Posts Tagged ‘charity’

We Can’t Wait to Walk for SickKids again!

Do you have a SickKids story? We do.  We’ve seen the miracles, first hand, that take place within those walls at SickKids.  We were given the gift of 3 years with our child, when the odds were against him from the start.  Not nearly enough, but we may never have known how truly amazing he […] Read more…

Reaching our Goal for the #WalkforSickKids

We reached our fundraising goal of $1500 for the Canaccord Genuity Great Camp Adventure Walk for SickKids and now I want to go for $2000! We are so blessed to have friends and family who have always been there to support our fundraising efforts, in Zack’s honour and I have often marveled at how so many people […] Read more…

Giving Back at Back to School Time

Like many other kids, my boys are back to school this morning and back to the regular routine that I love! While I have mixed emotions of what lies ahead this year, the boys seemed eager to meet their new teachers and connect with old buddies. My guys walked out the door this morning with […] Read more…

Should you participate in the #ALSIceBucketChallenge?

I’ve always been hugely supportive of charitable initiatives and fundraising for several important causes that have impacted our own family, so when the ALS Ice Bucket Challenges (#ALSIceBucketChallenge) started showing up in my feed last week, I needed and wanted to learn more about both the disease and the fundraising plans.   As more and more […] Read more…

Camp for Keeps: Fundraising for SickKids, in honour of Zackie

You’ve been following our journey as SickKids ambassadors and now the time has come to get fundraising for the upcoming 20km Great Camp Adventure on September 28th.  Along side other incredible families who we have met along the way, Paul, Ty, Jayden and I will be walking for Zackie and working towards our fundraising goal […] Read more…

It’s not right, but it’s okay

Yesterday, at a lunch with my contact at the York Central (Mackenzie Health) Foundation, I heard sad news of their plans to move the pediatric unit, only months after we celebrated the recognition and not even 6 months after the rooms were all painted. It turns out that with more babies being born at our […] Read more…

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