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&/#3&'r#3*&'4 BANQUE ALIMENTAIRE D’ALFRED La Banque alimentaire d’Alfred est à la recherche de nouveaux membres pour siéger au sein de son conseil d’admi- nistration. Les personnes intéressées peuvent communiquer avec la banque par courriel: banque.alimentaire.alfred@ gmail.com. TREES FOR FREE The South Nation Conservation Authority (SNC) is preparing its annual Community Free Tree Days program for 2020. The SNC is contacting all municipal govern- ments, within the South Nation River watershed region, to arrange for host places and days in April or May for the event. The SNC will give away seedlings to local homeowners to promote improvement of the tree cover for the watershed region. Consult the SNC website for the Community Free Tree Days schedule.– Gregg Chamberlain
Anna Kouao, étudiante en 10eannéeauVankleekHill Collegiate Institute, est l’une des 20 Canadiennes à avoir remporté le prix du pèlerinage de Vimy 2020. Ce prix prestigieux comprend un voyage d’une semaine en France et en Belgique. Elle visitera les anciens champs de bataille de la Première Guerre mondiale ainsi que divers musées et leurs expositions d’objets historiques liés à la guerre et à la bataille de la crête de Vimy, au cours de laquelle les soldats canadiens se sont distingués. —photo fournie
Anna Kouao has won a prestigious Vimy Pilgrimage Award, earning her a week- long tour of First World War battlefields and museums throughout France and Belgium. “It was one of the most exciting and ove- rwhelming feelings I’ve ever experienced,” Kouao said about her win. “Going to where some of the most important battles in Cana- dian history have happened will give me a deeper understanding of what occurred there, and help me become a better citizen.” Foundation goal The Vimy Foundation presents the award annually, to recognize outstanding youth dedicated to the betterment of society through volunteer work, positive contribu- tions, notable deeds, or bravery. As part of the honour, Kouao, a Grade 10 student at Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute (VCI), will join 19 other students from across Canada, on a fully funded tour of Belgium and France, from April 1 to 10. Historical tour 5IFZXJMMWJTJU:QSFT UIF*O'MBOEFST'JFMET .VTFVN -BOHFNBSLDFNFUFSZ #FBVNPOU Hamel, and other historic sites from the war. She will also participate in the Vimy Day commemoration ceremony at the Canadian /BUJPOBM7JNZ.FNPSJBM Student volunteerism Kouao was selected, following an inten- sive application process, because of her wide-ranging volunteer work at school and in her community, some of which include volunteering with the Acquire for Children ZPVUIDIPJS UIF7BOLMFFL)JMM.VTJDBOE"SUT Summer Camp; and VCI’s Interact Club and Bridge Crew. She has also helped with VCI’s We Scare Hunger food drive, Child Haven International fundraising dinners, and a cake auction to benefit Champions for Kids. Women in wartime In the lead-up to the trip, Kouao will participate in a group research project on the contributions of Canadian women to the war effort, and report on a Canadian soldier buried in one of the cemeteries the group will visit. Kouao’s award serves to highlight the community development and spirit of public service which is also part of the VCI curriculum. “This is a very prestigious award and a great opportunity for Anna to learn about an important part of our nation’s history,” said VCI Principal Trevor Wheeler. “We are very proud of her.”
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