A Different Way to Give on Mother’s Day: My Sister’s Place

I’m very lucky.  I’ve had a pretty blessed life and this year, on Mother’s Day, I get to be with both my mom and my daughter.   The women who utilize the services at My Sisters’ Place in London, Ontario are not nearly as lucky.  The woman at My Sisters’ Place are homeless or at risk [...]

A Moment to Pause

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I won’t be sharing any crafty ideas, recipes, or other fun stuff on my blog today as planned as today is a National Day of Mourning for the victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy.  There will be no posting on my Facebook pages or the Creative Cynchronicity Google+ or Twitter accounts either.  In light of [...]

Today is Creative Cynchronicity’s 2nd Annual Mitzvah Day

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Today is Creative Cynchronicity’s 2nd Annual Mitzvah Day, a day to spread some holiday cheer by performing random acts of kindness out in the world.  Especially in light of what happened at the school in Connecticut yesterday, I’m even more determined to perform as many good deeds for others as I possibly can today.  Will [...]

Creative Cynchronicity’s Second Annual Mitzvah Day

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Ok so when I started Mitzvah Day it was going to be on December 1st each year.  AND THEN life got in the way and I ended up with strep throat, an ear infection, AND pneumonia this year and there was just no way I could get a blog post up in time or get [...]

Dial Into Giving SIMPLE Service Project for Champions for Kids #DIALCFK Part Two

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This past week, I had the great pleasure of running a donations drive for the Dial into Giving Simple Service Project for Champions for Kids.  Our day to day lives are filled with bacteria and germs that can cause disease – yeah, it’s kind of yucky to think about but it’s true.  And we know [...]

#IDG2012 – International Day of the Girl Tweetathon: Girls’ Book Clubs and the Value of Reading

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Today is the International Day of the Girl and @10x10act, moms, NGOs & activists are raising their voices for girls with a Tweet-a-thon! Along with my partner Margarita (@DownshiftingPRO), we’re going to be talking about young girls’ book clubs and the importance of reading from 2-3 pm Eastern. The Importance of Reading The topic of [...]

International Day of the Girl, Thursday October 11th

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Did you know that around the world, 77.6 million girls are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education? Did you know that of the 16.3 illiterate youth in the world, 63% of them are female? Did you know that when just 10% more girls attend school, a country’s GDP will go up by 3% [...]

The Big Event: World Cardmaking Day Online LIVE Crafting Event

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This weekend is the big event!  We have two days of amazing craft demonstrations and free giveaways in honour of World Cardmaking Day.  We’ll be going on Saturday from noon to 5 pm Eastern and Sunday from noon to 530 pm Eastern.  This is a free event and you don’t need a webcam or mic [...]

Dial Into Giving SIMPLE Service Project for Champions for Kids #DIALCFK

Recently, I had an opportunity come up that I simply could not let pass by because it involves a cause that I am particularly passionate about: helping children live healthy lives. I am a teacher by profession and many times I have encountered children in my classroom who were lacking in the basic necessities they [...]

Moms Fighting Hunger: London Ontario Food Bank

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Since today is the kickoff to the London Food Bank’s 24th annual fall food drive (with it officially starting tomorrow) and since I’ve been working with Moms Fighting Hunger this month, it seems appropriate to focus on hunger issues here in London, Ontario today. The population of London, Ontario is 366,151.  The average number of [...]