Svitlana and Maple Hope Fdn

Paulette had been telling me for months that I needed to meet her friend Svitlana Kominko, the founder of the Maple Hope Foundation, an organization that emerged during the 2014 when the founders met during solidarity marches in Vancouver for the Euromaidan Revolution. We met for dinner on Friday night and talked for hours. I have such deep respect for Svitlana and all that she and her team have been able to accomplish. Do check out her website and donate if you can. I wish we had got a photo of us together! Here’s a pic of Svitlana, scooped from her facebook page. What a wonderful way to end an amazing week. I flew home the next morning.

Friday afternoon: my last bookweek visit at Sherwood Park

My final school visit for Book Week was on Friday afternoon at École Sherwood Park ES. Students had so many interesting questions and observations about writing, world history, the war in Ukraine, and dyslexia. Often, by Friday afternoon, students are tired, but these young readers were animated and interested. Thanks so much, Patricia Laursen, teacher-librarian!