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Manpreet Grewal, Director of Immigrant Integration Services.
Impacting people on a positive level Integration Services at Abbotsford Community Services (ACS), her work has allowed her to have a positive impact on the lives of many. She says her friends would most likely describe her as “warm with a sense of humour, sincere, hardworking and bright with a lot of integrity,” and it’s easy to see why. Her role has put her in a position to do meaningful work, and she doesn’t take that responsibility lightly. “Several years ago, a victim of ek We Travel Deal of the PE RO violence who had come and got our EU 7 NIGHT TERWAYS AVALON WA help at ACS met me a couple of years DEPARTS MARCH 22, 2016 EEarn up tto later and told me that she would Cdn PP if booked by have walked in front of a train had Aeroplan June 23/15 Miles! from she not walked through our doors ngers start from $2363 passe s brand of ly Fami s Past Globu and receive free gratuities. the day she did,” says Grewal. “Sometimes we do not know the B.C. reg 3056-4 extent of the impact our interaction 604.855.3773 • 103-1975 McCallum Rd www.cruiseshipcenters.com/faydavis has had on someone’s life.” Everyone has a different idea of what the “key” is to a happy life. Some live by a single mantra, while others like Manpreet Grewal abide by several. As the director of Immigrant
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Grewal does freelance writing educational resources and employment whenever she can, using her experiences mentors, parenting life skills, programs to provide new insights and perspective for youth and many others. to her readers. She says she has always Her work helping newcomers felt welcomed in Abbotsford – her home transition to life in Canada has provided for the past 23 years. In her with many fact The Abbotsford rewarding and unique News was the first paper experiences, which is Count your why Grewal has more to run her articles in Canada. She has since blessings, accept than one key to a happy contributed to the and enjoy people life.“Count your blessings, Vancouver Sun and and moments... Province and has also accept and enjoy people MANPREET GREWAL and moments, create done some broadcasting for CBC and Channel M. moments and During her day-to-day job at ACS, she opportunities for togetherness with continues to focus on the people who others, always learn from those around walk through the door by guiding them you, be resilient in tough times and not through the variety of programs that afraid to celebrate milestones.” help promote cross-cultural For more information on immigrant understanding. Some of those programs services through Abbotsford include literacy and learning, building Community Services, visit community connections, providing abbotsfordcommunityservices.com
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