How reading brings us together

I started reading to my son the first day we got home from the hospital. Feeling exhausted and sleep deprived reading stories was the only thing that would keep me awake in the wee hours of the morning when he was wide awake. I could tell that he enjoyed the sound of my voice as I recited my old favorites like The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss and Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle, but I definitely enjoyed the content more than him in those early days.

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Music Puts the Unity in Community

Can music create unity? It has been proven that music empowers people to move beyond their perceived limits. Music can draw people together, and enhance communication and morale. Music definitely had an impact at the TELUS World of Science Edmonton, Jan 4, 2012 where a flash mob surprised crowds exiting the IMAX theatre with a live musical and dance performance.

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Strengthening the Collective Voice of Nonprofits

What do United Way of the Alberta Capital Region, the University of Alberta, The Bissell Centre, the Edmonton Sport Council and the Edmonton Folk Festival all have in common?

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Don Wheaton - a Legacy of Giving Back

The last week of 2011 marked the passing of one of Edmonton’s most well known citizens; a business giant, family man, community leader and dear friend of United Way. While many knew Don Wheaton most prominently for his start up of an iconic automobile dealership on Whyte Avenue, which evolved into a wide array of incredibly successful ventures; he was also a believer in giving back. This was a value he lived and nurtured at the office and at home -- a legacy that continues to change lives and build and strengthen our community.

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Our Babies, Our Teachers

It’s a chilly December day and Ms. Snowden’s grade five class at Griffiths Scott Middle School in Millet, Alberta is filing into a classroom that contains only a few bookshelves, a lone table and a ping pong table. There are no desks, or chairs but there is a bright green blanket spread out in the middle of the floor.

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Warming Hearts on Chilly Days

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I like to win… not in the sense of coming in first, but in the sense of being successful in the projects that I take on. So I was pretty sure that the first ever Coats for Kids and Families Community Distribution Day was going to be a big win for everyone involved but that didn’t stop me from being nervous.

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