Back Door Mission receives $10,000 grant to help Oshawa’s most vulnerable
Posted on May 4, 2021 by oshawaexpress in COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY
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By Courtney Bachar/The Oshawa Express
The Back Door Mission at Mission United is the recipient of a local grant that will allow the organization to better help the unsheltered and most vulnerable population in the city.
Back Door Mission received a $10,000 grant from Pathwise Credit Union recently, as part of the annual Empowering Your Community campaign with Concentra Bank. Canadian credit unions can nominate not-for-profit organizations and charities to recent one of 17 grants – three valued at $10,000 and 14 valued at $5,000.
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A new podcast ‘Cuppa with a Scientist’ has been launched by Loughborough University, aiming to inspire tomorrow’s engineers, biologists, technicians and researchers.
Hosted by Loughborough PR and communications officer and aspiring scientist, Meg Cox, the podcast will see a different scientist interviewed each episode, exploring their academic journey to the top.
The show will also explore how some of Loughborough’s academic stars went from confused teenagers choosing A-Level subjects, to leaders in their field – with plenty of weird and wonderful stories and golden nuggets of advice shared along the way.
“Last year, I made the tough decision to return to university part-time and explore my love of biology,” said Meg.
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he pandemic has upended a lot of the routines that are embedded in our lives. Its impact is particularly apparent during this time of year. Family get-togethers are normally such a fixture of the season, and yet, as a way of avoiding risk to themselves as well as those close to them, many households have opted not to host their usual large holiday meal or decided to forgo the annual trip to see distant relatives. From a psychological standpoint, suspending those traditions can be a difficult thing to do. As humans, we re just wired for repetition and for wanting to repeat things that bring us joy, says Meg Cox, author of