season of giving

The Season of Giving - Day 4

The Season of Giving - Day 4

Formed by members of the community in 1974, the Burlington Humane Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping Burlington’s stray and abandoned animals. They believe that each and every animal that comes into their care deserves a better life, and has the right to a safe and loving home.

The Season of Giving - Day 2

The Season of Giving - Day 2

In 1949, desperate to find a cure and protect their children from polio, mothers across Canada joined in a North America-wide fundraising effort, going door to door in their own neighbourhoods to collect dimes. The sheer scope of the campaign led entertainer Eddie Cantor to suggest the name "March of Dimes", based on the song "Brother can you spare a dime?" produced during the Great Depression.