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From YouTube: FEB 22 2023 Statements Kelli Paddon
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
chillwa
Kent.
Thank
you.
Honorable
speaker,
I
want
to
share
a
little
bit
with
you
about
coffee,
with
seniors
initiative
in
my
community
created
and
led
by
the
Multicultural
organization
streams,
Foundation
Canada
streams,
Foundation
Canada
is
a
non-profit
that
is
a
hundred
percent,
volunteer,
run
and
supported
and
has
initiated
and
supported
several
fantastic
events
and
programs
in
our
community
from
River
cleanups
and
Multicultural
community
events
to
a
Valentine's
cookie
day
and,
most
recently,
coffee
with
seniors
honorable
speaker.
A
We
know
that
isolation
and
loneliness
impacts
our
mental
and
physical
health
thanks
to
streams
twice
a
week
in
our
community
There's
an
opportunity
for
seniors
to
join
volunteers,
for
a
free,
coffee
and
snack
and
to
connect
and
chat
with
others
of
all
ages
at
local
coffee
shops.
They
are
25
to
30
volunteers
who
join
in
on
these
social
opportunities
with
seniors
to
connect,
share,
laughs
and
good
conversation
all
over
a
coffee
in
a
local
shop.
In
a
few
short
weeks,
this
program
has
been
up
and
running.
The
support
and
excitement
have
been
overwhelming.
A
Not
only
are
local
seniors,
loving
it,
but
volunteers
are
flooding
in
to
be
part
of
this
intergenerational
opportunity
to
connect
businesses
in
Chilliwack
Kent
are
also
pitching
in
when
Tim,
Hortons
and
Starbucks
saw
the
groups
in
their
coffee
shops.
They
decided
to
get
on
board
as
well
and
are
now
supporting
these
meetups
with
free
coffee
and
snacks.
A
My
MLA
office
has
also
been
very
fortunate
to
be
involved
by
supplying
seniors
guides
and
provincial
pins
that
can
be
handed
out
by
volunteers
to
the
seniors
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
hosting
the
volunteers
in
our
office
for
an
information
session
about
all
the
resources
available.
So
they
can
share
that
with
seniors
when
I'm
not
available.
A
I
want
to
thank
streams
for
this
great
Initiative
for
inviting
me
to
be
part
of
these
good
works
and
for
developing
this
valuable
opportunity
to
reduce
loneliness
in
our
community
also
a
huge
thanks
to
the
other
partners
who
make
it
possible.
The
high
neighbor
Sardis
Community
initiative
by
United,
Way,
speedwash,
Car,
Wash
and,
of
course,
Starbucks
and
Tim
Hortons
on
better
Road.
Please
check
out
streams,
Foundation
Canada
on
Facebook
for
more
information.
Thank
you.