Jennifer

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: My belief that we are all good at the core.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: Seeing people with their mothers.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd give it to the Spence Neighborhood Association, because they do amazing work with Winnipeg kids.

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Sean

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: My hair colour.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: Christmas music. I hate it, you hear the same three songs over and over.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd give my parents enough to retire, and give the rest to my family. I'd want to know where the money was going.

Adam

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: My family.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: Buying gifts.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd spread it out between family, friends and homeless people.

Abdulaziz

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: My culture. (I'm from Sudan.) There are values in my culture that I would never go against.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: In Canada, Christmas is a good holiday for people to be with their families, but I will be alone. At home in Sudan they dance a lot at Christmas, but not here. I'll be watching movies instead.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd give it to Unicef. They helped to raise me when I was young.

Linda

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: My personality. You've got to be your self.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: The commercialization.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd give it to the Children's Wish Foundation, because the kids don't deserve what they've got.

Nicky

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: At one time it would have been my hair colour. I had beautiful, chestnut brown hair. Now - I would say my faith, my spirituality. It's the only thing that hasn't changed, it's only deepened over time.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: I hate the holidays. I haven't put up a tree in five years. People get lost in the commercialization, we're forgetting the true meaning.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd give it to myself, so I could be relieved of the pressure of the finances. And then I'd branch out to the family, but I'd be picky about who I gave it to.

Kyle

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: How caring I am. (And how generally awesome I am.)

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: How everyone's all stressed out all the time, preparing for stuff.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd give most of it to my parents, because they've done a lot for me and I'd like to be able to pay them back.

Rebecca

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: That I can find humour in almost anything.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: Everybody being in each others' space.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd take my whole family on a trip, to Europe or Hawaii.

Thomas

Q: What's one thing you'd never change about yourself?
A: My upbringing.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: I hate Christmas.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd give it to Doctors Without Borders.

Scott

Q: What's one thing you'd never change about yourself?
A: My sense of humour, even in serious situations.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: The anniversary of my dad's death is on Christmas Day.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?

A: I'd build an arena that would have free programming for inner-city kids.

Jesse

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: My sense of humour.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: Family dysfunction.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd give it to my girlfriend Jen so she could do whatever she wants with it, and so that she won't be stressed about money anymore.

Malaikah

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: My childlike innocence. My sister thinks I'm naive, and I probably trust too much sometimes, but I would never want to get rid of my positive outlook on life.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: I'm away from my family for the first time this Christmas. They are all in Dubai right now. I'll probably go to a friend's for Christmas.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd give it to my parents. They're in the middle of going through bankruptcy after investing a lot of money with a con artist.

Gloria

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: I wouldn't change anything. My appearance, my behaviour, I'm happy with it all.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: Too many people. I have a big family, all of my brothers and sisters are here in Winnipeg and they all come over to my place for the holidays.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd give it to my brother because he has kidney failure. I want him to get the best treatment possible.

Andrea

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: My openness.

Q: What is something you find hard about the holidays?
A: Christmas Day is the anniversary of my father-in-law's death, and I really miss him.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd give it to my family, especially the kids.

Olivia

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: Being an auntie to my nephews and nieces.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: Missing family members.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd give it to my sisters, to help them out.

Evelyn

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: My attitude. I try to be happy, I don't like to be sad.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: Not having enough money to buy all the gifts.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: The less fortunate, because they need help.

Jim

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?

A: The way that I am, I've been through life already. And the fact that I'm retired, I would never want to go back to work.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: It's very expensive, just thinking about it costs you $8000. It's become too commercialized.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: My daughter. She's still young, only 21, and has her whole life ahead of her.

Mike

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: My anal retentiveness. (It's my best quality and I'll never give it up.)

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: Not having our entire family home for the holidays.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd give most of it to my family, and then I'd take everyone in my family on a trip (that I would book) to Asia.

Kim

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: My sense of humor and the joy in life that I have.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: That my sister's not here, and the grief that everyone carries.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd give it to my extended family so they could pay off all their debt, and then we'd take a long trip together to escape winter.

Cecil

Q: What's something you would never change about yourself?

A: My life experiences.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: Not being able to get everyone together. It happens some years, but not every year.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd give it to my home community. Leadership always makes promises, but they still don't have a hockey rink or other community places to go.

Hector

Q: What's something you would never change about yourself?
A: My personality.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: The line-ups. Right now I'm waiting for them to go down so that I can go buy something.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: The Cancer Foundation, because I have a friend who had breast cancer and I want them to find a cure.

Chorong

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: My bravery.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: I'm from South Korea traveling in Canada, so I'll probably be alone at Christmas. It's also my birthday around then.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd give it to my parents and my best friend to help with their businesses. I'd also give it to orphaned children. I know that when I help them, it will eventually be returned to me.

Sarah

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: My smile.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: Money.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd give it to World Vision, because I know they are trustworthy.

Eileen

Q: What's one thing you would never change about yourself?
A: The way I treat my family.

Q: What's something you find hard about the holidays?
A: Not having enough money.

Q: If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to and why?
A: I'd give it to my family, to help them out.