Breast Cancer

Earlier this year i was able to participate in The Weekend to End Breast Cancer which thanks to all those who donated raised a heck of alot of money (7.1 million dollars to be exact), that went to breast cancer research and treatment for the Alberta Cancer Board. So if you haven't figured it out by now one of the very things that i am passionate about is doing whatever it is that i can to help raise funds and awareness to this very important cause. It is very scary knowing that 1 in 9 women will be diagnoised and treated for cancer.....1 in 9 can you believe it! So how about i get to the point as to why i am posting today. As some of you might have heard Vibe 98.5 have teamed up with Cardel homes and CityTV to bring us bras for a cause. What they are doing is asking people to drop off bras that they do not use to either the Vibe station and/or the CityTV station, and for every bra that they collect Cardel homes will donate five dollars to breast cancer research. For more information check out these two web sites www.vibe985.com or www.citytv.com/calgary/default.aspx . Oh and one other way that anyone can help (this is thanks to my very amazing boyfriend Jeff)is to just check out this web site http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites . Every time you click on the icon on this page you are helping someone that otherwise would not be able to, recieve a free mammogram, how awesome is that! Anyways remember check those breasts!

Public Service Ad's

So the other day i was on the train and while i was sitting i happened to notice one of those poster ad's that they have hanging by the doors. Now i usually don't notice or even care what these have to say, but this one in general cought and kept my attention. The caption was "Spare change for meth. You wouldn't support this habbit......don't support panhandlers!" The poster then went on to talk about responsiblity and how we should not support the alochol/drug abuse of the homeless. This bothered me a little.....well actually alot. It's bad enough that those in need are already being slapped with lables such as "lazy" and "welfair bums" how about we just slap some more lables and judgments on to them and call them all alcoholics and drug addicts oh and don't forget mentally ill. No I am not nieve I do realize that there is a percentage of those that are homeless that fit into that mold, however it does not fit for all the them.......some are really people that are just in a bad way. Whenever I am downtown and see what is going on and i can't help but ask myself, isn't there something more that we as a society can to do help? I realize that we have community programs such as the drop in center, the mustard seed, and C.U.P.S., as well as many others, and even though these are fantasic organizations to me it just seems that more needs to be done. I really do believe that it could start with us a people, maybe taking the time to see someone that is less fourtunate then ourselves as an actual person, rather then our own cheap entertainment. Teaching people especially our kids to have compassion for their fellow man rather then just watching them lay on the ground and laugh at them because they are using a garbage bag as a blanket and the curb for their pillow. So i guess what i am really trying to get at is......yes we can continue to place public service ad's on the buses and trains, but tell me, is that really going to change anything?