Community gets together
Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin (right) joined in to celebrate Community Living Month at One Day Together.
For the third year, the One Day Together event in Victoria brought together people in Victoria to get an early start on celebrating Community Living Month.
On September 10, self-advocates, families, children, seniors and service providers gathered under sunny skies at Topaz Park to play softball, have a BBQ, listen to live music and performances, and make new friends.
Special guests included Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin, Victoria Royals Mascot Marty the Marmot, and members of the Victoria Fire Department. Rousing entertaiment was provided on the live stage by Luis DeSousa, Michael Langridge, Peter Bourne, Brad Magnus, and bands Light Sweet Crude and the Pony Club.
One Day Together brought together the community and also demonstrated how big things can happen through co-operation. The Ministry of Children and Family Development (CYSN team), the Contractor’s Association, CCS, Becon Support Services, Community Living BC, Integra, Kardel, andRecreation Integration Victoria all worked together to organize and support the event.
The day was summed up in the words of one of the many attendees, “One Day Together is such a feel good event. The number of people that come together to make it happen is amazing. Every year just keeps getting better.”
To learn more about the event, and to view the photo gallery, please visit: http://www.onedaytogether.com/.
