WOW what a fun and inspiring morning! :)
Our Hopewell Me to We club put on our annual mini we day to inspire the junior and intermediate students to make a difference in our school, community, and world!
The assembly started with MP Paul Dewar, a former Hopewell teacher from my days as a student! We then heard a special recorded message from Marc Kielburger, one of the founders of Free the Children. We also got to hear from Legacy of Hope and the Cornerstone Women's Shelter, two of the organizations we supported this year through the Blizzard Bazaar and the toiletry campaign!
Students were then very inspired by two amazing speakers (who happen to be two of my good friends!) Robbie Palmer and Alyse Schacter. Just 21 years old, Robbie shared about how he started an orphanage in Uganda called Kwagala Ministries and how they try to go out of their way to help individuals in the community "Just Because." We can help, encourage, and support each other "just because" too! Alyse, an advocate for ending the stigma against mental illness, shared about her experience with OCD and how when we open up to each other, we find support, encouragement and creative solutions together.
A highlight for the students was a performance by a Hopewell grade 8 garage band who played 2 energetic songs that got students on their feet! We also had a performance by two more of my friends, Inuit sisters Charlotte and Abigail Carleton who are throat singers. Students were very intrigued by this difficult form of music!
We ended the assembly with a very touching presentation by Hopewell's own Chloe Ryan who went with her family (and a couple others) to build houses in Cambodia this spring. Her story and video were so inspiring - I've heard from a few of your kids they would like to do the same! We supported Tabitha, the organization that builds these homes, through the Blizzard Bazaar earlier this year.
Our Hopewell Me to We club put on our annual mini we day to inspire the junior and intermediate students to make a difference in our school, community, and world!
The assembly started with MP Paul Dewar, a former Hopewell teacher from my days as a student! We then heard a special recorded message from Marc Kielburger, one of the founders of Free the Children. We also got to hear from Legacy of Hope and the Cornerstone Women's Shelter, two of the organizations we supported this year through the Blizzard Bazaar and the toiletry campaign!
Students were then very inspired by two amazing speakers (who happen to be two of my good friends!) Robbie Palmer and Alyse Schacter. Just 21 years old, Robbie shared about how he started an orphanage in Uganda called Kwagala Ministries and how they try to go out of their way to help individuals in the community "Just Because." We can help, encourage, and support each other "just because" too! Alyse, an advocate for ending the stigma against mental illness, shared about her experience with OCD and how when we open up to each other, we find support, encouragement and creative solutions together.
A highlight for the students was a performance by a Hopewell grade 8 garage band who played 2 energetic songs that got students on their feet! We also had a performance by two more of my friends, Inuit sisters Charlotte and Abigail Carleton who are throat singers. Students were very intrigued by this difficult form of music!
We ended the assembly with a very touching presentation by Hopewell's own Chloe Ryan who went with her family (and a couple others) to build houses in Cambodia this spring. Her story and video were so inspiring - I've heard from a few of your kids they would like to do the same! We supported Tabitha, the organization that builds these homes, through the Blizzard Bazaar earlier this year.