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io economist sunjsuntribune 1uesdaydec2620o6 c 0 retaj jbtoe k reateok ctdidas 8369 kennedy rd unit 104 markham pharmacy 1 mall 90s 4793019 store hours mon sun 1030 am 830 prri vvi 16th ave j ot o 2 c c to c s s hwy 7g s i wishi wish volunteers social workers want us to help each other arrive alive please dont drink and drive this message brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune graham woodward chair person york region food net work i wish i lived in a community where we knew and trusted each other so well that my neighbour might ask me to help feed their children and i might ask them to help care for my parents that they might ask me to shelter their struggling sibling and i would do it elizabeth brims executive director york region food net work i wish no one in york region would ever go hungry that food banks did not need to exist that poverty hunger and homeless ness were problems of the past as the community had come together to support their neigh bour jane wedlock public educa tion coordinator york region alliance to end homelessness i wish that we really under stood how important having a safe affordable decent place to call home is not only a human right it is a fundamental build ing block of a healthy communi ty without housing without enough food to eat basic human needs are not met edu cation achievement employ ment productivity health mental and physical and ability to participate civic engage ment in the life of our commu nities are all compromised by an inability to find and keep a place to live it is the gift of caring beyond ourselves and our own families that contributes to quality of life and builds community this is not just an issue affecting a small group of those people who are separate from us itisaboutallofus-ascom- munity in all our diversity it is about how we acknowledge the needs of different folks about making a place and a welcome for those who have particular needs or who have found them selves in an impossible situation it is about finding our common humanity deborah egan executive directorcommunit home assistance to seniors i wish that each and every person in york region will make an extra effort to reach out and give the most precious gift the gift of time reaching out to just one person who they know that is lonely or needs some extra support just to feel that some one really cares about them can make a difference it is the gift of caring beyond ourselves and our own families that contributes to quality of life and builds com munity barbara anschuetz author and psychotherapist i wish that the benevolent acts of kindness generosity and compassion that people perform for others in our community over the holiday season could last throughout the year as win ston churchill so aptly stated we make a living by what we get we make a life by what we give get more out of i volunteer to make a call and make a seniors day hqine s landscape ontario ncquwcqe j horticultural trades association