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Readers‘ Comer M Dear Editor, Literacy North Halton held its 14th annual Grate Groanâ€"Up Spelling Bee at the Milton Centre for the Arts May 15. The participants in this adult spelling bee had a fun â€" and educational â€" evening, with money raised for the benefit of adult literacy in our communities. Literacy North Halton‘s Adult Learning Cenâ€" tre is a notâ€"forâ€"profit, charitable organization serving the communities of Milton, Georgeâ€" town and Acton. Adults who choose our literacy programs are getting a second chance at education. We help our students improve their reading, writing, basic math and computer skills so they can secure employment, help children with homework and improve their health and community engagement. Key tag service donations help chil | vide child amputees, and amputees across Dear Editor, Most of us don‘t realize how valuable our | car keys are until we lose them. With remote starters and builtâ€"in unlock systems, keys are not as simple or cheap as they used to be, with many owners paying hundreds of dolâ€" lars in replacement fees. But for more than 70 years, The War Amps avoid these costs. We would like to thank our many sponsors for | their significant support of this event. These include title sponsors Apple King Communiâ€" cations, Mattamy Homes, RBC Georgetown and Your Home Today Realty Inc. We also had support from many local businesses and orâ€" ganizations, including Brampton Real Estate Board, iPro Realty, Royal LePage Georgetown, Georgetown Wordsmiths, Acton Tire Shop, Milton Public Library, Rocking Horse Creâ€" ative Services, Halton Regional Police, Chery! Watkin Life Coach, Paul Armstrong Insurance Brokers Inc.. Mohawk Inn and Conference Centre, and others. In addition, thank you to the many silent aucâ€" tion contributors and to all of the individuals who volunteered to make this event a success. Tricia Waters, board member Literacy North Halton Each key tag has a confidential number so if | return them to you by courier at no cost. wmm»nmumwummm mmmuwmnMUMumaumwum 2. o4 Stellar spellers support adult leamning Georgetown Woodsmiths (from left) Chrisâ€" tine Albert, Nancy Kovacs and Amanda Terry proudly display the Grate Groanâ€"Up Spelling Bee trophy after beating out 13 teams to reign supreme at the May 15 fundraiser for Literacy . | North Halton. Suppfied photo d amputees Although it‘s a free service, donations proâ€" the country, with vital programs and financial assistance for the cost of artificial limbs. | Growing up a left leg amputee myself, I can | personally attest to the value of these proâ€" | grams. | | _ If you did not receive a War Amps key tag, you | you lose your keys, the finder can call the tollâ€" | Key Tag Service has been helping Canadians | free number on the back of the tag or place | them in any mailbox, and The War Amps will | can order them at waramps.ca. Shannon Krasowski, War Amps Regional Representative 300 words. We reserve the right to edit, revise and reject letâ€" anuunuummmmm;n: a nice place to do business Insidehaliton.com ‘Who‘ tags have been popping up around town. Last week, police apâ€" pealed to the public for help in identifying the vandal(s) responsible for the graffiti. The story, posted to the Champion‘s Facebook page, had lots of people talking, including: Heather Smith: These tags are everywhere, also along Louis St. Laurent Avenue on the other side of the storm water pond, on comâ€" munity mailboxes in that area, bus shelters and in the parks. It‘s infuriating. When they catch this person, they should be held acâ€" countable and be made to pay for the graffiti to be removed. Contadino Quaresima: Just clean it up and move on. | Sandy De Abreau: I‘ve noticed this around. Hope they catch the person. | Diana Vinceâ€"Evangelista: | remember seeing | a few years ago the cost associated with grafâ€" | | | fiti removal. I hope they are caught and forced to remove it. | think my tax dollars are likely wasted enough in some avenues. Join the online conversation at win.facebook.com/ MiltonCanadianChampion 655 MAIN STREET EAST, MILTON www.galli i %% 905â€"875â€"FORD (3673) 2 ,m”'- wojuojjeyapiSsul‘mmn | NOIdWVHI NYVIGOVNYI NOLTUW | LTOZ ‘st Aepsiny} | 2