Mission of Service for Gary Garrison

Action in the World:

Gary has done pioneering work among prison inmates in Alberta. He has helped build a program in Alberta for members of the public to visit and establish friendships with men who are in prison. He also has brought to Alberta prisons an “Alternatives to Violence” Program. Gary's work shows incarcerated men that there are members of the community who are prepared to accept them as they are, for who they are, no matter what they have done. Gary is also a recognized poet and he puts this talent to use as a poet/chaplain, spending several hours a week visiting with and composing poems for patients at the University of Alberta Hospital. Gary's life speaks clearly of the principle of unconditional love.