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One Girl Can: Give These Girls A Home On Giving Tuesday!

One Girl Can: Give These Girls A Home On Giving Tuesday!

by Taslim Jaffer | Nov 27, 2018 | Giving Back

I’m really glad Giving Tuesday is here. To be honest, after Black Friday (which now seems to start the week before), Cyber Monday, and all the holiday catalogues screaming BUY BUY BUY at me, I’m grateful for a day that is all about giving. Every year, I...
Prostate Cancer Took A Special Man But It Can Be Detected Early

Prostate Cancer Took A Special Man But It Can Be Detected Early

by Taslim Jaffer | Jun 7, 2017 | Giving Back

Once upon a time, there lived a quiet, gentle man. He was kind, loving, hardworking – and a huge Wayne Gretzky fan. He was my mom’s father and her best friend. And he loved his grandchildren with his whole, big heart. I have many fond memories of my...
Lonely Whale Foundation Believes Our Children Will Lead Us Out Of This Mess

Lonely Whale Foundation Believes Our Children Will Lead Us Out Of This Mess

by Taslim Jaffer | Jun 5, 2017 | Giving Back

Do you consider yourself to be an environmentalist? I did when I was in high school. As vice president of the school environment club, I took my duties seriously, of which collecting syrupy pop cans out of bins to recycle was probably the least glamourous. But...
Red Wine Or White? Why You Need To Know About Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland’s Grape Juice Event! #MentoringMatters

Red Wine Or White? Why You Need To Know About Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland’s Grape Juice Event! #MentoringMatters

by Taslim Jaffer | Apr 10, 2017 | Giving Back

If you know me well, you know that I don’t drink wine – but today I’ve got wine on the brain. Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is having an event that ALL the wine drinkers I know – and there are so, so many of you – are going to love!...
Gourmet Food And Wine Pairings At Blues & Bites Gala Fundraiser For Autism Support Network

Gourmet Food And Wine Pairings At Blues & Bites Gala Fundraiser For Autism Support Network

by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 23, 2017 | Giving Back

It seems like another lifetime that I worked with children with autism and their families. But after one conversation with Dione Costanzo, Director of Autism Support Network of BC, I was brought back to all of it: sitting with families at Sunnyhill as they received...
5 Benefits To Society When We Invest In Boys & Girls Clubs

5 Benefits To Society When We Invest In Boys & Girls Clubs

by Taslim Jaffer | Dec 19, 2016 | Giving Back

Last week, I heard an amazing phrase from Carolyn Tuckwell, President & CEO of Boys and Girls Club at South Coast B.C. (BGC). In fact, I loved it so much I’m going to use it as an ambassador for social change; I aim to be positively disruptive about...
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