An afternoon picking flowers with nana sounds like joy, and for a pair of Greater Victoria girls, it was an afternoon of learning and loving.
Georgia Poitras, 9, and her sister Rosie, 5, noticed Nana Susan Loraas-Pletsch had an awful lot of flowers in her Oak Bay garden.
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They chose it to honour their late cousin Caren, who died from cancer. Kids were very important to Caren, a teacher, Georgia said. Patrons of the stand on Roslyn Road told the pair they were proud of the young philanthropists.
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The pair raised $375 for the Island Kids Cancer Association, Rosie said.
From gas or grocery cards in an emergent situation to social programs that allow young people a chance to be kids, the organization provides practical support for kids with cancer and their families through all stages of the journey.
It含羞草研究社檚 really important to help when you can, the pair told Oak Bay News. With that in mind, they may appear again on Roslyn Road.
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