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HWDSB Proud of YMCA Peace Medal Winners

From the Hamilton Spectator

Ancaster HOPE
Courtesy of YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington
Ancaster HOPE

Hope and inspiration was bestowed on the 600 people attending the annual YMCA Peace Medal Breakfast on Wednesday (Nov. 30) morning at the Hamilton Convention.

The community breakfast celebrating volunteers awarded peace medals to some of those who shine in fostering a culture of peace and tolerance.

The event then heard from keynote speaker Maria Toorpakai Wazir, Pakistan’s top female squash player who now trains in Toronto. Wazir grew up in an area controlled by the Taliban and had to dress as a boy to be able to play sports.

The local peace medal individual and group winners this year are:

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  Del Sordo
  Scott Gardner,The Hamilton Spectator
  Em Del Sordo, the winner of the YMCA Peace Medal in the individual adult category is congratulated by Glendale High School teacher Tish Jeffrey

  Em Del Sordo, Dundas Valley Secondary School principalSarah Williams-Habibi who works on Dyslexia awareness at Hillfield-Strathallan school.

• Mad4Maddie, supporting a Kenyan health clinic.
• HOPE (High Schoolers Opening People’s Eyes) from Ancaster high school which helps those in need.