“a chance to witness history”

“I would like to thank you for giving me a chance to witness history and to go to one of the bands I have known since I was a little boy.”

It was very touching for me and the person I brought (my mom). My mom and her brother, my uncle, who passed away in 1992, were two of Guns and Roses biggest fans. When I found out they were coming to the City I was so excited. I mentioned to Cindy Atkey, the Community Coordinator at YOUCAN, where I am attending a day program to get back on track that I wished I could go. Cindy said she would try but told me that it wasn’t a sure thing. I never really got my hopes up because of this.

On Friday, I worked really hard. I went and presented a Dealing with Difference Workshop at a school and then I went to Grant MacEwan in Millwoods to speak to a counsellor about going to school there. I didn’t even know I got the tickets until I got home and my grandfather told me he had to pickup the tickets. Cindy got an email from Kids Up Front and she responded to it. It was for two GNR tickets!

She couldn’t reach me because I was at Grant MacEwan and she called my house and asked my grandfather if he could go get them. There was a lot of people who wanted them so they had to act fast. When I got home my grandfather told me he had went to pickup tickets of some kind, when I opened the envelope and I saw the tickets, I was so happy because it made my day even better than it already was. Like I said earlier, in the note it was touching because if my uncle was around he would for sure get the tickets.

Me and my mom cried too a couple of songs because they were the songs he liked the most. In his memorial picture he was wearing a Guns and Roses sweater. My mom is a low income mother so I was so glad I got the tickets from you. I called her right away and she was so excited that me and her were going to attend. I also wouldn’t have the money to buy them, having to pay for my family bills and other necessities that I had to do and on such short notice. So I would like to thank you for supporting me and kindly giving me the tickets to GNR. The seats were awesome and I loved every second of it! I will remember it forever!

Sincerely,

Vernon

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