Dear Garry,
Thank you for your message and for forwarding along with it the Trip Diary and photograph of me with your remarkable group of young Canadian leaders from your recent Journey of a Lifetime trip to Poland. Please pardon my long delay in replying to you. It is not just that these have been hectic days, it's also that I found the Trip Diary made for difficult though very rewarding reading. I have returned to it now several times, and can tell you that each time I do so, I am ever more moved and impressed at this truly exceptional work.
Please share my fond best regards with Shawna, Tyler, Ben, James and Francis, and let them know that we here at the embassy admire them deeply for their dedication to others, and of course, for their commitment to make wishes come true. Theirs is inspiring work, as you well know, not just for the children with whom they meet, but for all of us fortunate enough to have been associated with them in the course of their travels.
I will be very pleased to see you again when your travels bring you back to Warsaw. Please do keep us all apprised of your plans, and of the ongoing good work of the Coalition for Kids International.
Best regards,
Dan Costello
Canadian Ambassador to the Republic of Poland
