{"id":23674,"date":"2019-04-26T15:04:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T19:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=23674"},"modified":"2019-04-26T15:04:25","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T19:04:25","slug":"thank-you-for-investing-in-education-says-reader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/thank-you-for-investing-in-education-says-reader\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank you for investing in education, says reader"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>(Re: Kaleidoscope project will bring Cultural Centre into Aurora schools, April 4)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This morning I read\nthe good news in the local newspaper that you (Council) have made an investment\nin Aurora\u2019s children by providing the matching funds for the ACC\u2019s Kaleidoscope\nin the Schools program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new program\nconceived by the forward thinking, creative ACC Executive Director Suzanne\nHaines and her staff is so timely, and more important than ever considering the\nconservative provincial government\u2019s determination to strip the education\nbudget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many worthwhile\nschool arts programs and those who teach them will be lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is through the\narts we learn to be a more compassionate, and kind people. These are the\nattributes which produce a more inclusive society, better able to help everyone\nto grow and prosper together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you imagine a\nworld without the joy of music, colour, dance?&nbsp;<br \/>\nI hope each Councillor, especially Mr. Thompson who voted against this\nworthwhile program, will be able to attend a performance\/workshop in at least\none Aurora elementary school to personally see and hear how much good you have\nmade possible for our next generation through investing Town funds in their\neducation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Susan Morton-Leonard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aurora<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F23674&#038;t=Thank%20you%20for%20investing%20in%20education%2C%20says%20reader&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F23674&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Thank%20you%20for%20investing%20in%20education%2C%20says%20reader\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F23674&#038;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Thank%20you%20for%20investing%20in%20education%2C%20says%20reader&#038;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F23674\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Re: Kaleidoscope project will bring Cultural Centre into Aurora schools, April 4) This morning I read the good news in the local newspaper that you (Council) have made an investment in Aurora\u2019s children by providing the matching funds for the ACC\u2019s Kaleidoscope in the Schools program. 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