On Sunday I went with some friends to view The Vivian - a shelter for the hardest to house women in Vancouver, run by Triage. It is my company's chosen charity, and is dear to my heart. The Viv was gutted in a fire last May. My company has committed to raising $100,000 in the next 5 months to help rebuild this home of hope. If you're inspired to give to this worthy charity, get in touch!
Those of us in the leadership training program at work were required to do a whopping one hour of community service this fall. A few of us got together and decided to do something a little bigger - we organized a blanket and jacket drive in our office. The goal - 200 blankets and jackets in 5 weeks.
It was a little stressful -by the beginning of the final week, we had only collected 120 items, which was pretty disappointing, as almost 150 people work in the office! Thankfully, we heard that Superstore was selling fleece blankets for only $3, so we started collecting money. Cam B. went to Superstore on the weekend, and completely cleaned it out! In the end, we blasted through our goal, with over 310 blankets and jackets, which were donated to Triage the following week.
This is one thing I love about my company - it has a huge commitment to giving to the poor. Even though the blanket and jacket drive was a small thing, I felt like I was making a difference.
