HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-04-01, Page 32A church group of Belgrave, andin turn, an East Wawanosh PublicSchool student, have collected over
150 teddy bears to send as part of the
relief effort in Haiti.
Katherine Coultes, a student at
East Wawanosh Public School
brought the idea of collecting teddy
bears for Haiti to her school and
within a few days, dozens of bears
had been collected.
Coultes, who is a member of the
Kids For Christ program, youth
group from Belgrave United
Church, brought the idea to her
school when her church had
collected 98 bears.Initially, Coultes’s class, theGrade 3/4 class was hoping to helpthe group get to 100, collecting twomore bears. The class, however,collected just over 40 additional
bears in two days.
With 21 students in the class,
approximately two bears per student
were collected.
The deadline to bring in bears was
Friday, bringing the grand total to
approximately 150 bears that are all
set to make the trip to Haiti.
East Wawanosh Public School is
no stranger to charitable behaviour.
The students mentioned that they
had been donating crafts in the crafts
for cancer campaign as well. In
addition, they had also collected forthe local food bank and donatedmoney for relief efforts in the lastfew months.The efforts for Haiti, on behalf ofthe Belgrave United Church, began
in early March with a spaghettisupper and silent auction at theBelgrave Arena. Over 150 peoplewere there.In addition to the 150 teddy bears,the Kids For Christ raised over $4,000 for Haiti. After expenseswere paid, a cheque for over $3,400will be sent, along with the teddy bears, to Youth With A Mission, which is located in Haiti.PAGE 32. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2010.Group sends over 150 teddy bears to Haiti
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received by the Ontario Provincial
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salesman attempting to sell water
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The man, who has said he is
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The man visited homes in
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The salesman, if he has been asked
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say.
Anyone with information on this
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the OPP Dispatch at 1-888-310-
1122 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-
222-8477.
High pressure salesman
targets elderly residents
for aggressive pitch
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Old school charity
Over 40 teddy bears were collected by Krista Goodall’s Grade 3/4 class at East Wawanosh
Public School as part of the relief effort for Haiti. The initiative, spurred on by Katherine
Coultes, brought together an initiative at the Belgrave United Church and the charitable nature
of students at her school to help those in need in Haiti. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
By Shawn LoughlinThe Citizen