“The social dimension encourages contributing to one’s environment and community…it is better to contribute to the common welfare of our community than to think only of ourselves.” Retrieved from The National Wellness […]
A moment in time
Earth Day 2018 – The anti-plastic revolution
Environmental wellness Since 1970, Earth Day has been taking place annually on April 22. Every year there’s a theme and this year it’s all about the evils of plastic. https://www.earthday.org/campaigns/plastics-campaign/ “End plastic […]
Happy Earth Day 2017!
World Tourism Day 2016
Promoting universal accessibility http://wtd.unwto.org I remember when taking the travel tourism course that I wanted to specialize in providing travel services for people with disabilities. In preparation, I took a sign language […]
Will the real birthday please stand at attention?
Having grown up in one of the 16 commonwealth nations with the British monarch as the official head of state, I am often inundated with queenly matters. From starting several school days […]
Happy Matariki!
Matariki is the Maori new year. It means “eyes of god” or ” little eyes” in Te Reo Maori and is also the name of the star grouping called Pleiades. Matariki coincides with […]
World Day for Cultural Diversity
We must take adventures to know where we truly belong. ~Unknown~ Apparently May 21, 2016 is World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. It was declared in December 2002 by […]
An Official Day of Remembrance – Unwanted Exodus
March 25 2016 commemorates two tragic events in history: Good Friday and the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the TransAtlantic Slave Trade. http://www.un.org/en/events/africandescentdecade/slave-trade.shtml http://www.un.org/en/events/slaveryremembranceday/ While the date […]
National Nutrition Month – March
March has been designated National Nutrition Month and the theme adopted by the Dietitians of Canada for this year’s campaign is the “100 meal journey.” Approximately, 100 meals are eaten a month […]
Black History Month – Buffalo Soldiers
Do people mail postcards anymore? Every February I go to Canada Post to purchase stamps issued for Black History Month. For 2016 it’s the No. 2 Construction Batallion who get the honours. […]
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