When Dean Loewen puts his mind to something, he tends to make it happen. So we werenât surprised to see to his teamâs fundraising total climbing toward the $15,000 goal in the weeks before their Run for âWellâness in June. (Read more about their story here.) Dean and his team of 17 runners all pitched… Continue reading Run for âWellâness smashes fundraising goal
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Blindness from âsugar diseaseâ: Be aware and be safe!
Did you know diabetes is the single most prevalent cause of blindness in Canada? The Canadian Diabetes Association warns that if you have diabetes, youâre more likely to develop diabetic retinopathy (serious changes to the retina). You are also more likely to develop cataracts at a younger age, and twice as likely to develop glaucoma.… Continue reading Blindness from âsugar diseaseâ: Be aware and be safe!
Thanks to you, Deborah Cullen
Deborah Cullen says she felt disorientated when she returned home to Calgary, AB after a trip to Africa. âAfrica is very humbling. It gets you,â she says. âThereâs such culture shock when you come back to our land of plenty. We have so much; weâre so safe here. We turn on our taps and the… Continue reading Thanks to you, Deborah Cullen
What does âsheer enthusiasmâ look like?
Rob Ohlson, president of Calgaryâs Maillot Custom Homes, has seen first-hand the devastation caused by avoidable blindness in India and Africa. Families facing poverty and starvation because a blind parent canât work, children with no chance of education because they canât see, and elderly people begging in the streets are all realities in too many… Continue reading What does âsheer enthusiasmâ look like?
