{"id":34737,"date":"2023-03-02T23:16:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T03:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=34737"},"modified":"2023-03-02T23:16:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T03:16:20","slug":"photos-huge-crowd-turnouts-for-canada-games-for-literacy-donation-program-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=34737","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Huge crowd turnouts for Canada Games for Literacy Donation program event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;54&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;193&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHARLOTTETOWN:<\/strong> The lines were as long as the eyes could see at the Charlottetown Library on Thursday morning, March 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canada Games for Literacy Donation program held an event where there were free books to be handed out to kids, as well as many activities from face painting, balloons, getting a book read to you by a Canada Games athlete, and even a visit from Wowkwis the 2023 Canada Games official mascot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wowkwis is named after the Mi&#8217;kmaq First Nations peoples&#8217; word for \u201cred fox.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The atmosphere was full of excitement especially as the kids were read books by athletes from Ontario; B.C.; Yukon; Saskatchewan; PEI; just to name a few of the ones that The Laker News spotted while we were there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;176&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of the photos we snapped at the event at the Charlottetown Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3880-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34740\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3923-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34744\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Team BC athletes give some youngsters a pair of books. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3964-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34749\" width=\"875\" height=\"583\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Team Ontario boxers help two young girls pick out books. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;126&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3930-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34745\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Team Alberta&#8217;s Johnna Rymes reads a book to several young girls. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3849-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34738\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The stuffed Wowkwis were very popular. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3870-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34739\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">There was even facepainting. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3998-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34754\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Even volunteers had to get their pic with Wowkwis. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;169&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3990-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34752\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Team Ontario boxer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3972-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34750\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Young fans happy to get a photo with Wowkwis <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_3948-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34747\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Athletes and kids with some books. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;84&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;192&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;54&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;193&#8243;] CHARLOTTETOWN: The lines were as long as the eyes could see at the Charlottetown Library on Thursday morning, March 2. 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