Community builders honoured
Posted Oct 23, 2010 3:50 pm.
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Grassroots initiatives that bring people together were celebrated Saturday.
Eight groups of people who do everything from organizing book clubs to revitalizing city parks were highlighted.
Kelly Dowdell with The Calgary Centre for Global Community tells 660News an example is when a woman in Brentwood noticed seniors in her community were isolated, she organized a monthly get-together.
In another, a group of families in Inglewood restored a park.
The citizen-run initiatives were highlighted at the Inglewood Community Centre.
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