Jesse Willms: Building Ethics By Building An Edmonton Home

What do ethics mean to you? Are they simply a set of guidelines for how you think about the world? I don’t think so. Of course, that’s part of it, but ethics aren’t just about what you believe, they are about what you do in the real world. That’s why I’ve decided to dedicate my time to going out and helping worthwhile charitable organizations in my home town of Edmonton. I started out by buying a bunch of toys for Santas Anonymous and then by volunteering for The Mustard Seed. This November, I’m going to head out with some of my coworkers and help Habitat For Humanity Edmonton build homes for local residents who need them. You see, what Habitat For Humanity understands is that one of the things that keeps people in the cycle of poverty is that they have to spend a disproportionate amount of their paychecks on rent. That’s money they worked hard for but will never see... more »