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Community is about place, spirit, belonging and connection. It is about joy, fear, love and hope. Community is also about friendship, caring and being cared for.
 These are the things that motivate us every day, and inspire us to laugh, smile and cry.
Great food, movies, music and stories bring us together. Our children, faith and friends help us define our sense of belonging and community.
Within these pages, we want to explore the very things that inspire life itself, and discover the very spirit that makes community so great!
In 1961, the same year that the hit song Stand By Me topped the charts, the Calgary Drop-In and Rehab Centre (DI) opened its doors to “stand by” people in need.
Almost fifty years later, a Calgary-led motion at the Annual Meeting of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) was endorsed by delegates. The motion calls for Ottawa to create anti-poverty legislation and re-assert its role in ensuring income security for all. This motion also signals that FCM has joined the Dignity For All Campaign, a national coalition working for a poverty-free Canada.
Watch the video clip of the moving performance created when a group of local artists joined with musicians from the DI in a heart-felt rendition of this classic song.
As the video’s opening shot states, “when we stand together hope is strengthened, spirits rise and lives are changed.” Today, the numbers of people in Calgary – and across this nation – who are standing by the DI are growing in number.
What a powerful reminder that when we stand together, we are strong. Related Links:
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Courtesy of Carl Hiebert. |
