The Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-03-11, Page 3Former education trams
h.onored for iarge dOiatiO
Ata special gathering
of past.trusteesof the for-
mer Bruce • Couuty Board
of Education an
SQu. th,mpton last week,
Lillian. Thompson was•
honored four her generous
donation Qf $20,'000 to the
Campaign fer the institute
for Outdoor Education and
Environmental Studies,
In a tribute to
Thompson; Murray
Elston, the campaign chair
and former Grey -Bruce
MPP; highlighted
Thompson's extensive
commitment to the cam
--
mutiny as a teacher., coat
triunity volunteer, trustee
and chair of the Marton
Health Services.
Foundation. Thompson
was recently named
Senor of the Year byo,
Abe merle Council.
"Determination > and coni-
mitment describe Lilliarir."
said EistQa. adding that
Lillian graciously "takes
on every challenge that
comes her way."
Asa trustee for the,
Bruce County Board of
Education l.ittttnr repre-
sented A1beiraade, Wiarton.
and Annabel -1 epworth
from ' 1992 to 1993„ ,AM
avid supporter of the
Institute for Outdoor
Education Q and.
Environmental Studies,
Lillian sits on. the Inspired
by Nature capital earn -
paigrt: committee. A spe-
cial area, called the Circle
of Friends in the proposed
new dining hall will be
named • •tn honor of
Thompson and her legacy
of dedication to the
Institute, education and
the environment~. n,y
„The present envirUnlw
merit roust be carefully
guarded and preserved,"
said Thompson. °'•tbe
future should hold a land"
that provides' a happy,
healthy lifestyle ler
The inspired by Nature
campaignhas been urge-,
mired to raise '$3 million
from the private sector. in
support cif a renewed
Ontdaor 'Institute. in
Oliphant Both students
and adults fren t grey and
Bruce Ceurnes will bene-
fit from the new facilities.,
OW YOU KNOW'
Easter Seal staff serve
families. all over the
province through a net-
work of regional and
home-based 'offices,
Dungannon CGIT raise
funds to feed
Children'are the. hope.
of Sur future - thie light
itt'a dark, world: XeS many
of them .are walking in a
dark .world wandering
.alone,. afraid and: often
' hungry, Today, thanks to
World Vision's 30 Hour
Famine, a difference:eau-
be made,'.: ,
Dungannon Ctx11T have '
been participating in the
World Vision `30. 14.04
lr•;aniitte For a- few years
now:,
On April 3 and 4,,they;
will once again go without
road for 3tl hours to expo~
rienc the hunger that oth
pry feet;
Thirty-four thousand
kids die from honer :and
'hunger -related Cal/SOS
every Bingle day " , hut it
doesn't have tea be that
:way.. "That is why.'the..
Dungannon CGI' raise
►,e ey. to help. feed And
care. for children. Aa little
as; $1 a day tett 'feed;.a
child
In the next, few weeks;
the IDunganndn CGIT will
be out getting sponsors.
Please help the girls reach
their goal and; help some-
one Oise less fortunate: If
you are no contacted.
directly for sponsorship,
and your interested in.
being involved, please call
Elizabeth Irvin, leader, at
.629-7394. '
• by Gregor Campbell
.Gambling has paid off
for the • Huron -Perth.
Catholic District Schoch •
..Board.
"We have done very
well on again' in, the
`Fantasy Lottery', director
of: edtteatton Oaetan
Blanchette reported to'the
board's Feb. 23 regular
meeting at Dublin. "On
the first lerrttary, 2.510:.
(1 2.$5 per .cent) tickets
were ° purehased by resi-
dents of Huron and Perth
counties. For the second
'Fantasy . Atery'. 3,250
(14::32 per cent) ° tickets
Were . purchased' by resi=
dents of the two.
''This translates; to anet
proceeds . of $12087 .coir
:our system.
" $y cotrnbiningthe pr-
coeds of the two lotteries
with our 'TPP 2''•pruject,
teckznology for Students in
our system has been great
ly -enhanced," the dircG
tar"s:report'continues, "We
e ertainly would not be
tybere, we Are today • in
technology without it.'
rustees approved -'par -
otter
nets
6,500
far
board
tiepation' in. the third tot- -
.tcry of .the Monsignor
Feeney loundatan, now'
in the `,planning , stage,
"with pre c:cds directed,
towards, the enhancement
of technology for our stu-
dents."
"Fetter Odds".
Tttus.toe- Bernard'
Murray s<t,id ae was
"pleasantly surptized"-lay
the sneeess of the first two
antasy" lotteries here:..
Trustee Mike Miller
said despite the reluctance.
oaf Some to gamble,. school
boards have an advantage
when in ct?nws to such lot,'
aeries;, which have preilif
grated in the provincae: and,`
eQati.try far variob*
meney,unakin,g purposes.
r CeCently... ; .
'Chair ' Ron: Marcy
ag%eetl. Much of: this, par -
Ocular Lottery's successis
bcecause people know their
me ney is going to the
enhancement' of.'educatien
for the2ir ehtldren
Trustees' noted the area
.b0at4 Sold 740 more tick
ets for the second
"Fantasy Lottery" than, it; .
did the first,, .and that for.:
the most recent "we sold''
out the early bird draw."
. The third lottery as pro-
posed. will'involve> greater
adverti.sin,g. nests, 300
.more ,tickets, ' (23,000
rather than:22,700 and
expand to Kent
'with_ the tendon District'
Catbolie School Beard.
and. St; Clair Catholic`,
District SebQol Board • as
partners,
It wild involve a "siitti'
illi iutjer, prize board as
the last.one but with better
-oodsA;" director of educa-
tion Blanchette teported,
Lacknow Sentinel, a eta Mara 11-.1990—>i"age
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back their advertising. so its pate for
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dollar with every other retalier in town,..rio.
mow what he sella. People' have only s+
man dollars to spend a -it they
spend` the for What You sell, they'll spend .
them for somethin + la+
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