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La voix des parents de Colombie-Britannique

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Many thanks, Parents!

The 2009-2010 school year
2 marks the 30th anniversary of

the British Columbia franco-
phone parents’ movement and, more
specifically, the 30th anniversary of the
BC Francophone Parents Federation
(FPFCB). Thirty years of dedication from
parents who, like you, have not only
contributed to their children's educa-
tion in a multitude of ways but have
also helped to create a vibrant school
community in which the children can
evolve. The FPFCB would therefore like
to take this opportunity to say Thank
You!

Thank you for your presence during
parents’ association meetings at your
school or preschool. Whether you help
prepare hot meals or the end-of-year
barbecue, or donate your time fo or-
ganize film evenings or fund-raising
events, or take part in a class field trip,
your contribution is noted and appre-
ciated! It is with the commitment of
parents who play an active role in par-
ents’ association activities that we will
create communities within which every
child can develop in French.

It’s Important to Try

The FPFCB salutes all of the parents
who accepted nominations for elec-
tion as chair, treasurer, secretary or ad-
ministrator on your parents’ association
executive. You demonstrate that the
parents’ movement is alive and well
in British Columbia. We know that it’s a

huge task and there are frequently too
few volunteers. Your devotion is exem-
plary. Your involvement in ensuring that
your organization works efficiently goes
a long way toward helping us reach
our goals. Without you, the parents’
movement would be far less effective.

Thanks to the many parents who are
involved on the school partners’ com-
mittees. Thanks for believing, righily,
that by cooperating with all of ourcom-
munity partners we can accomplish so
much. Your desire to add your contri-
bution to development of the school
educational project demonstrates your
atiachment to your school community.
Together, we can build an academic,
cultural, and community environment
that promotes our children’s success in
every endeavour.

Thank You!

We would also like to fhank all the
of fam-
ilies who elected to send their child
to francophone school or preschool.

non-francophone — parents

Those parents know it’s the best way
to ensure the “francicité” of their chil-
dren... and the whole family. Thanks
for your support with homework. We
know it’s not always easy. Thanks for
making the effort to welcome French
into your home and your child's edu-
cation. Merci for learning a few French
words along the way! With more than
85% of our families being exogam-
ous (one francophone and one non-

francophone parent), the contribution
of non-francophone parents is import-

ant and should be celebrated.

Yes, it counts!

Every parent wants the best for his
or her child, and each contributes in
his or her own way to the vitality of the
school community. Every bit counts. It
is fhe sum of all of these small gestures
that makes our community so strong.
Imagine the total of all parents’ efforts
across the province in just one year!
Now imagine the total for thirty years of
dedicated work by these parents! This
results in successes such as preschool
centres in some twenty regions, dy-
namic francophone schools, a franco-
phone school board to manage these
schools across the province (yes...it’s
thanks to the parents that the CSF was
formed!), and children who are proud
to call themselves as francophone!

For all of your individual and group
efforts, the FPFCB thanks you sincerely.
Congratulations, parents for 30 years of
devotion on behalf of the children! —