Humans of Burnaby

Generous Donor

We interviewed a generous donor of our Children's Camping Bureau:

"The outdoors heals us all; it makes us healthier. The outdoors makes us spiritually more balanced and I don’t mean that in necessarily a religious way I just think at the end of the day that’s where we came from and that’s where we are going. The more time we spend in that environment the better people we are. Giving kids the opportunity to be outside and getting back out there can create a lifelong joy. It will improve their lives. It’s like giving them muscles to a better life. If they spend a lot of time in the outdoors they may develop a love for it that they may otherwise not have had. It will improve their own muscles to improve their life, to work harder, to do more school, and do whatever they need to make themselves better. I believe that. Also, they’re just going to have fun and that’s a good thing. We can’t only focus on solving the crisis of life. It’s not just about crisis, it’s also about having fun. That’s what initially attracted me to the opportunity. Being able to help support a cause where people were going to have fun as a result of the camp. I like that."