Apr 8, 2026 | Blog, Stories that Inspire
Recent world events have weighed heavily over the last few months. As long-time readers will know, one of my most meaningful charitable experiences was my deep involvement the founding of a WW II focused museum (www.secretsofradar.com) a quarter-century ago. Our...
Dec 3, 2025 | Blog, Stories that Inspire
One of the joys of this newsletter over the years has been that we’ve tried to make our final issue for the year something fun and entertaining. The downside of having been doing this newsletter for so long, is that I find that I have told most of the great stories...
Oct 9, 2025 | Blog, Stories that Amplify, Stories that Empower, Stories that Enrich, Stories that Inspire
If you have been a long-time reader of our newsletter, you might have noticed that it was rather unusual for us to run an older article last month. To say last month was chaotic, would be an understatement! My wife and I were up north at Starfest, Canada’s largest...
Jan 9, 2025 | Blog, Stories that Inspire
If you have been a long-time reader, you’re probably somewhat surprised to get a January newsletter from us. Most years we take January off, as we have found that nobody likes to think about their money this time of year. Recent events have gotten me thinking about a...
Nov 9, 2023 | Blog, Stories that Inspire
Growing up in the small town of Chesley, Ontario, one of my strongest recollections was the annual Remembrance Day Service. The cenotaph in Chesley was a short distance from my school, right across from the Chesley post office, which was built about a decade before...
Apr 21, 2023 | Stories that Inspire
On April 20th, 2023, Ryan was awarded the Friend of CAGP Award by the Canadian Association of Gift Planners, alongside Calvin Fong of the Vancouver Community Foundation We’ve posted Ryan’s words of gratitude here for those in our CAGP Family who...
