West Fest

What a crazy day! I just got back from West Fest, a celebration for the launch of Free the Children's Me to We office in Vancouver. Jesse Cruickshank emceed the night and Marc and Craig Kielburger inspired us with stories of their past experiences. My most memorable presentation was by Michel, a former child soldier who endured the brutal Great War of Africa.

Before the show started, Alysha and I sold buttons for their "Got Goat?" project, a fundraiser for the Alternate Income program at Free the Children. The central idea is that a goat is merely an animal to us, but in third-world countries, it is a source of income and food. We had a blast selling the buttons and we made over $300!

The Marianas Trench were there at the show that night. It was hilarious because it seemed like the lead singer kept wandering around the front expecting to be swarmed by an army of crazed teenage girls; no swarming happened.



HAHA, this picture always makes me laugh.

Before West Fest, I was in Surrey, at Tamanawis Highschool, as a spectator for the annual Surrey AIM games, a sports day for students with mental and physical disabilities. Alysha, Sioban and I, have organized a similar event for Vancouver, called Passport to Play. It'll be launched on May 27th, at John Oliver Secondary.