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Sonja Suter, making the community stronger

Frank, and her siblings, David, Sarah andMarcus. Suter speaks Swiss-German, French and English 'awlessly. Her parents had emigrated from Switzerland and wanted their children to learn French. Suter, along with her siblings, attended Saint-Grégoire, and they moved on to St. Jude when her parents wanted the children to learn English. Suter is in her third year of "ve of a double major at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigo- nish, studying sociology and psychology. “I have grown up in a small town,” said Suter. “I wanted to stay in a small town, and I wanted something di$erent. A lot of people were going to Ottawa.

I wanted to see something else while keeping that small town atmosphere. Antigonish was the perfect place.” Suter went to university not really sure what she wanted to do once she was "nished. Her siblings had all decided on agri-management and business, but that was not the road she wanted. “I had no idea what I wanted to do,” explained Suter. “I love the classes and I love the subjects, but I really wasn’t sure where I wanted to go with it.” Suter began working as a summer student at United Way\Centraide of Prescott Russell in Hawkesbury in June. “I’m working toward making the community stronger and better,” said Suter. “I amalsomeeting people who want to do the same as well as seeing the people that are a$ected by the programs. I ammeeting people who already have so much on their plates, and yet they are still volunteering their time and helping others. I realized I would love to work in non-pro"t helping my community become stronger and better.” Making a difference While working at UnitedWay/Centraide, Su- ter has been able to see "rsthand what it takes to make a di$erence in the community. “I love working here at UnitedWay,” stated Suter. “%ey may not have speci"c programs, but they help other organizations with funds for programs that make our community stronger. UnitedWay has funded 14 di$erent organizations during the 2014-2015 year, which is amazing.” Suter said %e Reality Tour is a perfect example of the type of program United Way/ Centraide is trying to help. “United Way o$ers funding so the programs don’t have to spend all

DIANE HUNTER diane.hunter@eap.on.ca

Twenty-year-old Sonja Suter grewup in Saint- Bernardin, going to school in Saint-Bernardin, then to École élémentaire catholique Saint-Gré- goire, St. Jude Catholic School, and Glengarry District High School. Now at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish in Nova Scotia, she is studying hard tomake her community stronger and better. Suter grew up on the S-S HolsteinDairy farm in Saint-Bernardin with her parents, Paula and

Sonja Suter from Saint-Bernardin

their time on fundraising,” said Suter. “%ey can spend their energy on running the programand helping people.” Suter said she will be said to go in a way. “All my life, I never knewwhat I wanted to do, until I started working here,” said Suter. She is very close with her family and comes back for Christmas holidays and spring break. While at college, she volunteers her time with the community. Last year, Suter tutored an 11-year-old girl with rea- ding, writing and arithmetic.%is year, she plans on volunteering at a seniors’ residence, spending time with some of the seniors and helping out in any way she can. Suter said she loves working with the United Way/Centraide and executive director Jodie Densmore, and hopes to return next summer.

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