I chose this project COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: INTO THE FUTURE WITH GLUNG-US (CANADA) because the demise of salmon is very apparent here, especially…
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Added by Buffy B on April 24, 2010 at 12:31am —
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Bridges for Women sent me a thank you card for volunteering, I've been with them for 6 years now, and really it is I who should thank them for it has been an honour to be part of this gutsy little nonprofit. They inspire me, the dedicated staff who work hard to help our women make a difference in their lives and the women who leap ahead in life by taking those daring steps towards change. Bridges produces strong women who cross the bridge to become stable, healthy, connected women just as they…
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Added by Buffy B on April 21, 2010 at 5:10pm —
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Quadra Island ~ this particular area was recently reviewed by a team of residents and a community planner, and they came up with a wonderful plan for making the area greener, more people-friendly and added housing for seniors. I've added in a solar power farm, an emergency helicopter landing pad, more senior assisted-living housing and more space for community gardens to make the cove…
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Added by Buffy B on April 21, 2010 at 4:00am —
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This is a project which spoke to me, having recently travelled to Cambodia and spending time in Phnom Penh, and it fits with the nonprofit I volunteer for, Bridges for Women in that we train women who have suffered from abuse.
My donation will support one girl’s vocational training in a career of her choice. With the click of a button and a tighter belt…
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Added by Buffy B on April 14, 2010 at 6:35am —
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It was a grand day folks, the line-ups were as long as for Jessie's pies at the Saturday market, and nobody cared either. We were all buzzing with excitement about
LhL->CASH so nothing but smiles all round with a few catch-ups on the latest gossip making some grin. Congrats to Missy for winning the meat draw last week she's off to a…
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Added by Buffy B on April 1, 2010 at 8:05pm —
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I knew I had to go to town for an item not available locally, and I learned my neighbour was returning from a long trip which means a taxi ride from the airport to the ferry, pay for a walk-on ferry trip and another taxi ride to her home - expensive! I contacted her and waited to go over until the day she arrived, picked her up and she paid for my ferry ride back - much cheaper than a taxi and we both saved money. I love when that happens.
Added by Buffy B on April 1, 2010 at 6:28pm —
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Living on a small island as I do, my community already trades favours and items informally, and we help each other, but that extends primarily to the circle of people we know unless of course someone has a crisis - for instance their house burns down. Also, it's critical to the local business owners that we islanders support them by buying local so it's imperative we keep them supplied with money. Bartering and local currency is not a new idea but to move it to a formal system here would…
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Added by Buffy B on April 1, 2010 at 6:13pm —
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My chosen mentor is Scott MacLeod, the brains behind a free open on-line university for the world
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University
I have always thought education should be free, after all it is our responsibility as the elder generation to pass on knowledge to the youth, and I admire Scott for his vision to make this happen. Using the Wikipedia model, anyone can…
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Added by Buffy B on April 1, 2010 at 5:00pm —
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I imagine virtual reality will have advanced by the year 2020 to work on hand-held devices eliminating the need for high-speed access and high-end computers. This means people from all over the world will be able to virtually connect and collaborate, a global meeting of the minds. Here's the poster from my event, vGLOBAL DAY the first Avatar Action Summit. Be there.
Added by Buffy B on March 31, 2010 at 6:08pm —
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I've always admired Jane Goodall
http://www.janegoodall.org/, even heard her speak once where she had the entire audience sparked about her passion to start a program called Roots and Shoots. That was ages ago, and I'm so happy to see not only is her program a success, but Roots and Shoots Canada has branched out to another initiative, Project Blue:…
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Added by Buffy B on March 27, 2010 at 3:41am —
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The United Nations UN-Water org
http://www.unwater.org/flashindex.html because this is a joint effort to bring awareness to many countries:
"UN-Water is composed of representatives of 26 United Nations organizations. United Nations organizations include those responsible for major funds and programs,… Continue
Added by Buffy B on March 27, 2010 at 2:20am —
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I'm at my favorite outdoor music festival in the middle of nowhere listening to musicians from all over the globe, heard as clear as if I was sitting with the group who arrived early and camped out at the front. This band is popular and soon it will be my time to pedal to keep those amps pumped. Perhaps I'll grab my partner and dance on that kooky… Continue
Added by Buffy B on March 21, 2010 at 9:50pm —
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This exercise got me thinking, what do I use every day that the energy could be harnessed and used to recharge a cel phone, and batteries for a LCD flashlight or radio, given both are used in Africa. Well, for one, I am lucky enough I just need to turn on a tap for water.
My invention would easily attach to a water tap and the running water diverted through the device would be enough to spin the water-wheel part inside and generate enough voltage to recharge while the water…
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Added by Buffy B on March 21, 2010 at 9:17pm —
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I chose an inventor I hadn't heard of before now. K.R. Sridhar is the brains behind 'Bloom Box', an alternative source of power which works because large US companies (Google, WalMart, FedEx and eBay) are currently testing it, and because he has a vision that "In five to ten years, we would like to be in every home,". He's thinking big.
The Bloom Box, according to the press "generates its power wirelessly through a combination of oxygen and a fossil fuel…
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Added by Buffy B on March 20, 2010 at 6:40pm —
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I'm sitting at my regular table as is everyone else at theirs. We wait, patiently but in silence with a collected gloom hanging in the air.
Wait a minute.
I don't like the sounds of that so adjusting my thinking to positive mode...
We're sitting in our local pub-style restaurant, menu's flipped open but it's the Special of the Day that's caught our attention. It has locally-grown written all over it with everything…
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Added by Buffy B on March 16, 2010 at 2:09am —
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Our small island has a wonderful summer community Saturday market where it's as much a social event as it is a sale of home-grown this and that. People of all ages wander around chatting to friends and stopping at the "regulars" tables who, week after week hold down their spot, rain or shine, hot or cold, or simply battened down tight when the winds come. Everyone knows everyone except the tourists and it's hard not to be merry with the live music from a local band a far cry from the canned…
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Added by Buffy B on March 16, 2010 at 1:06am —
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I live on a small west coast Canadian island where the vast majority of fresh vegetables have to go for a ride on our ferry to get here, most certainly after a long journey in planes and trucks beforehand. I wasn't surprised to see a local grocery sale flyer, three of the four fresh items had done so, their place of origin far far away. Do we really need this stuff? This exercise has got me thinking about that.
I doubt if anyone would take notice if our grocery store…
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Added by Buffy B on March 16, 2010 at 12:02am —
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I will be in my 70s and the last of my blond hair long turned to silver. I will be well on my way to being a wise elder and will reflect on the years gone by with a smile on my face and a heart full of love. I will be happy that I chose the simple life and didn't get hooked in to the notion that having 'stuff' brings happiness. I will have made a difference in the lives of many by doing small things in my own way; an orphan child sponsored, an abused woman mentored, an elder assisted across the…
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Added by Buffy B on March 6, 2010 at 6:00pm —
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