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Farewell party planned for the Kaatza Child Care Centre, Saturday

After having operated for the past 37 years in Lake Cowichan, the Kaatza Child Care Centre is closing today.

After having operated for the past 37 years in Lake Cowichan, the Kaatza Child Care and Early Learning Centre is closing today.

As one final farewell to the centre, an event has been planned for tomorrow (Saturday, October 15), at the centre, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

A Facebook page has been created for the event, at https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=282623331755499

The following are some of the comments on the page, thus far:

Maria Robins: "Kaatza brought friendship into my life; friendships that I will treasure for as long as I stay on this earth."

Jayne Ingram: "Thank you for loving and teaching our children and keeping them safe over the last 37 years. Sad day for our community."

Betty Sanddar: "Thank you to everyone who has had a part of the Kaatza Child Care over the years!"

Susan Heemskerk: "My goodness, it is like the end of an era. What a wonderful daycare.

Wendy Henry: "I am very grateful for the time I worked at Kaatza: Wonderful families, awesome co-workers, powerful learning!"

Wendy Fetchko: "A huge thank you to all of the staff, board members, and parents that have supported Kaatza Child Care Center over the past 37 years. You all did an amazing job to provide such a wonderful place to support children in their early years. It takes a whole village to raise a child, and you can all be very proud that you are a part of that."

Jenny Court: "I am very sad Kaatza will not be there for Lake Cowichan's children today, tomorrow, and future generations."

Tessa Tjepkema: "Kaatza played a huge role into the career I have today; it was my starting point, and I will always remember that!"

Kristine Sandhu: "My three children attended, and it was so warm and inviting, and the staff over the years always treated our children like family!"

Deanna Forrest: "You have no idea how far the ripples of your influence and investment spread. Thank you for pouring your hearts and lives into tomorrow's leaders."