The Blog According To Buzz » charity http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog Sat, 18 May 2013 22:20:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Calgary Flames Ambassador Charity Poker Tournament http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2013/03/05/calgary-flames-ambassador-charity-poker-tournament/ http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2013/03/05/calgary-flames-ambassador-charity-poker-tournament/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:32:58 +0000 Buzz http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/?p=4672 Copyright © 2013 Buzz. Visit the original article at http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2013/03/05/calgary-flames-ambassador-charity-poker-tournament/. [twitter]The Calgary Flames Ambassador Celebrity Poker Tournament went down at the Deerfoot Inn and Casino last night. $250,000 was raised for the Flames Foundation for Life; bringing the total raised through the poker event to over $2.7 million over eight years. I saw much of [...]

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]]> http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2013/03/05/calgary-flames-ambassador-charity-poker-tournament/feed/ 0 What Does It Feel Like To Have Diabetes? http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/11/08/what-does-it-feel-like-to-have-diabetes/ http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/11/08/what-does-it-feel-like-to-have-diabetes/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:29:01 +0000 Buzz http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/?p=3755 Copyright © 2013 Buzz. Visit the original article at http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/11/08/what-does-it-feel-like-to-have-diabetes/.[twitter]November is Diabetes Awareness Month. I try to do all I can through radio and the web to bring awareness to Team Diabetes and the greater cause, but my friend Kerri at Six Until Me asked that I take it a step further this year. She [...]

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]]> http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/11/08/what-does-it-feel-like-to-have-diabetes/feed/ 0 Team Diabetes Iceland Is A Go http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/06/23/team-diabetes-iceland-is-a-go/ http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/06/23/team-diabetes-iceland-is-a-go/#comments Sat, 23 Jun 2012 17:39:24 +0000 Buzz http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/?p=3066 Copyright © 2013 Buzz. Visit the original article at http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/06/23/team-diabetes-iceland-is-a-go/.[twitter]It’s on. With more than $9 500 raised for Team Diabetes Iceland, I’m over my fund raising goals for the half marathon in Reykjavik this August. There are a few facets to being a Team Diabetes member. The first is the fundraising. Each international trip brings [...]

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]]> http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/06/23/team-diabetes-iceland-is-a-go/feed/ 1 3 Things For Calgary http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/06/22/3-things-for-calgary/ http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/06/22/3-things-for-calgary/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:28:03 +0000 Buzz http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/?p=3063 Copyright © 2013 Buzz. Visit the original article at http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/06/22/3-things-for-calgary/.Mayor Nenshi is asking that people in the city do 3 Things for Calgary as a way to make life here better for all of us. Last night at the ING Direct event, Orange For YYC, I sat on a pane with Peter Aceto and Lori [...]

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]]> http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/06/22/3-things-for-calgary/feed/ 1 Things Are About To Get A Little Hashtaggy http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/06/04/things-are-about-to-get-a-little-hashtaggy/ http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/06/04/things-are-about-to-get-a-little-hashtaggy/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:39:56 +0000 Buzz http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/?p=3056 Copyright © 2013 Buzz. Visit the original article at http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/06/04/things-are-about-to-get-a-little-hashtaggy/.[twitter]My personal charity of choice is Team Diabetes. If I enter any media contest where an honorarium to charity is offered, I choose Team Diabetes. This has resulted in big donations from the likes of LG Canada and The CORE in Calgary. In a few weeks [...]

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]]> http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/06/04/things-are-about-to-get-a-little-hashtaggy/feed/ 3 Martin Parnell’s Lacrosse Quest 24 http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/03/21/martin-parnells-lacrosse-quest-24/ http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/03/21/martin-parnells-lacrosse-quest-24/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:10:35 +0000 Buzz http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/?p=2742 Copyright © 2013 Buzz. Visit the original article at http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/03/21/martin-parnells-lacrosse-quest-24/. [twitter]Martin Parnell does not take retirement lightly. In 2010 he ran 250 marathons, with a goal of raising $250 000 for Right To Play. In 2011, I joined him in setting a Guinness World Record for Marathon Netball (our game lasted 61 hours). To date [...]

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]]> http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/03/21/martin-parnells-lacrosse-quest-24/feed/ 0 Team Diabetes 2013 Calendar http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/02/16/team-diabetes-2013-calendar/ http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/02/16/team-diabetes-2013-calendar/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:54:29 +0000 Buzz http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/?p=2548 Copyright © 2013 Buzz. Visit the original article at http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/02/16/team-diabetes-2013-calendar/. [twitter]Team Diabetes is well known for its roster of unique events, and 2013 is no exception. Walt Disney World, Florida – January 12 – 13, 2013 Experience the wonder of Walt Disney World in a whole new way! Join us for a weekend of events [...]

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]]> http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2012/02/16/team-diabetes-2013-calendar/feed/ 2 Christmas Isn’t Just For Kids http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2011/11/19/christmas-isnt-just-for-kids/ http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2011/11/19/christmas-isnt-just-for-kids/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:20:57 +0000 Buzz http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/?p=1533 Copyright © 2013 Buzz. Visit the original article at http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2011/11/19/christmas-isnt-just-for-kids/. You will be inundated with toy request from charities the next few weeks. There will be Toy Mountains to build, Toy Trains to fill and Toys for Tots to be wrapped. But Christmas isnt just for kids, it’s for all of us to remember what [...]

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]]> http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2011/11/14/november-14-is-world-diabetes-day/feed/ 0 Join Team Diabetes And Be A Diabetes Champion http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2011/11/13/join-team-diabetes-and-be-a-diabetes-champion/ http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2011/11/13/join-team-diabetes-and-be-a-diabetes-champion/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:00:36 +0000 Buzz http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/?p=1490 Copyright © 2013 Buzz. Visit the original article at http://www.buzzbishop.com/blog/2011/11/13/join-team-diabetes-and-be-a-diabetes-champion/. November 14 is World Diabetes Day. The birthday of Sir Frederick Banting is singled out as the day to shine a light on diabetes awareness around the world. One of the greatest Canadians, Banting (and his partner Charles Best) discovered insulin in 1921 – a [...]

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