The Power of Now and Giving of Ourselves — with Raisa and Renai Jose
Season 3, Episode 14 | Originally aired on April 20, 2021
About the episode
"We've seen and felt first hand how remarkable it is to be serving people. And we're asking ourselves, why not share this feeling with as many people as possible?"
Raisa and Renai Jose are two young changemakers living in the Archdiocese of Vancouver. From a young age, the Jose sisters had the values of service and love of neighbour instilled within them, and they wanted to find different ways to serve the community. This inspired them to start The Giving Truck, a non-profit organization which aims to mobilize youth to create change through random acts of kindness. Together with their volunteers, they serve people all over Vancouver, and they hope to empower other young people to be the change they wish to see in their community. In this episode, Raisa and Renai share how The Giving Truck got started, the different ways they serve others, and what sparked their love of service in their own lives.
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Meet Raisa and Renai Jose
Raisa Jose graduated from Corpus Christi College, Vancouver, Canada with an Associate of Arts Degree and a recipient of the Circle of Fellows Scholarship. She was nominated for the 2020 AFP Giving Hearts Award as Outstanding Youth Philanthropist. With all the service work she has done and hopes to continue doing, she plans to pursue Social Work.
Renai Jose is a Grade 11 student at Little Flower Academy in Vancouver, Canada. She has an immense passion for service demonstrated by her leadership roles in her parish, school, and community. In creating The Giving Truck, Renai has gained a deeper love for the work she does.
Links:
The Giving Truck website: givingtruck.ca
Facebook: @thegivingtruck
Instagram: @thegivingtruckofficial