Merle Powell taught students essential baking and home economics skills, focusing on household management and family life. Deeply rooted in her upbringing, she observed a decline in baking values due to modern demands but now sees a resurgence in baking’s importance, emphasizing that seniors represent our history.

Twenty-year-old Kehkashan Basu, despite facing death threats, advocates for children’s rights and supports vulnerable groups like orphans and child laborers. She educates children in Syrian refugee camps, promotes women’s rights, and combats climate change through education. Recently named one of Canada’s 25 most influential women.

Stuart L. Scott, a former CID Agent, experienced PTSD from his stressful investigations, which are often overlooked outside of combat veterans. To manage his PTSD, he turned to writing therapy, using it as a means to share his experiences and explore storytelling. He has published two novels: “Prisoners of War”, an historical fiction romance, and “Gritty, Grisly and Greedy Stories Inspired by True Crooks and Crimes from My 20 Years as a Fed”. His latest book is “Spirit Lake Payback”.

After years of twists and turns and personal strife, Vic Elizabeth Turnbull of MIC’s Podcast Club for global podcasters in England is amplifying the voice of change. She enables good “eggs” to tell their stories. Today this fantastic egg is sharing her own story from a laborious beginning to the power of speech. There’s something to be said for having a dream and working towards it.