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Sarah Gastle
Director of Business Development and Communications,
Pathways Employment Help Centre | 36 | HOMETOWN: Lakefield, Ontario
Launching her first community fundraising campaign while in senior kindergarten, Sarah Gastle is
passionate about making London a place for all to thrive. She creates, supports, develops and manages
innovative job-connection and employment projects that make a significant difference - broadly in our
community and directly in the lives of thousands of Londoners. Putting business acumen to work in the
non-profit sector, she produces impactful results for the community by leading quietly, effectively and
humbly from behind the scenes.
Who, or what, was your biggest influence? My
grandparents, Jean and Dr. Hugh Gastle, and my parents, Sue
and Dr. Tom Gastle, were my biggest influences, and have been
to this day. My grandfather was the only medical doctor with
a practice in our community for many decades; my father
is a large animal veterinarian; and my mother is a
social worker. Growing up in a small community,
everywhere I went I heard stories of how they
had helped someone - my grandfather stopping
his car on the way home to save someone's life;
farmers sharing how my father had saved their
herd from disease, or as we left a struggling
family farm hearing him tell the farmer not to
worry about payment for that visit; or someone
stopping us on the street to share how my
mother had helped a youth in crisis
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Knowing what you know
now, what advice would
you give your younger
vice would
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self? Author John
Acuff said, " Don't
compare your
beginning to
someone else's
middle. " Learn-
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is challenging,
exciting
and a privilege
to experience.
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What's left for you to do - professionally
or personally? I'm happiest when reaching
towards a new goal. I'm part of some really
exciting community projects that I can't wait
to see come to fruition. London is facing
several urgent social challenges, which means
there is an opportunity to come together
as a community, listen to and learn
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to make much-needed
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change.
An old friend is coming to
visit London - where are
vis
yo
e
you taking them out to
eat? First, we're heading
to the Western Fair
Market, Covent Garden
Market or Grace Bodega
to pick up a few things.
Then we're going to
a local park or biking
along the Thames Valley
Parkway to enjoy a
picnic. We love taking
out-of-town guests to
see the beautiful parks
M
and trails that London
has to offer.
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er
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come t fruition.
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