Last Sunday we had a guest. Karyn Kirkwood, the executive director of the Children’s Foundation of Guelph Wellington came to share some of her experiences with the various programs and projects benefiting the children of our community. She spoke about little children who come early to school for breakfast they don’t have at home. She told of school principals who tell her that it’s the breakfast program that KEEPs many youth coming to school who would otherwise have quit! She shared lots about Adopt a Family and the summer camping benefits. She reminded us of those inevitable questions “What did you do for summer vacation?” or “What did Santa bring?” Hundreds of children who didn’t used to, now have answers to share.
She came to thank us for our fourteen years and thousands of dollars of support for these and various food programs, but expanding through the years to include others. One important thing we learned was the number of other groups, organizations and partners collaborating with them. We are certainly not alone in our belief in the importance of investing in the children of the community. Remember? Look for the helpers when there’s a BIG task to be done. We are grateful to live in a community with so many helpers!
We are grateful for all these people who have made it their business to keep those babies out of the river. And we count it as part of our mission to pursue peace to be involved with this great organization and all the staff and volunteers. Do look to the list of links at the bottom of the page to learn more about them—our partners for more than fourteen years.
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