Shock! I have to work now!

At the end of August '07 my Open Work Permit arrived quite unexpectedly, and so I found myself able to work. I had been volunteering, as you know, at numerous places around Kelowna and at one of these I got offered a position at the Canadian Cancer Society organising their large black-tie fundraising event scheduled for March 2008. Well, I accepted and soon began rubbing elbows with the more affluent and influential members of Kelowna society. If nothing else, it would serve me well in terms of developing connections in this relatively small town. It was a short-term contract until April/May 2008, and I enjoyed pretty much most of it. I worked hard at acquiring sponsorship which is crucial for anything like this to succeed. And certainly event planning for a charity is no mean feat, especially as it was totally my job and responsibility to make sure it went well! * Mush