by mvboronowski | Oct 23, 2011 | 100 Community Builders
Who are you? My name is Martin Renauld. Even though I´m only 31 years old, I have been considered old for more than a decade… since I am both extremely wise and have grey hair. I´m Québécois, currently living in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where I am pursuing a PHD in...
by mvboronowski | Oct 21, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
I signed up for the VanValley Buyers Club in July and it’s been such a fabulous experience, I had to share. We paid about $600 up front for 17 weeks of amazing produce. Each week, we’re pretty much set for fruit and veggies except for a few extras here and there,...
by mvboronowski | Oct 19, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories, Business & Entrepreneurship, Pop Culture Career Advice
During the month of October, youth in BC have an opportunity to Save Like Steve. Once again, my main man Steve Nash shows what it takes to build community. As discussed many, many, many times by the contributors to this blog, Steve Nash is the greatest. His resume...
by mvboronowski | Oct 18, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories, Business & Entrepreneurship
Last week my friend sent me a few emails to see if I’d updated my iPhone 4 to the new iOS 5 so that we could use iMessenger from his iPad. He texted me later to see if I’d updated yet. And then finally when all apps and updates were downloaded and installed I got...
by mvboronowski | Oct 17, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories, Aboard the Editor's Pirate Ship
Last Thursday I was playing in my weekly Tier 2 Men’s Basketball League game. We won, but that’s not what this story is about. This story is about trust. As I sat on the bench during the game (I get tired quite easily when games begin at 10pm), a young man...
