In the Heart of the Action with the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa

What a joy it is to hang out with people who love what they do and want to share their enthusiasm. On Oct 13th we launched “Teens Gone Wired: Are You Ready?” with the amazing staff and inspiring young people of the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa. Anic and Apiew are teenagers and club participants and they used the themes of the book to create original works for the launch. Anic sang a capella her own beautiful composition that urges teens to look beyond appearance to discover each person’s unique and original gifts. Apiew drew a series of portraits to reflect the range of emotions that teens experience when confronted with life’s challenges. I’ll have a wonderful opportunity to dialogue with Anic, Apiew and their friends as they continue to explore the book’s ideas with Teresa, their senior youth worker.  For 88 years, the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa has been providing supportive and stimulating programs for 4,500 young people per year. It is an awesome organization and it was a privilege to launch the book with them.