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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:17:52 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>BLOG</title><subtitle>BLOG</subtitle><id>http://myunitedway.ca/home/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://myunitedway.ca/home/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://myunitedway.ca/home/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-02-09T17:57:40Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Empower U - Building Confident Futures</title><id>http://myunitedway.ca/home/2012/2/2/empower-u-building-confident-futures.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://myunitedway.ca/home/2012/2/2/empower-u-building-confident-futures.html"/><author><name>Joanne Currie</name></author><published>2012-02-02T16:00:00Z</published><updated>2012-02-02T16:00:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[I was having coffee with a colleague, Heather Morrison, and she asked me, “Have you ever heard of a matched savings program?” No, I had not.  She went on to share the unbelievable financial literacy program that the City of Edmonton and Wings of Providence put on where women, leaving situations of domestic violence could get a new lease on life by attending a weekly group, learning about their relationship with money, getting established with their own bank accounts and credit ratings, saving for their futures.  Then she shared that at the end of the group, the participant’s savings were matched two to one (2:1), I was immediately hooked.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Four Little Letters</title><id>http://myunitedway.ca/home/2012/1/31/four-little-letters.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://myunitedway.ca/home/2012/1/31/four-little-letters.html"/><author><name>Nancy Burns</name></author><published>2012-01-31T15:25:49Z</published><updated>2012-01-31T15:25:49Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[I love lists and the sense of accomplishment I feel when I check off completed tasks. One sunny day last July my list included a routine mammogram. I was expecting a quick appointment as I had no symptoms or concerns. Four hours and several tests later I headed home in shock. The radiologist was quite sure I had DCIS, an early stage breast cancer… and a week later the biopsy confirmed it. My journey of medical appointments and treatment began.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>How reading brings us together</title><id>http://myunitedway.ca/home/2012/1/27/how-reading-brings-us-together.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://myunitedway.ca/home/2012/1/27/how-reading-brings-us-together.html"/><author><name>Angela Dorval</name></author><published>2012-01-27T15:39:29Z</published><updated>2012-01-27T15:39:29Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[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.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Music Puts the Unity in Community</title><id>http://myunitedway.ca/home/2012/1/18/music-puts-the-unity-in-community.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://myunitedway.ca/home/2012/1/18/music-puts-the-unity-in-community.html"/><author><name>Louise Gray</name></author><published>2012-01-18T15:55:48Z</published><updated>2012-01-18T15:55:48Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[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.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Strengthening the Collective Voice of Nonprofits</title><id>http://myunitedway.ca/home/2012/1/13/strengthening-the-collective-voice-of-nonprofits.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://myunitedway.ca/home/2012/1/13/strengthening-the-collective-voice-of-nonprofits.html"/><author><name>Amy Dixon</name></author><published>2012-01-13T18:08:04Z</published><updated>2012-01-13T18:08:04Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[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?]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Don Wheaton - a Legacy of Giving Back</title><id>http://myunitedway.ca/home/2012/1/6/don-wheaton-a-legacy-of-giving-back.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://myunitedway.ca/home/2012/1/6/don-wheaton-a-legacy-of-giving-back.html"/><author><name>Anne Smith</name></author><published>2012-01-06T16:18:15Z</published><updated>2012-01-06T16:18:15Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[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.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Our Babies, Our Teachers</title><category term="Bullying"/><category term="Empathy"/><category term="Roots or Empathy"/><category term="Students"/><category term="Teachers"/><category term="United Way"/><category term="babies"/><id>http://myunitedway.ca/home/2011/12/19/our-babies-our-teachers.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://myunitedway.ca/home/2011/12/19/our-babies-our-teachers.html"/><author><name>Nancy Critchley</name></author><published>2011-12-19T20:38:14Z</published><updated>2011-12-19T20:38:14Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[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.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Warming Hearts on Chilly Days</title><id>http://myunitedway.ca/home/2011/12/12/warming-hearts-on-chilly-days.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://myunitedway.ca/home/2011/12/12/warming-hearts-on-chilly-days.html"/><author><name>Jenn Dermott</name></author><published>2011-12-12T18:02:40Z</published><updated>2011-12-12T18:02:40Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[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.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Change Really Does Start Here</title><id>http://myunitedway.ca/home/2011/12/5/change-really-does-start-here.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://myunitedway.ca/home/2011/12/5/change-really-does-start-here.html"/><author><name>Jennifer Herrick</name></author><published>2011-12-05T19:21:23Z</published><updated>2011-12-05T19:21:23Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[It is always an inspiring thing to see organizations come together to do something amazing for the community.  When a company is filled with people of incredible generosity and community spirit, the organization itself cannot help but change along the way.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Coats Community Distribution Day</title><id>http://myunitedway.ca/home/2011/11/22/coats-community-distribution-day.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://myunitedway.ca/home/2011/11/22/coats-community-distribution-day.html"/><author><name>Jenn Dermott</name></author><published>2011-11-22T20:04:41Z</published><updated>2011-11-22T20:04:41Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[This is my first year with the Coats for Kids & Families Campaign and it has been a great and more often than not, humbling experience. It is an amazing feeling to be part of something much bigger than yourself. This year the United Way has teamed up with Balwin School to set up a one time distribution center in North East Edmonton.]]></summary></entry></feed>
