They make a difference, each in their own way, to promote inclusion.<\/p>\n
Community Living recently launched a Spark Change in Your Community campaign across Ontario to recognize people who have been advancing inclusion in their communities. So far, five people in the Huntsville area have been nominated for their efforts.<\/p>\n
Kim Thompson and Rosemary McGuire-Herman<\/strong> can be found at the track at the Don Lough Arena every Monday, helping anyone who wants to participate in the upcoming Band on the Run event, says their nominator, Andrea Johnston. They helped Team Inclusion in Motion prepare for the 2017 event and all of the participants completed the 5km walk\/run. They are now busy welcoming those who want to train for 2018.<\/p>\n Local musician, Sean Cotton<\/strong>, has been using his music to promote inclusion. He wrote and produced the song, \u201cSpread the Word,\u201d which advocates for the end of the use of the \u201cR\u201d word. The song\u2019s video included people of all abilities. (You can watch the video below.)<\/p>\n Sean promotes inclusion through open mic nights at a local bar where all are welcome and included, and he also volunteers with People First Huntsville, a self- advocacy group, and with Community Living Huntsville, donating his time to perform at community events to raise awareness about inclusion, wrote Glen Slater, who nominated Sean.<\/p>\n \u201cI enjoy the open mic pub nights because we get to sing together. He comes to visit me and we work on songs to play at pub night,” says Slater. “He\u2019s a nice guy. The pub nights are the best!\u201d<\/p>\n