Ian's Messy Desk » Community http://www.ismckenzie.com Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:15:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Salvation Army Launches Executive on a Mission http://www.ismckenzie.com/the-salvation-army-launches-executive-on-a-mission/ http://www.ismckenzie.com/the-salvation-army-launches-executive-on-a-mission/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:56:21 +0000 Ian McKenzie http://www.ismckenzie.com/01/23/the-salvation-army-launches-executive-on-a-mission/ The Salvation Army in Canada has launched a pilot program that will give volunteers an opportunity to make extended-length, overseas mission trips to help people in need. There are many Canadians with the time and the means to provide expertise in parts of the world where people are less fortunate.

“We want to harness the talents and abilities of everyday Canadians who are looking to do something meaningful with their free time,” said Brian Burditt, Director of The Salvation Army World Missions program in Canada. “This program gives everyday people with a strong desire and motivation to help others the opportunity to make contributions in real, constructive and rewarding ways.”

As part of the program, The Salvation Army World Missions Office will work with volunteers who will travel with teams from the Army on missions trips around the world. Some of these programs include:

  • Tanzania: HIV/AIDS Medical Care
  • Malawi: Adult Literacy
  • Kenya: Goat Banking Programs

Aine Curran, a small business owner from Toronto, will be the first volunteer to embark on a mission. “For Type-A business personalities, this is the perfect getaway, because it allows you to help others while using your day-to-day work skill set, said Curran.”

During her three-week trip to Tanzania, she will visit Rung’abure, Koleli, Kemange, Tarime, Moshi and Dar es Salaam. In addition to filming for the documentary, she plans to send back regular dispatches to update the progress of her trip, which will be featured on The Salvation Army Canadian web site. The Salvation Army will develop a short documentary that will be used to recruit new members for the program and help raise corporate funding for future missions.

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Moweekfour

You can still make a donation by clicking on the image below.

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]]> http://www.ismckenzie.com/mo-ving-on-up/feed/ 0 MO-ving Right Along http://www.ismckenzie.com/mo-ving-right-along/ http://www.ismckenzie.com/mo-ving-right-along/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:33:59 +0000 Ian McKenzie http://www.ismckenzie.com/11/15/mo-ving-right-along/ It’s time for a picture after week two.

After being MO-cked by the team at Mo Feud, I thought I’d better get my face a little closer to the camera. Hopefully you can see a few of those hairs on my upper lip.

As always, for more information on Movember, or to make a donation, click here.

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]]> http://www.ismckenzie.com/mo-ving-right-along/feed/ 0 Week One of My Mo for Movember http://www.ismckenzie.com/week-one-of-my-mo-for-movember/ http://www.ismckenzie.com/week-one-of-my-mo-for-movember/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:34:44 +0000 Ian McKenzie http://www.ismckenzie.com/11/08/week-one-of-my-mo-for-movember/ Here’s how things stand with my face whiskers after one week. When most of your hair is grey or white, it takes a while to show.

If you want to know what this is all about and to support my effort, click here.

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]]> http://www.ismckenzie.com/week-one-of-my-mo-for-movember/feed/ 5 I’m Growing a Mo for Prostate Cancer Research http://www.ismckenzie.com/im-growing-a-mo-for-prostate-cancer-research/ http://www.ismckenzie.com/im-growing-a-mo-for-prostate-cancer-research/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:34:39 +0000 Ian McKenzie http://www.ismckenzie.com/10/31/im-growing-a-mo-for-prostate-cancer-research/ Taking a leaf from Darren’s book, during Movember (the month formerly known as November) I’ll be growing a Mo (slang for Moustache). That’s right I’m bringing the Mo back because I’m passionate about men’s health and the fight against prostate cancer. Why…

  • Every year, around 22,300 Canadian men are diagnosed with prostate cancer and about 4,300 die of the disease, making it the number one cancer threat to Canadian men.
  • Men are far less healthy than women. The average life expectancy of males is 5 years less than females.

To sponsor my Mo please go to http://www.movember.com/ca/donate (or click the graphic below), enter my registration number which is 126527 and your credit card details. Or you can sponsor me by cheque made payable to the “Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada” clearly marking the donation as being for my Registration Number: 126527. Please mail cheques to: Movember, 145 Front Street East, Suite 306, Toronto, ON M5A 1E3 Canada. All donations over $20 are automatically issued with a tax deductible receipt.

All donations are made directly to the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada who will use the funds to create awareness and fund research for those men who suffer from prostate cancer.

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On October 15th, bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone’s mind – the environment. Every blogger will post about the environment in their own way and relating to their own topic. Our aim is to get everyone talking towards a better future.

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Luis Suarez (who seems to be a master of social blogging) has posted 9 Reasons bloggers should be using MyBlogLog. So far, I’ve been making use of 1, 2 & 9. I need to dig through some of the other reasons.

MyBlogLog profile

1. Find out some more about the audience of this weblog
2. Find out other webloggers with similar interests
3. Find out about some other weblogs by digging further into their own communities
4. Identify common communities from my visitors
5. Find out more about my readership with their extended contact details
6. A picture is worth a 1,000 words
7. Have quick conversations with those who read off my weblog
8. Find out other communities and other webloggers who may not even get to visit my weblog:
9. Ability to keep track of some stats

ELSUA – A KM Blog MyBlogLog – 9 Reasons Why I Am Still Using It Everyday and Loving It

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]]> http://www.ismckenzie.com/9-reasons-to-use-mybloglog/feed/ 1 The Funny Names of Saskatchewan Towns http://www.ismckenzie.com/the-funny-names-of-saskatchwan-towns/ http://www.ismckenzie.com/the-funny-names-of-saskatchwan-towns/#comments Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:25:34 +0000 Ian McKenzie http://www.ismckenzie.com/01/27/the-funny-names-of-saskatchwan-towns/ I’m sure every region in North America has its share of communities with odd names. The Canadian province of Saskatchewan seems to have more than most. Here’s a local reading a list of a few of them. Having split a dozen years between Prince Albert, Saskatoon and Tisdale, I know where most of these towns are.

Link from Estevan native Jeff Sandquist

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