For all the bikers out there – Ever thought of donating your old bike that never gets used? Here is your opportunity: May Bike Drive Donate your unwanted and abandoned bikes, bike parts, trailers and more and earn good bike karma this May! Your donations help to keep Bike Works running by keeping their library [...]
Read more →If you are like most people, then you have a corner in your home filled with bags of electronics that are either obsolete or don’t work anymore. This coming weekend is your opportunity to get rid of it! Bring your old toasters, curling irons, computers, cellphones – anything with an electrical cord or battery to [...]
Read more →A friend shared this with me recently. It’s really funny and very relevant for most people. http://youtu.be/MvgN5gCuLac George Carlin’s classic standup routine about the importance of ‘Stuff’ in our lives. This was from his appearance at Comic Relief in 1986.
Read more →It started with an idea to protect the planet and tomorrow at 8:30pm 147 countries will participate in Earth Hour reaching 1.8 billion people! WE ALL HAVE THE POWER! Watch this inspiring video produced by the Earth Hour Team.
Read more →There is no spring without spring cleaning! Give the clothes that don’t fit you anymore a new home or even do a shop’n swap. How cool is that? Sunday, April 1, 2012 10am–3pm BMO Atrium $5 suggested donation Evergreen Brick Works Community Clothing Swap
Read more →Most people who want to donate used clothing drive to the closest bin to do so. However, if your intent is not only to donate the clothes but also make sure they go to a charitable organization, you want to read the following article. You will be very surprised. Check out this CBC report for [...]
Read more →If you are like me, often times I resort to gift cards as a present – they take a lot of worry out of shopping, especially if you happen to have teenagers at home However, if you ever get a gift card for a place you do not shop in, what do you do? Card [...]
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