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      • 29 AUGUST 2023
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      Belonging Brant has Helped Make the Kindness Card Project’s Vision a Reality

      Belonging Brant has Helped Make the Kindness Card Project’s Vision a Reality

      One of the great things Belonging Brant delivers is a supportive environment that helps people actualize their visions to build a stronger community, says Shannon Pickering.

      She has experienced this first-hand.

      The creator of an initiative called the Kindness Card Project, Shannon says she immediately found encouragement and support when she pitched an idea to Belonging Brant to host make-and-take events that have generated lots of interest.

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      • 17 AUGUST 2023
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      Building a Healthier Brantford, One Meal at a Time

      Building a Healthier Brantford, One Meal at a Time

      Ann Zhang is passionate about healthy cooking and teaching people how to create nutritious meals that are also delicious.

      So, when presented with an opportunity to lead a group of people who share her passion for healthy cooking, as well as people who want to learn how to prepare meals that promote healthy living, she jumped at the chance.

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      • 15 AUGUST 2023
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      Brantfordians Share Life-changing Experiences with Belonging Brant


      Brantfordians Share Life-changing Experiences with Belonging Brant


      It’s a sunny day at Mohawk Park and the Random Acts of Kindness group has just finished handing out Freezies to folks enjoying the park’s amenities.

      They sit at a picnic table with community organizer Jocelyn Birkes to chat about Belonging Brant, the Ontario Trillium Foundation funded project that Jocelyn works for.

      True to her personality, Jocelyn asks a series of questions to the group with joy and laughter in her voice.

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      • 10 AUGUST 2023
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      Citizen-led Groups are Filling Important Community Gaps – and Others Can Follow

      Citizen-led Groups are Filling Important Community Gaps – and Others Can Follow

      Sharon Gashgarian says Brantford needs a “strong team” of likeminded people to help create initiatives and events that are important to locals, and Belonging Brant is providing this.

      A member of ViBrant Arc (Art Reconnecting Community), one of Belonging Brant’s many citizen-led groups, Sharon says there’s a void in what can be provided by the government, but Belonging Brant is filling that gap.

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      • 3 AUGUST 2023
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      Holding Space for Art: Branford’s First Free Little Art Gallery Comes to Town

      Holding Space for Art: Branford’s First Free Little Art Gallery Comes to Town

      A creative community idea came to realization on Friday, July 21 at St. Basil Community Homes.

      Sharon Gashgarian of ViBrant ARC (Art Reconnecting Community), along with Laurie Macintyre and Tammy Wellman of Jaycee Homes, met at 77 Pearl St. in Brantford for the first-ever Art in the Park celebration, which included the unveiling of Brantford’s very own Free Little Art Gallery (FLAG).

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      • 1 AUGUST 2023
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      ‘My Magic-wand Tap Would Expand Belonging Brant Programming …’

      ‘My Magic-wand Tap Would Expand Belonging Brant Programming …’

      Paul Shepherd says he hopes Belonging Brant continues to grow and thrive so the initiative can keep building stronger communities, include more people and have citizens who are connected through its inclusive environment.

      A minister with the United Church of Canada and a Belonging Brant participant, Paul says the initiative is important to him because the citizen-led projects that are developed promote inclusivity.

      “Belonging Brant is important to me because — at the risk of sounding trite — belonging is important,” Paul says. “Belonging Brant programs provide safe space for people to be themselves and belong.

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