Different People One Mission Speaking Notes for the slideshow

1. The Speaking Notes for Different People One Mission
Regina is a great place. In a recent Omnibus Survey Regina residents rated their quality of life
higher than residents in other Canadian cities like Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.
But there are issues which if we as a community leave unaddressed threaten to undermine the
economic and social well being for all of us.
Regardless of our own individual economic position or social status there are forces beyond our
control that can devastate us and take everything we thought we had or rob us completely of
somebody we treasure and love
That for all the good and very best things about our community there are facts about it that
though we would like to ignore or simply too compelling to do so.
What we do know with certainty is that by tomorrow there will be hundred of people in this
community who find themselves in crisis. some of them the youngest and most vulnerable ‐ who
have no voice and had no choice about the circumstance they are in and whose only real hope is
that there is a community compassion enough to care
All of these challenging issues both the individuals involved and for the community as a whole
are complex and demanding.
But that's why we are here, because we know that together we can offer the possibility of real
change in both individual's lives and for our community as a whole.
It is possible when we focus on what matters most we can change the numbers. And we can
change them dramatically so.

2. And we act our shared values of being compassion and caring and community we can offer
those in need of shelter and safety a place to heal, to rebuild and begin again
And we together put our collective energies and talents together we can create the
fundamental and positive change we want to see in this community.