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which charity will receive the group’s someone who desperately needs it,” says and outer beauty, leadership skills, creative collective donations. Girard. “Tere is no age to make a diference. arts, public speaking and fashion. She’s Te quarterly meetings are held at High As long as you have the passion and drive to developed summer and weekend programs to Jinks Indoor Playcare & Imaginarium (13496 help, you’ll make a diference.” facilitate these skills. Tecumseh Road East; HighJinksWindsor.com), “At a young age, they are eager, soak in where Owner Darlene Babineau says children LOCAL CAMPAIGN HELPS GIRLS SPREAD THEIR everything like a sponge and have such great can have fun at the same time as giving back. WINGS INTO WOMANHOOD attitudes and energy, and we provide them “100 Kids wants to inspire the next You’re never too young to start thinking opportunities to practice their new skills generation of philanthropists by providing a about your future, and a local charity is and mentor them with networking with forum to help and contribute to local charities,” looking to impart that message and have a other successful community role models and says Babineau, adding it’s a chance for kids to huge community impact on young women business owners,” says Kosti. learn that you don’t have to be wealthy to give. through a new campaign called “Raising She continues, “Tese are the future “Let’s show our children the true spirit and joy Women Leaders.” business thinkers and they are being given of giving and let them see what a diference Te campaign is run through the Spirit of an opportunity to see beyond their own their contributions make.” Excellence, which is a non-proft organization circle of infuence and envision the world of Girard is helping to get the word out about and philanthropic seminary of learning. wonderful things they have to look forward to “100 Kids Who Care” and their next meeting Founder and Executive Director Colleen and become involved in, develop relationships, is scheduled for September. She says parents Kosti has been involved in teaching hundreds good friendships and future job opportunities. should see this as an opportunity to teach their of young girls the skills of excellence and Tey can actually dream their dreams and children “all the qualities you want them to leadership through programs ofered at the know that it is possible as they stay focused and have when they grow up,” including respect, Spirit of Excellence (1012 Drouillard Road, develop the skills for their own entrepreneurial love and caring for others. Windsor), and this new campaign is geared at and business opportunities.” “Tey say children learn the most in their impacting more. For donations or to fnd out how you early years, so why not teach them when they Kosti, who owns a local aesthetic salon and can become a part of Spirit of Excellence are young to commit to a cause, show you beauty school, has developed a curriculum for and get involved, visit their website at care and feel good knowing you have helped teaching teen and pre-teen girls about inner Spirit-Of-Excellence.com. SIDEBAR Make This Summer A Learning Experience At The Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage Village make homemade ice cream outside during Tousands of school children are now basking in the sunlight, splashing in their pools and riding bikes along the many trails in pioneer playtime. Te summer events are full of scavenger hunts and pioneer obstacle Essex County. Others are enrolled in summer courses while the extracurricular education day camps, which venture out on day trips to timetable focuses on school and family life for some of the most amazing attractions Canada pioneers.” South has to ofer. As a result of the changes in 2013, bookings One of those attractions is the Canadian for dates begin early as spaces are limited due Transportation Museum & Heritage Village to availability. located in Essex (CTMHV for short). Te Currently, the programming options CTMHV hosted 7,000 students in 2013 and available to teachers are: the grade three has a phenomenal education program which Pioneers for a Day; Second World War for is ofered year round, including during the grade six to high school students; “Amazing summer holiday. Race” for groups of up to 40; Grade four Grade three student Ethan Deveer and CTMHV Troughout the year, the CTMHV “Wheels in Motion program; Grade two Education Coordinator, Lisa Wacheski make hand- Education Coordinator, Lisa Wacheski Traditions and Celebrations program; dipped candles in the 1895 Woodslee Police Station. and her team of dedicated volunteers run a Christmas Traditions and JK/SK Hands on Photo courtesy of Jody Tweney. variety of programs based on the provincial History. Tere have also been programs of pioneer life and transportation in Canada curriculum ranging from Junior Kindergarten tailored for St. Clair College and University of South and can also accommodate Scout, to high school level. Windsor students. Guide and birthday programs with activities In recent years, the CTMHV education Te CTMHV has several community for groups of 10 or more on weekends and program has been substantially expanding partnerships when it comes to education. afer hours by request. as explained by Wacheski, “When I began as One is with the “Essex Region Children’s With a hundred acres of property, a 25,000 Coordinator a couple of years ago, I took a Water Festival,” which teaches children square foot transportation museum, an good look at the feld trip opportunities that about conservation. Another example is the Emergency Medical Services Museum and we were ofering and determined that there new Esther Banks Cabin Exhibit featured over 20 buildings in the historic village, the was a lot more that could be done to reach in the 1820 Amherstburg cabin. Tis new CTMHV has a lot to ofer to students of every a greater audience. My main objective at the display adds an element of black history to age. Te Canadian Transportation Museum time was to create a summer schedule for day the education program as Esther Banks was and Heritage Village is a non-proft charitable care and day camps that was diferent than the the daughter of General Isaac Brock and a organization whose mission and existence activities we ofered during the rest of the year. Ghanaian princess. Te project was made is to “preserve the past of Canada South for Tis way, children who had visited on a class possible with the help of local historians Chris the education and interpretation of present trip would be doing diferent activities in the Carter and Elise Harding-Davis. and future generations”. Te museum is open summer. For example, instead of doing lessons Wacheski says she is eager and willing to to the general public as well as to education in the 1907 School House, children get to help accommodate groups interested in the history groups. Visitors may go to CTMHV.com. 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