The words infused my mind. “Hold on, don’t let go, you might figure out you’re stronger than you know…” (more…)
Bob JonesAugust 5, 2023
I come from a family of extroverts. In particular, my dad, who is the most outgoing, gregarious, people-loving person I know. So it must have seemed odd that his little girl was so shy. (more…)
Bob JonesMarch 23, 2023
The World Cup hopes of Canada are riding on the foot of a man whose boyhood dream was to play on a world stage. Alphonso Davies and Canada start against a Goliath in the soccer world at the World Cup. (more…)
Bob JonesNovember 16, 2022
Sydney and Taylor Woodworth and their friends don’t just turn lemons into lemonade, they masterminded an endeavour that helps seriously ill children find hope and in the process learned that giving makes you feel like a million dollars. 2022 is the 13th and final year for the Lemonade Stand. Their work is one of the top feel good stories of my life. (more…)
Bob JonesJuly 8, 2022
The mayor of Alberta’s greatest metropolis declared September 13-19, “Julie Rohr Week.” Julie Rohr was trending on twitter ahead of the Met Gala. Ryan Reynolds, Charles Adler, Rick Mercer, Glennon Doyle, Connor MacDavid, Colin Mochrie and a multitude of celebrities sent video greetings to her. Julie died on September 16, 2021, six years after a cancer diagnosis but not before finding her way into the hearts of thousands of Canadians. She was 39. (more…)
Bob JonesSeptember 17, 2021
Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? How could you forget the viral video campaign that blew the roof off of ALS fundraising - over $100 million was raised for research. (more…)
Bob JonesJuly 19, 2021
Claire Woodall was aware something bad was going down on Monday night, June 8, 2015 in Edmonton’s Callingwood neighbourhood. She was tuned in not only because of her employment at a local Edmonton radio station, but her husband Daniel was on duty that night with the Edmonton Police Service. (more…)
Bob JonesJune 10, 2020
At the halfway marker of a 10km fundraiser, a volunteer observed the pair of running shoes hanging around my neck and made an astute guess. “You must be running for someone today.” (more…)
Bob JonesFebruary 24, 2020
My husband and I have two sons, Max and Jacob. It’s late. As I write this, we’ve just returned from a soccer tournament that was a 40-minute drive from home, in a blizzard, and finally they're both in bed. The thing is, being a parent doesn’t stop for anything. Not for blizzards, not for late nights, and not for cancer. (more…)
Bob JonesFebruary 14, 2020