{"id":22157,"date":"2013-09-24T22:40:01","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T03:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/?p=22157"},"modified":"2014-03-17T23:13:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-18T04:13:00","slug":"grandmothers-walk-shows-support-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/2013\/09\/24\/grandmothers-walk-shows-support-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandmothers Walk Shows Support for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/br>ValleyBiz Story | <\/p>\n

On Friday, September 20, grandmothers, teachers, family and friends joined students from the Swan Valley Regional Secondary school on a walk to raise awareness about the exploitation of children.<\/p>\n

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The walk also served as show support for the students in the Swan Valley. <\/p>\n

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“Many students in the Valley have difficulty staying in school because of issues academically, at home, in the community or with friends,” commented Lorna Munro who started the walk 4 years ago. <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/br>“For them to have a successful year, they need all the help they can get, so we ask our grandmothers past and present to support our children so they can have a successful year,” added Munro.
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Various walks were organized around the Valley and included participants from other community organizations such as Communities that Care, Grandmothers for Africa and Prairie Mountain Health.<\/p>\n

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