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Community champions named

Eleven individuals have been nominated as multicultural community champions through the Social Planning Council.
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The multicultural community champions are Jenelle Brewer (back left), Herb Wong, Graham Lloyd, Muhammad William Saleh, Dalvir Nahal (front left), Mollie Bono, Anna Shultz and Angie Miranda. Also named as champions are Abdil Jalil Chtaibi and Anne and Don McBeth. - photo submitted

For the second year, eleven individuals have been nominated as multicultural community champions through the Social Planning Council.

The champions represent diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds and have contributed to the community in a wide variety of ways including volunteerism and mentorship.

“Our community is rich with people from indigenous cultures as well as people from around the world contributing to the fabric of our society,” said Annette Sharkey, with the Social Planning Council.

The 2017 multicultural champions are Mollie Bono, Jenelle Brewer, Abdil Jalil Chtaibi, Graham Lloyd, Anne and Don McBeth, Angie Miranda, Dalvir Nahal, Anna Shultz, Muhammad William Saleh and Herb Wong.

“Sharing these individuals’ stories helps build greater understanding and appreciation for each other and shows the strength our community gains from embracing and celebrating diversity and the history of our community,” said Sharkey.

Stories about the champions are published monthly in The Morning Star and posted on the Internet at www.socialplanning.ca.

The champion program is part of Respect Works Here, an initiative of the Thompson Okanagan Respect Network. The funding for this initiative was provided by the provincial government.