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The children of Kamloops are important to everyone… 

The work to develop a Children’s Charter of Rights is well underway and our goal of launching the community Charter on International Children’s Day (Nov 20) will be attained! Submissions from children expressing their rights in words or pictures have been collected from schools, and submissions from other groups are being collected over the first part of the summer. Thanks to our enthusiastic advisory committee and valued partners, the process has been a fast and exciting one. In the words of a 6 year old from Lloyd George Elementary, every child needs “love and carrots, grapes and water...and strawberries too.”

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2010...up and running:

Hi everyone, 2010 is well underway and spring is here already! We have already accomplished a lot this year and have some great new projects in the works. Read on for more information on how we launched our year and for some of the exciting things yet to come.

We try hard to find new ways for parents and caregivers to get the information they need and to stay informed about all the things going on in our community. To do this better, we’ve relaunched our website with a whole new look. If you haven’t already, check it out at www.makechildrenfirst.ca for up to date information. If you notice anything missing or out of date, please contact Sue Lissel to make changes. We’re also on Twitter! Follow us at www.twitter/mcfkamloops. This is the place where we post links to other websites, current events going on in Kamloops and other good information we think might be useful...

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A Year in Review:

Hi everyone, what a productive year! We would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of our committee members for their contribution towards making our community a great place to grow up. We are a community driven initiative and our members' dedication, time and efforts make our work possible. Thank you everyone. We look forward to continuing with our work on behalf of young children and their families in 2010 in new and innovative ways. ...

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Summer Update:

Hi everyone! We hope you enjoyed the hot summer weather and were able to take a little time off to rejuvenate yourselves! Summer is definitely a bit quieter around the Make Children First office with many of our committees on hiatus, which gives us some extra time toget organized for an exciting and busy Fall that is almost upon us. Check out the list of events we've been planning for.

Upcoming Events:

• Sept 12—Children's Art Festival
• Sept 15—KIB Health Fair
• Sept 20—Healthy Living Expo
• Sept 23—Raise A Reader Campaign Day
• Oct 15-16—Healthy Living in Smaller Communities Workshop
• Oct 15-17—Starting Out Right Early Conference—Nelson
• Oct 22-23—Cities Fit for Children Conference—Langley BC
• Nov 16-18—Pan Canadian Conference of Children's Development —Winnipeg
• Nov 13 & 14—Gabor Mate—When The Body Says No Workshops
• Nov 20—International Children's Day

Hi everyone! For those of you I haven't yet met, I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce myself and give you an update on Make Children First. I will be completing quarterly newsletters like this to keep you all up to date.

My husband and I moved to Kamloops from Alberta two years ago and I have been looking for work like this ever since. I have a broad educational base in health and physical education and a social/health research background. My community development experience comes largely from my volunteer commitments working to increase the opportunities for girls and women to be physically active throughout the province of Alberta.