Nov 29, 2006 - Regina Soccer Pitch Donates Soccer Equipment

The youth of Kenya have a love of sport- especially Soccer. It is played on the playgrounds, in the streets and anywhere a soccer ball and children are together in the same place. Many youth in Makina see it as a way out of the area- a chance to be discovered by a national scout and taken away to be a star. The trouble is that many children don't have shoes, let alone proper soccer equipment to play the game that they love. When we told the Regina Soccer Association about the We See You project, a member of the Association alerted the...

Nov 25, 2006 - SaskTel Employee Drive Generates 300+ Boxes of Donated Goods

Regina students and SaskTel volunteers gave their time on Saturday, November 25th to collect over 300 boxes of donations from SaskTel employees and community donors, adding to the already impressive list of contents of the We See You container headed for Makina, Africa 6 days from today. On the coldest day of the year so far in Regina, the We See You volunteers gathered at the SaskTel warehouse to collect the donations as they were dropped off throughout the day. Hot Chocolate kept the team warm as they worked and the spirit of the...

Nov 6, 2006 - Teddy Bear Day in Regina!

With the help of 5 students from Scott Collegiate and many SaskTel Pioneers, we were able to make 40 teddy bears for the children of Makina! Monday, November 6th from 7-9pm, several students from Scott Collegiate came out to the SaskTel Pioneer Centre on their free time to make teddy bears! Similar to our teddy bear day in Saskatoon, the teddy bears that the students made in Regina will also be added to the package and overall, we will be sending close to 200 teddy bears to Makina. The students were having a lot of fun as they said this is...

Oct 26, 2006 - Back to Regina for more meetings!

Thomas, Akinyi and Pammla met with SaskTel dignitaries today to share their vision on how YOUTHnetwork and SaskTel can work with the Regina Qu'Appelle Health District can work together to make a difference in Africa through recycling of used medical equipment, the delivery of medical supplies and donated clothing and materials. Thomas explained to the group the significant value of these donations, and what the impact of materials such as hospital beds and IV poles that are being tossed out here in Saskatchewan can impact the quality of...

Oct 22, 2006 - Destination: Makina, Kenya

SaskTel's YOUTHnetwork Coordinator and Diversity Director met Dr. Pammla Petrucka from the University of Saskatchewan last summer, and learned about some of the work that her team is doing to send aid to developing countries, like Africa. When we heard about one particular clinic called Makina- located in the slums of Kibera, Kenya, we couldn't help but want to get involved in making a difference. Makina is a small region in the suburb of Kibera in Kenya that is considered one of the largest slums in all of Africa.With an estimated...

Sep 8, 2006 - Welcome!

For years we have dreamt of visiting continental Europe. We've yearned to visit the places we have read so much about, like Paris, Rome, and Switzerland. At last our dreams are coming true and on Sept. 14th. We will begin our journey. We welcome you to travel along with us.

Jul 15, 2006 - Day 22 - Regina - rest day

Day 22 Regina - Rest Day Another beautiful day - high of about 32 and nice light breeze - - the nicest thing about the high temperatures the past 3 weeks is that the humidity has not been very high - so, quite comfortable during the days & very easy sleeping at nights.. By Saturday morning only about 10 left in the campsite - & most of those ( us) disappeared in the afternoon - for downtown or 5 km down the road to the shopping areas . For me - a real nice quite day to relax , read ( started the Da Vinci Code ) , and get some of this...

Jul 14, 2006 - Day 21 Craik to Regina

DAY 21 CRAIK TO REGINA DISTANCE TRAVELLED 148 km RUNNING TIME 5 hrs 55 mins AVERAGE SPEED 25 km/hr DISTANCE PLANNED 128 KMS TOTAL TIME 7 hrs 15 mins ANOTHER beautiful day - are we lucky or what??? Sunny & went ot high of about 32 degrees. Nice morning over relatively flat terrain and winds gusting from SE. We were heading south / south-east on Hwy 11 into Regina - This was the first time that we had shadows on our right side & sun on the left - good chance to even out the tan. Made good time to Regina at about 32+ kph and arrived well...

Jul 14, 2006 - Regina

Saskatchewan, here we come. Somehow we missed the "Welcome to Saskatchewan" sign, so we will have to get that picture on the way out. It has been a long time since I drove into Saskatchewan, but it has not gotten any more populated. We did find a nice spot for lunch in Morse and have parked ourselves in Regina for a couple of days where we hope to explore some of the attractions.

Jul 5, 2006 - Back in Canada

The next time you find yourselves on a 10 hour drive across the praries, try this little game - we call it The Prarie Snooze. The rules are simple. You get comfortable in the driving seat (armrests down, cooler within reach) then you set the cruise control at, say, 120 km/h. Finally, whilst continuing to pay full attention to the road, you remove your hands from the steering wheel and feet from the pedals and you see how far you can drive without actually.. driving. There are many variables of course, including the camber of the road, the...

May 19, 2006 - Regina

May 17, 2006 After we left Calgary we travelled along the #1 Highway on another very hot day (30 C plus) stopping in Brooks for lunch. This a very dusty little town....Lakeside packers, the big animal processing plant there certainly has done nothing for the town. On to Medicine Hat for a stop at the grocery store. This city is a pretty, bustling place and the grocery store lot was so full we barely had room to park. We thought about going to Cypress hills to spend the night but it was so hot and we were tired that we stopped at the Eagle...

Aug 30, 2005 - On the Road

The day has finally arrived. The backpack is packed - with probably too much stuff :) I fly from Regina to Vancouver, overnight in Vancouver, and then off to Shanghai. I made my good-byes over the past week. Sorry if I didn't get to personally say good-bye, but I will be back (eventually). It was a strange feeling, leaving Regina.