The 21st Century Citizen. How do we Get Involved Today?

For the past ten years my partner at qmedia solutions and I have been doing a lot of pro bono work for a number of not-for-profits and charities. We've really enjoyed it but we wanted to do more. First we wanted to tell stories about some of the amazing people who had inspired us. And so we started with TV storytelling and on October 26th Get Involved had it's World Premiere on TVO-- Ontario's premiere public broadcaster. So far we have produced 25 profiles of amazing innovators, social entrepreneurs and activists. Take a look at our stories. Tell us what you think. Tell us about people or organizations that inspire you. During our research we sensed a growing movement growing all around us-- people realizing their skills and their expertise can be used not only to bring them financial rewards but deeper connection and meaning in their lives. And so our next step was to concieve of a website that would transform the inspiration of the television profiles and help propell people into action and Getinvolved.ca was born. Join the conversation...

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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Get Green by Going off the Grid!

Green is the new hot color these days, and new eco-friendly
inventions are popping up all over the place. But what if you could take your house almost entirely off the municipal grid? No more heating, electricity or water bills to pay and no more pesky garbage strikes to deal with! Toronto uses over 1.4 billion liters of water everyday, much of which is wasted and flushed.

Our featured video this month introduces Rolf Paloheimo; who decided his Toronto home would not fall into these wasteful trends. As an inventor and a builder, Rolf created a water filtration process that recycles and purifies rainwater, composed his floors out of composted glass particles and blue box materials and designed a solar panel system that provides electricity for the entire family. Watch the video to take a look at his unique and fabulous downtown Toronto home.
Posted by Get Involved GANG at 3:15 PM
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