Rohan Poddar
COUNSELLOR:
Karyn Walmark
SCHOOL:
Mentor College
CITY:
Mississauga, ON
Rohan has been a steadfast contributor to our school and community through his high school career. As a Grade 9 student, he joined our Outreach Club, which co-ordinates a wide a variety of volunteer opportunities, including partnerships with The Compass Food Bank. To date, Rohan has helped to cook and serve Thanksgiving and Easter dinners for hundreds of clients-he has even made and donated over 300 bread rolls! In fact, his efforts have been so valued that he was offered a position to work at the centre.
When he reached Grade 10, Rohan added the Yearbook Committee to his priorities. He was so dedicated in his efforts to record both small and large-scale events that over half of the published photos were his own. He has also expanded his services to videography for our annual Celebration of Culture. And in Grade 11, he was instrumental in the growth of our Notes at Noon program, a monthly coffee-house-style concert that showcases our student talent-regardless of age and skill level, and free of pressure and judgement.
Rohan has been at the heart of so many initiatives here at Mentor. Food-and the arts-are truly his love language. He ran a Christmas food drive, he facilitated an art & bake sale with our Pride Club to fundraise for struggling LGBTQ+ youth, and he even catered The Sunnies, our annual arts banquet, with a selection of over 200 homemade treats!
We are lucky-and grateful-for Rohan's devotion to service!
