OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF ONTARIO
MEDIA ADVISORY
For immediate release
June 19, 2009
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND FRIENDS
SEND BOOKS NORTH ENDING BOOK DRIVE
TORONTO – To celebrate the conclusion of his 2009 Book Drive, the Lieutenant Governor will be joined by some distinguished friends to load some military trucks with donated books.
“I am very pleased to announce the conclusion of the 2009 Aboriginal Youth Book Drive,”
said the Honourable David C. Onley. “Ontarians have been very generous with their new book donations and have made a tremendous gift to our aboriginal youth.”
The Lieutenant Governor will be joined by his Book Drive partners to speak about the success of the donations before some of the books are loaded onto military trucks. The donated books will be driven up to the First Nation reserves in Northern Ontario.
The 2009 Book Drive began on Tuesday, June 2nd and concludes on Sunday, June 21st – the first day of summer and National Aboriginal Day. Some of the larger donations of new books have been made by Scholastic Canada, DK Publishing, and Bishop Strachan School.
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
Who: The Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Land Forces Central Area, Canadian Forces
Ontario Provincial Police
Toronto Police Services
Morningstar River
Students from First Nation School
What: Loading military trucks sending donated books to northern aboriginal youth.
Where: Front steps of Queen’s Park, Legislative Building.
When: Monday, June 22, 11:00 a.m.
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Contact:
Nanda Casucci-Byrne
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
416-325-7780