Did you know that SouthWest United still provides financial support to the Breakfast Club at Verdun Elementary? There was some concern at Church Council that this was not known, in the wider community or even within our own church community. Council voted last Sunday to continue its support and subsequently, the following was sent to Sheila Morrison, co-coordinator of the program:
“…At the council meeting held today after church, council agreed to support Breakfast Club for another year. Council would like a couple of things from you. Council would like you to speak to the congregation during a church service (both in the fall and the spring) about Breakfast Club and answer any questions they might have. Before every council meeting, council would like to receive a short written report from you about Breakfast Club. The report would be distributed at the meeting and maybe used in the Friday newsletter. One of the concerns that council had is how widely known is it that SouthWest supports the Breakfast Club now that we no longer have a presence at the school. Any comments on that question? Any ideas how SUC can make its support known among the school and the wider community? “
The following response was received from Sheila:
“First of all I would like to thank you and the Council very much for supporting me for the Breakfast Club for another year. Much appreciated!
No problem speaking to the congregation both in the Fall and Spring. I will certainly write a report enabling all to read about the progress of the Breakfast Club and the direction it is taking.
As we all know the last 18 months have been a crazy time in our lives. To make sure that all the children ate we had decided to feed the entire school which would leave no child hungry.
This new school year may find it repeating itself once again unfortunately with the highly contagious variant. Will we feed the entire school or just the children that register and pay a small fee? Who knows?
To be honest the last Principal at the Verdun Elementary School, Sandra Luther, knew about the involvement with SUC and the school. However, there's a possibility that the new one, Christine Dane, does not have all the facts. I will be speaking with her during the first couple of weeks explaining the involvement between the two.
Again I thank SUC for supporting the Breakfast Club.”
We at SouthWest thank Sheila for her dedication and wish the Breakfast Club team all the best in the upcoming school year.