Age: 19
Grandiose gestures and large-scale initiatives might get a lot of attention, but Chloe Chen believes it’s the smaller contributions that matter most. Even simple things like caring for her high school’s fish and plants or helping first-year students navigate campus at the University of Calgary. She’s poured hundreds of hours into volunteering, splitting that time between Big Brothers Big Sisters, where she mentors children and encourages them to pay it forward in the community, and the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society, where she cleans cages, walks dogs and helps prepare them for adoption. In addition to numerous scholarships and academic awards, she’s also an accomplished pianist, receiving recognition from the Calgary Performing Arts Festival and the Alberta Music Festival Association.
“You can always pursue a bunch of different hobbies or passions outside of work. It’s never too late to pick up music or the keyboard.”
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