Leading Girls Award Recipient
My sister and I are very honoured to win the Leading Girls award. We were nominated for the work we did over the past 6 years to create our Spooky Tours Cancer Fundraiser (https://spookytours.wordpress.com) and other volunteer and leadership roles.
Photo to right with our MPP Katherine Fife.
Photo to left with our past Mayor Brenda Halloran.
A very special thank you to all those who wrote us letters of support for this award.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB-5n1xbGwA
Firstly, we would like to Thank Catherine FifeWe appreciate you nominating us for Leading Girls award after visiting our Spooky Tours Cancer Fundraiser. It is truly an honour for us to receive this Leading Girls award. However, without the help, support, encouragement and effort from so many people we would not be here today.We would like to thank, ourover 20 wonderful volunteers, Julie, who has supported us from the first concept to sharing ideas for our 2016 cancer fundraiser, andour Grandma who drives from the other side of Toronto to help us out with whatever is needed. the over 100 guests, local politicians(our Mayors, MP and MPP), local businesses (Value Village, Spirit Halloween, TruPrint, Spark Gig, Game Day, Canadian Tire, Beachwood Pharmacy, National Sport, Home Depot,etc), local media (CTV, CBC radio, 570 News), plus all the other community events like Minds in Motion KW Walking Classic, and Child Haven where we have learned so many of our leadership skills as volunteers Thank you to our mom for always believing in us, and letting us use her house as a venue for spooky tours-6 years running. Thank you to our brother Dhillon, who allowed us to practice on scaring him and his friends. Thank you to our dad. I would like to say a very special thank my incredible big sister Kia. She is the best big sister who helps me through everything. We would like to invite all of you to our 7th Spooky Tours this October.