On behalf of the MANTE Executive, I would like to extend a huge shout out of appreciation to all the Non-Teaching Support Staff within the St. James-Assiniboia School Division. To the Educational Assistants and Behaviour Intervention Assistants who day in and day out show up with a positive attitude and a desire to enhance the lives of the students within our buildings, thank you. To all our Receptionists, Department Heads, Secretarial Assistants, Student Information Assistants, Informnet Clerk and Head Administrative Assistants who are there to ensure our buildings run smoothly and answer all the questions, thank you. To our Library Technicians who open up a world of imagination and knowledge, thank you. To our Accounts Payable Team, Payroll Team, Purchasing Team and Receptionist at the Board Office who continue to ensure that the back office duties that keep this division running are done effectively and in a timely manner, thank you. To the Head Administrative Assistants in the Continuing Education and International Education office who are the behind the scenes wizards, thank you. To the Department Heads and Administrative Assistants within the maintenance and transportation buildings who keep these busy departments organized and structured, thank you. To the Administrative Assistants at PSDC who continue to support the numerous specialty areas within that building while operating in an ever changing environment, thank you. To the Program Assistants who are the in the background preparing classrooms for learning, thank you. To the Crossing Guards who brave the weather to ensure our students get to their destinations safely, thank you. To the Community Connectors who organize and supply nutritious meal opportunities to our communities, thank you. And to the Excluded support staff and all members of the CUPE support staff, thank you for all that you do. While this week, September 30th to October 4th, 2024 has been declared support staff recognition week by the Provincial government, please know that the MANTE executive appreciate all that you do everyday of every week of every year.