CHOOSE 2 BE RESILIENT

Kaya and Zach lived lives filled with love, connection, hope and laughter. Both the eldest of three, they brought these qualities to their close relationships with their younger brothers, their parents, their friends, their extended families and to all the lives they touched. In 2016, at age 21, full of optimism for their shared future... One year after the accident our families wanted to honour Zach and Kaya by sharing the message of Love, Hope and Connection and to give back to the community that had supported us in our darkest hours. We created a scholarship to recognize resilience in young people navigating their own way through grief resulting from the passing of someone they deeply love. It was our hope that by providing recognition and a platform to share and learn from their stories of resilience, there would be a ripple effect of healing through the community... Zach and Kaya formed strong bonds of love and connection with their younger brothers, Ben, Nathaniel, Jackson and..