The BC Cancer Foundation

The first charity close to my heart is the BC Cancer foundation. There are few of us these days that have not been touched in some way by this formidable disease. I have lost a Great Grandmother, a Grandmother, and an Aunt to cancer and I have a second Aunt fighting lung cancer right now. My very, very good friend in Life died after a long, exhausting battle with Brain cancer, and a current friend is now in that same battle with Stomach cancer. It is in memory of these friends and family that I choose this recipient. This disease can be treated and sometimes, prevented, but the Cancer foundation needs our financial help to do its work.

The Mustard Seed

The second charity I have chosen is The Mustard Seed. I have been involved in this faith-based organization for over 10 years. They work with families in need; supporting every member, and addressing their needs as individuals. My participation was significantly spent with the youth. Their work is fundamentally preventative rather than simply remedial. The Mustard Seed offers a Sanctuary of Restoration for people who have been broken in life, concentrating on the whole person by encouraging five streams of healing: physical care, intellectual care, emotional life, social care and finally, spiritual care. As a professional Early Childhood Educator, I am very excited about the work they are doing with the Family Center. The Family Center is their newest initiative, where volunteers and staff work beside parents and their children simultaneously. The Family Center is an aggressive prevention model disrupting the causes of family poverty.