Letter of the Week: A shining efffort from volunteers at
To the students of Fanshawe and Western,
On behalf of the members of the London Chapter of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, I would like to extend our sincerest thanks for Fanshawe and Western Students for participating in Shinerama 2005. It was quite heartwarming to see all the volunteer shiners in the London community, shining shoes, singing, dancing, washing cars and flipping burgers to raise money for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Shinerama, which began in 1964 as a shoe shine campaign at a handful of schools, has become Canada's largest post-secondary fundraiser involving 35,000 students from over 57 campuses from coast to coast. Fanshawe students rose over $14,000 and Western students over $100,000. I am extremely pleased to report that this year's students rose over $850,000, an incredible achievement!
Cystic Fibrosis which affects the lungs and the digestive system is the most common, fatal, genetic disease affecting Canadian children and young adults. In Canada, over 3,500 children and young adults have cystic fibrosis, and more than a million Canadians carry the gene responsible. Although currently there is no cure for cystic fibrosis, thanks in part to events like Shinerama, there is real hope!
When Shinerama began four decades ago, children with cystic fibrosis, often did not live long enough to reach kindergarten; today, half of all Canadians with cystic fibrosis can expect to live to age 37, or even beyond. So, to anyone who took part in or supported Shinerama 2005 and to all the students; thank you! We are very grateful to you.
For more information on the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, cystic fibrosis or Shinerama, please visit our website at www.cysticfibrosis.ca
We are ever hopeful that there will soon be a cure for cystic fibrosis, but until then, the fight continues!!
Warmest regards,
Carol Cooper
London Chapter Cystic Fibrosis Administrator
Editorial opinions or comments expressed in this online edition of Interrobang newspaper reflect the views of the writer and are not those of the Interrobang or the Fanshawe Student Union. The Interrobang is published weekly by the Fanshawe Student Union at 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd., P.O. Box 7005, London, Ontario, N5Y 5R6 and distributed through the Fanshawe College community. Letters to the editor are welcome. All letters are subject to editing and should be emailed. All letters must be accompanied by contact information. Letters can also be submitted online by clicking here.
On behalf of the members of the London Chapter of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, I would like to extend our sincerest thanks for Fanshawe and Western Students for participating in Shinerama 2005. It was quite heartwarming to see all the volunteer shiners in the London community, shining shoes, singing, dancing, washing cars and flipping burgers to raise money for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Shinerama, which began in 1964 as a shoe shine campaign at a handful of schools, has become Canada's largest post-secondary fundraiser involving 35,000 students from over 57 campuses from coast to coast. Fanshawe students rose over $14,000 and Western students over $100,000. I am extremely pleased to report that this year's students rose over $850,000, an incredible achievement!
Cystic Fibrosis which affects the lungs and the digestive system is the most common, fatal, genetic disease affecting Canadian children and young adults. In Canada, over 3,500 children and young adults have cystic fibrosis, and more than a million Canadians carry the gene responsible. Although currently there is no cure for cystic fibrosis, thanks in part to events like Shinerama, there is real hope!
When Shinerama began four decades ago, children with cystic fibrosis, often did not live long enough to reach kindergarten; today, half of all Canadians with cystic fibrosis can expect to live to age 37, or even beyond. So, to anyone who took part in or supported Shinerama 2005 and to all the students; thank you! We are very grateful to you.
For more information on the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, cystic fibrosis or Shinerama, please visit our website at www.cysticfibrosis.ca
We are ever hopeful that there will soon be a cure for cystic fibrosis, but until then, the fight continues!!
Warmest regards,
Carol Cooper
London Chapter Cystic Fibrosis Administrator
Editorial opinions or comments expressed in this online edition of Interrobang newspaper reflect the views of the writer and are not those of the Interrobang or the Fanshawe Student Union. The Interrobang is published weekly by the Fanshawe Student Union at 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd., P.O. Box 7005, London, Ontario, N5Y 5R6 and distributed through the Fanshawe College community. Letters to the editor are welcome. All letters are subject to editing and should be emailed. All letters must be accompanied by contact information. Letters can also be submitted online by clicking here.
