Our Community InvolvementWe pride ourselves on being involved...While our primary goal is to run a good ethical business, we also take great pride in helping our community and the people in our community who help others.
Bikes for the Bay - Re-Cycleism Presently we are working with the Bay St. Lawrence Community Centre in northern Cape Breton to build a small library of bicycles for kids to use and have the ability to sign out a bike for the day for free. Our Kattuk staff have been collecting old and repairable bikes and spending their time fixing these bikes up for the kids in Bay St. Lawrence. A trip up to the northern Cape Breton community s planned for the last wek of May 2010, pictures will be posted. In the meantime please join our facebook group Bikes for the Bay here...http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=536510205#!/group.php?gid=139486038931&ref=ts Local Hero award - 2010 Catherine Robar Each year we nominate a local hero to help promote their efforts. This year's award goes to Catherine Robar - founder of the Themba Development Project. Our 2010 winner is Catherine Robar of Themba Development Project.
The Themba Development Project is a volunteer operated registered Canadian charity which works to assist the struggling Xhosa tribe of South Africa and other at-risk members of the community. Our goal is to improve access to food, minimize poverty, encourage education and develop short and long term solutions to the food crisis facing the Xhosa people.What you can do to help!-Donate your Aeroplan or Avion points-Donate basic first aid supplies such as band-aid etc-Make a donation, everything over $10 will receive a tax receipt-Spread the word about our work!Our Founder, Catherine E. Robar, is a 2009 nominee for the National Canadian Humanitarian Award known as the "Me to We" Award. Ms. Robar works closely with the community members of Zone 4-Thembalethu so that the Xhosa culture and traditions are respected, encouraged and preserved. How to get involved:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2263899875&ref=ts http://www.freewebs.com/thembaproject/ |
