Personal Narrative: My Community Initiatives In Winnipeg

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have had the pleasure to get involved with many community initiatives while in Winnipeg as well as after moving to Kamloops. For many years I was involved with Manitoba Theater for Young People, as well as participating in my high school’s musical theater program and Spring Production. While in Winnipeg I was a member of the social justice group Just Cause and organized many fundraisers and campaigns, such as our initiative to build a school in Kenya. Moreover, I would regularly volunteer at Winnipeg Harvest as well as Siloam Mission, where I had the ability to take on many responsibilities and interact with hundreds of people. At my prior high school I was awarded honours as well as honours with distinction and began my journey in the International

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