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Last Push

I know 5 days has now come to a close, however I wanted to make one last post. Our St.Patties Night was a big money maker for us, as we stayed up until 430 am to inform those you had … Continue reading

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The push

What can I say, we rock. rock rock rock. Hard work is paying off. It feels as if the last few days we have been planting the seeds and watering the earth, and today our money tree grew. Basically, we … Continue reading

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Records Keep Breaking

After we finished counting the donations last night, I made a new goal for our team – 2000 dollars. I am PROUD TO SAY – We have brought in over 2000 dollars. I am extremely grateful to be a part … Continue reading

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Happy St.Patty’s Day

Happy St. Patty’s Day to all. Charity BBQ for 5 days for the homeless today at 1130 – 3 outside our makeshift home. Allan Rock, the President of the University, and the Dean of Telfer Francois Julian will be in … Continue reading

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Telfer Love Always Shines Through

Waking up to rain in the morning sucked. However, I was lucky and didn’t get wet, however one of our 24 hr volunteers had the lovely experience of getting soaked all night. 630 AM came quickly as I had a … Continue reading

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Spotted: Day Three

Like a sign from the man upstairs that our cleanliness is past the due date, we awoke this morning to rain. Needless to say, this put a literal and figurative damper on our moods, (yes. A cliché, this is what … Continue reading

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The Sun Shines * 2 (and my face burns)

Reporting for the U of O library terrace, the core 4 (this goes out to my friend in Australia, yes we are now the new core 4) have felt the side effects of the beautiful weather….our faces are burnt. After … Continue reading

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Day Two, What Did I Do

Oh hi day two, didn’t notice you coming there.  Second night sleeping outside=not so bad.  As long you don’t take into consideration that the person sleeping beside be ditched early morning so the wind was playing ‘make believe you’re in … Continue reading

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8am – 10pm hustle

Everyone has put in a real effort today. Non stop campaigning for a good 14 hours. I’m so happy to be with the people that I’m with today, I couldn’t have asked for a better group. Real compassionate and talented … Continue reading

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Let the Sun Shine…

Officially Day 1.25 (seeing we only started at 5:00 PM Sunday night), I must honestly say the sleep under the stars was not as bad as I expected it to be. However, waking up every 35 minutes was not the … Continue reading

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