Success for Rise & Shine 4 City Kidz!

The Tim Hortons Rise & Shine 4 City Kidz Leadership Breakfast, hosted by HSC on Friday, March 6, 2009 was a phenomenal success. The doors opened at 7:00 a.m. and in over 90 minutes, approximately 250 breakfasts were served by numerous dignitaries from the Greater Hamilton Community.

Together with City Kidz, HSC’s student-led Social Action Committee, under the leadership of Alison Ower, reached their goal to raise $25,000 for City Kidz. The last minute donation of George McCarter tipped the scales and helped reach this year’s target.

The money will be used to purchase two more buses to expand its Saturday activity program. The buses will provide free transportation for as many as 200 more children so they can attend the Sherman Playhouse Theatre in Hamilton’s inner city. It has 800 children at a time attending programs each Saturday.

City Kidz is a local charitable organization providing children from 6 to 12 with games and songs in a safe, fun and interactive environment, teaching them about good life decisions. It tries to lay the foundation and attitude in young children to enable them to reach their potential.