In Highlands, we live in the (self proclaimed) best neighbourhood in a wealthy city in the richest province in one of the richest countries in the world.
We also live in the reality that some of our best and brightest ideas never see daylight because of drawn out processes that license and fund our most hopeful plans.
Lending a hand
Some of us in Highlands have talked about this recently. Must everything in life be so arduous? A smattering of us have bought into the idea of giving generously. Some ideas just don’t have to slog through mountains of applications and jurisdictional compendiums to agree that it’s good to support a local business venture, or help an individual in need.
The Awesome Foundation is a new venture brewing that works like this: a committee of 10 volunteer members give $100 each that goes directly in a brown paper bag (equals $1,000 buckaroonnies).
Applications (via napkin, e-mail, calligraphy or any other creative means) flood in from the neighbourhood as to needs and ideas that require dollars. The foundation of 10 chooses the most worthy cause and the money is awarded. Ta da! it’s that easy.
Continue the efforts
It could be a person or family in need, it could be a young lady/gentleman with a great neighbourhood business venture ... hopefully your ideas far out-originate ours.
In essence, we fully recognize our abundance in this neighbourhood and we want to recognize the needs and opportunities that exist amongst us and climb aboard where we can be of assistance.
The goal, as it stands, is to repeat this venture in concert with each publication of Highlands-Bellevue Highlights Magazine (quarterly) and continue the awesome-ness. Got it? So get talking and ruminate on what needs to happen. (D. Rietveld)
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