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From YouTube: MAY 10 2022 Statements Renee Merrifield
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
kelowna
mission.
Thank
you
so
much
honorable
speaker
this
year,
a
group
of
grade
10
to
12
students
at
immaculata
regional
high
school,
have
stepped
up
to
help
out
those
in
our
community
that
need
help.
They've
been
volunteering
with
mamas
for
mamas,
including
a
stint
at
helen's
acres,
where
the
charity
grows
fresh
produce
for
its
clients.
Mamas
for
mamas
is
a
charity
that
was
born
out
of
shannon
christensen's
desire
to
help
mamas
in
need
and
is
now
across
canada.
A
Teacher
and
program
coordinator
at
immaculata,
ronda,
ronda
sally
explains,
and
I
quote,
the
silver
lining
and
coveted
for
us
is
that
mamas
for
mamas
is
this
great
organization
that
does
wonderful
things
right
here
in
our
own
city.
We're
super
happy
to
be
working
with
them
and
all
the
good
things
that
they
do
and
quote.
A
Students
were
busy
last
week,
building
chicken
coops
cleaning
up
the
garden
doing
some
planting
moving
mulch
cleaning
out
sheds
and
painting
steaks
to
go
in
the
vegetable
garden
sally
calls
it
an
amazing
immersion
experience
saying-
and
I
quote
this
is
awesome
for
them,
but
also
for
me
that
we
get
out
of
the
classroom
and
learn
about
some
real
life
things.
You
can
have
your
academics
and
your
sports
and,
of
course,
that's
ultra
important.
But
what
are
you
going
to
do
with
that?
A
When
you
get
into
adulthood
end
quote
each
year,
immaculata
students
perform
general
community
service,
while
this
year
mamas
for
mamas
was
the
beneficiary.
This
service
embodies
what
makes
my
riding
of
kelowna
mission
so
special.
Those
that
serve
also
become
an
indirect
beneficiary
students,
said
going
out
and
working
in
the
community
helped
them
realize
how
much
poverty
there
was
in
kelowna
and
it
gave
them
a
broader
perspective.