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From refugee to community builder, how Gar Gar is reimagining Forest Lawn

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Forest Lawn , Calgary 's Forest Lawn neighbourhood, is undergoing a transformation.

Community advocate Gar Gar is determined to make Forest Lawn a place people are proud to call home.

Growing up in the neighbourhood, Gar was a refugee before he took his first breath.

Gar says a lot of newcomer families live in Forest Lawn when they first come to Calgary but many end up moving to other parts of Calgary .

The YYC Kids Ride bike drive has helped deliver bikes to more than 5,000 at-risk children and youth from low-income families.

The project benefits families in Calgary who are “focused on keeping the lights on” and for whom “having bikes is the last necessity,” Gar says.

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70

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67

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64

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informal

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English

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46

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