Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Southpoint Sun - 5
The solution to COVID-19 is right in front of your nose. Daniella Torreon, left and her Kumon teacher, Nancy Armstrong at the sign in front of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Leamington. Sun photo
Local six-year-old named top reader in Canada By Mark Ribble LEAMINGTON — Nancy Armstrong’s Kumon Math and Reading Centre has helped countless children for the past 26 years with their math and reading skills. In August of this year, one of her students achieved #1 standing in all of Canada for her reading skills. Six-year-old Daniella Torreon of Leamington is a Grade 1 student at St. Michel, and has been enrolled in the Kumon course after school for about two years. “When she first started, she was working with single letters,” said Mrs. Armstrong. “Now, she’s reading at a Grade 5 level.” Daniella and her older brother Tyler both attend Armstrong’s Kumon Centre
and they enjoy the extra help they get with their reading. “I love reading!” exclaimed Daniella, beaming from ear-to-ear. “It’s a great achievement for her,” says her dad, Troy. “And something special for our small town.” For Armstrong, it’s the first time one of her students has achieved that lofty status. “We’ve had many students do very well with the program, but to have Daniella be named tops in the country is a special thing,” she said. A large sign in front of the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at Seacliff and Sherk proclaims Daniella as number one. Kumon’s classes are held inside the church on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:306:30 pm.
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The Megan’s Mission fire truck was at Libro Credit Union in Leamington on Wednesday, November 4. Sun photo
Special fire truck tours county LEAMINGTON — A GoFundMe page set up for an Amherstburg woman has received a boost from a county-wide tour of a special fire truck. The fire truck, painted pink in honour of Megan’s Mission, stopped at several Libro Credit Union locations, including Leamington and Kingsville last week. Megan Monk is the wife of Amherstburg Fire Clerk Dan Monk, and his firefighter mates decided to get the truck painted pink in her honour. Many visitors had already signed the side of the fire truck with marker, showing their support for Megan and her family. Many more signatures are expected during the tour. As of Friday,
the tour had raised about $3800 through donations at the truck. The 27-year-old mother of two was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. In addition, she has a two-month-old baby at home, so both she and her husband have to take a leave from work to focus on her health. The GoFundMe page goal was $60,000 and that goal had been reached as of Wednesday, November 4. In mid-October, 15 members of the Amherstburg Fire Department shaved their heads in Megan’s honour. If you’d like to help the family by donating, go to gofundme.com and search for Megans Mission.
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