CFAX Santas Podcast

Episode #6: Chat and tea with Mel and Carmela Cooper 06.12.2022 25:03 ↓

Enjoy this special episode, a chat with Carmela and Mel Cooper.  Mark and I visited Mel and Carmela December 3, 2021 in their home to talk about CFAX Santas, Christmas and the importance of giving.

Episode #5: A Conversation with Marilyn Cann ... Santas Anonymous, How It All Began. 30.11.2022 30:56 ↓

On this episode we talk to Marilyn Cann, founder of Santas Anonymous.  With  help from her husband Vern and their children, Marilyn started Santas Anonymous in Victoria, BC 50 years ago! What's amazing about this story is that the first five years took place within the confines of their home with help from friends, neighbours, volunteers and businesses. When Marilyn left CFAX Santas Anonymous...

Episode #4: Andrea Paquette: Mental Health Visionary 02.05.2022 43:02 ↓

A kinder, more accepting world!  Stigma Free Society hopes to deliver this message by including conversations around all stigmas, with a focus on mental health.   In this episode Christine Hewitt and Louise Hartland chat with Andrea Paquette, mental health visionary.  Andrea created a Bipolar Babe t-shirt and website to share her personal experience with bipolar disorder, so others didn't hav...

Episode #3: Volunteers - The Heartbeat of Charities with Louise Hartland 11.04.2022 44:22 ↓

Volunteers are the heartbeat of thousands of charities across Canada. On this episode we chat about National Volunteer Week April 24 to April 30th, 2022, and we talk with Santas Anonymous volunteer and Board Member Louise Hartland.  Louise shares her passion for volunteering and how it helped her family through a difficult time.  Louise is a Communications Professional currently working in Diversi...

Episode #2: A Chat with Kevin Sing - DFH Real Estate President 28.03.2022 40:02 ↓

Al Ferraby joins us as co-host of CFAX Santas Charity Chat on location at DFH Real Estate head office.  Our guest is Kevin Sing, President of DFH Real Estate and long time CFAX Santas Anonymous supporter.   On this episode Kevin and Al reminisce of the years they've been involved with CFAX Santas Anonymous, other charities, and their early years at CFAX 1070 together. Thank you for listening!...

Introduction: Welcome to the CFAX Santas Charity Chat Podcast! 07.03.2022 10:55 ↓

Let's chat about charity.   Mark Byrne, producer of CFAX Santas Charity Chat , and I decided that CFAX Santas volunteers, donors, advisors, and community partners had a lot to say about charity in Greater Victoria. What better way to talk about charity than a podcast?   So here we are... ready to share the wonders of this 45 year local children's charity, the people that have built it al...