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Jeremy's Uncle Bill shared his story with us on Facebook. Thank you for being so thoughtful. We love that you are helping to take care of the yards around your house - a real benefit to your community and I'm sure the neighbours appreciate it! Act of Kindness Story submitted by Bill Relf: Neat and tidy lawns are the order of the day On either side of my home are two single ladies; one is a school teacher at a Hutterite Colony, and my sister-in-law is on the other side. They both have big yards, so since I have a riding lawn mower, I help out by keeping their grass cut during the summer, in the spring and fall I usually rake leaves, and over the winter use my snow blower on their driveways. 
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Jeremy's Aunt Olga shared her story with us on Facebook. How thoughtful to help a friend celebrate her birthday when her family is too far away to help her celebrate in person. Thank you for sharing your story and helping a friend know she is loved by many! Act of Kindness Story submitted by Olga Relf: People have told me I have the gift of hospitality. One of my enjoyments is entertaining ; family, friends and acquaintances My "Share The Love" has been to celebrate an 84th birthday for a special friend whose daughters do not live close by (Italy, Vancouver) I invited a few of her close friends to a birthday luncheon at my home There were eight of us. Food ,Fun, Fellowship were the order of the day!  This weekend, we received another story from a wonderful friend, Marcia. Her act of kindness was very inspiring as she has made a real difference in the life of a new Canadian. Thank you for sharing your story for us! Act of Kindness Story submitted by Marcia Williams: Imagine how thankful I am that my act of kindness has also enriched my life! Since retiring from teaching, I have been spending time helping a new Canadian with her English. The goal is to assist her with oral communication and also help her find appropriate employment. Meeting her family, learning more about Poland, their culture and traditions, plus just talking about everything under the sun has been great fun!   My former principal and friend Simone recently shared her act of kindness with us. How wonderful that her mother was the inspiration for her gift. Thanks to her generosity, future patients in Gravelbourg will be kept warm and comfortable with warm blankets while in the hospital. Thank you for sharing your story and for helping to make our wedding wish come true!
Act of Kindness Story submitted by Simone Verville: A few months ago, my 92 year old Mom who resides in Gravelbourg underwent day surgery in Regina. She was very happy with the care provided; of particular note, she was kept comfortable with warm blankets. She shared with me that the Gravelbourg hospital auxiliary, a group of dedicated volunteers, was fundraising in order to purchase a blanket warmer for the local hospital. To help make your wedding wish come true, I have decided to make a donation towards this piece of equipment.  Unfortunately our friend Mary Wallace is unable to join us to celebrate our special day, but was thoughtful enough to make a donation the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation to help provide an education for a young girl. Since her retirement, Mary has volunteered countless hours to help organize events in Regina with other local grandmothers to raise funds to support grandmothers in Africa.
African grandmothers are central to the life of their communities. With almost no support, they have stepped forward to care for millions of children orphaned by AIDS, sometimes as many as ten to fifteen in one household. They display astonishing reserves of love, courage and emotional resilience, even while grieving the loss of their own adult children. According to the Stephen Lewis Foundation, Canadians have raised more than $24 million for African grandmothers through the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. Resources from the Campaign are invested directly at community level, with grassroots organizations that provide grandmothers and the children in their care with supports that include food, educational supplies, uniforms and school fees, medical care, HIV counselling and testing, adequate housing and bedding, counselling and support groups, home visits, and much more. Thank you Mary for your generosity and for your thoughtful gift. Unfortunately my friend Karen and her husband Ralph are unable to join us to celebrate our special day. Karen was thoughtful enough to do an act of kindness and share her story with us. Thanks to her generosity, another teacher will get to use a fantastic mental health resource with their class next year. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of so many children! Act of Kindness Story submitted by Karen Leniczek: I have made a money donation to Child & Youth to purchase a Friends Resilience program (a mental health initiative) to be used in an elementary classroom in Regina. It is a social and emotional learning program to help give students coping skills when dealing with adversity. It is a play-based training program for building resilience, to help children cope with feelings of fear, worry and sadness and give them strategies that they can continue to use in the future. Last school year, I was given the opportunity with our school counselor to use this program in my classroom. I wish to give another teacher the opportunity to use this resource in their classroom to help other students and to improve mental health for all.  Tonight we received another lovely "gift" - a story from Jeremy's Aunt Martha - about her donations of hundreds of knitted mitts and socks to those in need. Thanks to her skillful knitting needles, not only have many strangers benefitted from her generosity, but many lucky family members as well! Thanks Aunty Martha for your generosity and for helping to ensure everyone's fingers and toes are toasty warm in the winter. Act of Kindness Story submitted by Martha Borst: I learned to knit many years ago from my mother, Rosalie Splett, Jeremy's grandmother. Over the years I can't begin to count up how many wool socks, mitts, hats, scarves, and afghans I have completed. Since returning to Canada from USA in 2006 l'm sure I've knit over 500 pairs of mittens. I have donated to Selkirk abused women's shelter and via the church ladies group to a Ukraine orphanage. One other thing is that since people have learned that I love to knit as a pastime they donate leftover yarn from their projects or else I find great bargains at garage sales. I have shared my projects with family members and friends. I think Jeremy and Joanna both have a pair of wool socks that I've given them.   It was an even more exciting evening tonight when we received a second "wedding gift" of the day - a story from Jeremy's mother, Marlene Mohr, about how she organized a special lunch for her co-workers in celebration of Valentine's Day. We loved how it brought back memories of the special celebrations she used to organize when her boys were young. Thank you Marlene for always being so creative and for making every holiday memorable and special for everyone. What a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing!
Act of Kindness story submitted by Marlene Mohr: February 14th is a day of love. When discussing Valentine's Day with staff at my workplace, most didn't celebrate in any way, so I decided to "share the love" with them. I decorated the table with red disposable paper plates and serviettes; a centerpiece of a heart shaped box of turtle chocolates and dishes of red cinnamon hearts. I ordered piping hot pizza for lunch. Drinks were pink cream soda, cola (cause the bottle had red on it) and dessert was heart shaped cookies and cake. An email was sent inter-office asking everyone to join me for a Valentine Luncheon. Lots of laughter and fellowship. The most exciting thing was the it got "paid forward" as in the next few days, other staff brought items to share as well. This brings back memories of when Jeremy and his brother were small as we used to celebrate holidays by color coordinating our dinner times. I remember heart shaped hamburgers, red jello dessert, etc. "Share the Love!"  It was an exciting evening tonight when we received another "wedding gift" - a story from Jeremy's father, Dale Mohr, about his thoughtful gift for homeless men. We were very touched by Dale's story and inspired by the fact that he still thinks of helping others, even though he doesn't get out and about as much as he used to.
I love visiting with Dale and Marlene as they share their many stories of how their family has helped others over the years. It is never to boast of all the good that they have done, rather just a sharing of memories accumulated over the years. Hearing about how others have been able to overcome life's many challenges makes me thankful for the many blessings I have in my own life. When something doesn't go as planned or I have a new challenge to overcome, I always try to remain positive and work my way through it. Thank you for your generosity and for sharing your story with us. Act of Kindness story submitted by Dale Mohr: Homeless men usually wear their socks till they literally fall off. Because of my feet issues, I have decided to share socks with Siloam Mission to help keep feet dry and warm. Sixty pairs of brand new socks and 15 pairs of gently used ones should help keep some men to have comfortable feet.  It was another exciting day for both of us when we received our second "wedding gift" today - a story from a wonderful friend who would like to remain anonymous. Thanks to her generosity, a cat at the Regina Humane Society has had their adoption sponsored. We were very touched by this story and hope Pocahontas gets a forever home soon. Thank you so much!
Act of Kindness story submitted by "anonymous": My childhood friend, Janice, is in the Pasqua Hospital's Palliative Care ward. I visited her daily during the month of February before returning home to Ontario. I sadly won't see her again. She and I had many chats covering a lot of topics. We always discuss animals as we share a passion for the those in our lives, particularly cats. I told her that while in Regina, I was lucky to participate in a private tour of the Humane Society. I met a number of long term, older cat residents. We both said how lovely it would be to adopt one. Neither of us could. I told her that in her honour I would call the Humane Society before I left and make a donation so that one little kitty will have a free adoption to someone/family who will provide her a forever home. I did so. With love to you both. xoxo |
About this blog:Joanna and Jeremy are getting married! They will celebrate their wedding on June 3, 2017 in Regina, SK. 
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