Congratulations to the Winner of First Book Canada's Scotiabank Reading Hero Challenge 2016 -- St. John Vianney Catholic School - Seite 2

"Congratulations to the grade one students at St. John Vianney Catholic School and all of the schools that participated in First Book Canada's Scotiabank Reading Hero Challenge," said Heather McFarlane, Branch Manager, Lakeshore and 6th Street, Scotiabank. "Scotiabank is proud to give schools across the GTA access to reading materials and we are thrilled at the response from the students and their passion for learning."

Toronto Marlies player, and bestselling children's author Zach Hyman said, "It is an honour to have my book chosen and to represent the Marlies. I would like to thank Scotiabank and First Book Canada for organizing and arranging this wonderful event and for giving children this great opportunity."

About First Book Canada 
First Book Canada provides new books to children in need, addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy -- access to books. By making brand-new, high-quality books available on an ongoing basis, First Book Canada is transforming the lives of children and elevating the quality of education in the country. In 2015, First Book Canada distributed over 1 million new books to children in need across Canada. All funds raised in Canada go to programs serving Canadian children from low-income families. For more information, or to sign up to get books, visit us at www.firstbookcanada.org and follow our latest news on Twitter @FirstBookCanada and on our Facebook page.

About Scotiabank
Through our global community investment strategy, Scotiabank and its employees support causes at a grassroots level. Recognized as a leader for our charitable donations and philanthropic activities, in 2015, Scotiabank contributed $67 million to help our communities around the world.

Scotiabank is Canada's international bank and a leading financial services provider in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and Central America, and Asia-Pacific. We are dedicated to helping our 23 million customers become better off through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With a team of more than 89,000 employees and assets of $920 billion (as at January 31, 2016), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (TSX: BNS) and New York Exchanges (NYSE: BNS). Scotiabank distributes the Bank's media releases using Marketwired. For more information, please visit www.scotiabank.com and follow us on Twitter @ScotiabankViews.

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Tom Best
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First Book Canada
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