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How a Journey to Mali Changed the Way I Give to Charity

Sydney Loney | Posted 09.30.2012 | Canada Impact
Sydney Loney

As a city-dwelling lifestyle journalist, I tend to write about high-end spa treatments and the like. So when my editor at Chatelaine asked if I knew anyone who would travel to Mali in West Africa to write about the food crisis there, I was as surprised as she was to hear the words "I'll go." My time there changed the way I think about charitable giving. Mali is plagued with misfortune and desperately needs our help.

What Makes These Women So Extraordinary?

Shannon Skinner | Posted 09.02.2012 | Canada Living
Shannon Skinner

2012-06-18-ShannonSkinner.jpg I have had the privilege of interviewing more than 150 successful women from all walks of life who have chosen to listen to their hearts. That is what makes them "extraordinary." I would like to introduce you to some of them.