Digging in to a mess of bacon, egg, foie gras, and beef at Diner Deluxe as a part of YYC Burger Week because it’s all for a good cause.
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Team Diabetes Stampede BBQ 2014 At The Tangerine Calgary Cafe #TeamDBBQ
Friday July 11 at Tangerine Calgary Cafe, Buzz Bishop and XL 103 will be hosting a Stampede BBQ with All Beef Catering to support Team Diabetes.
Playing Poker With Lanny McDonald At Flames Ambassador Poker Tournament
The Calgary Flames Ambassador Poker Tournament was a blast. I got to witness the past and future of the Flames playing with Lanny McDonald and Sean Monahan
Bermuda and Prague Added to Team Diabetes 2015 Race Calendar
Team Diabetes has unveiled their 2015 race calendar. It will take them to Prague, Hawaii, Iceland, and Bermuda to run The Bermuda Triangle.
Canadian Diabetes Association Salutes 2013 Volunteers
The Canadian Diabetes Assocation saluted their 2013 Volunteers. While it was an honour to be named Outstanding Regional Partner for mywork with Team Diabetes, the best part of the day was posing for pictures with my award. Seriously, you have to look at these photos.
Achievement Unlocked: Speak At A Conference
I’m proud to announce I will be one of the speakers at the Dad 2.0 Summit in New Orleans in January. It’s just another piece in the puzzle that is seeing DadCAMP established as a recognizable brand and a great tool to help fund raise for Team Diabetes.
No Mo’ For Me: How I Plan To Support Diabetes Awareness *AND* Men’s Health Programs
November is about more than moustaches. While the dirty stache will get all the headlines this month, November is also about diabetes awareness and World Diabetes Day. I’ve got a plan to get both causes lots of love, awareness, and fundraising. Here’s how you can help:
CONTEST: Who Inspires You In The Fight Against Diabetes?
I don’t have diabetes directly in my family. But, through my involvement with Team Diabetes, I have met many people living with diabetes who I would go to the moon and back for. The latest is a girl in Grade 1 who is being ostracized from her class just because she has to check blood sugar and adjust her insulin pump. Here’s her story ..
Kauai Marathon Added As New Destination For Team Diabetes In 2014
Lace Up and Run the Kauai Marathon with Team Diabetes! The race goes August 31st, 2014.
ING Direct Is The Little Bank That Gives Back In Big Ways
[twitter]This is not a sponsored post. Nobody paid me to write this, I’m just writing this because .. well .. I want to say thank you. In the past 18 months, ING Direct has donated…
The Charitable Vacuum In The Wake Of #YYCFlood
[twitter]In just 8 days, the Red Cross has sucked up more than $13M in charitable donations from the Calgary economy. You can argue the effectiveness of donating to different organizations (and I have) but you…
5 Ways To Volunteer To Help Calgary Clean Up After #YYCFlood
Image via DaxJust.in [twitter]Volunteerism. It’s sweat, it’s dirt, it’s effort, it’s time. It’s not money. Calgary drives 5% of Canada’s economy. It’s a rich place. A very rich place. In 1 week $10M was donated…
Calgary Flames Ambassador Charity Poker Tournament
[twitter]The Calgary Flames Ambassador Celebrity Poker Tournament went down at the Deerfoot Inn and Casino last night. $250,000 was raised for the Flames Foundation for Life; bringing the total raised through the poker event to…
Watch 25 000 Teddy Bears Fly At The 2012 Calgary Hitmen Teddy Bear Toss
25 000 teddy bears tossed on the ice in a matter of minutes. Watch the fur fly …
What Does It Feel Like To Have Diabetes?
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. I try to do all I can through radio and the web to bring awareness to Team Diabetes and the greater cause, but my friend Kerri at Six Until Me…
Things Are About To Get A Little Hashtaggy
[twitter]My personal charity of choice is Team Diabetes. If I enter any media contest where an honorarium to charity is offered, I choose Team Diabetes. This has resulted in big donations from the likes of…