Friday, May 22, 2009

The East Northumberland Secondary School presents groundbreaking for a wind turbine in Brighton, Ont.

The East Northumberland Secondary Schools students and staff gathered together for the groundbreaking for a wind turbine that the community and school have been fundraising for on May 20. They raised approximately $26, 000.


The ENSS wind turbine fundraisers received donations from 14 community groups and organizations:

Codrington Womens Institute, the Kinsmen Club of Brighton, Knights of Columbus,
Lions Club of Brighton, Masonic United Lodge No. 29, Order of Eastern Star Colborne Chapter #82, Order of The Royal Purple, Presquile Yacht Club, Rotary Club of Brighton, Colborne Rotary Club, Royal Canadian Legion Brighton Branch 100, Smithfield Coffee Club, Wooler Womens Institute, and Northumberland Business Development Assistance Corp. and Northumberland Community Futures Development Corp.

The school obtained $5,000 worth of gifts in kind including:
Coles Tim- Br, Electro- Cables Inc, Fledderus Concrete, Quinte Mobile Concrete Service, Rowley Electric, Indewey Excavating, MODU-LOC Fence, and Lou Kuipers Concrete.

The school held a number of fundraisers and received donations from local businesses.

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1 comment:

  1. great piece!
    keep up the good work rene bean!

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