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Each year since returning to Canada full-time in 2007, I have counted the poppies I see people wearing from the day the poppy campaign begins until 11am on November 11th. I'd tally up the count, donate 0.10$ per poppy, and send a cheque to a local veterans organization.
It used to be a sizeable donation.
In recent years, I've noticed my poppy count decreasing. I worry sometimes that people have begun to forget the past. I worry that we will soon relive their horrors in our future.
I don't base my donation on poppy counts anymore. And I no longer wait until Remembrance day arrives to make them.
I am changing too. Hopefully, for the better.
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009 Posted in Random Burbling | 1 Comment »
Epic Change, a charity I was introduced to via Twitter, is a finalist in a contest at Ideablob. Epic Change strives to build classrooms and foster learning in Tanzania. Stacey ... Read more..Monday, May 25th, 2009 Posted in Learning & Education | No Comments »
Am quite (mentally) exhausted and it's only the beginning of the week. My calendar tells me I've six weeks left in my current courses and five more papers to complete. ... Read more..Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 Posted in Flan-dom, Random Burbling, Reading Begets Enlightenment | No Comments »
Ok, so we all know I'm a big fan of Twitter and charity. I'm especially fond of charities that promote learning (#Tweetsgiving & #Tweetluck come to mind), reading (Kids Need ... Read more..Friday, May 15th, 2009 Posted in Art, Vittles & Beer, Friends & Family | 1 Comment »
We're off to the first half of the #twilightYEGÂ fundraiser this evening. The actual ticketed event is taking place next Wednesday evening but today we're having a special pre-event at LUX ... Read more..Monday, May 11th, 2009 Posted in Random Burbling | 3 Comments »
Spent the past 72 hours+ completely offline while getting re-acquainted with Drew. No interweebs. No cell phones. No Twitter or email. Figure it'll be pretty slow around here for the ... Read more..