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United Way surges past campaign goal, celebrates with community

Article content Marking the end of its 2020/21 campaign, United Way Perth-Huron used part of its Spirit of Community online video celebration to announce a record-breaking fundraising total. The agency raised $1,924,517 – well over the campaign goal of $1.762 million and up 18 per cent over last year’s efforts. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. United Way surges past campaign goal, celebrates with community Back to video “The response by donors across Perth and Huron counties has been beyond our expectations,” said executive director Ryan Erb. “With everyone dealing with the ongoing pandemic and the challenges it presents, we weren’t sure what to expect,” he added. “But our communities responded and embraced how important it was to help those in need.”

Learning at home a viable option for area families

Article content In these unconventional times, many area families have stayed away from conventional schooling. The Avon Maitland District School Board reports that there are more than 1,100 students in their remote learning school this year, 696 in elementary with an additional 443 secondary students. But there are also 268 students a part of their PROG Homeroom program, where paper packages with the curriculum are picked up regularly by parents at their “home” school. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. That doesn’t count those who are exclusively home-schooled, either. So far, in speaking honestly with a couple of busy stay-at-home moms, they are pleased with the choice and results they’ve made in their respective lives.

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