Send Carol to South Africa

8 May

It is my Mom Carol’s dream to travel to Durban, South Africa this summer to participate in the World Transplant Games and I desperately want to help her achieve that dream. For Christmas my sister and I gave her 4,000+ Air Miles points to help her with the airfare but that was not enough and [...]

Damn that was awesome!

8 Apr

I have been in the process of writing a post very much similar to the video below. But once I saw this video, I figured heck I’ll just let someone else say it better. #domore #damnthatwasawesome   35 from ARC’TERYX on Vimeo.

A Young Woman Who Needs Our Help

8 Dec

Kayla Baker is a 14 year girl that is currently waiting for a double lung transplant, I had the privilege of meeting Kayla at the Canadian Transplant Association‘s 25th Anniversary Gala last month. Kayla has been on the waiting list for 2 years now. While waiting for this life saving transplant, Kayla is being cared [...]

A heartfelt thank you to all who gave their lives for our freedom.

11 Nov

The 48th High Scotland the Brave Bagpipes 1999 – Amazing Grace On this day of remembrance I am humbled by the thought that so many of my fellow Canadians sacrificed their lives so that I can enjoy the freedom to live the amazing life that I do. To every woman and man that gave their [...]

OH HESJEDAL!!! This guy is kind of a BIG deal!

4 Jun

In case you missed it, last weekend was a monumental time for the sport of Canadian cycling. Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria, BC) riding for Team Garmin-Barracuda won the Giro d’Italia (a 3 week long cycling race) — the first Grand Tour victory for a Canadian. Whoopt de doo you say? Well then let me put it into perspective [...]