Hi everyone!

Canadian Living Magazine & Free the Children sponsor annual awards for community advocates - the Me to We Awards.  I'm thrilled to share with you that my niece, Hannah Newbury, has been selected as one of the finalists in the "Youth in Action" category.  Hannah's nine years old, and since kindergarten has had what she calls her "Penny Project."  She collects pennies from various places - church, school, neighbourhood - and then uses the money she's collected for purchasing food either for the food pantry at Wilson Heights United Church or for the First United Mission on the downtown Eastside of Vancouver.  She's collected over a thousand dollars in pennies that have gone to feeding those in need.