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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Friday, November 26, 2010

Show Us your Mo!

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It would be pretty hard not to notice the thousands of men walking the streets sporting some ridiculous mustaches. If you don't already know, this month has been crowned "Movember" - a month that encourages men to grow their most outrageous, hideous and hairy mustache in support of research, funding and awareness of prostate cancer. It's a great campaign - that has been catching fire ever since it was created by a group of hard partying Australians in 2003. Last year's Canadian campaign alone raised over 7.8 million dollars for Prostate Cancer Canada - and raised awareness worldwide as male CEOs, NHL players, golfers, newscasters and movie stars alike wore their facial hair with pride.

So we know you've been growing proudly over the last few weeks and we'd love to see your MO! Send us pictures for our blog and we'll send you a free tee! Email us your pics at caitied@getinvolved.ca - or simply attached them to your comments below!

For inspiration check out some 'stache hall-of-famers:

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