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Bennett also volunteers on the board of the North Vancouver Community Foundation. And she works with her own children to instill in them a desire to give time to their community. "My 17-year-old is very much involved in community work, and not just because her school requires it. She obtained her required hours long ago," Bennett says. The change that volunteering has made on her daughter is equally compelling. "As a teenager, it helps take that self-centred attitude away, and really makes them feel like they are part of something beyond just themselves." Bennett is one example of how corporations, by taking a broader approach to philanthropy and supporting their employees' Photo: Getty Images p28-29_Starbucks.indd 29 involvement in service to the community, do something more for the communities in which they operate. So, can coffee launch a movement, rebuild a neighbourhood and transform a person? You bet it can. And it does it one cup at a time. VF For more information about the Thriving Neighbourhoods program, visit www.starbucks.ca/thrive. If your company is interested in creating a similar endowment fund, call Peter Jackman in Vancouver Foundation's Development and Donor Services at 604-629-5357. Fall 2012 I Vancouver Foundation l page 29 12-10-16 11:29 AM