WHITE ROCK — Gareth Kwan is just five years old and is already making a difference in his community.
As the son of a urologist at Peace Arch Hospital, Gareth said he wanted to help people like his dad does. So at his fifth birthday party, he decided to ask for donations to Peace Arch Hospital & Community Health Foundation instead of presents. The funding drive raised $220 for the foundation.
Also of note, Isabel Howie, 9, and her friends held a lemonade stand last summer and made jewelry to sell at their school's craft fair in November, raising a total of $97.30 for Peace Arch Hospital. Isabel, Mackenzie Kirk, Elle Roberts and Jessica Song are students at Chantrell Creek Elementary school and wanted to fundraise for the community since Isabel's mom is a doctor at Peace Arch.
"These kids are truly inspiring and already, at such a young age, demonstrating philanthropy," said JackieSmith, executive director of Peace Arch Hospital & Community Health Foundation.