Hey Folks,
Here’s the final Webisode.
On the day that Megaphone Magazine launched its special Olympic (Commemorative) issue we wanted to release our video about Garvin Snider, one of their vendors.
I first met Garvin in a cafe in the DTES. I was meeting him to pick up my 2009 Hope in Shadows Calender and book. A remarkable, compassionate guy with a terrific sense of humor and a compelling story. In the last year I’ve filmed Garvin at many different events and happenings. He has great insights and even greater outlook. Committed to vendor training at both Megaphone and Hope in Shadows, Garvin is making change possible, not only by helping others in his community, but by being a poster for human kindness. Just before Christmas I met Garvin for a little catch up interview. When we finished he reached into his bag a pulled out a Hope in Shadows toque with a Megaphone pin and said this is for you. A small gesture with a lot of meaning. I asked how calender sales were going and he spoke of donating some of his money from the sales to those in other countries facing similar problems of homelessness and poverty. Reaching beyond his neighborhood Garvin truly is an agent for global change.
His convictions and devotion to standing up for what he knows is right and steadfast commitment has seen him through many things. Will it see him through the Olympics?
This is his story. Enjoy
Andrew