Heroes Live Here Youth Gallery
By participating in Heroes Live Here, children and youth are discovering what it means to be a hero in their community. This gallery is a space for their creative work about everyday heroes: photos, stories, essays, videos and more. If you would like to share your creative work, please email HeroesLiveHere(at)2010LegaciesNow.com.
Healthy Heroes Program, January 2010
The BC Cancer Agency developed a community program to help British Columbians lower their risk of cancer by learning how to make healthy lifestyle choices.
This program, called Healthy Heroes, helps youth identify people in their community who exemplify and inspire healthy living. Healthy Heroes partners with 2010 Legacies Now's Heroes Live Here program and is supported by the BC Cancer Agency Prevention Programs.
In January 2010, five groups of youth took their cameras and their Olympic spirit to the streets of Vancouver in search of their "Healthy Heroes." They produced five short films about people who inspire them to be healthy and active. These youth were mentored by students from the Capilano University Documentary Program and were assisted by youth leaders from Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House in making the videos.
Healthy Heroes videos:
My sister Julianna
Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canuck
Sally, Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House youth leader
David Suzuki
Terry Fox
Healthy Heroes song, A Heroe’s Recipe, by Julia Spitale
Julia and Heroes Live Here project coordinator, Iha, met with the children and youth of Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House to brainstorm and share what makes a hero to them. The kids inspired the lyrics that went into making this song.
Julia is a singer/songwriter based in Vancouver. To learn more, visit www.myspace.com/jspitale
Listen to the song (mp3)
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Grade 5 students Chanel (far left) and MacKenzie (second from right) help kindergarten students Patience, Morgan and Darwin (left to right) with a Heroes Live Here activity.
Challenge Centre Program, Langley, BC
In November 2009, a group of Grade 5 students participated in a week-long Challenge Centre enrichment program at North Otter Elementary School in Langley. The students studied heroes and produced creative work about their own everyday heroes.
Read the participants' stories about their heroes
See Virginia's vision of a healthy community
See Jenna's idea of a superhero
Jenna talking to Virginia about her hero
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Amelia, right, and fellow facilitator Tamara participate in a teamwork exercise at Youth Action 2009
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Reid, centre, and fellow delegates celebrate after a group activity at Youth Action 2009
BC 4-H Youth Action 2009
In July 2009, 58 BC 4-H members from across the province gathered in Kamloops for a Youth Action conference. The goal of the conference was to look at important youth issues, develop leadership skills, build self-esteem, and make new friends. Delegates were introduced to Heroes Live Here and wrote about the heroes in their own lives.
Read Connor’s story
Read Megan’s story
Read a hero recipe, submitted by Sarah, Youth Action 2009 coordinator
Read about Youth Action and Heroes Live Here, submitted by Amelia, Youth Action 2009 facilitator
Jannika from Port Moody, B.C.
Jannika created the OneLove Project to honour youth heroes in her community, and to raise money for a non-profit organization that helps children in Uganda.
2010 Legacies Now thanks the Province of BC and numerous other
partners, sponsors and organizations for their invaluable support.
