Power Tools

A resource for change makers and hour counters! Look here for tools and tips from Power of the Hour, Get Involved, and Volunteer Canada.

Rock Out to Pitch In

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Next month you’ll have more than good music as an excuse to rock out!  Steam Whistle Brewing is producing an ongoing concert series and 100% of the ticket sales from each show will be going to the Artists’ Health Centre Foundation.


Cancer is Hard, Walking Isn’t.


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The Shoppers Drug Mart Weekend to End Women’s Cancer is a 40-60km walk over 2 days to raise money for research & survivorship. On September 11-12, thousands will join together to walk in the battle against all women’s cancers.


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Deloitte & Touche: Learning Business Skills Volunteering Abroad

Deloitte and Touche volunteer day

One of the most satisfying ways for employees to volunteer is to bring their unique skills to an organization in desperate need of help. That’s what HR consultants Stéphanie Boucher and Christine Bertrand did when they headed to West Africa for Uniterra’s Leave for Change Program. Based in Montreal at Samson Bélair/Deloitte & Touche, the duo headed to Africa – Boucher to Bamako, Mali, Bertrand to Kougoudou in Burkina Faso – with two different, challenging, assignments.

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