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Queen’s students launch free yard-care service in Kingston - The Queen's Journal
When Kingston snow piles up, Queen's students show up. 1Yard is a student-led volunteer organization that aims to provide physically demanding home and outdoor services, such as snow shoveling and gardening support, to seniors and individuals with physical limitations. Their services are pay-what-you-can, or even free, with all profits going directly to the Princess Margaret Cancer Center, a Canadian treatment and research center.The Journal sat down with Jay Hung, HealthSci ’27, who started 1Yard in Toronto in 2021, who explained that after his mom was diagnosed with cancer in 2019, he began reflecting on how activities like gardening and yard work play into someone's well-being.




