St. Emily’s Angel Hair for Kids Day

In 2009, two students, Eva and Aliyah, were diagnosed with cancer, and since then, St. Emily’s Elementary School has been showing Vaughan what it means to support one’s community. On June 13, 2011, the 3rd Annual Angel Hair Day for Kids united the entire school as staff and students watched 28 female students and 16 male students cut their hair to help provide wigs for young cancer patients. In attendance was Vaughan Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua, who spoke to the St. Emily community. “When I look at you, I am so confident about the future of the city,” he said. www.achildsvoicefoundation.ca

Photos: Ines Curialse, St. Emily’s vice principal; Maria Alati, York Region School Board superintendent; Maria Carnovale; School Board Trustee; Donna Hackett, St. Emily’s principal; and Michelle Maio, Angel Hair Committee Chair; Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua, Roslyn from the Angel Hair Foundation and the inspiration for the event – Aliyah and Eva.

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