Lynda Hawn

Sep 25, 2014

Trustee

Lynda Hawn – Children are our future

Lynda Hawn is a newcomer to South Frontenac. She lives in Verona now after living in Kingston for a few years. Before that she lived in Ottawa.

She  works for an entertainment and event management firm.  Before that she worked for 25 years in the travel industry, many of those years operating her own travel agency.

Her interest in education stems from her interest in children.

“Children are our future. I help a lot of people in any way I can all the time, and as trustee I would give parents a voice at the school board office and at the board table,” she said.

Bullying is a major issue for her in the schools and is one that she would like to focus on as a trustee.

“I would try to get the board to acknowledge that there is a problem that we need to fix. It is complicated because children do some of the bullying because they are depressed in some cases,” she said.

She said she would encourage schools to engage older children to reach out to the younger ones who are being picked on.

Another concern of hers is the state of music and arts education within the Limestone Board.

“The schools used to have music teachers but that is gone and we need to do something. The arts and musicians in the community have such a passion for what they do; they are a resource the school board can tap into,” she said.

She said that she will be canvassing parents during the campaign and after, and will bring their concerns to the board.

“I will have to meet the other trustees and see about the issues that concern them and work with them to improve education in South Frontenac,” she said.

For Lynda Hawn, “It’s about the children, their safety, their education. We need to move forward to make sure they get the proper education and that what they are learning interests them and helps them in their future endeavours.”