As you may remember, last year our school held our first ever Wigs For Kids assembly, where several students (including my two daughers) and one teacher (yep, me!) donated their hair. As soon as the event ended, I had girls lining up to participate for 2015…and this year’s initiative was another success! Here’s one last […] Read more…
May is National Food Allergy Awareness Month, and I’m pleased to be able to share some information about the incredible work SickKids is doing when it comes to research and care related to food allergies (which have seen a rise of over 18% in the last 15 years). For approximately 300,000 Canadian children and their families, […] Read more…
I adored Barbie as a child, and my daughters certainly take after me. Maggie’s Barbies are by far her favourite toys at the moment, and she and her sister love to play a game called “Barbie Ever After”, where the Barbies join Frannie’s beloved Ever After High dolls. I was intrigued when I learned that […] Read more…
Incredible work happens at SickKids in Toronto. I have several friends and family members whose children’s lives were changed and even saved by the wonderful work done by the SickKids team, so when I was asked to help share this original Valentine’s Day gift idea, I just couldn’t turn down the opportunity. Before I pass […] Read more…
My latest segment on CHEX Daily is all about ways to involve your kids in charity and social justice, and why it’s so important (plus I even found a way to make reference to an episode of Friends!) Whether your child is interested in animals (volunteer at a shelter, walk a neighbour’s dog), the environment […] Read more…
As we approach Thanksgiving, I’m pleased to be able to share with you an initiative that was launched by Quaker Canada this past summer called Chewy for Charity, which will help Canadian families in need get the nutrition they need this upcoming holiday, and beyond. Quaker Chewy is asking families across Canada to get creative for […] Read more…
Today I’m sharing a very special guest post from 12 year old Sarah Edge. I was contacted by her mom, who not only is a This Mom Loves supporter, but was also my high school French teacher. (Knowing that I went on to complete my university degree in French and began my career teaching the […] Read more…
I have been so blessed in my life, and I always feel like I should be doing more to give back. I’m quick to make charitable donations, partly because I have the luxury of time often meaning more to me than money. I give to the church, and I love to pledge friends who are […] Read more…
I’m willing to bet that you’ve heard of TOMS, the company that provides a pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair sold (to date, TOMS has given over 10 million pairs of new shoes to children in need in 60 countries around the world), and I was recently given the opportunity […] Read more…
It finally happened! Yesterday was our Wigs For Kids assembly at school, where 8 brave young girls (and one secretly apprehensive teacher) cut off 10″ ponytails to be donated to make wigs for children in need! We kicked off our initiative back in the fall, to give kids a chance to get growing…and they sure […] Read more…