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From YouTube: MARCH 28 2022 Statements Kelli Paddon
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
celawa
kent.
Thank
you.
Honorable
speaker.
Last
friday,
I
had
the
privilege
of
joining
a
group
of
leaders
in
our
community
for
a
video
meeting
with
chad
martz
with
hungry
for
life.
International
chad,
his
wife,
mary
and
their
daughter
tatiana
are
in
ukraine,
where
mary
is
from
working
to
support
people
fleeing
from
the
attack.
The
family
has
deep
roots
in
ukraine
as
well
as
our
community.
Chad
is
a
long
time
resident
of
chilliwack
and
I
first
met
the
family.
A
While
our
kids
attended
elementary
school
together
in
chilliwack
kent,
they
have
been
in
ukraine
since
july,
gathering
a
network
and
supplies
through
their
work
with
hungry
for
life.
A
christian
not-for-profit
organization
based
in
chilliwack,
their
small
group
of
volunteers
and
churches,
has
had
an
immense
impact
gathering
and
distributing
over
400
tons
of
food
and
supplies
to
help
feed
and
care
for
thousands
of
people
who
are
fleeing
from
their
homes
in
their
country.
A
Chad
described
the
word
fleeing
as
a
watered-down
term,
given
the
reality,
as
he
explained
that
people
were
just
living,
their
lives
going
to
work
going
to
school,
and
then
it
ended
in
an
instant
hungry
for
life
is
not
typically
a
first
wave
response
organization.
However,
what
they
are
accomplishing
is
incredible.
A
Chad
shared
that
there
is
not
much
sleep
in
this
sprint
and
thousands
of
people
who
are
arriving
at
their
family's
home
near
the
border
in
the
west
are
traumatized
some
unable
to
eat.
Even
after
days
without
food,
the
mart's
family
are
secure.
Securing
outside
sources
as
food
within
the
country
runs
out,
as
well
as
fuel
for
the
20
10
to
20
trucks
that
bring
food
from
their
two
workhouse
or
warehouses
to
the
dozens
of
local
volunteer,
driven
sprinter
vans
that
risk
back
routes
in
conflict
zones
with
bombs
going
off
as
people
line
up
for
bread.
A
The
focus
now
is
reaching
those
who
are
trapped,
who
are
starving
as
food
has
run
out
hungry
for
life,
has
raised
1.5
million
dollars,
which
has
supplied
critical
help.
They
remain
focused
on
raising
more
funds.
Please
join
me
in
thanking
the
mart's
family
hungry
for
life
and
all
the
volunteers
and
keep
them
in
your
thoughts
as
they
risk
their
safety
to
serve
others.
You
can
help
or
learn
more
by
following
hungry,
for
life
on
facebook
or
from
their
web
page
hungryforlife.org.