West Fest – FTC Lands In BC
Sipping hot coffee in a mom and pop café in Yale Town Vancouver I’m absorbing the power of last night’s celebration “West Fest – FTC Lands in BC.” Free The Children launched a new office in Vancouver,...
View ArticleIsfeld Interact Club Raised Over $1400 For Connecting With Kenya
Mark R. Isfeld Interact Club worked hard this year to raise over $1400 for Connecting With Kenya. The group rallied the entire school to participate in two fundraisers. The first was a hotdog roast....
View ArticleGP Vanier’s Interact Club Supports Connecting With Kenya
GP Vanier’s Interact Club made cheque presentations to multiple organizations based in the Comox Valley today. One of those lucky causes was Connecting With Kenya. Club member Brett Trainor (left) has...
View ArticleGP Vanier Leadership Class Grilled Up Some Fund Raising
On the very last day of classes GP Vanier’s Leadership 12 class presented a cheque for $350 to me for Connecting With Kenya. The class held a burger BBQ at lunch time to raise the money. 160 beef,...
View ArticleThe Boys At Black Rose Raised $466 for Connecting With Kenya
The artists at Black Rose Tattoos on 5th Street in Courtenay Van Potvin, Cody Walsh and Curt Christensen donated 10% of their tattoo income in the beginning of July to Connecting With Kenya. These...
View ArticleValley View ReThinking Small Actions For Big Change
“I am often telling people about Zac Whyte and what a great speaker he is, however, every time he presents, he never ceases to blow my mind. The students are simply captivated, resting on his every...
View ArticleThe Fall 2010 Reports From Our Villages In Kenya
Many of you were involved in the community project called Connecting With Kenya in 2008-2009. The project raised over $47,000 and united over 5000 people on Vancouver Island to provide school houses,...
View ArticleThe Idea That Will Change The World
T and Z in Uganda Taylor Conroy is an amazing person and after you watch this video you are going to understand why he is one of my favorite people on the planet. His actions and passion for creating...
View ArticleQueneesh Grade 7′s Challenge Poverty & The Status Quo
On November 15th I volunteered to speak with a Queneesh Elementary grade 7 class to throw more juice on the passion hurricane that the kids were creating. I spoke to them about my experiences and...
View ArticleFTC Freedom Fest 2012 at Ecole Robb Road
It’s not every day that you get to share the stage with one of your heros. This spring I had the indelible pleasure of speaking with Spencer West at Freedom Fest 2012 in Comox, British Columbia. The...
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