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Super kids make SuperFriends!

For the past seven years our SuperFriends! comic book style resource has been sharing the stories and lessons of PWRDF with our Sunday Schools and highlighting some pretty standout kids.

Theo McLeod lives in St. Catharines, Ont., with his parents. Theo had heard about the Pikangikum Water Project and the situation of the people living there from his parents and in church, so when he turned five, instead of birthday gifts, he asked friends and family to help him support the water project by making a donation. Not only did Theo raise money, he spread the word about Pikangikum to other children and adults.

In 2008, Liam Olsen, 8, announced to the congregation at St. Anne’s Anglican Church in Steveston, B.C. that he would run five kilometers and raise funds in support of the relief effort in China and Myanmar (Burma). He promised to donate all of the money to PWRDF. Liam even sponsored himself, contributing $10 from his piggy bank to the total contribution of $1,700.

But that was only the start. In 2009 he ran for the Grandmothers Campaign at the Stephen Lewis Foundation, and in 2010 he ran for the David Suzuki Foundation. In 2011 he ran 8 km and raised funds for PWRDF work in the Horn of Africa. He added half of his bank account – $250 – for a grand total of $4,050. “We just don’t realize how fortunate we are to have so much when people just as good as us have nothing,” said Liam. “And if you have the ability to act, why not?”

Chloe Bowers, a 10-year old in Kanata, Ont., is a member of St. Paul’s Anglican Church Youth Group. When she learned via PWRDF about the Syrian refugees, she decided to make and sell bracelets to raise funds and awareness.

“The first Sunday we made around $260 for the fund, and I was amazed at what I could do in one day. The next Sunday I wanted to make sure everyone in our church knew we were selling bracelets to support the Syrian refugees as they were struggling to find food, water, shelter and care. I made an announcement at all three of our services telling of the struggle of the Syrian people, especially the children. We raised even more money. I was proud to be helping PWRDF with this magnificent fund for the Syrian refugees. As it says in the gospel according to Matthew, ‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.’ I hope you know that you are peacemakers and you have helped me become one.”