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Organizations helping and benefitting others

Organizations helping and benefitting others

Presenting: 55 Division – A Lesson in Community Policing in the Beach

February 27, 2007August 17, 2012

As always, Gene Domagala is the perfect person to make connections. With the date for my photo exhibition rapidly approaching and the need to finalize …

Organizations helping and benefitting others

Presenting: St. Aidan’s Church and Father Stephen Kirkegaard – Charity Comes Full Circle in the Beach

February 19, 2007January 7, 2013

It’s ironic, just as I decided to do my first neighbourhood portrait of Toronto, the Beach, my intended subject, was in the news a lot. …

Organizations helping and benefitting others

Presenting: Kingston Road – a Revitalizing Business Community and an Integral Part of the Beach

February 14, 2007November 27, 2012

During a recent historic walk with Gene Domagala he took me into the local Scotia Bank office near Victoria Park Avenue and Kingston to show …

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Presenting: Neil Macdonald and the Beach Business Improvement Association – A Community Overview

February 9, 2007August 17, 2012

The article series about the Beach contains an entire kaleidoscope of personalities and organizations that make up this great community. The following interview with Neil …

Organizations helping and benefitting others

Presenting: The Beaches Library – A Centre of Learning and Community Interaction

February 6, 2007August 17, 2012

Right in the heart of the Beach, just a few steps from the intersection of Queen Street and Lee Avenue is the Beaches Library, a …

Organizations helping and benefitting others

Presenting: The Beaches Lions Club – Celebrating with the Community and Making a Difference

February 6, 2007August 17, 2012

For many decades now the Beaches Lions Club has been an integral part of the Beach Community and the driving force behind one of the …

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Presenting: The Beach Rotary Club – Service Above Self in the Beach

February 5, 2007January 7, 2013

One of the areas I really set out to focus on in my Beach neighbourhood portrait was the local spirit of charity and community assistance. …

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Presenting: The Balmy Beach Club – Legend by the Lake

January 30, 2007August 17, 2012

No neighbourhood portrait of Toronto’s Beach community could ever be complete without one of the true institutions in the area: the Balmy Beach Club, a …

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Presenting: Fire Station 227 – History, Heroism and Community Connections in the Beach

January 29, 2007August 17, 2012

Having just completed my interview with Lido Chilelli, the creator of the Toronto International Beaches Jazz Festival, I was planning to head east on Queen …

Organizations helping and benefitting others

Presenting: Sheila Blinoff and Carole Stimmell from the Beach Metro News – A Nerve Centre of Information Gathering and Community Involvement in the Beach

January 25, 2007August 17, 2012

One of the central organizations in the Beach is Beach Metro Community News, a non-profit, non-partisan community newspaper founded in 1972 that is distributed throughout …

Organizations helping and benefitting others

A Great New Resource for Travellers to Toronto: The Toronto Greeter Program – “TAP into TO”

November 16, 2006August 17, 2012

I am a big proponent of Greeter Programs, i.e. programs that involve local volunteers who are coordinated by the city, then matched up with tourist …

Organizations helping and benefitting others

Ignite the Night

May 2, 2006November 27, 2012

As a person who has been privileged to have travelled to many beautiful places across the world and to have made life-long memories, I often …

Organizations helping and benefitting others

Presenting: Skills for Change – An Organization Dedicated to Helping New Immigrants Integrate Successfully into the Canadian Workplace

March 3, 2006August 21, 2012

Along the continuum of cross-cultural experiences, becoming an immigrant and deciding to live full-time in another culture provides the most intense cross-cultural experience. Issues commonly …

Organizations helping and benefitting others

Presenting Legacy International: An NGO Dedicated to Conflict Resolution, Peace-Building and Intercultural Exchanges for a Better Tomorrow

February 21, 2006August 17, 2012

Heaven knows that in these times full of cultural misunderstandings and conflict, we need people and organizations that build bridges between people of different cultures …

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Presenting: Canada’s Largest and Most Popular Museum – The Canadian Museum of Civilization

February 17, 2006August 17, 2012

My recent trip to Ottawa last weekend gave me a chance to explore Canada’s capital first-hand. One place I did not have time to visit …

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Presenting: Elderhostel – Adventure and Learning for People 55+

February 17, 2006August 17, 2012

Learning and exploring is one of the big mottos of this website and learning vacations are one of the best ways of expanding one’s mind. …

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Presenting: The Scadding Court Community Centre Uses International Travel and Cross-Cultural Learning to Help At-Risk Youth

February 15, 2006November 27, 2012

Sometimes you come across individuals or organizations who quietly do phenomenal work in the community right here under our noses, without any big fanfare. Through …

Organizations helping and benefitting others

Presenting: The National Gallery of Canada – One of Ottawa’s Treasures

February 8, 2006August 17, 2012

Canada’s capital has many sights to see and the National Gallery of Canada is one of its treasures. I will have the opportunity to visit …

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Doctors Without Borders – A Global Volunteer Organization Helping People In Crisis Regions

July 20, 2005November 15, 2012

One of the subjects I am going to research in the near future is combining travel with volunteer opportunities all over the world. Volunteering is …

Organizations helping and benefitting others

Presenting: Pier 21: Canada’s “Front Door” to Millions of Immigrants

July 17, 2005August 17, 2012

I am fascinated by human stories and by intercultural connections. The immigrant experience combines both these elements. On the continuum of intercultural experiences from tourist …

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Interview with US Servas: Servas Fosters PeaceThrough Intercultural Exchange

June 1, 2005November 6, 2012

How to become a concerned traveler, not just a tourist.. Servas travelers are warmly welcomed in more than 15,000 homes throughout the world. You know …

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