Ending the year with yet another company’s core value, which is COMMUNITY. This time, it was with the SECOND HARVEST. On Dec 13, 2012, our group went to their warehouse located at Sheppard and Allen Road. Ms. Nicole Light, the volunteer coordinator, welcomed us with a brief orientation of how the organization started and what they do in general. The program basically reaches out to families through a number of agencies. It was then followed by a short tour that…

The San Romanoway Association is a not-for-profit organization in the community, which TSG humbly supports. Their mission is to promote a sense of belonging in the Jane-Finch community by assisting families, individuals and groups of all ages and backgrounds through a wide range of programs and supporting each other by building a safer and healthier environment. The programs are: Breakfast & After School Program – this program is for children 6-12 years of age. Qualified staff and volunteers provide the…

Protecting children from danger tops the list of parents priorities. It’s important to teach children the dangers associated with fire, water, strangers and other perils. Keep children safe by educating them about preventive ways and by practicing safety measures. In Case Of Fire Teach Children about fire related danger. Do not let them play with matches, candles, lighters, electrical outlets etc. Keep the away from kitchen appliances, fireplaces, barbecues, fire pits etc. Draw a map of your house indicating the…

What Brings You There Have you ever been in a situation wherein you were moved to do something merely because everybody around you did? Or you did something not realizing clearly why you were driven to do so? Well, we are called to belong and act. The manner by how we are moved is the question. Let me go through it further as I go along. Community: Conformity vs Independence As we all know, we belong to various communities –…

  I believe I mentioned in my previous blog about how enthusiastic I was for the next TSG’s community experience. Well, it finally pushed through and I’m excited to share it with you all the more. You Are What You Eat Bala Avenue Community School is a small inner city school with a population of 261 students (from JK to Grade 5) under Toronto District School Board. On May 10th, 2012, they held their First Annual Wellness Fair, and on behalf…

  When I was tasked to be in charge of our company’s charity traditions, modesty aside, I felt excited more than anxious. Yes, partly I took it as a challenge but more so as a privilege. I suddenly had this vivid recurrence of my past experiences back in my home country. Just to share an overview of what I am talking about, allow me to begin with a short story. My Story Back in 2007, my two sisters and I…

It gets busy running a business, so we have to remember to step back and thank you. So this is us saying thank you. We want to offer you an chance to win a $50 gift card to BestBuy, so good luck and enjoy! For you chance to win your BestBuy gift card…click the button below.

We live such busy lives, we work, we work some more and then if there’s time, we fit in some more work (or at least it feels this way). It’s important to step back from the hustle and look at what we have, instead of always working to fill the void of what we don’t. I want to take this opportunity to say a big Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends down south. And in the spirt of giving thanks…

Last night as I was leaving Union Station on the Go Train (heading westbound to Port Credit), something very scary occurred to me… I realized I had left my purse back at Union Station. As I started to panic I noticed there was a Go Employee in our Car, before I could say anything, she acknowledge my situation, helped me calm down and immediately called Union Station to let them know where I had left my purse. I asked her…

Yesterday the TSG crew attended the North York Harvest Food Bank to volunteer our time to sort non-perishible food items.  We spent 2 months collecting items in our office, so Kathy thought it would be a great idea for us not only to collect the items, but to go to the food bank and actually see where the food was going, and how it was distributed to the people in need.  Santo Lupo from the North York Harvest took us on…

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Keeping in line with our rebranding we wanted to purchase some artwork for the office however we didn’t want what you would find in any other office around Toronto. We pride ourselves on being different so why would we purchase from the same places the masses shop? We decided we would have someone come in and get a feel for the office and provide us with some concepts. I always say everything is timing and this situation was no different – we…

This morning I had the pleasure of attending the Women In Insurance Cancer Crusade (WICC) annual breakfast.  The speaker was John Sylvestre, a professional photographer who was diagnosed with cancer in 2004.  He spoke about his journey, how he and his family managed to get through it, and how lucky he is to be completely cancer free today so that he can continue to travel Canada and do what he loves, taking gorgeous pictures of our great Country, some of which he…