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(Wolfville,
NS) - The Sensory Motor Instructional Leadership
Experience program (S.M.I.L.E) at Acadia University has received a
gift of $10,000 US from the Macquarie Bank Foundation of Sydney,
Australia. S.M.I.L.E is only the second Canadian organization to
benefit from a donation from the Macquarie Foundation.
“The Macquarie Bank
Foundation chose the S.M.I.L.E program as a candidate for a
Foundation donation because of the university-community
involvement,” said Brian Gay, Vice-President of Macquarie Capital
Canada. “Macquarie's goal is to support community programs and
initiatives, and the S.M.I.L.E program was an excellent candidate.
S.M.I.L.E is unique because its participants are from both the
Wolfville and Acadia communities, a great example of how university
students can assist the community at large.”
S.M.I.L.E. provides an
environment of play and fun that fosters fundamental motor
development for children and youth with varying ability levels. The
program also helps Acadia University students who volunteer develop
leadership skills that leads to a lifetime of success. The donation
by Macquarie will help these volunteers as they work with the
children.
“The program will
celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary next year and, unfortunately,
most of the equipment we are presently using is that old,” says
Roxanne Seaman, Director of S.M.I.L.E. and lecturer in the School of
Recreation Management and Kinesiology at Acadia. “This generous
donation will go a long way in purchasing much needed equipment for
the child participants of S.M.I.L.E.”
For more information
on The S.M.I.L.E program visit
http://ace.acadiau.ca/fps/srmk/smile/.
The Macquarie
Foundation was established in 1984 to work in different ways for the
betterment of society. The Macquarie Foundation focuses its
resources in six core areas: education, the arts, health research
and health care, welfare and the environment. They look for
opportunities that are innovative, that are genuinely responsive to
the community's needs and that enable them to utilize Macquarie's
unique approach in a manner that will make a real difference. For
more information on the Macquarie Foundation visit
www.macquarie.com
Acadia University, in
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, is recognized as one of Canada’s premier
undergraduate institutions. With its nationally and internationally
recognized research initiatives, small class sizes, and its
technology-rich teaching and learning environment, Acadia offers
students a personalized education that includes rigorous academic
programs combined with personal growth and development. For more
information about Acadia, visit our website at
www.acadiau.ca.
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