Posts: The Heart of a Lion

5/3/2022 9:41 AM by natalie.capson-danie


In these
times of hardship and negativity, a feel-good story seems like just the thing
to send out to help people understand there is genuine kindness and goodness
still around.


 

Logan Lean is
the perfect examples of what we need more of now.  She is continuously interested in the
well-being of others and work towards this often.  When Logan was a student at Leo Hayes, she
was very heavily involved in our Feed the Lions Program.  Her and her dad, Shaun, helped organize a
massive ticket selling fundraiser involving many of our local businesses.  This helped raise over 25,000. for the Feed
the Lions program at Leo Hayes High School. 
This program helps feed over 120 students every day as well as providing
food basket deliveries to many families every week.  She served on the school committee where she
also took part in selling 50/50 tickets at hockey games, helped with our
Stuff-a-Bus campaign, worked in the breakfast room, and did many other
fundraisers.   When she was not
volunteering at school, she volunteered in the Y’s Men canteen at the Willie
O’Ree, helped at the Community Kitchen and was involved in the BOKS morning gym
program.

 

She obviously
comes by this honestly as her dad, Shawn, who many will know from his
involvement in minor hockey and the Fredericton Sports Investments Group, has
been involved in helping our community for as long as I can remember.

 

Since her graduation
from Leo Hayes, Logan has also graduated from the Maritime College of Forest
Technology and is now living and working for Acadian Timber Limited in Plaster
Rock.   She noticed that the same
problems are occurring in Plaster Rock with kids going to school hungry and
families struggling with food insecurity. 
She has met with many local business owners as well as people at the
school and is working towards getting a Food program started up there like the
Feed the Lions program.

 

I reached
out to Logan and Chelsea recently as we needed water bottles at Leo Hayes.  Due to the water fountains all being turned
into bottle fillers, we have many students who cannot afford to replace lost or
stolen bottles.  We were using cups but
that was creating a different set of problems. They have not only decided to donate
500 water bottles to the school but are also bringing a check for $ 1000. To
the Feed the lions program.  Their
generosity and kindness will go such a long way here. 

 

I just
wanted to get this out there so people can see how our young people are trying
to make a difference.  Maybe it will help
others decide to jump in in their areas.

 

Thanks for all
our Lions!!














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