{"id":166475,"date":"2023-07-12T09:09:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T13:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=166475"},"modified":"2023-07-12T12:26:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T16:26:24","slug":"fundraiser-started-for-new-bleachers-at-pontiac-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/fundraiser-started-for-new-bleachers-at-pontiac-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundraiser started for new bleachers at Pontiac High"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pontiac High School's athletics department has recently launched a community fundraising effort to install retractable bleachers in the school\u2019s gymnasium.<\/p>\n<p>PHS physical education teacher Darcy Findlay explained that the \"Take your seat\" campaign has been in motion for only a few weeks at this point, and it was the result of a brainstorming session with other staff members about how to improve the space. He said that lugging out folding chairs or sitting on the floor during assemblies or sporting events was a suboptimal situation.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-166475-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Clip-Darcy-Findlay-gym-bleachers.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Clip-Darcy-Findlay-gym-bleachers.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Clip-Darcy-Findlay-gym-bleachers.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>He said that the cost they\u2019ve been quoted for a fully was around $75,000 including installation, and they\u2019ve already seen some significant donations come in. Members of the public are able to sponsor individual seats for $200 a piece. He compared it to the fundraising efforts made by alumni and other members of the community during the renovation of the school's auditorium that took place several years ago.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-166475-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Clip-Darcy-Findlay-cost.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Clip-Darcy-Findlay-cost.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Clip-Darcy-Findlay-cost.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Currently they're only accepting cash and cheques. Those looking for more information can contact Findlay at dfindlay@wqsb.qc.ca or Matt Greer at mgreer@wqsb.qc.ca.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The full interview with Findlay is available below:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pontiac High School&#8217;s athletics department has recently launched a community fundraising effort to install retractable bleachers in the school\u2019s gymnasium. PHS physical education teacher Darcy Findlay explained that the &#8220;Take your seat&#8221; campaign has been in motion for only a few weeks at this point, and it was the result of a brainstorming session with&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":166628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[57,221,204],"tags":[28097,26277,9168,28118],"radio":[239],"origine":[274,258,260],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166475"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166475"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":166496,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166475\/revisions\/166496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166475"},{"taxonomy":"radio","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/radio?post=166475"},{"taxonomy":"origine","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/origine?post=166475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}