Tonight, more than 70 youth leaders from 13 Surrey high schools are getting together to network, learn from each other, make connections, and have some fun! They are a part of a Committee called "Ideas36" which focuses on student leadership matters and includes student representatives from each secondary school in Surrey.
They meet about four times a year and at tonight's meeting Pulse Energy engineer and former Surrey high school student, Hamish, will talk with the group. Who else will talk? Two school groups I have been working with through the High School Climate Challenge! Climate Action Teams from Enver Creek Secondary and Kwantlen Secondary will present their school greenhouse gas audit results and their plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Working with youth has been an inspiring journey. I know that people are making a difference at every level and in any way they can. Leaders (and leading followers!) exist and are learning to think outside the box to cause ripples and waves of change that will get us to a brighter future.
Events and committees like Ideas36 inspire me, as they provide proof that we are shifting toward meaningful collaboration. Why does this matter? Working together and re-weaving social fabric are vital for the health of our comunities and our home - the planet.
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