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Sara Middleton

Sara Middleton

Running

I’m a mother and a runner. Before I had our two sons, there was not a lot of things I promised myself I would do. I didn’t say I would feed…

Oct 23

Oct 23

Sara Middleton

stones scattering

To conquer. To summit. To rise to the occasion. Oh to be a little boy…standing at the bottom of a fresh pile of gravel, small stones…

Oct 23

Oct 23

Sara Middleton

real work

And they run…arms pumping, legs spinning, head down. They are pleased with the result — the profile, the surge, the feeling, the momentum…

Oct 23

Oct 23

Sara Middleton

Jessie’s Girl

Twenty-two the first summer I directed an overnight camp. “They didn’t make camp directors this young” the dads said burrowing. “Oh…

Oct 23

Oct 23

Sara Middleton

The Fight

I saved a quote (attributed to Jessie Doyle) in my phone more than eight years ago that says: “I think the hardest part of having a child…

Oct 23

Oct 23

Sara Middleton

Government relations

One of the most meaningful programs I had a small part in starting was an initiative of YWCA Edmonton called One Woman One Vote. While its…

Dec 1, 2021

Dec 1, 2021

Sara Middleton

Relationships

Reflecting on a career invariably brings up relationships. I consider myself fortunate to have had many positive connections with…

Nov 25, 2021

Nov 25, 2021

Sara Middleton

The volume of your voice

I arguably had professional opportunity too soon. Soon enough that the dads dropping off their kids for programs would comment on my age…

Nov 10, 2021

Nov 10, 2021

Sara Middleton

Experience

I started my first, full-time permanent job before I finished my undergraduate degree. The job, at the YMCA in Kitchener-Waterloo, involved…

Oct 27, 2021

Oct 27, 2021

Sara Middleton

Passion

Passion is the great big lie the non-profit sector tells itself.

Oct 13, 2021

Oct 13, 2021

Sara Middleton

Sara Middleton

My career in the Canadian nonprofit sector continues and includes work in outdoor education, grants and funding and community development.

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