Change starts here.
Change starts here.
Eighteen-year-old Spiros vividly recalls starting school fresh from Greece and not really knowing how to speak English. He lived in Greece from the age of one to five, before his family moved to North Delta. “People would pick on me,” he recalls.
Looking at Spiros now, it’s difficult to imagine. He’s a good-looking charismatic guy, with a knack for making kids laugh. Spiros is among a group of youngsters working on an anti-bullying project called The Crafters, funded by United Way of the Lower Mainland. They bring their presentation topic, Let’s Stop The Bullying into local elementary schools, to help at risk children by addressing the problems of bullying.
Spiros also has practical reasons for helping kids. He’s just started studying sports sciences at Douglas College, and wants to become a gym teacher. But he also likes volunteering and improving his public speaking skills in the anti-bullying presentations. “It’s for a good cause. I like being with people that care about the community,” says Spiros.
United Way gives kids a way out. By working with our community and acting on the root causes of social problems, we can keep our kids from falling through the cracks or making the wrong choices. United Way of the Lower Mainland invests in research to identify what children need for their healthy development during middle childhood. We’re helping kids by funding out-of-school programs and educational programs for parents.
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