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Category Archives: generosity

Where You Park Your Money Makes a Difference

November 2, 2010 – 5:11 am

Our investment choices can make a difference. South African Apartheid, an unethical system of legal racial segregation, was dismantled in the 1990s in part because socially responsible outside investors, companies and pension funds, divested their financial interests in the country until political changes were made.
Socially responsible investing (SRI) encompasses the protection of people, health, environment, [...]

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Being generous with your time

February 17, 2006 – 8:24 pm

In the New Year, I always like to reflect on the year hence and decide how I’m going to approach it and what I want out of it. I also like to ponder the passing year and think about the choices I made and what I accomplished. As I look back on last year, I [...]

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Building a playground for your community

December 17, 2005 – 5:03 pm

Have you ever had to run for your life? Or have you had to depend on a shelter to provide you with your basic needs throughout a time of crisis? I, like many other individuals, am fortunate enough to have never experienced such trauma. Unfortunately, in our peaceful Canadian society there remains a huge problem [...]

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The spirit of giving

December 10, 2005 – 9:21 am

Everyone always talks about the Christmas spirit, don’t they? For the longest time when I was a kid, I thought they were talking about some little ghost running around wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. Then my family had the talk with me called: What Christmas is all About. When I was that young, it didn’t [...]

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[Review] There Are no Vans, from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living Your Dreams

December 9, 2005 – 10:49 am

One of the charms of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books is that there are some stories with an interesting surprise when you reach the end and find out who wrote it. One such example is in the original book and also in the 10th Anniversary edition called Living Your Dreams. In There are [...]

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Christmas on a Budget

December 5, 2005 – 10:05 pm

I love Christmas! I absolutely adore all the gaudy decorations and the cheesy music. I love Christmas lights and decorating the tree. I love wrapping presents and I love Christmas baking. When I was a child I was one of those (and I think we all were) who couldn’t sleep at all on Christmas Eve. [...]

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