Charity Times Magazine - PARENTS GROUP HELPS CALGARY INITIATIVE

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PARENTS GROUP HELPS CALGARY INITIATIVE

CALGARY - Determined to give their kids the best education possible, parents at a northwest elementary school began an aggressive fundraising campaign.

But after a few years the library shelves at Briar Hill School were stacked with new books, high-tech SMART boards hung in every classroom and computers abounded at the school.