Students at Loch Lomond School in Saint John, N.B. spent Tuesday morning writing holiday cards. They’ll be sent off to members of the Canadian Forces who will be stationed abroad over the holidays.
“A lot of people don’t get to see their family,” says Alice, a second-grade French immersion student, “like maybe their mom or dad, because they have to go away so we’re writing to them to let them know we still respect them.”
LLS is just one institution Canada-wide that’s answering a call put out by Canadian Forces.
Anyone can send a holiday greeting, all that yours needs is a stamp and the address for the Canadian Forces office in Belleville, Ontario.
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A simple gesture, thanking members for their service and spreading some cheer to those keeping Canada safe.
“We talk a lot about kindness,” says Angela Little, a teacher at the school, “and doing things for others and it just seems like something natural to do for my students.”
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The students say, they’re glad to be writing them – not just because it’s replacing the day’s math lesson – but because they think holidays away from family would be hard.
“I’d be sad if I couldn’t spend Christmas with my family,” fourth-grader Isaie says. “Because I don’t look forward to the gifts, I look forward to spending time with family.”
Seventeen classes at LLS have been working on the cards, which will be sent out by the end of the week.
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