“Books for Kids” a Resounding Success

Pierre Battah of Robertson Surrette makes presentation of "Books for Kids" to Peggy Wheaton of the Moncton Hospital Pediatric Unit.

Over 50 guests turned out as Robertson Surrette celebrated its role as presenting sponsor of the Northrop Frye International Literary Festival “Kidsfest” and marked the culmination of the firm’s first-ever “Books For Kids” program in the Moncton area.

The reception, which took place on Wednesday, April 6th at McKenzie College Art Gallery, was a follow-up to a networking presentation given by Pierre Battah at a recent HRANB meeting inviting human resource professionals and friends of the firm to join together in support of this worthwhile initiative.

The results were astounding. Not only did the business community show up to support the event, but during the month-long campaign over 350 books were collected to donate to the pediatric units of the two major hospitals. Special guests in attendance included Dawn Arnold, Chair of the Northrop Frye Literary Festival; Peggy Wheaton from the Moncton Hospital Pediatric Unit and Murielle Wade from the Georges L. Dumont Hospital.

As host and partner responsible for NB and PEI operations for the firm, Battah encouraged guests to participate in the upcoming festival and thanked them for their tremendous support of the “Books for Kids” initiative. Superb musical entertainment was provided by “trio Carte Blanche”, a jazz trio from the Moncton area.

Known as one of the major literary events in Canada, the Northrop Frye International Literary Festival began in April 2000 and continues to grow in prestige and popularity each year. As the only bilingual festival east of Montreal, the 2005 event taking place April 19 – 24th will feature the works of forty authors from the Atlantic Region, across the country and around the world sharing their works of poetry, prose and drama. For more information on the Festival please visit www.northropfrye.com.

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