Sunday Night Social: Pledge me and I’ll tweet you!
I’ve run (no pun intended) this idea by a couple of people, in the hopes that someone would tell me I’m nuts. Of course, no one has done that. So here it comes: pledge me for the 2011 MS Walk, and I’ll come-live tweet your holiday partay. For five years I’ve been a participant in the annual MS Walk, raising funds to support the MS Society of Canada, and — with the gracious help of my gourmet parents — have held some fabulous par-tays to support the cause....
Read MoreSunday Night Social: building real and online communities
You may have noticed that I skipped a Sunday Night Social last weekend. Several reasons: first, I was recovering from a marathon of events at the second annual Osoyoos Celebrity Wine Festival. You can relive the action through Twitter by searching for the hashtag #ocwf. Then my Okanagan-wine-loving-Twitter-gal-pals @okanaganwriting and @impactevents and I co-hosted the second Okanagan Wine Tweetup at Township 7. Again, you can live vicariously through Twitter by searching for #okwt. In...
Read MoreNetworking for charity
‘Tis the season of giving…or shopping, which will hopefully lead to some giving. I am one of those nutty people who finishes holiday shopping early, typically by Halloween. Why? First, I’m not a fan of crowds. In particular, I’m not a fan of crowds carrying cold and flu viruses. Second, it saves money. Rather than last minute shopping, I pick up things throughout the year, whenever I see items I think someone on my gift-giving list will appreciate. Sure, I still do some...
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