Mark De Souza Memorial Street Festival planned for Connaught Hill Park

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https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/mark-de-souza-memorial-street-festival-planned-for-connaught-hill-park-7515909

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The Mark De Souza Memorial Street Festival is an event to remember an advocate for the unhoused and to connect people with resources.

Mark De Souza was a manager at Advocating for Women and Community (AWAC) and was known for spending many nights handing out food, hot chocolate, blankets, and encouraging words to the unhoused of his community.

The festival intends to bring together unhoused individuals with outreach and support organizations as well as members of the faith community.

It's being organized by a planning committee that is a partnership between AWAC, Olive's Branch, Timbers Community Church and a representative of the recovery community.

The planning committee says the purpose of the festival is to highlight and celebrate the pathway to life change while creating hope for transformed living.

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