by adminThreadsofLife | Mar 10, 2022 | Our Family Stories, Steps for Life, Volunteers
In Stellarton, Nova Scotia, on January 14, 1952, John Mailman died in a coal mine gas explosion. His son was only 18 months old. The community rallied around his widow, providing support in any way they could, but Elaine Mailman wishes that an organization like...
by Scott McKay | Mar 2, 2022 | Partner Praise, Steps for Life, Volunteers, Your Gifts at Work
If the last two years have taught me anything it is how fortunate I’ve been. I live in what is arguably the best country in the world. I’ve been blessed with a loving family and friends who support and energize me. As the Director, Fundraising & Partnerships at...
by Susan Haldane | Dec 16, 2021 | Health and Safety, How We Help, Partner Praise, Steps for Life, Volunteers
Well, it’s been a year, hasn’t it? Another trying, tiring year. It can be hard to see the light during these short days and long nights of winter, but often the glimmers are there if we look for them. We combed back through the months of 2021 to find you some good...
by Lorna Catrambone | Dec 3, 2021 | Volunteers
December 5 is International Volunteer Day, a day coordinated by United Nations Volunteers to honour, recognize and promote the tireless work of volunteers across the globe. The theme of International Volunteer Day 2021 is “Volunteer Now For Our Common Future”. It is...
by Rebecca Orr | Nov 18, 2021 | How We Help, Volunteers
In January of 2020 I wrote about how the 10-year mark after my husband’s death was more than just an anniversary date. Fast forward to almost two years later and I am finally starting to piece together what moving forward and away from the grief looks like for me....
by Shirley Hickman | Oct 14, 2021 | Health and Safety, Volunteers
Life is a series of steps: first the baby steps, and then each phase of our lives grows from those first steps, those foundational steps. In the early stages of Maureen Shaw’s life, she would hear the screeching sirens from the local forestry mill. Everyone would wait...
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