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Gina Alward

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Road Team
01/05/2023

Max: Finding resilience through the pain of chronic illness

Resilience is the foundation for positive mental health and well-being. It allows us to confront difficult experiences and challenges in a more meaningful and productive way, enabling us to learn, grow, and become stronger from…
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Builds
26/04/2023

WestJet and LiveDifferent: Going (beyond) the distance to make a difference

Since 2008, WestJet has been taking us to new heights, powering our program delivery, business travel and fundraising efforts with the gift of flight. And in 2012, we decided to take our relationship to the…
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Builds
17/04/2023

How our volunteers are making a world of difference

Volunteering is an important part of creating positive change in our world. LiveDifferent relies heavily on volunteers to support our mission and we are truly grateful for their dedication and hard work in making this…
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Builds
15/03/2023

Building a home with Anakil: How LiveDifferent chooses families to welcome home

Strong connections are what make a LiveDifferent Build truly special. And when Tara Ryan came to the Dominican Republic in 2018, she felt an instant connection after meeting Anakil. “There was just something – I was…
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#lifeisaboutpeople
31/01/2023

7 ways to lift people up during Kindness Week

In Canada, the third week in February is known as Kindness Week—a time when people are encouraged to make some sort of declaration of kindness and charity. So in the spirit of kindness, we’ve compiled…
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Emergency Relief and Community Development Fund
20/12/2022

Giving a young man his life back one donation at a time

Starling Martinez is a young adult from the Dominican Republic. In November 2021, he got into a terrible motorcycle accident that almost cost him his life. Starling collided head-on with another motorcyclist while driving on…
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Haiti
14/12/2022

Operations update on École L’Union

Sending students back to school The levels of violence and unrest in Haiti over the past few months have reached critical heights, and we have been working diligently with parents, teachers and community members to…
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Emergency Relief and Community Development Fund
16/11/2022

How LiveDifferent’s Emergency Relief and Community Development Fund Changes Lives

Supporting families and communities The core strength of everything LiveDifferent does is centered around authentic relationships where we learn from and are encouraged by each other. We first partnered with communities in developing countries to…
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