You can feel the presence of a vibrant team when you walk in a room

When I joined participants at the Vancouver Art Gallery on June 22nd for our Flourish book <a href="https://stories.tigweb.org/what-happens-when-we-surround-ourselves-with-inspiration-63eb25e55b72" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">launch gathering</a>, there was a particular group of individuals in attendance who stood out. These are the members of the SPARK9 Team, led by Sprout Ideas Fellow <a href="https://www.sproutideas.org/fellows/aaliyah-mahboubi" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Aaliyah Mahboubi</a>. The excitement of the group was contagious and it also reminded me of how much I have missed sharing space in-person with social impact leaders. One of the activities the SPARK9 team was promoting was their upcoming shoreline cleanup that took place on Saturday June 24th. In follow-up to this effort, I asked Aaliyah to share a few reflections about the team. <a href="https://medium.com/risingyouth/you-can-feel-the-presence-of-a-vibrant-team-when-you-walk-in-a-room-4359ab2355cb">Learn More</a>