Category Archives: War Child Challenge

The War Child Challenge rises again! (Sort of!)

[Edit: Soooo, this isn't actually happening anymore. Read about why here!] Man, I was doing SO well with my blogging last week. Then this week happened and I found myself buried in work and trying to keep up with the short week so all of my BRILLIANT ideas had to take a backseat. I apologize read more »

Help Make ‘World Without Worms’ Canada’s Next Top Young Philanthropists!

A couple of months ago I got an e-mail from a couple of my favourite local activists, Abby and Fiona Emdin. I always love hearing from these two but this time it was EXTRA special. Remember back when I was participating in the War Child Challenge and I did a photo profile on the student read more »

Back in Action and the War Child Challenge Finale

Wow. Here it is, December 28 (and a full week and a bit into my Christmas holidays) and I’m only getting the chance to blog now. Eek. Aside from the obvious fact that Christmas is busy in general (family, last minute shopping, visiting friends, etc), the internet at our house decided to go on holiday read more »

The War Child Challenge and the Social Media Effect

So we’re down to the last few days of voting in the War Child Challenge and here I am, only getting around to writing my wrap-up post now. Our last entries went up back on the 6th and, as always, you guys have blown me away with your votes and awesome comments (Have I told read more »

War is Not a Game: My Video Entry for War Child Challenge #3

My 3rd entry for the War Child Challenge feels as though it has been a long time coming. In a way, it has been – as I wrote in the intro for the entry, I’ve had the idea for the video I created in my mind since I was first approached by War Child to read more »

War Child Challenge #2: Arthur Fredrick Community Builders

So, I’ve been trying to get a video together to talk about my second War Child Challenge entry since last week. As you can see, it hasn’t happened. Well, that’s not entirely true – I did film something, I just haven’t had the time to edit it because I’ve been busy with filming and editing read more »

War Child Challenge: Entry #1 Video Check-in

It’s Monday! Do you know what that means? It means that we’re officially half-way through voting for the first entries in the War Child Challenge! To give a bit of a fun, personalized check-in on how things are going and why I’m so pumped about this campaign, I decided to make a video! I’m kind read more »

War Child Challenge #1: World Without Worms!

At last! The first submissions for the War Child Challenge are up and voting has begun! (Here’s mine!) To say that I’m excited about this would be the understatement of a lifetime! So far the response has been overwhelming – everyone has jumped up to show their support and the word is spreading like crazy. read more »

Sara and the Mystery of the Missing Month

I just looked at the calendar and it hit me that tomorrow is the 15th. So, if tomorrow is the 15th then we are petty much half way through October and, to be perfectly honest, I don’t know if I could tell you what happened in the first half. Please don’t tell me how many read more »

Getting my good on with the War Child Challenge!

EDIT: Some of the dates have changed! The new campaign kick-off is Tuesday, October 12th and my first submission is due on the 25th! Can’t wait! For the past few weeks I’ve been alluding to something cool and amazing and generally just awesome that was about to happen in my life. I’ve spent those weeks read more »