Colleen Colman: Development Event and Community Groups

colleen colman: At other times, they try to restrain themselves and let the newcomers make mistakes and to learn to be independent, according to Metro News. The journey of sponsorship encompasses many sleepless nights, personal sacrifices and challenges, but ultimately, community groups said the means to the end has made it the most rewarding experience they ve ever had. At times, they re like overprotective parents trying to give their kids the best. A personal lesson and professional development event is how Colleen Colman described her experience in the past year working with a group of volunteers in Uxbridge who connected through social media to bring in a family of five the Alkhalifehs from Turkey. I was a tad na ve when I took it on. Marta Iwankek/For Torstar News Service Rahma Alkahalfieh, 11, shows off some of the stuffed animals in her room in Uxbridge. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.