Farming for good

Plaid shirts, denim and working boots - not exactly what you'd picture a lawyer or a corporate businessman to be wearing on a weekday. When Jaskaran and Gagandeep aren't behind their desks, knee deep in court cases and Human Resources work, they're knee deep in farm work, tilling the fields of the KarmaGrow farm, preparing crops of vegetables for foodbanks in Brampton and surrounding areas.

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Champions for a cause

We all love parties, galas and balls, but behind the music, food and dancing, there is usually a charity raising money and awareness for a specific cause. One example is Friends with Benefits, an annual charity event that began with a simple vision: to help others. Name: Laura Hammond Suitless Pursuit: Founder and organizer of Friends with Benefits, an annual charity event for the Royal Mental Health Centre.

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Is this thing on?

Three guys, three mics*: outside of playing them, a gamer's second favourite past time would be talking about video games. We caught up with the guys behind Saturday Morning Arcade and asked about their passion for video game culture. Names: Jaren, Matt, Rakush Suitless Pursuit: Hosts of Saturday Morning Arcade (SMA) What is Saturday Morning Arcade? Jaren: SMA is a video game talk show/video game blog/podcast.

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A fighter's pride

Tom McMahon is a Groups Logistics Manager for Target Canada, but his expertise goes well beyond what he does during the day. When he's not at Target, Tom is a recognized martial arts expert and a World Brazilian Jiu-jitsu champion. Name: Tom McMahon Suitless Pursuit: Martial arts expert and World Brazilian Jiu-jitsu champion What got you into Brazilian Jiu-jitsu? I've been obsessed with some aspects of Asian culture (ninjas and all things martial arts-related) since I was five years old, and I went through a number of different martial arts.

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