This Is Your City

Low impact on the joints and high impact on mental health.                                                                                                                                                             Viral video  of a woman indoor trampolining, called Jump Fitness, inspires thousands to start jumping and take control of their mental health.

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Saving One Dog At A Time.

It takes a kind heart and a lot of love to adopt or even foster a pet.  Finding a forever home for dogs who have been rescued from deplorable situations or who have lost their human due to death or sickness is a daunting task, but Ozzie to The Rescue does just that.

Find out how you can help

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#furbabies

#petrescue

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Second Harvest is rescuing food to make a positive social and environmental change

11.2 MILLION tonnes of edible food goes to landfill- 162 MILLION pounds of greenhouse gases averted by food rescue

58% of all food produced is lost and wasted in Canada every year - Second Harvest helped with 53 million pounds of food being rescued and redistributed

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#foodrescue

#foodinsecurity

#saveourplanet

#foodwaste

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Two young, amazing girls who have big deams and even bigger smiles tell us about their entrepreneurial goals and desires.  Let's remember not only to inspire, challenge and encourage the younger generation, but let's make it a point to mentor them.  After all, our world sure could use some community changing, pure hearted young people!  Check out Young Bosses In Business kid pop up shop event for the GTA to shop and support our small entrepreneurs and their business. YBIB is very kid-friendly, hosted by creative kids, with many talents, featuring special appearances, entertainment, motivational speakers to uplift, encourage, inspire young bosses and motivate us to pursue their dreams!

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What does a boy who suffers from chronic Crohn's Disease do, he writes a cookbook of course. Jordan's journey of trying to manage his Crohn's Disease since he was a very young boy has not been easy, but the bright side of the suffering is that he and his family were able to spend a lot of time together trying to figure out how to make it better for him.  "You've Gotta Make This" is the name of this amazing cookbook.  A portion of the cookbook goes to Crohns & Colitis Canada.

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A virus in her spinal cord that left her quadriplegic, unable to move from the neck down. After a year of traditional medical care not working, Alison then tried Integrative Manual Therapy. Within 5 months, she was walking again without even the use of a cane.  Alison eventually went on to compete in two seasons of American Ninja Warrior!  She is Co-founder at Inner Restoration and a freedom fighter for people's health and wellness.

Blind since birth, a once-spirited kid with big dreams now finds herself in a locked psychiatric facility—a wounded young woman in the midst of a global pandemic.   Heather's journey through despair to acceptance and hope. Heather Hutchison is the author of Holding On by Letting Go: A Memoir, and an award-winning singer/songwriter with three albums released to date. Blind since birth, she is passionate about educating people on disability and mental health through her music and writing.

Sexual abuse, Sex trafficking, Labor trafficking, Religious Cult, and Suicide;  Worthy, Strong,  Forgiving, Advocate, Change Maker, Business Woman Amanda Catarzi takes us from the underground dark world that she knew so well, to the work she has done undercover for government agencies, assisting in writing federal legislation, to  a social worker as an anti-sex trafficking specialist where her undeniable talent and skill for writing brought her to where she is today as a high spirited Entrepreneur running her own content and strategy agency called InkeryCo.com where she creates custom-fit content strategically targeting your niche and convert your followers into customers Amanda wants to show you how you can get some of your time back, time you could be using to build your business more productively.  How? By having  her do the copywriting for you,  allows you to get out there and build relationships with your customers. E25

Nearly 18 years in group homes and foster homes, being physically and sexually abused, then at age 11 he ran away and spent 6 months homeless on the streets of Cleveland, until finally a woman by the name of  Ruth E. Plowden - who was CL King's foster mom, told him that he could take all of the tragedies he experienced as a child and use them to make excuses...or use them to change the world!  I am so excited to tell you, that he has decided to use his experiences, TO CHANGE THE WORLD!