Sherbrooke THE winter night How the Wise parking project Old Owls saved renewed the country Editorial - Page 6 Page 2 T HE VOICE OF THE E ASTERN T OWNSHIPS SINCE 1897 75 cents + taxes PM#0040007682 Thursday, May 4, 2017 Hannah The Grace lunch ladies Hornibrook wants to help By Gordon Lambie nspired by her experiences volunteer- ing with Burmese refugee and mi- Igrant children in Thailand last year, Lennoxville’s Hannah Hornibrook is looking for the community’s help in sup- porting the Hsa Mu Htaw learning cen- ter. “I spent six months at the school then came back in December,” Hornibrook ex- plained. “I just found out that they’re in a huge financial crisis (...) they need ap- proximately $40,000 to run this year.” The young volunteer has started a fundraising campaign through the crowdfunding website Gofundme, with the goal of raising $1,000 before she re- turns to the area this coming June. “I hope to go back and encourage them and bring them money,” Horni- brook said, explaining that she has kept in touch with the school since leaving Thailand and was already planning to go back before she learned about the fi- nancial issues. “The school is going to close if they don’t find the money that they need. I just really want to share that COURTESY with people and get the word out.” Marjorie Ross, (North Hatley) Rosanne Toohey, (Hatley) and Maggie Belec (North Hatley), members of the Grace Ladies loonie lunch Although $1,000 is only part of what volunteer crew at North Hatley Elementary School. the school needs to operate, the student By Serafin Lariviere They call themselves the Grace dents, plus staff, can prove quite a lot to volunteer said that it seemed like a suit- Ladies, a fearless band of volunteers do indeed. The maiden launch of the ably significant starting goal for the here are the ladies who lunch, as from North Hatley’s St. Barnabas Loony Lunch (so named for its afford- campaign. portrayed by Stephen Sondheim. Church who brave pre-schoolers and able cost) was a crash course in fast ser- “I’d obviously like to get as much as Preening, vain creatures wiling pre-teens to serve up hearty, healthy vice and the vagaries of children’s we can,” she said, adding that the ideal T their hours away with idle gossip and lunches. Quite an ambitious quest for a appetites. scenario would be more sustainable. shopping. group that started out as a monthly “We served spaghetti, but there are a “I’m praying that we can find someone Then, of course, there’s the tradi- book club. lot of women in our group who don’t or some organization that would com- tional lunch lady, sloshing up bits of “We wanted to be more active with a have experience with little kids and mit to long term support.” unidentifiable grey muck, crowned community outreach project,” says how much they can eat,” Salt chuckles. Hornibrook said that, ironically, the with the ubiquitous hair net. Cathy Salt, a driving force behind the “So we had some poor little kinder- funding challenges faced by the school But the lucky students at North Hat- lunch program. “We thought, why not garteners with these mounds of are linked to an improving situation in ley Elementary have their own special do a school lunch? One hot lunch a spaghetti, and ended up with pretty the migrants’ native Myanmar. As the ladies who make lunch a real – and af- month is not a lot to do, really.” political situation in that country slowly fordable – treat. Of course, cooking for 60-odd stu- CONT’DONPAGE3 CONT’DONPAGE4 Manufacture and Free consultation repair of dental prosthesis 1 hour repairs 281 Sherbrooke St., Magog 819 769-0552 Josée Lauzon d.d. Denturologist Page 2 Thursday, May 4, 2017 [email protected] The Record The Record One brief shining toilet business, though there is much to be I can take my time. No one’s going to said about that. Yes, yes, even the Queen walk up and rattle the door. 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