Grade 1 students at Parkdale Elementary School in Charlottetown have secured a major donation for their school playground with their smiling faces. Premier Pat Binns and Minister of Environment, Energy and Forestry Jamie Ballem recently visited the Grade 1 classroom to present the students with a cheque for $2,500 to pay for the school’s outdoor classroom.
The donation was to thank the school and Grade 1 students who were featured in the television commercial for the PEI Energy Savings Bonds. The commercial was filmed in Mary Jane MacDonald’s Grade 1 classroom. The Parkdale class was asked to participate because one of the students, Liam MacDonald, was chosen through a random draw to receive the first PEI Energy Savings Bond.
“PEI Energy Savings Bonds are about investing in the future. They allow Islanders to invest in their own future and a green energy future for Prince Edward Island. These Grade 1 students were the perfect group to help tell that story,” said Premier Binns.
“We wanted to do something to thank the students and the school for their co-operation and paying for the outdoor classroom seemed a natural fit,” added Minister Ballem.
The PEI Energy Savings Bond program was created to give Islanders an opportunity to invest in the Eastern Kings Wind Farm. The 30-megawatt facility generates enough electricity to power 12,000 homes and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 75,000 tonnes annually. Islanders have invested more than $5 million in PEI Energy Savings Bonds since the program was launched in December.
To find out more about PEI Energy Savings Bonds and to view the television commercial featuring Parkdale students, visit the website at www.peienergysavings.pe.ca. Bonds are available at Credit Unions across the province and from Provincial Treasury, 2nd Floor South, Shaw Building, 95 Rochford Street, Charlottetown.