My father-in-law has Alzheimer's, a disease I wouldn't wish upon my worst enemy. In the nine years since he's been diagnosed, I've watched as one by one his hobbies and abilities have been robbed from him. His body is still tall and strong, but his mind has been eaten away by this heartbreaking disease. So that he can no longer play baseball, or go bowling, or play cards, or … [Read more...]
Help Win $10,000 for Your Local Food Bank with this year’s #MPChickenHero Contest
Canada Day is coming up, and so is a great Canadian tradition you may or may not be aware of, one that started way back in 1992. Each year on July 1st Chicken Farmers of Canada hosts the Great Canadian Chicken BBQ at Major's Hill Park in Ottawa where they serve nearly 10,000 sandwiches to the masses gathered for the Canada Day festivities. But what exactly are they serving? … [Read more...]
Cutting My Hair to Donate to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths Program, an Update Two Years Later
Two years ago I cut twenty-four inches off my hair, donating it to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program where it would be used to make free wigs for cancer patients. I actually have a hard time believing it's been two years. It was such a unique and special day that the memory is still bright and fresh in my mind. Raising over $1300 for the Canadian Cancer Society because of … [Read more...]
Family Valentine’s Day Plans with Boston Pizza, Heart-Shaped Pizza & Feel Good Moments
I have plans for Valentine's Day. Big old plans. I even made reservations. I didn't book a sitter though, because Valentine's these days is more about the kids then it is about us. While I'll never turn down an excuse for date night, the truth is hubby and I get to go out just the two of us fairly often. My mom, bless her heart, takes the girls overnight pretty frequently. … [Read more...]
Take the Pantene Beautiful Lengths #8or8 Challenge for National Donate Your Hair Day
If you've been following my blog for any amount of time you are probably aware of how much I adore the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, that's the amazing program where Pantene has partnered with the Canadian Cancer Society to take donations of cut hair and turn those ponytails into real hair wigs for women battling cancer, which are … [Read more...]
What are your kids eating for Halloween dinner? How about Bugs ‘n’ Cheese?
So, this is pretty awesome. You know how each Fall Boston Pizza sells Kids Cards to help raise donations for the Boston Pizza Foundation Future Prospects? Well this year they set a new record, and raised more than $900,000. That's amazing! That's money that will be going directly towards helping kids by supporting The Rick Hansen Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Kids Help … [Read more...]
Grab a #BPKidsCard This Fall For 5 Free Kids Meals!
Well here we are at the end of the first week back to school, and I don't know about you but I feel like I deserve a treat. I loved spending the summer with my girls. We had another summer of awesome. We played, adventured, argued, napped and occasionally gorged on "sometimes things" like giant bowls of ice cream or endless hours of screen time. And I let things slide. Things … [Read more...]
Sign Up for P&G Everyday, Get Coupons, Samples and More AND Help the Children’s Miracle Network
So remember a few weeks back when I was going on about how much I love the sampler packs you can get once you're signed up to be a member at P&G everyday? Well if the though of coupons and product samples didn't sway you I've got one more really great reason why you should head over to the P&G everyday site and sign up. This month, for every person who signs up to … [Read more...]
A Peek Inside One of my Favourite Hobbies with #IntelCanada
As an Intel Insider I was asked to create a blog post that would share a peek inside one of my hobbies or passions, and well, this seemed like the perfect excuse for sharing how our amazing Extra Life marathon board gaming event went this year. We raised over $4600 in support of the Children's Miracle Network of Hospitals. It rocked! I was happy to have my ASUS Transformer … [Read more...]
24 Hour Marathon Gaming with Extra Life to Raise Donations for the Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto
Next weekend I am going to be taking part in a marathon, a gaming marathon, where we will be playing board games for 24 hours straight to help raise donations for the Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto. On Saturday Oct.25th I'll be joining in with hundreds of other gamers across North America, playing games for 24 hours straight as part of the 2014 Extra Life Event. Personally … [Read more...]
IHOPE Watches Support Canadian Charities
Checking the time is something we all do on a regular basis, and watches have always been a statement fashion piece as well as a functional accessory. Of course, most of us have specific charities, or causes we like to support, as well as our own reasons for why we support them. For example, for me the Heart and Stroke Foundation is near and dear to my heart. … [Read more...]
Spring Cleaning with TIDE: Discover the #Plusabilites to Give Back with Tide & Goodwill
Nothing says time to clean out the closet clutter like spring. We've been spring cleaning around our house, more like spring purging, and the bags and boxes have been piling up as we sort everything into our keep / toss / garage sale / donate piles. I have a huge laundry stack of to be washed and then donated clothes waiting for me to tackle it. I always wash everything … [Read more...]
A Reader Joins in on my Pantene Beautiful Lengths Haircut Donation in a BIG Way
Back in January when I first launched the whole Canadian Cancer Society HAIRity fundraiser, I published a post challenging others to also cut and donate their hair and I offered a wee bribe in the form of a gift bag full of Pantene product. A handful of people responded and one Angela Roy was chosen as the winner of the Pantene bundle. She told me she was intending to donate … [Read more...]
Cancer Sucks… And Now Back to Your Regular Scheduled Program or a Closing Recap of This Whole HAIRity Fundraiser Thing
Cancer sucks. According to the Canadian Cancer Society more then 40% of Canadian women will develop a form of cancer at some point in their lifetime. Which means odds are it has touched your life in some way, touched everyone's lives in some way. I have watched as my dad's friend's wife died of cancer. I have watched as my mom's cousin died of cancer. My aunt is a cancer … [Read more...]
Update on my #HAIRity Fundraiser
I had two fears going into this, one was that no one would donate and I'd raise a pitiful amount of money. The other was that I'd raise far too much, overshoot my $2500 goal, and end up having to cut off ALL of my hair. Sinead Photo Credit: Jazz Fest Wein Team So, let's see... so far we've raised $550 in donations. At $100 an inch that's 5 measly inches. … [Read more...]