In honour of #GivingTuesday, Carya has partnered with Canada Helps to provide our incredible community with an opportunity to view a free screening of the documentary UnCharitable from the comfort of your home or office. Led by Dan Pallotta, whose record-breaking TED Talk on the subject of charitable giving has inspired leading philanthropists and changemakers, this documentary exposes the undeniable challenges and transformative opportunities which lay… Read more »
Connections matter. They matter a lot. Whether it’s a warm conversation with a trusted friend, shared laughter at a community event, or the kindness of a stranger – these moments contribute to our well-being and sense of belonging. In a world that thrives off connectivity, it may come as a surprise that social isolation continues to be a significant challenge, affecting people of all ages and… Read more »
12 Days of carya is here; from December 1st through 16th, we will celebrate our supporters who have chosen to invest in carya’s essential services! We want to celebrate our supporters by showcasing their impact on the community. Our corporate partners and their generous teams often wish to understand how they can make a difference for their community with a gift of time. When individuals… Read more »
12 Days of carya is here! From December 1st through 16th, we will celebrate our supporters who have chosen to invest in carya’s essential services. Students enrolled in SAIT’s Project Management course are transforming theory into philanthropy and commerce into the community through a lesson in giving! Student groups from the School of Business took on projects which aimed to raise funds for Calgary-area charities…. Read more »
12 Days of carya is here! from December 1st through 16th, we will be celebrating our supporters who have chosen to make an investment in carya’s essential services. EFW Radiology has helped countless Calgarians that have sought support with mental, physical, emotional, and financial well-being by generously funding carya initiatives. This month, carya and EFW Radiology are celebrating a 10-year partnership that has directly impacted… Read more »
Father’s Day is just around the corner, and Sunday is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the dads in our lives. If you’re a father yourself, Father’s Day is a great chance to spend some quality time with your family and reflect on all of the joys that fatherhood can bring. But being a father isn’t always easy, and there are unique challenges that come along with… Read more »
Spring cleaning – something everyone looks forward to. Or at least looks forward to finishing. Aside from a clean home, there are numerous benefits to setting time aside to complete the task of spring cleaning. Today, we’ll look at five of those benefits as well as how spring cleaning became something that happens (or should happen) every year. Back in the past, people kept their houses shut tight during… Read more »
Today is Leap Day, a day that comes just once every four years, during Leap Year. Leap Year is a result of the time it takes the Earth to orbit around the sun, which is 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 45 seconds.There’s a bit of slip time that happens (where we lose time), so scientists figured out that some changes would have to be made to the… Read more »
Research suggests that, during the teenage years, language goes a little off-line and vocabulary can shrink from 40,000 words to as little as 8,000 words. So parents could find their children go from being chatty and engaged to silent, repetitive and brief in their responses. And that’s a perfectly normal part of the development of the teenage brain. But when verbal communication dries up, how do… Read more »