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Dec 10, 2025
Newsletter: December 2025
Students and thousands in the inner-city experience belonging, kindness, and growth through the connections Student Open Circles weaves every day. For Amber, tutoring underserved youth deepens her sense of community ...
Dec 10, 2025
Remembering What Matters Most
By Amber Minutillo, Open Circle student Community is at the heart of everything I do. Taking the time to get to know and be actively involved in my community is ...
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Dec 10, 2025
Finding the Connection I was Missing
By Denya, Open Circle student When I started university, I was unsure of my place at McMaster. After a rocky high school experience due to the pandemic and personal struggles ...
Dec 10, 2025
Featured Board Member: Abhishek Raut (SOC Alumni)
We have fond memories of Abhishek from his days as a student when he led volunteer groups as part of our student leaders team, and since then, we’ve been inspired ...
Dec 02, 2025
Creating Threads of Connection
Thread connections across the city through our Crowdfunding Campaign to raise $15,000! Your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $7,500, doubling your impact! Every week, your support helps: 450 ...
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Oct 04, 2025
Newsletter: October 2025
Students in Open Circle are rediscovering hope, finding meaning in the smallest of moments, and realizing that even seemingly simple acts of kindness ripple outward in powerful ways. In a ...
Oct 04, 2025
How Small Steps become Big Change
by Brooj, Open Circle student Ever since I was little, I always wanted to do big things in the world and see the world become better and better for everyone ...
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Oct 04, 2025
Re-enchanting the World
by Emma, Open Circle student Open Circle has been such important and grounding part of my university experience. It provides a space for me to feel like a kid who ...
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May 25, 2025
Newsletter: May 2025
Henry’s journey is a powerful example of how giving and receiving support go hand in hand. Through engaging in meaningful service with Student Open Circles, he discovered the ripple effects ...
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May 25, 2025
Service isn't about grand gestures: It's about being present
by Henry Guan, Open Circle student Student Open Circles (SOC) has become much more than a community I belong to—it has deeply influenced the way I see myself, others, and ...