🌿 The Adam Sun Memorial Garden & Sanctuary

“One day soon we will walk from the rain into a garden that never washes away.”

My ultimate dream for the Adam Sun Hope Sanctuary is to secure our own land and create a permanent botanical memorial garden—a living sanctuary where every name lost to the toxic drug crisis can be carved in stone among flowers, trees, and quiet paths.

Here, families will have a real place to sit, remember, and feel their loved one’s light still shining. Here, society will finally stop letting these lives disappear. This garden will carry my son Chandis Adam Strehlen’s name and the names of every neighbor we have lost, designed with the same artist’s hand that now traces names in soapstone.

🍃 The Sunny Son Foraging & Employment Program

To sustain this vision and support the community directly, we are launching the Sunny Son Foraging Program. This initiative bridges the gap between the wild beauty of the coast and the recovery of the soul:

• Meaningful Employment: We provide opportunities for boys and men who feel isolated or at risk, employing them as Stewardship Foragers.

• Healing through Nature: Participants are trained to selectively and respectfully harvest botanicals—cedar, fir, rose, and seaweeds—from our coastal lands.

• Artisanal Production: These raw ingredients are brought back to our Vancouver facility, where they are distilled into high-quality hydrosols and oils for the Sunny Son skincare line.

• A Cycle of Hope: Every bottle sold directly funds the acquisition of our permanent land, ensuring that the work of these men today builds the garden of tomorrow.

⚓ We are starting small and strong:

• Adam’s Bench at Troll Beach (Hadden Park): A place of rest and reflection.

• Tribute Creation: Helping other families create their own lasting botanical memorials.

• The Foraging Path: Engaging our men in the restorative work of the forest and the sea.

Every bench we dedicate, every signature on the petition, and every skincare product we craft brings us one step closer to the day we own the land and open the gates of the Adam Sun Memorial Garden.

“The sun sets on many, but their light remains in the lines we draw — forever.”