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JUNE 2016 VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT – Colin Szopa
Give A Mile is a group of volunteers who believe strongly in the power of providing people in palliative or critical condition, who are in need, more time with the ones they love. Each quarter we...
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Corporate Partner Spotlight – Flight Centre Canada
At Give A Mile we are surrounded and supported by amazing people. This includes our volunteers, donors, flight recipients, the communities in which we are involved, and our Corporate Partners....
View Article2016 Quarter 2 Financial Review and Details
Give A Mile is committed to transparency and at the below link is our 2016 quarter 2 financial reports. This includes all donations and expenses. Please remember when viewing we must treat miles as...
View ArticleFlight Centre Canada Helps Create Special Moments
The Pyke family’s story is compelling. In 2012 father Phillip came to Alberta for a great job to support the family of six, including a daughter with a health-related disability. Wife Kelly and the 4...
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Make Hay While Sun Shines…
Traditionally Christmas is a time that people are mindful of their blessings and in a giving mood. At Give A Mile we set flight-raising and fundraising goals for our annual Christmas Campaign and we...
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Volunteer Spotlight – Trevor Jones
Trevor Jones is one of Give A Mile’s active volunteers and influencers. He began working with Give A Mile in 2014, not long after it was founded. Trevor works on a number of GAM initiatives,...
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Give A Mile’s 300th Flight Story – Sponsored by Flight Centre
We at Give A Mile would like to share this extra-special story, also a major milestone for our organization: our 300th flight. Without partners like Flight Centre the outcomes for families like these...
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Volunteer Spotlight – Heidi Stobert
Heidi Stobert has been a Give A Mile volunteer since early 2016. These are some of the things she participates in: Communications strategist Social media creation Marketing contribution Regular...
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Time with Mom and Grandma
When Tracy wrote from Calgary to describe her mother-in-law Charlene, she talked about how important Grandma had been to their three boys, her boundless generosity towards others, and how much of an...
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GAM Uniting Loved Ones – Mike Mercer Request
When you think of what is important in life, family nearly always is top of the list. And when you know you have limited time left, uniting with loved ones becomes vitally important. Sometimes it’s a...
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Moments and Memories: Sichang Li’s Request
This picture from August 2012 tells the story. It shows a smiling, healthy woman on the couch, surrounded by children and grandchildren. And her son Sichang Li is smiling too (front row, 2nd from...
View ArticleHoliday Spirit of Giving Campaign 2017
This is Give A Mile’s busiest time: the Holiday Giving Campaign in November and December of each year. Once again we have set high targets to raise 3 Million travel miles and dollars in support of 50...
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Kindred Spirits Reunite For One Last Visit
Best friends Shannon, left, and Nicky were able to spend time together thanks to Give A Mile. For 26 years, best friends Nicky and Shannon were like sisters. Since meeting in college in 1990, the pair...
View ArticleGive A Mile Featured On CBC Winnipeg
One of our flight stories got featured on CBC Winnipeg! Give it a listen.
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Sharing A Special Flight
We received the following flight request: “My name is Rey and my wife Ellen and I have 2 children, Darrell, age 11 and Aaron, age 7. 2 years ago our lives were very different. We both had good jobs and...
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Famous Fours – Another Achievement
We all know of some famous fours, many were worn in the sport world. There is Bobby Orr in hockey, Lou Gehrig in baseball, and Brett Favre from the NFL. Well Give A Mile (GAM) is now four years old,...
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A Letter Of Thanks From A Christmas Flight Recipient
“My most sincere and grateful thanks to the wonderful team at the Give A Mile program! My name is Shelley Krastel, and I would like to share my experience with the amazing team at the Give A Mile...
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GAM Mother’s Day Story 2018: …To Hold Her Hand And Comfort Her
Living in Kamloops, BC Lynda Dupere felt so far away from her ailing mother in Quebec City, and Lynda’s life situation made it difficult to find the funds to get there. Her mother had been diagnosed...
View ArticleFlights for Moms and Dads that are Palliative
May and June have two very special days, Mother’s and Father’s Day. These are days where we take time to stop and celebrate the important role and special love we have for these people in our lives....
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Father’s Day 2018: I’m Sure My Father Is Watching Over Me
Most of our Give A Mile flight of compassion recipients do make it to see their loved one in critical care. But every once in a while, the person passes away before the flier can reach them. This is...
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