The Options Committee of Making Kenora HOME has proposed the second annual poverty challenge, A Walk in Other’s Shoes. Community members have been asked to spend seven days facing some of the challenges poverty causes. The event takes place during the second week of February, which is the annual Week of Action Against Poverty.

Participants will live off $52.00 for the entire seven days. This includes all food and drink, entertainment, some personal supplies and transportation costs. Each participant will be given a daily challenge card that will reveal an additional challenge; they must complete the challenge before the day’s end.

An opening event is scheduled to be held at City of Kenora Council Chambers at 12:00 pm on Wed. February 8th. The closing event will be held at the Kenora Recreation Centre Rotary Room at 12:00 pm on Thursday February 16th. Both are open to the public.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Day 3, SAT.. instalment #9

I've included quotes from some personal emails because several writers had difficulty posting online and I think we participants need to know that there IS a point to this exercise. This from a friend who regularly volunteers in several areas: "Thank you for taking on this challenge for people like me who were aware, but maybe just not aware enough. You are walking in someone else’s ill-fitting shoes for a week and I’m sure it gets pretty uncomfortable at times." AND she invited me for lunch! While accepting lunches out may not be totally in the spirit of the challenge, I reason that generating more conversation about our project IS the spirit of the challenge. I already know that my groceries will last the week so I'm going to cash in on the opportunity to learn more about what other groups already do and how we can in some cases merge our efforts.
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