The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award www.dukeofed.org A JOINT VENTURE PUBLISHED BY THE GLOBE AND MAIL Richard Loat (middle row, centre) with volunteers as they load donations for a local food bank after a Five Hole for Food event. He shoots, he scores a victory for social change An Award achiever uses hockey to make a big dent in hunger among underprivileged Canadians hockey stick and a can of food: hunger. With no budget, armed 2010. That is a social movement. a box and be done. For me, doing event and includes 13 cities. A Two random elements that only with his savvy communication As a Gold Award achiever who something in an ongoing manner In 2013, Five Hole for Food have started a social movement skills and desire to effect change, has achieved all three Award levels, for the number of weeks we had to became a global movement as it that is sweeping across the country Richard took to social media to pursuing The Award started as do it in was the chance to create launched in the United Kingdom because Richard Loat believes that start something new. something small and over the something rather than just com- under the name Footy for Food, when you’re able to do what you And start something he did. years turned into something much plete hours,” he says. Creating replacing one national sport for love and love what you do, anything Organizing drop-in ball hockey bigger. According to Richard, The Five Hole for Food led Richard on another. It aims to be in six Euro- is possible. games in major cities across Award gave him the framework and a 17-day cross-country road trip pean countries by 2015. Thanks Believing that hockey can be a Canada and promoting them on the opportunity to create some- with strangers he met on Twitter to the framework of The Award, vehicle for change, Richard started social media platforms such as thing that spoke to his generation, who wanted to join his cause, while he channeled his passion, told his Five Hole for Food, a national Twitter and Facebook, Richard has he wanted to mobilize millennials setting up free drop-in ball hockey story and evoked emotion, and grassroots, non-profit organization created a volunteer-driven orga- and the community service section games in nine locations from St. now challenges everyone to do the that aims to raise both food and nization which has collected over of the programme gave him the John’s to Vancouver. That inaugural same. For more information on awareness for a cause that affects 500,000 pounds of food for local perfect platform to do so. cross-country road trip has since Five Hole for Food visit more than a million Canadians – food banks across the country since “I’ve never been one to just tick become the organization’s marquee www.fiveholeforfood.com unassuming and self- International leaders of tomorrow ‘It’s doubting young girl into a confident leader who isn’t afraid to bark orders discovering when something needs to be done… this isn’t just who you a youth program, it’s the best family activity you’ll ever have, it’s meeting are’ extraordinary people and making friends from every Kimberly Hort is a Gold Award walk of life, it’s summer achiever from Cold Lake, Northern and winter and mosquito Alberta, who recently received her season. It’s discovering Award from HRH The Countess of who you are, who you Wessex at a ceremony in Kelowna, want to be and realizing B.C. She later spoke to new donors that you can be that at a fundraising dinner held person, that no matter at Mission Hill Winery Estates. how unobtainable your Here are a few excerpts from this goals may seem to you, remarkable young woman’s address you can reach them. to the Founding Partners of the I’ve grown up in the Charter for Business: Duke program, living by its guidelines and what it “For eight years the Duke stands for, so getting my program became a part of my Gold really symbolized Canadian IGE delegate Vicky Bateau (fourth from right) and fellow delegates ring the World Peace Bell in South Korea. family’s everyday life. It inspired paper for community clean ups, for me that one part of my journey my family and I to learn and do I volunteered with youth, tutored was over. More importantly, it things we never would have done youth struggling with math and meant that I had done what I our Gold Award Holders rep- Award holders on what they had otherwise, and that’s what makes learned a lot from the people who had set out to do; I’d achieved Fresented Canada on the global learned and how they could apply it such a special program. I took volunteered with me. my goals. I had learnt and grown stage at the International Gold their knowledge in supporting more up cello and oil painting, things For me the Duke wasn’t just a and not wasted a single moment, Event 2014 held in South Korea from young people in their own countries I never thought I would have the hobby, it wasn’t something I had to and that is something I plan on October 22 to November 2. and communities. talent to do. do when I got home from school, continuing for the rest of my life The IGE is a triennial global The IGE gave participants a Where I come from most of the like homework, just because it had ... So to every person here I would leadership gathering for the next chance to exchange ideas and people my age would volunteer to be done. The Duke wormed its like to say thank you. Thank you generation of key decision makers establish sustainable networks of when they were asked to; no-one way into my heart and touched so much for supporting youth and influencers within The Duke emerging leaders who will con- really got up and started looking every aspect of my life; it was my like me … for making my journey of Edinburgh’s International Award tribute to the development of The for volunteer opportunities. The extra-curricular activities, my and the journeys of thousands of worldwide. This incredible event Award locally, nationally, and inter- Duke program inspired me to weekends, and my holidays. I’ve other youth possible and a truly brought together Award partici- nationally. Canada’s four delegates do that; I would look in the local seen it turn a friend from a shy, unforgettable experience.” pants from around the world to were Corey Malone from Manitoba, develop character and leadership Jessica Silva and Kiwayne Jones skills, while providing opportunities from Ontario and Vicky Buteau from IN MEMORIAM to contribute to the development Quebec. All four have achieved their of policy and best practices for The Gold Award and were excellent rep- Hart served The Award in many Award. resentatives of Canada’s more than Hartland Molson capacities for more than 30 years: More than 70 Gold Award holders 44,000 participants. as National President; Governor from 34 countries took part in Jessica, a newly-appointed rep- MacDougall, of The Charter for Business; Inter- the programme, which included resentative to the International national Trustee; World Fellow; skills development workshops and Council, says “The IGE Seoul 2014 1931-2014 and as Chairman of the Award’s field visits to local educational, has proven to be one of the most International Governing Body. employment, environmental and explorative and challenging experi- It is with great sadness that The Hart leaves a tremendous peace-building projects. Attendees ences for us delegates. Personally, I Duke of Edinburgh’s Award family legacy of accomplishments in the experienced first-hand what life is find that it challenges the way that notes the passing of Honorary fields of business, philanthropy, like for young people in South Korea we look at leadership and at the Director Hartland MacDougall, and volunteer leadership. He will and reported back to their fellow responsibilities of a leader.” CVO, OC, on Sept.17. be greatly missed. A JOINT VENTURE PUBLISHED The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award BY THE GLOBE AND MAIL Royals celebrate Canadian youth Visit recognizes The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award participants, donors and volunteers or a week in September, Their FRoyal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex travelled across Canada to celebrate the impact of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award on Canadian youth. About the The Earl, himself a Gold Award Achiever, serves as Chairman of Award The Award’s International Council and The Countess recently took on the role of The Award’s Global WHO WE ARE Ambassador. CPL MALCOLM BYERS VISIONS WEST The Duke of Edinburgh’s The visit began in British Award is the world’s leading Columbia where they presided achievement award for young over separate ceremonies, rec- people. We are a federally- ognizing young people who had registered charity for the achieved their Gold Duke of Edin- development of people ages burgh’s Awards. After visiting two 14-24, equipping them with fly-in First Nations communities the life skills that will make and a number of community ser- a difference to themselves, vice organizations in Vancouver, their community and the Victoria, Esquimalt, and Kelowna, world. We strive to be the the B.C. programme concluded self-development program in at Mission Hill Family Estate with ERICH SAIDE/TESS LOBMAYER which any young Canadian a special dinner welcoming new can participate, barrier-free, Founding Partners to The Duke regardless of socio-economic of Edinburgh’s Award Charter for or physical circumstance.