FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Quinte Secondary students to benefit from car donation
12 October 2005, Belleville, Ontario—The process of learning through hands-on experience will become a reality for students of Quinte Secondary School. The school is the recipient of a car donated by community members Sharon Shortt and her son Jeffrey Shortt.

The car is a 1996 Plymouth Neon. Ms. Shortt purchased the car for Jeffery and he drove it for several years. When it was no longer needed, Jeffrey decided to donate it to Quinte Secondary School. Students in Grades 10 to 12 are the beneficiaries of the donation. Grade 10s will service the car, and Grade 11s and 12s will perform diagnostic testing.

Co-ordination of the donation was arranged through The Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation.

Media representatives are invited to a media event, as follows:
Date: Friday 14 October
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Quinte Secondary School
What: Photo opportunity, interview students and the Shortts

The Hastings and Prince Edward Learning Foundation is the registered charitable foundation of the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board. It is not the Foundation's intent to replace traditional Ministry, Board, or school funding for education, but rather to provide philanthropic support for programs and initiatives that allow students to succeed and enhance their educational opportunities.

The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board has 54 schools serving 18,400 students, employing 1,070 teachers and 705 support staff. The Board covers a wide geographical area of 7,221 square kilometres bordered by Maynooth to the north, Deseronto to the east, Prince Edward County to the south, and Quinte West to the west.

For information, contact:
• Kerry Donnell, Communications Officer, (613) 966-1170, or 1 800 267-4350, ext. 2354