Deborah Cullen says she felt disorientated when she returned home to Calgary, AB after a trip to Africa. “Africa is very humbling. It gets you,” she says. “There’s such culture shock when you come back to our land of plenty. We have so much; we’re so safe here. We turn on our taps and the… Continue reading Thanks to you, Deborah Cullen
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Thanks to you, Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise
As past president and a past chair of international services for the Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise in Simcoe, ON, John Wallace’s enthusiastic support of Operation Eyesight knows no bounds. Not only is he a donor, he’s a supporter, a fundraiser and a cheerleader for the organization, which he calls, “an amazing and unique Canadian… Continue reading Thanks to you, Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise
Through flood or drought, water unites the human race
Calgary (where our organization is headquartered) and much of southern Alberta was devastated with a record-shattering flood last week. We received more than a month’s worth of rain in a day; and that, combined with melting snow in the nearby Rocky Mountains, created havoc. While fortunately few lives were lost, the staggering losses of property,… Continue reading Through flood or drought, water unites the human race
What does ‘sheer enthusiasm’ look like?
Rob Ohlson, president of Calgary’s 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 can’t work, children with no chance of education because they can’t see, and elderly people begging in the streets are all realities in too many… Continue reading What does ‘sheer enthusiasm’ look like?
