Katimavik changed my life because…Had I not gone through Katimavik, my leadership skills that I have applied to literally every aspect of my life would never be equal to what they were post Katimavik. On August 26,27,28, 2011 our group had a reunion in Ottawa and after only an hour or so of conversation I realized that everyone there had done amazing things with their lives since Katimavik. I was not at all surprised for I too had accomplished so many things that I could accredit directly to my time in Katimavik. One example for myself was how my community involvement had grown 100 fold when I got home. I went to town council and told them our local yearly homecoming wasn't featuring local talent. They offered me the job of organizing talent for the coming year. I stayed on that committee for 5 yrs and featured over 50 local acts to thousands of people during that time. Katimavik taught me to take the initiative and challenge to get involved with confidence in anything I wanted in my life. I have and will continue to do just that. I can only say in closing, thank-you Jaques Hubert and Katimavik for giving me the best head start any kid could possibly get.
Dennis. R. Carmichael, Lindsay, Ont.