A dedication ceremony for a new addition to a quiet corner of the schoolyard at St. Bernard’s Catholic Elementary school in Whitby may help anxious students at recess. The initiative, sponsored by Oshawa insurance agent Michael McIvor, from McIvor Insurance, involves the placement of a designated bench for students who are looking to find a…
Many people take fresh drinking water for granted and are able to quench their thirst with the turn of a tap. However, thousands of communities still rely on walking many kilometres a day to fill up their jerrycans and carry their water supplies home on their backs. WE.org is changing the way communities in the Masai…
February is Heart and Stroke Month and the Durham and Peterborough Region Heart & Stroke Foundation (DPRHSF) is set to proclaim the message to residents of the signs an attack to residents, with a rally for the hundreds of volunteer canvassers at Maxwell Heights Secondary School. “Heart disease and stroke are the number one killers…
Not all high school graduation ceremonies are created the same. This was revealed recently when a delegation of representatives and donors from the Pinball Clemons Foundation and WE.org travelled from Canada and the U.S. to The Masai Mara , Kenya to witness the graduation of ‘The Class of 2017’ at Kisaurni High School. The delegates were first…
Representatives from the AIDS Committee of Durham Region (ACDR) kicked off World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, with an early morning jaunt along the city streets carrying bundles-full of knitted red scarves. Katie Nemek, ACDR special events coordinator said The Red Scarf Project aims to distribute warm scarves to people who are in need as well…
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