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Four �adopted� schools in Halton Region

There are several definitions of the word �adopt� � however they tend include a reference to ��the responsibility for care, supervision, and financial support�.

Over the past year, The Prosperity ONE Charitable Foundation has �adopted� four schools in the Halton region, through its partnership with the Halton Learning Foundation. Each school received $2,000 from the Prosperity ONE Charitable Foundation to support a particular program for their students.

Three of the schools (Frontenac Public School in Burlington, J.M. Denyes Public School in Milton and Centennial Public School in Georgetown) chose to concentrate their funding on reading and literacy materials, while McKenzie-Smith Bennett Public School in Acton focused on expanding their breakfast program.

Paul VanderHelm, principal at Centennial Public School remarked, �We are very fortunate and pleased to have the Prosperity ONE Charitable Foundation work with us in developing literacy skills within our community. Children share their enthusiasm and knowledge not only at school but at home with their parents and siblings. Each child benefits from having reading materials that encourage learning and growth in self esteem.�

�Thank you to Prosperity ONE�s Charitable Foundation for this generous donation to support our breakfast program,� remarked Sharon French, principal of McKenzie-Smith Bennett. �We know that research supports the importance of nutrition in development of the brain. Our staff appreciates the positive tone that the breakfast program sets, as approximately 200 students drop in for a healthy start to their day.�

�Our Foundation is very pleased to get involved with the Adopt a School program through the Halton Learning Foundation,� commented Mike Shepherd, chair of the Prosperity ONE Charitable Foundation. �The main focus is to help to eliminate barriers to learning for Halton student and through the Adopt a School program, we can be there to help them out a little bit along the way� said Shepherd. Members of the team at Prosperity ONE also volunteer their time at the schools.

�We�d like to thank Prosperity ONE�s Foundation for partnering with us to ensure that these students have the appropriate resources they need to excel,� said Susan Busby, chair, Halton Learning Foundation.

Our Schools

The Prosperity ONE Charitable Foundation was pleased to partner with the Halton Learning Foundation as part of their Adopt a School Program by �adopting� Frontenac Public School in Burlington and Centennial Public School in Georgetown in January 2009. Frontenac was selected by the Halton Learning Foundation as one of the schools to receive $2,000 to acquire reading materials for the school�s home reading program (kindergarten through grade 3) in order to provide remedial assistance with literacy. The credit union�s charitable foundation is already a partner with three other public schools in Halton Region through the Halton Learning Foundation, including J.M. Denyes in Milton, McKenzie-Smith Bennett in Acton and Centennial in Georgetown.

Photographed at Frontenac Public School and pictured left to right:

Katrina Walsh, grade 3 student, Veronica McCall, Senior Financial Services Officer - Prosperity ONE, Mike Shepherd, Chair - Prosperity ONE Charitable Foundation, Cindy Burns, Principal - Frontenac Public School, Susan Busby, Chair - Halton Learning Foundation, and Patrick Marzec, grade 3 student.

Photographed at Centennial Public School and pictured left to right:

Paul VanderHelm, principal, Greg Noakes, Jackie Fairthorne, teacher-librarian, Mike Shepherd, CEO, Amanda Klip, Member Service Supervisor, and Susan Busby, Chair, Halton Learning Foundation