THAT, the Council of the Township of West Lincoln hereby support Family and Children’s Services (FACS) Niagara including their fundraising and community events; AND
WHEREAS Family and Children’s Services (FACS) Niagara has been dedicated to protecting and supporting children and improving the lives of vulnerable children, youth, and families across the Niagara Peninsula since 1898; AND
WHEREAS Mountainview Building Group and other generous sponsors are supporting FACS Niagara Foundation in these efforts by encouraging children and families to give back to their community by registering online and setting up a lemonade stands across the Township of West Lincoln and the Niagara Peninsula on Sunday, June 12th; AND
WHEREAS Mountainview Building Group and other great community sponsors have generously provided 100 LemonAID Day Kits, so every family and child have the resources needed to successfully participate, and so that ALL the funds raised by children go directly to sending vulnerable children supported by FACS Niagara to summer camps; AND
WHEREAS by instilling the values of community, generosity and goodwill in the next generation, Mountainview Building Group and other generous sponsors are helping build a brighter future for Niagara; AND
WHEREAS The Township of West Lincoln commends the hundreds of young citrus-squeezing children for their philanthropy and hard work, generosity, goodwill, and for making our community a much better place to live.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Township of West Lincoln hereby encourages children of the Township of West Lincoln to participate in the annual Mountainview LemonAID Day; AND
Encourages all citizens of the Township of West Lincoln to support these children in their efforts by generously donating in person or online to the Mountainview LemonAID Day stands, AND help send 450 children from Niagara Peninsula to experience summer camp in 2022; AND
THAT the Council of the Township of West Lincoln hereby supports Family and Children’s Services (FACS) Niagara and their upcoming fundraising and community event being Mountainview LemonAID Day to be held on Sunday, June 12, 2022 and encourage children, parents and families within our community to support and participate Mountainview LemonAID Day in the Township of West Lincoln.