January 12th, 2016
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Dear Waterloo Region District School Board Students, Parents and Guardians, and Staff:
Waterloo Region has a strong history in supporting newcomer settlement and has recently been identified as one of six Ontario communities supporting refugee reception. It will receive more than 1,000 government assisted and privately sponsored refugees beginning in December 2015, with the majority of them arriving in January and February of 2016. These newcomers will receive re-settlement assistance within our community.
People in Waterloo Region are compassionate and caring, and have responded generously to appeals for assistance in times of extraordinary need or disaster at home and around the world. In responding to the emergent re-settlement needs of these newcomers, the Waterloo Region District School Board will be launching the “Newcomer (Refugee) Welcome” board-wide fund-raising initiative.
Parents, students and staff members who wish to donate to the cause may consider donating through the Waterloo Region Education Foundation Inc. (WEFI) at www.wrdsb.ca/wefi between Tuesday, January 12th and Thursday, March 31, 2016. The process for making such donations can be accessed at the bottom of this page or directly on the Board website. Donated funds will be directed by the Waterloo Education Foundation to the Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation, the agency identified by the Refugee Resettlement Steering Committee. The Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation has made a commitment to match all donations up to $200,000.
In the coming days or weeks schools may be organizing fund-raising initiatives to support relief efforts. This is an excellent way for our students to engage in a global citizenship initiative. Our generous support of this re-settlement effort will help ease the transition for these newcomer families and welcome them to our community.
Sincerely,
John Bryant, Director of Education
HOW TO MAKE A DONATION:
1. Log into the Waterloo Region District School Board website: http://www.wrdsb.ca/
2. Select “Donate On-line” (This will take you to the Waterloo Education Foundation Inc. webpage)
3. Select the Donate Online button again in the middle of the page
4. In the section “Your Donation Will Support”, select – “Newcomer (Refugee) Welcome”
5. In the section “Donation Amount”, enter the dollar amount (including the dollars and cents)
6. In the section “Message/Instructions”, field enter the name of your school
7.Complete the Payment Information and the Donor and Tax Receipt Information
8. Continue through the remaining questions
9. Select “Complete Donation Now” to finish the donation
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