中侨千禧青年领袖接受绿化城市挑战

YLM youth leaders at closing ceremony with DSF PE specialist Winnie Hwo， YLM program director Mary Kam， SUCCESS chair Christine Brodie， SUCCESS CEO Queenie Choo， SUCCESS Foundation chair Maggie Ip and Shaw Communications’ Indra Dusanj。 (Credit: Winnie Hwo)
 
很多朋友对于说再见都会感到难受。 不过最近我们大卫铃木基金会的同事 Winnie Hwo 却参加了一个不但有意义， 更加充满欢乐的闭幕仪式。

大约一个月前，本地资深移民服务组织中侨互助会的千禧青年领袖和家长齐集于温哥华奥运村社区中心，和中侨的行政团队和友好一快兴祝近50名出色的年青领袖成功完成八个月的智力和体力的训练。
2012 -2013 千禧青年领袖训练计划不但是我们大卫铃木基金会第二年参与， 我们更加提高在环保和连系大自然方面的训练。 看见这些青年人充满信心接受未来， 而且对于环保和大自然充满热诚， 的确令我们基金会感到很欣谓。 尤其是基金会的导师， 由于他们大部份都是科学家， 平常不多机会更年青入接触，

DSF/YLM field trip-Oil spill site in the Lower Mainland。 (Credit: Winnie Hwo)

因此能够带这些青年领袖去探察大温地区的油污， 向绿色建筑社区领袖取经， 学习如何把别人认为没有价值的废如作为建筑绿色天台的材料， 令建筑环保天台不花一文。

DSF/YLM field trip-The best-looking green roof in Vancouver's Strathcona neighbourhood。 (Credit: Winnie Hwo)

而更加令我们感动的是当青年领袖和我们分享他们对于保护大自然生态环境的热情。 在今年的环保文章大赛中， 赢得最好文章的 Shaun Shi， 不但把他移民前的家乡上海和加国的环保重要性连起来， Shaun 的文章更加提醒民众， 保卫环境不只是每一个人的责任， 而且是急不容援因为我们要是的得不好， 下一代就要吃苦了。

SUCCESS YLM Bronze leaders 2013
(( Front left ) Shaun Shi， winner of DSF best essay contest) and Winnie Hwo (DSF PE specialist)

"My hometown， Shanghai， is one of the biggest， busiest， most modern cities in China。 It is on the east coast of China， and some modern architectures， are being known world-wildly。 However， it is taking the risk of being¬ "swallowed" by the enormous ocean water。 The sea level has risen little by little every year。 This "tiny little bit" has unbelievable power， and it can make thousands of islands disappear in a moment。 Japan is also an "in danger" city。 I can't even imagine what would happen if such a country disappeared on the Earth。 What about those people who live on the beautiful island?"
Shi is well aware of how human activities around the world have affected our climate and will have a profound effect on future generations。
"More and more CO2 is produced by the factories， and the Earth's umbrella — the atmosphere is becoming thicker and thicker。 The climate is changing fast。。。 All those problems are caused by us， by the greedy humans， so all of us have the responsibility。 We are powerful， but we are not being able to be as powerful as the nature， as the Earth。 We did all those things; the earth starts its revenge already。 Earthquakes， tsunami， volcanoes explosions。。。 We have to change it， to save the earth， as well as us， the humans。 How about the generation after us? Do they still have enough resources? Can they see the beautiful views we had seen before? Can we just leave all the unsolved problems to them? Climate is changing fast， and we have to face it， to change it， to make it a better world。 We do it， not only for us， but for our children， for the nature， for the planet Earth。'

环保文章大赛的第二名和第三名分别是Sincere Cheong 和 Peter Liu。
Sincere 的文章谈到降低碳排放， 防止全球气候转变。
"Reducing carbon emissions or GHG might sound like a topic only for scientists or politicians but there are plenty of areas that can be changed in our everyday lives。。。Global warming should be tackled by the global community as one。 United， a solution is possible。"
而环保文章大赛第三名的 Peter 就主力看现代人和社会更大自然脱节而影响他们对于环保的热诚。
"In today's society， one's financial net worth is everything because with money， you can buy anything。。。。But change is inevitable if the human race wants to continue to live on planet earth。。。I honestly believe that we need to educate the youth about being more environmentally friendly 。。。the possibilities of having a brighter and cleaner earth has never been closer。"
http://www.successylm.org/blog/

未来一年对于中侨千禧青年领袖将更加重要， 因为他们刚刚获得温市政府和温哥华基金会颁与绿色城市奖金， 为绿化社区努力。 我们大卫铃木基金会当然会从傍协助。
 http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/panther-lounge/2013/02/success-youth-leaders-take-on-greenest-city-challenge/