Such a good chair we have.
I want to first of all take the opportunity to thank all of you for coming, and for some of the great work you are doing within your community groups and organizations. I think it's absolutely tremendous, and you're making a difference in the lives of people...two organizations I've had a chance to work with that have done a tremendous amount of work on the ground.
To the Heart and Stroke Foundation, you are to be commended for your work in reaching out to the ethnic diaspora, in particular the South Asian community, to educate them about cardiovascular diseases and prevention. There's a gala held by a number of young professionals every year in conjunction with the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and it has made a real difference in reaching out to people. So thank you.
To Kelly from ParticipACTION, I know you left a private sector job to come in, and you're doing great work. Just hearing your passion is really inspiring.
I want to touch on something with ParticipACTION in regard to healthy living. My colleague Ujjal mentioned your collaboration and partnership with Coca-Cola. I was at the event, because it was in our riding of Brampton—Springdale. You spoke really passionately about reaching out to young people. I think it would be of benefit to the committee, not so much to hear the rationale and reasoning behind your partnership, but to hear a little bit about the program, how you are engaging young people, and what the money Coca-Cola provided you with has done to help promote healthy living in terms of both exercise and diet.
The second thing I want to touch on is that when I was growing up, ParticipACTION was deeply respected and promoted within our schools. We don't see it in the schools anymore. What resources does your organization need from the government to assist you in reaching out and getting young kids active and healthy across the country?