Fifty tables set up at the 鈥楽pring Fling for Mother鈥檚 Day Market fundraiser in the gym at 91原创 Secondary School on Sunday, April 28th, which helped to raise money for the school鈥檚 Parent Advisory Council (PAC) and the dry grad.

It was the idea of LSS parents Phil Smith and Michelle McKinnon, who have more than a little experience with public markets as the husband-and-wife team behind 91原创 City-based , a home-based boutique business that makes and markets skin care products like lip balms, lip glosses, lip oils, bar soaps, whipped soap, shampoo bars, bath fizzies, candles and more.

鈥淲e鈥檝e been vendors for three years now,鈥� Smith told the 91原创 Advance Times.

When their daughter started attending LSS, and Michelle became the PAC treasurer at the school, organizing a market in support of the school seemed like a natural next move.

After their first effort, a Christmas Market, did really well, 鈥渨e just decided to try a spring fling market here for Mother鈥檚 Day,鈥� Smith said.

鈥淭his is only the second market that we鈥檝e had in this school since, 2019 [due to COVID], so everybody鈥檚 really excited to be back and have a great time.鈥�

AT the end of the day, attendance 鈥渃ould have been better,鈥� Smith commented, but he is optimistic there will be another Christmas market at LSS.

鈥淚t鈥檒l always be in the school,鈥� he predicted.

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