“Why did you do all this for me?” “I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything for you.” “You’ve been my friend,” replied Charlotte. “That in itself is a tremendous thing.” -E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web We can all take a page out of E.B. White’s...
Learn moreKids Up Front is always so excited to invite young people to join the energy of WE Day at the Scotiabank Saddledome every year. This year presented an exciting lineup of inspirational storytelling and celebrity star power, featuring Rick Hansen...
Learn moreEach fall as school gets back in session, Kids Up Front takes a class of elementary school kids to the Atlas Coal Mine National Historical Site for a day of tours in the mine, the old tipple and around the once-booming coal mine just southeast of...
Learn moreToday, we are giving thanks for our very own Nicky Nash, the executive director of Kids Up Front Calgary. We wish to invite you in sharing our excitement as she received a 2017 SAIT Outstanding Young Alumna Award yesterday at the annual SAIT...
Learn moreOne of the highlights of our year so far has been the receipt of a suite for the Garth Brooks World Tour concert, featuring Trisha Yearwood! This concert had the whole community buzzing, and Garth made himself present at events around the city...
Learn moreOn Aug. 11, 18 strangers headed to the woods northwest of the city to be stranded for three days, sleeping outdoors with little food while facing backstabbing tribe members, gruelling challenges and plenty of surprises. Not only did this group go...
Learn moreWe are excited to announce an amazing opportunity that we were able to create with the support of the Community Fund for Canada’s 150th! The Passport 150 Project began as a vision to introduce 150 people to some of Calgary and Alberta’s landmark...
Learn moreIt is with much gratitude and heartfelt thanks that we say goodbye this summer to two long-standing Kids Up Front board members, Nora Stephens and Tahira Karim-Jetha. Nora Stephens has served on the local chapter’s board for 10 years, as well as...
Learn moreWestern fever has hit Calgary as it always does at the beginning of July. The city comes alive with the Calgary Stampede and events taking place all over the city. One of the most special to us is Cody Snyder Bullbustin’, an annual rodeo that...
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