STATEMENTS
BY MEMBERS
Swift Current: A Caring Community
Mr.
Wall:
— Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Swift Current is a city
known for its heart. We have a proud track record of coming
together as a community to help those when they need it the most.
On April 28 friends, families, and total strangers to
four-month-old Clark Anderson gathered together and added to that
great tradition. Mr. Speaker, Clark is the son of Adam and Rebecca
Anderson of Swift Current and he needs open-heart surgery. He and
his parents will have to travel to Edmonton for the surgery. And
so the staff of the Aquatic Centre where Rebecca worked organized
and hosted a chili supper and auction on April 28 to raise funds
to help meet the cost of the trip. About a hundred people from
Swift Current and surrounding area turned out for the event, Mr.
Speaker, and raised over $3,700 to help meet those costs. Mr.
Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to draw attention
to the generous work of the organizers, those who donated items
for the auction and the chili supper, including the co-op,
Wal-Mart, Thrifty Foods, Shaw Cable, Coca Cola, just to name a
few. Mr. Speaker, there was also a quarter of beef that was
donated for the event. And a special thanks to Mr. Chandler Powell
who filled in as the auctioneer at the last minute to make the
event a success. Congratulations again to Danielle Poole, who’s
the manager at the aquatic centre; to her staff; to all of the
volunteers and those who participated in the event. And most
importantly, Mr. Speaker, best wishes to little Clark as he heads
for Edmonton for his surgery. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Some
Hon. Members:
Hear, hear! |
