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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Pedal 4 Pasos
In June 2009 Gus, Anne, Cody and Genevieve started their 3 month, 6200km journey from Edmonton Alberta Canada, to Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Their sole method of travel was their bicycles. Traveling between 60-80km per day rain or shine and all in the effort to raise money for a clinic at their final destination. Primeros Pasos is a free clinic to anyone under 18 that provides health care, medication, and health education providing over 500 health education workshops every year.
After the conception of the trip the group started a non profit and in four short months have already raised nearly half of the clinic's annual budget. They will continue to raise funds for the clinic through donations, and are hoping to get sponsors per kilometer. For more information on how you can get involved visit their Facebook group and YouTube channel for intimate stories from along their journey. To support their work donate to the clinic online at primerospasos.org.
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