Education and Early Childhood Development
December 8, 2014

Media Advisory: Parliamentary Secretary to Attend Red Cross Award Ceremony

Tom Hedderson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Susan Sullivan, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, will speak at an award presentation by the Red Cross tomorrow (Tuesday, December 9). The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association and the Faculty of Education at Memorial University are receiving a national Red Cross Partners in Humanity Citation for the EDGE 2013 conference.

This award is in recognition of a commitment to improving the lives of vulnerable people within the community by assisting the Red Cross to effectively mobilize the power of humanity. The EDGE 2013 Conference, sponsored by the Provincial Government, brought together youth, parents and educators to better understand the cause and effect of everyday violence and injustice in society.

The award ceremony will take place at 10:00 a.m. at the G.A. Hickman Building, Memorial University, Room ED-5006.

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Media contact:
Jennifer Tulk
Director of Communications
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
709-729-0048, 728-4104
jennifertulk@gov.nl.ca

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