Thanks to Chris MacDonald Who Provided Reports and Photos of London's Summer Festivals
There are talented people all over this City waiting for a chance to show what they can do in the volunteer sector and paid workplace. I hope some of the people who lead these types of organizations read this and comment.
End of Summer Thanks From the Editor
A big thank-you goes out to freelance writer/photographer Chris MacDonald of London who faithfully provided reports, information and photos of many of the Downtown Summer Festivals in Victoria Park and Covent Garden Market.
Her reports reflected the experiences of regular families visiting these festivals and enjoying them while trying to stretch their dollars like so many of us do as we fork them over.
The Northeastender.ca is a cooperative effort. Over 20 groups including the City and the LPS and many others provide media releases to the Northeastender.ca for posting. They are gratefully received. Then there are those like Chris and others who have submitted stories, poems, news event, photos and many other types of content from around London.
That was always the Primary Goal when the Northeastender.ca was created 1 1/2 years ago.
Quality User Generated Content.
I have watched Chris grow in her abilities as a freelancer over the past two years and I can honestly say any office profit or non-profit organiztion would be lucky to have her on their staff. Her work is first-rate, timely and very well accepted by readers. She writes on many isssues with a flair that readers respond to.
There are talented people all over this City waiting for a chance to show that they have the skills needed to qualify for positions in the volunteer sector and paid workplace.
I hope some of the people who lead these types of organizations read this.
A chance to work for a day, a week, a month or even a brief job-shadowing experience would open doors for so many of these talented people who contribute to the Northeastender.ca and other community publications in London of which there are many (nearly a dozen, many multi-lingual and distributed at no cost).
What most of these people lack are the vital contacts and open doors that so many successful people in the workforce take for granted. Newcomers (even those who come with academic and professional qualifications), those of modest income and many others are not given that seamless entry into the workforce after they complete school or training that so many in this City seem to be given and take for granted.
They are the willing , talented, educated and creative workers that so many London businesses say that they need.
