I have the great pleasure and honour of writing stories for the Vancouver Foundation’s magazine from time-to-time. I have another in the Spring 2012 issue called, Growing Trust. Like all stories I do for the Vancouver Foundation, the people I interview as story subjects always leave me in awe of the amazing generosity and kindness [...]
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Here’s a story that I wrote for the Vancouver Foundation’s quarterly magazine. This story was written as part of a series about five families who’ve received support to keep their children with disabilities at home through Giving in Action grants. All five stories (2010) are posted on Giving in Action’s website. And Sasha’s Voice is beautifully [...] This is a story I wrote for Vancity in 2010. Part of a series of 18 stories about their grantees. Vancity supports the work that Fraserside Community Services Society and the South Fraser Women Services Society do in promoting balcony gardens for low-income families in New Westminster and White Rock. The Biggest Little Garden in [...] This is a story I wrote for Vancity in 2010. Part of a series of 18 stories about their grantees. Vancity supports the work of the Better Environmentally Sound Transportation Society, providing convenient and secure bicycle parking at festivals and special events. It’s a sunny summer day in Vancouver. A perfect day to hop on [...] This is a story I wrote for Vancity in 2010. Part of a series of 18 stories about their grantees. Vancity supports the work of the North Shore Neighbourhood Houses in creating community gardens and sharing the produce from gardens with those in need. Metro Vancouver’s leadership in green building, land-use and urban design have [...] This is a story I wrote for Vancity in 2010. Part of a series of 18 stories about their grantees. Vancity supports the work Toxic Free Canada does encouraging BC resident to get off the bottle and drink tap water. Can something as simple as using a refillable container to carry your thirst-quenching beverage [...] This is a story I wrote for Vancity in 2010. Part of a series of 18 stories about their grantees. Vancity supports Your Local Farmer’s Market through grants and advice to help grow this social enterprise that brings food from the farms to your table. Take a deep breath in through your nose. As your [...] This is a story I wrote for Vancity in 2010. Part of a series of 18 stories about their grantees. Can a calendar build community? Break down stereotypes about a neighbourhood? Improve lives? If that calendar is Hope in Shadows, then the answer is a resounding yes. Vancity supports the work of the Hope in [...] This is a story I wrote for Vancity in 2010. Part of a series of 18 stories about their grantees. Vancity supports Street Youth Job Action, a social enterprise that provides work skills training and life skills support to homeless youth, by providing two years of funding and coaching support through our Social Enterprise Fund. [...] Vancity supports the Abbotsford Community Services Community Kitchen, a space where small groups of people pool their food resources, cook together and take healthy meals home to feed their families. Having access to a food bank ensures that people living on a low income will eat well, right? Not necessarily. Staff of the Abbotsford Community [...] |
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