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quickly to build collaborative
relationships with fellow
service organizations such
as Youth Gospel Mission,
McLean Housing, Kiwassa and
the Salvation Army, to ensure
their families would continue
to receive needed support.
As he explains, many of their
community members live in
unique housing situations such
as single occupancy rooms,
and at a time of physical
distancing, sticking to the rules
simply was not possible. Online
education was difficult due to
lack of technology resources, advantageous place and set know and love and keep tabs
poor or non-existent WIFI, me up for success,” he reveals. on those who are struggling
and the basic necessity of “The advocacy that teachers with mental health,” he says
receiving daily meals were real showed me as a young boy was emphatically. “Love each other
challenges. “Now is the time to impactful. I learned the value in well and make contact with
collaborate! Without it, we will simply saying to kids, I believe in those around you who you
not effectively fulfill the needs you and I am willing to take a risk think are having a difficult time.
of the residents we are serving,” on you. I would not be where I A simple conversation can go a
Graeme observes. Throughout am today if it had not been for long way.”
the summer of 2020, Promise the positive adults and teachers
Vancouver hosted camps for in my life.”
150 campers and served 95 As we continue to navigate
families, a substantial increase this global pandemic, Graeme’s
year over year. vision of love and unity is one
Does Graeme feel that his he wants to share with us all.
passion for serving others has “This is the time when we need
roots in his QMS experience? to bind arms together in a
Yes. “I believe that my time symbolic sense. Call your loved
at QMS put me in a really ones. Connect with people you

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