Kelowna Santas to provide all the gift for the Food Bank hampers this year.

Mamas For Mamas is an amazing support community and exchange networks for mothers of all kinds.

For more details go to mamasformams.ca and to help with their toy drive go to kelownasantas.com.

#MamasHelpingMamas #MamasOneToyChallenge #Charity #GiveBack #Volunteer #ThisTheSeason #Volinspired Volinspire

The Mamas for Mamas #ToyDrive was my 4th #CharityChallenge stop.

The Mamas partnered with the Central Okanagan Community Food Bank and Kelowna Santas to provide all the gift for the Food Bank hampers this year.

Mamas For Mamas is an amazing support community and exchange networks for mothers of all kinds.

For more details go to mamasformams.ca and to help with their toy drive go to kelownasantas.com.

#MamasHelpingMamas #MamasOneToyChallenge #Charity #GiveBack #Volunteer #ThisTheSeason #Volinspired Volinspire

Today’s #CharityChallenge took me to The Kelowna SPCA where I made some new friends both human and furry.

The passion of the staff and volunteers was overwhelming in everything they did from caring for sick animals to making sure they find their “forever homes.”

I had no idea the SPCA did so many things. They organize foster networks for animals who can’t stay in kennels, they take animal food donations and supply to owners who might need help paying their puppy food bills, they even perform cruelty investigations to assure pets are always in the happiest and healthiest environment.

If you’d like to support the SPCA you can either contact Kaylyn Robinson (krobinson@spca.bc.ca) to volunteer or support one of the great projects they are organizing this season.

The Kelowna SPCA office has a tree full or ornaments with donation needs written on them. Pop by, grab an ornament and fulfil the small donation.

On Dec 17th from 10am – 2pm the Kelowna SPCA will be having their annual bake sale. Grab some delicious holiday baked goods and help raise money to support their amazing programs.

Today’s #CharityChallenge took me to the Canadian Blood Services clinic here in Kelowna.

I donated blood (which has now become a breeze) and I spent the afternoon volunteering and helping some amazing high school students donate as well.

Their passion to donate and save lives at such a young age was truly inspiring.

In a season where accidents are high and hospitals are full donating blood is often the best gift you can give.

And if you can’t give blood, give time!

They are always looking for volunteers to help both at the clinic and out in the community to help spread the word and get people in to donate.

If you’d like to make a blood donation go to blood.ca and select a donor clinic near you.

If you’d like to volunteer as well, contact Patti Kilback @ 250-717-5244 ext 4

This month I’ve committed myself to volunteering at 12 different charities and non-profits over the holiday season.

To help me with my challenge I have partnered with an amazing local organisation called Volinspire.

They have built an incredible social platform to help connect charities and non-profits with individuals and businesses that are looking to volunteer and give back. They can track hours, highlight great social projects, and even share stories of really amazing volunteers (hopefully like us!).

Get in the game!

Join me on this Charity Challenge and let’s make this month about more than ourselves and the things we are buying for the holidays.

Jump on Volinspire, create an account and tag Scale My Life in your own positive and purposeful stories.

You may not be able to contribute to all 12 events in my Charity Challenge but if you can pick even 1 project that gets you excited and that you take even a couple of hours to get yourself involved with, then maybe together we can all break free from our bubbles and find a more meaningful and charitable life.

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Charity Challenge: Making our lives matter

December 5, 2016 No Comments

Living our lives in a bubble Most of us live our lives inside of a bubble. We construct simple, comfortable, and enjoyable lives with decent jobs, good friends, and a few hobbies to keep us busy. If we`re lucky we may even create a small family or passion project to give our lives a greater purpose and meaning. At times we may face some turbulence, but all things considered, the most difficult struggles we face usually come down to a...