This is Maya. Yesterday was her 12th birthday. To celebrate, Maya decided that she was going to do 12 random acts of kindness in one day. She organized a race between 3 teams trying to do the acts as fast as they could! Sounds kind of like The Amazing Race, right? They called it #MayasAmazingRaceOfKindness. This is […]
EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Ottawa knitters that won the internet with their scarves on statues initiative.
Last week, I read an amazing story of kindness, collaboration and action. Overnight in downtown Ottawa hand-knitted scarves were placed on statues. On each scarf a tag was sewn that said only “I’m not lost if you’re stuck in the cold, take this scarf to keep warm!” A photo went viral on Reddit, Twitter, and […]
5 Apps That Will Help You Change The World
The goal of the initiative of #MyYearOfAction is not only for you to find your passion, but to learn about those little things that we can all do to add up to make a huge difference. One of the ways that we can take action is through using technology for social good. You can start […]
How Shawn Mendes Is Changing The World, One Note At A Time
One of my favourite moments at We Day was that Shawn Mendes was there to perform! I am a fan of his music, for sure. But it’s more than that – he has a great story about how he was discovered and the success that came after that. But even beyond that, I love what […]
3 Tonnes Of Reasons To Give To Your Local Food Bank
Millions around the world go hungry every day, even in our own backyard. This Halloween, I held a food drive with the great help of my karate dojo, Energy Karate for non-perishable food items on behalf of Free The Children’s We Scare Hunger campaign. We helped raised over 3 tonnes of food ready to be […]
There is so much more to this story than a really cute penguin wearing a red sweater.
This story has been making the rounds online today and I couldn’t resist sharing it here. On my blog, I talk a lot about finding your passion and using what you are good at to take action and make a difference. The oldest man in Australia, Afred Date, who is turning 109 years old this […]
Change can start with one shirt and one person…
Today I spoke at an event in my hometown and shared a story and a message that I am really passionate about. I wanted to share it here with you and ask that you join us on Wednesday, February 25th to create change with your shirt. Before you read on, I want you to know […]
We Day Seattle and ByStander Revolution #standkind
We Day Seattle was awesome. At every We Day there are always a few moments that stand out as extra special for me. In Seattle it was sharing the We Day stage with my co-host, Lily Collins. Lily is an actor (Love Rosie, Mirror Mirror and Mortal Instruments), but more importantly, she is a true […]
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