NLIS 10
October 27, 2005
(Executive Council)
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to celebrate
Women and War event with grade eight students
October is Women�s History Month, 2005 is the Year of the Veteran. The theme for
this year�s Women�s History Month is Women and War: Contributions and
Consequences.
Joan Burke, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, will be celebrating
Women�s History Month with the grade eight students of St. Paul�s Junior High
School in St. John�s tomorrow (Friday, October 28). Highlights of the event
include a presentation by author Mary Philpott on nurses in World War I, two
guest speakers (World War II veteran Margaret Kearney, and Canadian Forces Sgt
Miranda Collins) and a performance by the grade seven girls choir. Minister
Burke will give opening and closing remarks.
WHEN:
Friday, October 28
2:00 p.m. (1 hour)
WHERE:
St. Paul�s Church
340 Newfoundland Drive
Media contact:
Cathy Whelan, Communications, (709) 729-6225
Jacquelyn Howard, Communications (709) 729-4062, 689-2624
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