Submitted by Gloria
Armstrong
Wed, 24 Mar 1999
Re: Joannie Visiting
St.
Mary's Elementary School
Aylesford Nova Scotia
I teach grade four at St. Mary's school in
Aylesford, Nova
Scotia. We are a small rural community of approximately 2000 residents.
Joannie came to our school, St. Mary's Elementary this morning
at 11:30
am and gave a wonderful message of following
your dreams, heroes and
the importance of an education. She also spoke of the need for
research
into neuromuscular research.
St. Mary's school has always been supporters of research and
although
we are small in numbers we have contributed greatly over the years
to
the Terry Fox Run. Joannie spoke to us about the fact that Terry
is her
hero and the 350 children that crowded into our small multipurpose
room,
were very attentive to her message. Our choir sang two songs for
Joannie to
encourage her and to see her on her way.
The temperature was about 9C today as the whole school lined the
driveway to wave good-bye and to wish her a successful passage
on her
way to Digby. Mr. André Tessier our principal wished her
well and
expressed our good wishes as she continues on her trip across
Canada.
We wish Joannie Cowie well on her Canada Cares Tour and we
hope that
she is successful in raising the much needed funds and also
attention
to this worthwhile research and scholarship fund.
Sincerely,
Gloria Armstrong
Grade 4
Aylesford Nova Scotia