FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 24, 2010

Canada East meets West Youth Exchange Program

Vancouver, B.C. - S.U.C.C.E.S.S. announced the successful collaboration of "Canada East meets West Youth Exchange Program", which is jointly supported by S.U.C.C.E.S.S Youth Leadership Millennium (YLM) Program, Toronto-based Vision Youth Program and Civic Education Society. Under the exchange program, altogether thirty young people will spend 10 days in BC and one week in Toronto.

Established in 2003, "Canada East meets West Youth Exchange Program" is held bi-annually, which comes to the 4th year in 2010. The main objectives are to provide youth of various cultural background, especially new to Canada, an opportunity to meet each other, to learn the Canadian history and to understand the value of different cultures.

One of the highlights of this program is that young people can visit the First Nation people in both BC and Ontario and learn how First Nations has contributed to the Canadian history. Moreover, the tailor-made camping program also helps the young leaders build up team work and explore outdoor survival skills.

Launched in 1998, the Youth Leadership Millennium (YLM) Program is a unique program to develop leadership by providing youth an opportunity to learn Canadian culture and leadership skills, and to increase community awareness of social issues and community participation. "We are very proud of this signature program. The leadership program is very unique and designed to assist youth gain self-confidence through exposure to new people, new situations and by accomplishing goals they have never even imagined possible," said Tung Chan, CEO of S.U.C.C.E.S.S.

Founded in 1973, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. is one of the largest social service providers in Canada with 25 offices in British Columbia and 4 overseas offices. For more details, please visit: http://www.success.bc.ca/ or follow us on twitter: SUCCESSCanada

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Contacts:

Parmenas Tse
Program Director, Group & Community Services
Tel: 604-408-7260

Eileen Lao
Public Affairs Manager
Tel: 604-408-7243