Samuel W. Shaw Grade 9学生Makenzie T.，Aoibhin B.，Josie W.和Brody L.对于他们关于Makenzie的弟弟的动人故事最终赢得评委和5,000加元资助的卡尔加里癫痫协会感到非常激动。

青年慈善计划（YPI）通过给学生提供机会发现、认识和参与当地的基层慈善机构来促进社区意识。学生选择解决他们关心的问题的慈善机构。在访问了慈善机构之后，学生们将进行一个十分钟的演示，以争取5,000加元的资助。今年的资助由Werklund基金会慷慨捐助。

在Samuel W. Shaw学校，由九年级教师Robyn Carr领导，学生们经过一个多月的辛勤工作，于3月22日星期三进行了演示。

有五个小组被选入YPI学校决赛。他们的慈善机构分别是：

• 卡尔加里妊娠护理中心
• 乳腺癌支持护理基金会
• 学生反对酒后驾驶
• 阿斯伯格综合症和自闭症友谊协会
• 卡尔加里癫痫协会

Werklund基金会对所有五个小组的辛勤工作、奉献精神和演示非常印象深刻，他们意外地向其他四个亚军捐赠了1,000加元。

青年慈善计划在Samuel W. Shaw学校仍然是一个重要的活动，经过今年YPI演示的成功，我们迫不及待地想看到明年的活动！

​Samuel W. Shaw Grade 9 students Makenzie T., Aoibhin B., Josie W. and Brody L. were thrilled when their moving story about Makenzie’s younger brother ended up winning over the judges and the $5,000 grant for the Epilepsy Association of Calgary.

The Youth Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) promotes community awareness by giving students the opportunity to discover, know and volunteer with local, grassroots charities. Students choose charities that address issues near and dear to them. After visiting the charity, the students create a ten-minute presentation in an effort to win a $5,000 grant for their charity. The grant this year was generously donated by the Werklund Foundation.

Spearheaded by Grade 9 teacher Robyn Carr, students at Samuel W. Shaw School saw the culmination of over a month of dedicated work come together with presentations on Wednesday, March 22.

Five groups were selected to move on to the YPI school finals. Their charities were:

• Calgary Pregnancy Care Centre
• Breast Cancer Supportive Care Foundation
• Students Against Drinking & Driving
• Asperger’s and Autism Friendship Society
• Epilepsy Association of Calgary

The Werklund Foundation was so impressed by the hard work, dedication and presentations of all five groups they surprised everyone by donating $1,000 to the other four runners-up.

The Youth Philanthropy Initiative continues to be a staple at Samuel W. Shaw School, and after the success of this year’s YPI presentations, we can’t wait to see next year’s!