Carwash and Barbeque Fundraiser for Taylor Lindsay-Noel: Sunday September 28, 2008 @ Northview SS

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I am honoured to lend a hand and support this Sunday's Carwash and Barbeque Fundraiser that was initiated by the Leadership Class at Northview Heights Secondary School. The fundraiser is for Northview student Taylor Lindsay Noel, a star gymnast who was paralyzed during a practice session this past July.

The road to recovery for an injury of this nature is long, arduous and takes considerable funds. Her immediate goal is to return to her Northview grade 11 class by September, 2009, a goal that can only be reached with considerable rehabilitation.


Date: Sunday, September 28, 2008
Times: 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Northview Heights Secondary School
550 Finch Avenue West
(north-west corner of Finch Avenue West and Bathurst Street)




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