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Essay / Hamor Gill's Peace Welcome Club - 890
At the age of 14, Harnoor Gill had a vision to improve the literacy skills of unhappy children locally as well as around the world. He dreamed of creating a project that would allow him to achieve his goal. Gill, now a Grade 10 student at Christ the King Catholic Secondary School in Georgetown, Ontario, told his family about his commitment to helping others and never looked back. He played a leading role in inspiring others in Canada and beyond. His family supported him to help him reach out to others so that he could convey his message through his project. Gill is a Canadian Sikh of Indian origin born in Hong Kong. His local ties to Canada are that he is one of the founders of the Peace Welcome Club (PWC) and is also a student leader in his community of Georgetown, Ontario. A 15-year-old teenager, he has been volunteering for almost eleven years and playing basketball in his free time. The PWC founded by Gill in February 2012 aimed to encourage other children, such as young newcomers, to volunteer in the community. This is a one-of-a-kind youth-led group that has created a lot of buzz around the world. The ages of these volunteers range from 4 to 18 years old. Other PWC projects: Jean Green Drive, Book Drive, Shoreline Clean Up, Go Zero Waste and No Hungry Children have had a great impact on the community locally and internationally. Its main objective concerns the theme of young newcomers. . “Young people need to focus on volunteering in their free time, on building peace, rather than just focusing on their lives,” remarked .Gill runs the club and plans all the projects himself. Gill “You don't need to ask anyone to do something for you, you step up and do what you want to change in this world – miracles don't happen overnight...in the middle of a paper..... . do your best,” suggested Gill. He explained that “the integral part of our green projects can be celebrated while bringing a positive attitude and inspiring young newcomers to get involved! » “All our projects are managed on one forum and that is our Facebook page,” confirmed Gill. “It’s really interesting to know that a social media campaign can make a big difference in someone’s life with such a simple and clear message,” he added. Brochures and posters were created and distributed to spread the message to communities in India, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Nepal. “Volunteering is the ultimate exercise of democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day for the type of community you want to live in. – Unknown.Now celebrating a worldwide book drive of ours.Miigwech/thank you!