Giovanni Friestad

Giovanni Friestad

When Giovanni moved to Calgary four years ago from Brandon, Manitoba, he began attending Patrick Airlie Elementary School, one of two schools in Calgary supported by the ISSP program. While at Patrick Airlie, Gio was adored by his teachers and fellow classmates. He...
Vesko Kikovic

Vesko Kikovic

For the second year in a row, Vesko is our Power Play Chief Youth Courage Award recipient! Vesko initially came to Power Play when he was facing some personal struggles. He was feeling lonely and was searching for friendship and connection. His mother was also...
Dylan Mundy

Dylan Mundy

This year’s ISSP Chief Youth Courage Award recipient is Dylan, a grade five student at Holy Trinity Elementary School. When ISSP and MASST first began working with Dylan, he had difficultly building relationships with his peers and often preferred the company of...
Mikhail Francis

Mikhail Francis

Our 2021 MASST Chief Youth Courage Award winner is Mikhail. Mikhail was referred to MASST when he was eight years old and in the third grade. At the time, he was struggling to reach his academic potential and would sometimes act out towards his peers. Mikhail’s...
Harveer Gill

Harveer Gill

This year’s recipient for the YouthLink Calgary Chief Youth Courage Award is twelve-year-old, Harveer. Harveer attended YouthLink Calgary’s summer camp twice. Throughout the summer, her camp leaders were continuously blown away by her kindness, thirst for knowledge,...