Team Rubicon Canada’s Post

This #GivingTuesday please join me in helping Team Rubicon Canada Bring Hope Home for communities recovering from disasters.   As the holidays approach and I eagerly await having my kids home for their winter breaks, I'm thinking about the families in Jasper who lost their homes last summer. I knew about Team Rubicon's work through my husband Geordie's involvement, but it was my first mission as a Greyshirt in early September - helping families find precious items and gain closure amid devastating loss - that really brought it to life for me.   Team Rubicon's veteran and "kick ass civilian" Greyshirt volunteers bring hope to families in a way that is different from other humanitarian organizations. A lot of their work relates to people's homes - providing safe access during blizzards, removing debris following floods, bringing much-needed resources and helping people find cherished items and offering closure to communities impacted by wildfires, like the families we supported in Jasper.   Team Rubicon Canada volunteers are doing just that - volunteering - they just need enough people to donate so they can mobilize volunteers and resources to help when and where they are most needed. (Team Rubicon Canada's impact on the ground is a vital complement to the services provided by the larger, older, better known humanitarian charities - whose name recognition and marketing budgets drive disaster-related donations that may even exceed their budgets; a great reason to support Team Rubicon Canada this year!)   If you were looking for a #humanitariancharity where your donation will make a pivotal difference this #GivingTuesday, please consider donating to Team Rubicon Canada. Every donation makes a difference.   #bringhopehome #humanitarianresponse #disasterrecovery