Until November 10th, MidSun School will be
collecting cash and food bank donations for the Calgary Poppy Fund and Veterans
Food Bank. Students can bring the non-perishable food items or money
donations to their TA for collection and earn TA points at the same time.
The Calgary Poppy Fund helps raise money for local veterans, their
spouses and dependents. All the funds collected stay here in Calgary
and assist with the costs of rent, utilities, aids to daily
living, and any of their other basic needs.
Poppies will be distributed in homeroom on Tuesday
morning. Students are encouraged to make a donation when receiving their
poppies.
On Tuesday, November 10th at 9:00
am we will be holding our Remembrance Day Assembly in the gym. We are
honoured to have guest speakers Michael Hornburg, who lost his son in
Afghanistan in 2007, and Joey Bleviss, the
Chief Administrative Officer of the Calgary Poppy Fund joining us for
this year's ceremony.
Parents, relatives and members of the community are
invited to attend. Please contact the office prior to the date and let us
know how many people you will be bringing.
In a demonstration of our
respect and thankfulness to the Veterans we are asking students to wear all
black on Tuesday. The school will be closed on November 11 as we honour Remembrance Day, and classes will resume on Thursday.
Thank you
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