Jamie Wright presents a cheque for $1,000 to Steve Wace for the Weekender Program for Kids. Many thanks to Philip, Gaskin & Wright for their continued generous support.
March 2017: Benson Public School in Cardinal is the last school we are welcoming for the 2016/17 school year. That brings the total number of students in the Weekender Program to162 students!
February 2017: We welcomed Commonwealth (Brockville) and St. Mark’s (Prescott)
November 2016: We welcomed St. Joseph’s in Toledo.
September 2016: We started the school year with 56 students at 4 area schools, adding Wellington Elementary (Prescott) to our 3 returning schools.
December 2015 – June 2016: We started the Weekender Program with 16 students at one school. We built up to 47 students over 3 area schools ( St. Francis Xavier, St. Mary & Prince of Wales, all in Brockville) by the end of the 2015/16 school year.
From December 2015 to June 30, 2017, SSVP will have packed 4,200 food packages for elementary school children in our area.
November 2017: The Weekender program for kids is partnered with 13 elementary schools across Leeds and Grenville.