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Lifting up all children and families

Lifting up all children and families

By Owen Charters In a previous role, I helped craft the Order of Canada nomination for my organization’s board chair, Patrick Johnston. In pulling together the nomination, I did a lot of research about the Sixties Scoop, as Patrick had...

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The kids aren’t alright

https://vimeo.com/435072362 The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (July 3). Full transcript below. With summer here, I know that Clubs are shifting focus. Usually we go from out of school programs to summer camps, typically an...

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Finding the balance

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (June 26). Full transcript below. This may not be as exciting a topic as some of the other weeks, but I think it's an important one. I want to...

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A group of three teenagers stand together in a brightly lit community center room while other children participate in various activities in the background.

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To the Class of 2020

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (June 19). Full transcript below. It’s the time of year when we celebrate graduation, the transition from secondary school to whatever path you have chosen to pursue next in...

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Unplugging when it’s more important to be connected than ever

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada (June 5). Full transcript below. Today is Unplug to Connect, a day where we celebrate the work we do in Clubs face to face....

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Actions over words

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (May 29). Full transcript below. Pablo Picasso once said, “What one does is what counts. Not what one had the intention of doing.” Today is the Boys & Girls...

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Still connected

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (May 22). Full transcript below. This weekend, many of you would have been packing suitcases and preparing to travel to Kingston, Ontario for our 2020 National Conference: Making Waves....

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Various colorful, sun-shaped paper crafts with unique faces and decorations hang against a purple and teal background.

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Digging out

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (May 8). Full transcript below. If you watch news coverage of disasters like fire, tornadoes, or floods, you know the extent of the devastation that they wreak. The thing...

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Recycling, and other ways to count the days

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (April 17). Full transcript below. The daily routines are the way we mark time. I now count the weeks by when I have to roll out the garbage and...

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