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Community Development & Engagement Megan te Boekhorst 2026-03-17 Community Development & Engagement Megan te Boekhorst 2026-03-17

5 Small Things That Make People Feel Welcome in Community Spaces

We tend to think of welcome as something that happens at the door — a smile, a sign, a land acknowledgement at the top of a meeting. And those things matter. But welcome is sustained or broken in the small, accumulated moments that follow. The way a room is arranged. Whether someone makes eye contact when you walk in. Whether your dietary needs were considered when the food was ordered.

For anyone who has ever walked into a space and immediately felt like they didn't quite belong, you know: the details are everything.

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Community Development & Engagement, Equity & Inclusion In Community Work Megan te Boekhorst 2025-08-25 Community Development & Engagement, Equity & Inclusion In Community Work Megan te Boekhorst 2025-08-25

Why Community Is About Connection, Not Perfection: Lessons From The Hope Pride Festival

This past weekend, Thrive & Connect was honoured to sponsor and help organize the third annual Hope Pride Festival. The plan was simple: share a picnic dinner, then unwind with a cozy movie night. We had the screen, the projector, complimentary shaved ice from Envision Financial — and most importantly, the joy of being together.

And then… the technology failed us.

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We are honoured and grateful to live, work, and play on the traditional, ancestral and stolen territories of the Stó:lō People, specifically the traditional territory of Skwah First Nations, who have been the stewards and caretakers of this land since time immemorial. We also recognize we work alongside partners on the traditional, ancestral, and stolen lands of the Aitchelitz, Xwchíyò:m (Cheam), Kwaw-kwaw-a-pilt, Shxwhá:y, Squiala, Soowahlie, Skowkale, Tzeachten, Yakweakwioose, Chawathil, Sq’éwqel, X̲wóx̲welá:lhp, Skawahlook, Shxw'ow'hamel, Yale First Nations, and Peters First Nations, as well as the Chilliwack Métis Association.

let’s talk.

megan@thriveandconnect.co