W.E. Gowling School Council: May 2016

Saturday, May 14, 2016

W.E. are the lucky ones... to have a great Gowling day, like today!!

Thank you to Allllll of our many AMAZING W.E. Gowling parent council volunteers that made this fun day possible! It was a lot of work and it really paid off!

Thank you to our performers and workshop leads:

Jo Rioux, Kalli Dakos, Maggie Buttrum, Rebecca Pitt, Moira Teed and Jacqui Du Toit - and Dennis on drums!

inspired by Jo!!

Thank you to all of the school staff! Our teachers, VP and Principal for spreading the word and being supports...and a HUGE thank you to our custodial staff for your positive energy and hard work!!

Until Next Time!

Love your community, love your neighbours, love your schools and love your kids!

Get on over here and P-A-R-T-Y with us!!

WE HAVE SOOO MANY BOOKS!!

(less than 1/4 of the actual amount depicted in this image)

We would like to formally thank the following people for helping with our fun-filled event!!

City Councilor Riley Brockington and Ma’ayan Jones - of the Westboro Herb and Spice Shop - for donating the food for our BBQ!

All of our kind book suppliers including; Shirley of The Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association and Jason of Value Village.

The many WONDEROUS contributors to our raffle and writing competition prizes; Kim and Kelly of Kaleidoscope Kids, Trish Savary of Pincrest Chapters, Peter West of Bowman’s Bar and Grill, Bruce Miller of The Works restaurant chain, Laura Logan of the Nepean Creative Arts Centre, Kat at Miss Tiggy Winkles, Gaston Roussy of The National Arts Centre and Author Amanda Lewis of the Ottawa Children’s Theatre.

Finally, thank you to those who assisted in promoting the event; to the various Community Blogs, City Councilors, MPs, Community Associations and Champion Community Supporters (via tweets and posts!).