"I had no idea how stressful the choices people living in poverty have to make are. I don't know if I could do it, nor how they do."
- Living on the Edge Participant
Do you know someone who is homeless? Someone who is struggling with mental illness? Maybe a person who is just down on their luck? Well, after spending a day last week at The Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre, our United Way of Calgary and Area Marketing & Communications team can answer, “Yes, we know more than 1100 people facing these issues.”
Who is Andrew Phung? A motivator, a creator of connections, an actor, a teacher, and a visionary.
It was a night full of anticipation and excitement; volunteers, artists and representatives from community agencies gathered to share their passion for the arts at the 6th annual Timeraiser Calgary.Held at Flames Central on Thursday, June 16, Timeraiser, an event supported by United Way’s BeCause initiative, engaged young professionals between the ages of 20 and 40 to come together and...
June 16 turned into one heck of a night. To no one's surprise, Timeraiser was a huge success and BeCause was happy to be part of it.Flames Central played host to the event which saw Calgarians bid on all sorts of art from local artists. The twist? The sold-out crowd wasn't bidding with money, but instead were bidding with their time. After speaking with the dozens of local groups,...
