Awarded on: 2014-04-07
Montréal, Quebec
Since high school, Kokulan Mahendiran has dedicated himself to the causes of unity, peace and cultural awareness in his community. In his teens, Kokulan started a club to help raise money for the Toronto SickKids Foundation. In university, he became actively involved in youth engagement and organized a charity gala in 2012, which brought together the various ethnic and religious communities of the Sri Lankan diaspora.