Mr. Speaker, this past weekend Brockville and District Civitans hosted the winter convention of the Canadian District East.
There were Civitans present from throughout the Ottawa Valley and representatives from Civitan International in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Civitans are a non-profit group of people who volunteer their time to help those less fortunate. Members of the Civitan Club concentrate the bulk of their efforts on funding programs to improve the quality of life for the developmentally and physically challenged.
They have also undertaken to fund leading edge research into a multidiscipline approach to preventing and treating developmental disabilities.
It is a privilege for me today to pay tribute to the many Civitan members throughout Leeds-Grenville who give selflessly of their time and energy as builders of good citizenship.