Monthly Archives: October 2011

Despite the November-like weather lots of folks turned out for Oakville Downtown Business Improvement Association’s Fall Fair. Random Act of Kindness Oakville was there as well with CEO Rusty Baillie and Gerry Popp, OCF board member and RAK volunteer giving out … Continue reading →

GNH stands for Gross National Happiness in the country of Bhutan and word has it that the GNH is going up thanks to the announcement of the upcoming wedding of King Jigma Khesar Namgel Wangchuck to Jetsun Pema. The royal … Continue reading →

The Oakville Community Foundation, which is the organization behind Oakville’s Random Act of Kindness Day coming up on Nov. 4, released its report on the state of Oakville’s success as a community. Focusing on three areas of poverty, charitable giving/volunteerism … Continue reading →

That’s the headline of an article in the Sunday New York Times that says problems like mass joblessness and starvation can seem so daunting that we stop trying to help. The author of the article, science reporter Benedict Carey, says … Continue reading →