Thursday, August 12, 2010

The Joy Of Sharing And Respect

Rory J. Koopmans, B. Admin.
Ward A, Edmonton Public School Trustee Candidate
Highlands Public Library Terminal #VI
Edmonton, Alberta

August XIIth, MMX

Hon. David G. Hancock, QC, MLA
Minister of Education,
Progressive Conservative, Edmonton-Whitemud

Dear David:

What an unbelievable set of circumstances has transpired here at this branch. A young man who came inII the library here at Highlands was doing a research project on human ears and sinus cavity's. Basically needing some colur pictures of faces, & inner working drawings of the inner ear canal, nasal cavity, & the human heart & lungs. Which of course all aid in the conduction of breathing.

Now I had been in the libary for about XIV (14) minutes, so I of course was next in the rotation II wait for an open computer. So I told the young man because he was doing the project IV summer school, I would let him go on the computer first. Even though it was clearly Ist come, Ist serve. I was teaching him about respect & order. All I asked of him was that he gave up his computer before his time was up at another juncture or timeframe II another person in need. Basically II "pay it forward."

This young lad, a Sikh named Balthazaar promised he would. A few minutes later, he got the next computer & I am sitting directly across from him and his mother now. A young lady with a child came in looking quite distressed came in looking IV directions to a health clinic. Well by goodness if Balthazaar didn't just offer up about XI (11) to XIII (13) minutes of his own computer time as he could she she needed it. I told his mother I was proud of him & what a great guy he was for helping this young lady. The Highlands EPL staff were so impressed they gave him an extra XX (20) minutes towards his internet time so he could get the right pictures he needed so his breathing/circulation project would net him an excellent grade.

A Young Man Of Quality,

Rory

Source: Www.Epl.Ca.

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