BUSINESS 35 Independent & Free Press, Thursday, March 11, 2010 Sheridan Nurseries makes wishes come true For the third straight year, Sheridan Nurseries' head office in Georgetown will be making an ailing youngster's wish come true with another sizeable donation to the Children's Wish Foundation. The company's Round Up For Wishes fundraising campaign encouraged customers at its nine GTA locations to support Children's Wish by contributing a few cents more when making in-store purchases. "Some people say, `Please add $20 to my bill.' We've had a great response from the public," said Karl Stensson, president of Sheridan Nurseries, pictured at left. The average cost of one of the children's wishes is $10,000 and over the past three years Sheridan Nurseries has collected over $50,000 for the charitable organization. Also in the photo are Frances Makdessian (centre), regional development specialist for Children's Wish, and Valerie Stensson, vice president, marketing & purchasing for Sheridan Nurseries. Photo by Eamonn Maher Prosperity One adopts Centennial Once again, Prosperity One Charitable Foundation partnered with the Halton Learning Foundation as part of their Adopt a School Program. Centennial Public School in Georgetown was selected as one of the schools to receive $2,000 to acquire reading and audio materials for the school's classrooms and library in order to accommodate the wide range of student reading abilities. On hand for the presentation were (from left) Prosperity One CEO Mike Shepherd, Prosperity One Members Services Supervisor in the Georgetown Branch Amanda Klip, Centennial Grade 8 students D.J. Gellespie and Mikayla Eastman, Janice Rowe of Halton Learning Foundation and Centennial principal Paul Vanderhelm in back. Photo by Ted Brown THIS IS YOUR NEWSPAPER ... EXCLUSIVELY SERVING THE READERS OF HALTON HILLS The Independent & Free Press is your source for local real estate listings. Delivered to every home every Tuesday and Thursday. For advertising information call Ph: 905 873.0301 Fax: 905 873.0398