Former #WHL player Norm Flynn started HEROS — the #Hockey #Education #ReachingOut #Society — more than two decades ago, to help #empower #marginalized & #AtRisk #youth on & off the ice.
“We started 36 boys & girls on the ice in the downtown Eastside of #Vancouver ” Norm explains. “Fast forward 23 years later, we’ve worked with over 17,000 boys and girls, and we have 29 programs in 13 cities in #Canada .”
https://www.cheknews.ca/vital-people-heros-hockey-is-scoring-big-wins-for-youth-empowerment-1145192/?amp

#Sports #DTES #VictoriaBC #BritishColumbia #Nationwide #KidsProgram

#SUPPLYVictoria #nonprofit dedicated to #diverting materials from the #landfill has #launched a #free ­#HandsOn #childrens #WorkshopSeries to #demonstrate how to #creatively #transform #CastOff items into #art & #DIY projects at its #Creative #Reuse Centre, on March 25.

The #MonthlySeries called #ScrappyLastSaturdays — held every last Saturday of the month — is open to children ages 7-12.

https://www.timescolonist.com/islander/our-community-turn-cast-offs-into-art-at-scrappy-last-saturdays-fire-cadet-camp-6723583

#VictoriaBC #yyj #KidsProgram #lekwungen #Upcycle #RecycleArt #Recycle #VanIsle