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I had the opportunity to vtslt old- age homes. teach street children and help plan picnics (or them. and paint posters for exhibitions that highltghted soctal Issues, the Grade 12 exam With a first class or higher. and they were understandably ecstatic Even It we only wrote what they knew and could verbaltze. they gave us enormous credit tor passing, and took us out to lunch, It was a most enjoyable lunch date. ~ALIGNMENT - TIRES ¢ - OIL CHANGES I believe that everything that comes your way has a reason and a purpose. I am not exceedingly devout but have often found resonance thh spirituality Maybe this Is my place as a cog in the wheel of the world. Wri!e !o Kin/a! at kinjal. dag/@gmail‘com ol the Year award, It's usually the people that have achieved a lot who are also the most humble. I recently received a request to wrrte and edit a newsletter tor a new temple In Brampton. I agreed to do the lob. It was barely one page long and took me under an hour to lmtsh. I received prolqse thanks and gratitude In return, espeCIally from an elderly gentleman'who was Instrumental in ensuring the temple was built. So grateful and sell-eflactng was this person. who Is at the helm of a successlul development and management company. that I could hardly believe my ears. But then. I later learnt. he has also been the reciplent of a Humanitarian friends and colleagues with their statements of purpose. debates and.’ ironically. resumes. It always makes me happy to know that they thunk ot me as someone able and wtlltng to help them! I have often received help from those more experienced and skilled than me. and wnllmgly at that. Perhaps that's why I teel It IS my duty to pay It forward. @QNARMSTRONGFNE BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORSâ€" Both Hayley and Jen believe Youth Weel; dffers opportunities for young With.the population increasing, Jen felt there was a need to “engage youth to get ‘involmed in issues and events that are: important to them." so she established the council specificallyJor 1318 year odds. it now has more than 25 members. ' She created events from feedback received from prevaous years and by consulting With the Whltchurch- Stouflv:lle,Youth ,Council, Wthh was established more than a decade ago by‘town recreation programmer Jen McEachen to “empower and encourage youth to hennme active within the Town of Whitchurch-Stouflville." “Thxs year, there Will be something for everyone." organizer Hayley Johnson. recreational programming assustant for the town. “The! even! IS being held a! Nineteen on the Park and there IS always a good turn out,” The 2015 roster has broadened to Include half'pnce skates and swnms. skate and film competitions, the You Are Enough seminar and some new events hosted by the Whltchurch-Stouffville Museum and Latcham Gallery, said Hayley. May 1 to'?. The mnlh annual Stouffwlle Has Talen: competition wm headline this year‘s program, "Slouflvme Has Talent has been a very popular way for cmzens to get engaged In Youth Week," said You may have seen the banner on Mam Street announcmg National Youth Week my Whltchurch-Stouffvme from Mav 1 to 7. 6351Main St., Smuf'fviue 905-640.3530, ° Real Estate ' Wills 81 Estates 9 ° Family Law ' a. . Eric R. Button, B. A. L. L. B Kenneth C. Goodbrand B. Comm. L. L. B. . . Monica Farrell, B. A. J. D. Whilchurch-Stouffwlle Museum will host a Dove Sell-Esteem workshop on May 9 as part of this year‘s Youth Week activities. By Sarah Newton National Youth Week 2015 Practicing in‘Association @41895/ For full details on Youth Week and the Youth Council, call the Whitchurchâ€" Stouffville Leisure Centre at 905-642â€" PLfiW (7529) or visit www.townofws.ca. By becoming involved. she said. teenagers will learn ‘advocacy and leadership skills and how to create positive social change and inclusiveness. while gaining job experience and learning to valiie a positive sense of community. to encourage communities to host events that support the principles of international youth development. The Whitchurch-Stouffville Youth Council is active throughout the school year. organizing events such .‘as the Halloween Haunted House. Members also hope to “attend some town council meetings to provide information for the council and public about what the Youth' Council is achieving.” said Jen. adding that members attended a town councrl meeing in April to promote Youth Week events. Youth Week was. established in 2006 by the Canadian Parks and Recreatcon Association and is designed Organizers are excited about new partnerships With the museum and Latcham Gallery. The museum will host the Dove Self-Esteem workshop for girls and female mentors on May 9 from 10 am. to 1 p.m.. while Latcham Gallery will hast Paint Battle. ?015, a live art challenge. on May 7 al 7 pm. “Youth can also try new services such as the pool and new skate park, giving panicipants a good overwew of what's available to experience in town In one week." said Hayley. people to gain cwic exposure by volunteering.