President's Newsletter

Happy Holidays to you and your family!!

We have had a very busy November and December!

In November we took part in the Lions Santa Claus Parade. We had a great time with all 20 children on the float waving and trying to stay in one place for such a long time. It was the first float we had created, special Thanks to Jen and Dave Sabourin, Wendy Brown, Shawn Thompson for helping bring the float to life, and what do you know we won a Prize Of Merit. A special thank you to Cancurb, Costumes Unlimited, Majic Midways and Barley Mow for their sponsorship.

We had a very informative general meeting Nov.25, 03. Our guest speakers included Lynn Carson - Nepean Housing Corporation, Norm MacDonald -our re-elected Public School Board Trustee, June Flynn-Turner - our re-elected Catholic School Board Trustee. Not only did we get some useful information from these guest speakers but they were impressed with our turn out. They have expressed interest in working with us on issues that pertain to their positions.

In November we took on an idea generated by Renee Young, a ten year old girl from our community " to help people in need during the holidays". From this idea we started the Adopt A Family Program. To support this program we held a Craft and Bake Sale. It being our first was a great success. So much so that next year we will have to have a bigger building. Thank you to all the vendors for participating and those of you that came to support the event. A special thanks to Carol Kelly and Wendy Brown for organizing the event and doing a great job!!

December was a very busy month for us as we hosted a Breakfast With Santa. Residents came through in a big way and brought a lot of non-perishable food items, clothing, and toys that would in the end help to fill the baskets we gave to the families we supported with our Adopt A Family Program. The children that attended the breakfast all received a toy filled stocking which was made possible by the generosity of Phil and Zoi Hahn.
Special thanks to the SCA executive for their help in putting on this event.

Lastly, we delivered the baskets to the families that were in need. The looks of appreciation were too much to put into words. These looks were what made it all come down to one point ; we are a very kind and generous community who know how to take care of their neighbours.Thank you to all who donated to these baskets

Our next general meeting will be Jan. 27, 04.
Stay tuned for more information on our Winter Carnival Feb.21, 04

Hope we can achieve as much next year as we did this year!

Sincerely Yours
Tanya Thompson
SCA President