Eco Travel - Choosing a Green Hotel
The idea of greener vacations is becoming more and more possible these days and thanks to growing awareness and concern for the environment, it is also becoming very popular. Hotel visits are one of the easier more obvious ways to “green” your vacation. Here are several simple things you might want to consider to help make your hotel stay a little more earth friendly. More »
Shop Green
Shopping for eco-friendly items? Visit our directory of green online retailers. More »
Our Story and Why We Eat to Fight Cancer- Part 1: Berries
This is the first in a series of posts on eating to fight cancer, a topic that is very close to our family’s heart. We will be featuring ten foods that have cancer fighting properties with an explanation of what those properties are and a favourite recipe of ours that includes cancer fighting ingredients. More »
Homemade Bird Food
n some parts of North America there is a shortage of fruit and nuts during the winter months. This means a lot of wild birds will be very hungry this time of year. You can help feed them. Save money by eliminating store bought bird feed and decrease your waste by using kitchen scraps to make homemade bird feed. More »
Raising a Child to be a Minimalist
There is a growing trend toward raising children in a minimalist, non-materialistic way. It is an uphill climb when you choose to raise your children in a frugal, non-consumerism sort of way, you are up against powerful advertising media and outside influences that you have no control over. More »
With the Right Kind of Help Dreams Can Come True
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Aviva Community Fund for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
It’s no secret that insurance companies aren’t at the top of anyone’s list when it comes to popularity. Most people I know, including myself, have had something negative to say about them at one time or another. So, normally, I wouldn’t even have considered promoting anything that one of them was doing.
Wales Home Garden
The $1,000,000 Aviva Community Fund competition is different, it’s not some far away competition by an insurance company that nobody ever really sees the results of. I’ve seen firsthand what it can do and the impact it can have on a community.
During last year’s competition The Wales Home residence for seniors, not far from here, submitted an idea. They wanted to build a therapeutic garden for Alzheimer’s patients. They submitted their proposal, which you can read here, to the Aviva Community Fund Contest. Since winning is based on the number of votes you receive, they actively encouraged everyone in the community to vote for them through the Aviva website and they won. Their garden was started last May and was completed over the summer.
If you have a great idea for your community but lack the funding then this just might be your chance to make a dream come true. Ideas can be submitted to the Aviva Community Fund Competition until November 30th 2011. Once you submit your proposal make sure to spread the word through friends, family, social media and even the press to get as many votes as you can. You can also increase your chances of winning by gaining the support of an insurance broker.
Don’t have an idea of your own? Then why not check out the ones already submitted and cast your vote for the ones you think deserve to win.
To make it even easier this year supporters can like Aviva Community Fund on Facebook and submit their votes that way. For every like they receive on Facebook $1 will be donated to Free the Children to support at-risk youth programs in Canada. The Aviva Community Fund is also on Twitter Follow @avivacf. Winners will be announced January 25 2012.
