b'Did You Know?Nature can generate many positive emotions,Long-term such as calmness, joy, and creativity, and is alsoassociated with lower levels of depression andanxiety. (mentalhealth.org.uk)PartnershipsPower To Be has been running life-changingprograms with the BC Childrens Hospital since thestart of our journey. One of our first-ever communityFrom site partners that use our beautiful Prospect programs was a small kayak expedition in the GulfLake site, to community groups that we collaborate Islands with youth from the BCCH in 2000. Sincewith to deliver programs, we are deeply grateful to then, we ran several more youth kayak expeditions,work with over 70 incredible partners. Creating and began to offer adventures like surf trips inmeaningful and long-lasting connections with local Tofino, and rafting and ziplining trips in Whistlerorganizations who share our vision that Everyone with youth who were current or past patients in theBelongs In Nature is important to us, and while we Oncology unit, as well as their siblings. are building new connections with amazing newpartners each year, some partners have been with Eventually, Suzanne Dunbar, Patient/Parentus from the very beginning.Advocate at BCCH asked about supportingparents, and the Annual Moms Retreat was born.From day programs and family programs to big,wild adventures, weve run so many amazingprograms with the BCCH, have had the chance tomeet some incredible people, and witness thepowerful impact that these programs have had onall who have been a part of them.This year, we headed up to Whistler in July with theTeen Adventures program, and to Merritt inOctober for our annual Moms Retreat.BCCH Kayak Expedition to the Broken Islands, summer of 2001'