"It felt like something that lots of people had experience with."
"It is really covering that ground between doing things for money and doing things for favours,"she said.
"In terms of social weaving, too, I think it's a really beautiful time."
"I think for me the biggest thing was the friendships."
"The overriding thing is wanting to help people or feel part of something bigger than ourselves."
"The circle doesn't work unless people are asking just as much as they are giving."
"That's why, I suppose, I appreciate it more every year."