philanthropy

Giving at Its Best

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” Thus wrote Charles Dickens in his 1864 novel Our Mutual Friend .
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Expose Yourself

I used to think that philanthropy had something to do with palm reading, because it always seemed to involve someone holding out their hand. Don’t get me wrong – I’m very generous. When I get calls from charities, I give until it hurts. It’s not my fault that I have a low threshold for pain.
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On a Positive Note

Valerie Watt, loss prevention assistant with Capital City Savings in Edmonton, brings an increasingly rare but important goal to her work environment. Her mission is simple – to make people smile.
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An Exercise of the Mind

Would you climb Mount Everest or travel to space to raise money for charity? Chances are 28-year-old Calgarian and chartered accountant, William Borger, would. In Sept. 2001 Borger actually swam across the English Channel to raise money for the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), a feat accomplished by less than 600 people in the world.
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Sam Kolias

Sam Kolias – President and CEO, Boardwalk Equities Inc.

Sam Kolias made his riches while Boardwalk Equities grew into Canada’s biggest apartment owner/manger. Founded with 16 units in 1984 as Boardwalk Realty Ltd., the company was taken public in 1994.
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