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PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2006.
Young girls see career choices UnLimited
Could I do that?
Amanda Kowall relates her experiences as a paramedic and volunteer firefighter with a Girls UnLimited
participant. (Carol Bums photo)
By Carol Burns
Citizen staff
Take 120. 14-and 15-year
old girls out of the classroom
for the day. Put them in a
room with 30 women
enthusiastic about their
THE EDITOR,
We wanted to let the
residents of Brussels know
that the Brussels Christian
• Youth Group will be going
door-to-door collecting non-
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He also told said that
without the initiative, the
board may have been forced
to try luring qualified
candidates from other Ontario
jurisdictions. Instead, in the
lust-completed process of
placing principals in each
Avon Maitland school for
2006-07, the board hired only
three candidates from outside
their employee base: one
from the Toronto area who
had actually placed his name
in the principal pool a year
ago, and two who had been
working in overseas facilities
(one in Hong Kong and one in
the Middle East).
Sheppard provided details
of placements for 2006-07 at
the May 23 meeting.
Schools receiving new
principals next year include:
Zurich Public School (current
Brussels principal Heather
careers. Throw in some games
with exciting prizes.
This was the scene at the
Girls UnLimited Career Day
held Friday at Wingham's
Knights of Columbus Hall.
The day was co-hosted by
the Foundation for Enriching
perishable food for the North
Huron Community Foodshare
on Friday, June 2 from 6 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
This is our second time
doing this drive and our goal
Beattie), Brussels Public
School (current VP of
Stratford Central's Grade 7/8
wing, John Carr), Clinton
Public School (current Zurich
Education and Women Today
of Huron.
Blyth F.E. Madill students
Ashton Colvin, Jess Murray,
Tia DeLauria and Elly Van
Zeeland were enthusiastic
about the day.
Van Zeeland stated that she
is to help fill the foodshare
shelves before the summer
Months hit.
If we happen to miss you,
you can drop off your non-
perishable food at the
principal Betty Beer),
Holmesville Public School
(current Clinton principal
Cindy Hamather), North
Easthope Public School
thought it was a good
opportunity to learn about
jobs that you might not learn
about otherwise.
The Blyth students were
surprised to learn from the
career coaches that- women
still experience discriminition
Brussels Foodland collection
box or any one of the
churches in Brussels. Cash
donations can be mailed to
The North Huron Community
Foodshare, Box 354,
(current lIolmesville
principal Teresa Sargeant),
Hullett Public School (current
Usborne principal Gladys
Rock), Usborne Public
in the workplace.
Murray was excited at the
opportunity to learn more
about her career goal of being
an aircraft mechanic, and
what she needs to do to meet
her goal.
Colvin said she was amazed
that women could do
correctional work with teens.
"You never think of women
working in corrections," she
said. "I think I would be too
scared, but she (Sherri Taylor)
isn't."
"We couldn't do this
without women who are
'passionate about connecting
with young women," stated
Lynda McGregor, executive
director of the Foundation for
Enriching Education.
"We did a pilot program last
year in Clinton, then one for
300 young women and 100
mentors spearheaded by a
volunteer group of women in
Stratford in November, and
will probably do another with
Women Today in Goderich
next year, It has taken on a life
of its own." McGregor said.
"Look at how focused and
intent these girls are," said
Pam Hannington, Women
Today executive director
watching the young women
lean forward in their chairs.
Kelly Dearlove, dog trainer
and behaviour specialist put
her golden retrievers through
their paces, demonstrating
how to approach and work
with dogs.
Apart from Dearlove's
voice the room was silent,
unlike the excited buzz that
filled the room when the
young women were given the
task of earning, play money
for asking the coach/mentors
good questions.
Before the game was over,
social worker Mary Gregg-
Wallace had run out of money
Wingham, ON NOG 2W0.
Thank you in advance for
your assistance and support.
On behalf of Brussels
Christian Youth Group
Brent Kipfer and Lori Pipe.
School (current Exeter VP
Mike Stanley), and Colborne
Public School (current
Wingham VP Angela
Cowley).
to give to the girls.
The money was for bidding
in the prize auction. The
prizes, donated by county
merchants, ranged from gift
certificates to a guest
appearance on a local radio
station.
"It was a fun day," said Dr.
Hilary Watson, Goderich,
"The girls asked interesting
questions."
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