EAST MERSEA GIVING WEEK

LEAMINGTON — East Mersea Public School has held their annual Giving Week fundraisers for over 10 years, and this year’s event held special meaning due to the Wheatley explosion.

Giving Week has traditionally been held with students asked to bring a donation each day, with Monday being canned goods, Tuesday personal hygiene items, Wednesday hats, gloves and mittens, Thursday for pantry and cereal items, and Friday for new toys.

Separately, they ran a Wheatley Strong bracelet campaign and sold 1,000 bracelets, raising $3062.82. That amount was donated to the Wheatley Community Chest.

School Secretary Jaclynn Arquette (Red Wings jersey), Principal Anna Mastronardi (Canucks jersey) and students Brynn Carter and Lucy Robinson

Sun photos by Greg Coulter

Principal Mastronardi, Tracy Loop from Community Chest, Marie DeCaluwe from Community Chest, and Secretary Arquette

Sun photos by Greg Coulter