The Christmas Toy Drive wraps up this Saturday (December 11th) with the Christmas Miracle Broadcast live at Lansdowne Place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is still time to donate your new, unwrapped toy at drop-off locations throughout the Patch.
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Red Pashmina Campaign, a grassroots organization determined to empower women locally and around the world, is set to debut their initiative this Saturday (December 4th) at the Santa Claus Parade in Peterborough. The campaign is raising funds for a maternity clinic in Afghanistan—a country with the second highest infant mortality rate in the world—through the sale of red pashminas.
But in tandem with this effort, the campaign is asking Peterborough residents to nominate women in their own community who are making an impact. Residents can nominate women of their choice by purchasing a red pashmina. Red Pashmina Campaign volunteers will be handing out nomination forms on Saturday afternoon, and following the parade, pashminas will be available to purchase ($15 for one or two for $25). They will also be available for sale at a variety of locations around the Patch in the next few weeks.
For more info, call 705.559.9977 or email redpashminacampaign@gmail.com.
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Pictured: The front side of the postcard that will be handed out at the parade
Tim Dalliday—older brother of Pete Dalliday—has been on the waiting list for a liver transplant for a year, CHEX Newswatch reports, and another potential donor fell through recently. None of his siblings are eligible donors. Anyone who is healthy and a blood match can donate. Please spread the word.
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It's a busy weekend folks... enjoy the beginning of the festive season!
Less than a month until Christmas!
Friday:
Kawartha Potters Guild Christmas Sale 2010 (3 p.m. to 9 p.m.)
Peterborough Festival of Trees (General Admission $5, Seniors $3, 2-12yrs $2 - 3:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.)
Showplace Performance Centre presents An Evening with Michael Burgess (Tickets $43 - 8 p.m.)
Saturday:
Peterborough Festival of Trees - Teddy Bear Breakfast (Tickets $10, 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.)
Peterborough Festival of Trees (General Admission $5, Seniors $3, 2-12yrs $2 - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Holiday Sampling Day at Firehouse Gourmet (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Kawartha Potters Guild Christmas Sale 2010 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Peterborough Green-Up Store's 1st Anniversary (Starts at 11 a.m.)
Peterborough Singers presents Carols of Brass (Tickets $30 - 7:30 p.m.)
Peterborough Festival Of Trees - Auction Night (Tickets $25, 7 p.m. - Midnight)
Showplace Performance Centre presents Showtime by Aces of Harmony (Tickets $25 - 8 p.m.)
Sunday:
Peterborough Festival of Trees (General Admission $5, Seniors $3, 2-12yrs $2 - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
Kawartha Potters Guild Christmas Sale 2010 (11 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
Have a great weekend Peterborough! Stay happy!!
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...thanks to the wonders of time-lapse photography used in this video below. (It actually took four days to set up.) But dig it. And go see the Peterborough Festival of Trees at the Memorial Centre. It's on!
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The past few years, I have made it a tradition to fill a Samaritan's Purse: Operation Child shoebox. A well thought out trip to the dollar store along with some knitted slippers and my shoebox was quick to overflow this year.
I dropped off my box at the Peterborough EMS Headquarters on Saturday. When I went there to deliver it, I was greeted by a friendly paramedic. As he led the way to where the boxes were being collected, I could not believe my eyes when I saw boxes upon boxes ready to be shipped. What an overwhelming community response to such a wonderful cause.
I will continue to do this donation every year, as I can only imagine the smiles on the children's faces on the other side of the world on the day those boxes that were packed with such care arrive for them to open.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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Recently, the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation announced a community fundraising campaign to expand cancer care services at our hospital, including the addition of a single radiation facility at PRHC so more local cancer patients can get life-saving cancer treatment here rather than having to travel to other cities to get treatment. The campaign is called Closer to Care, and PRHC Foundation President Julie Davis tells us "many people have expressed an interest in getting involved."
So they are having a volunteer information session this Thursday (November 18th from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.) in the downstairs lounge at Showplace on George Street, where they will share more details about the campaign and the different ways people can get involved.
Spread the word.
[Closer to Care: A Comprehensive Cancer Treatment Centre]
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The Peterborough Green-Up Store (378 Aylmer Street North) is celebrating its 1st anniversary on Saturday, November 27th.
Drop by between 11:00 and 12:00 to meet some of their local producers and take advantage of special promotional prices on some items. See more deets on the day's celebrations on poster at left.
[Peterborough Green-Up; Green-Up Store Blog]
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We don't realize sometimes how much we clutter our lives with "stuff". Think about all the items in your house that are tucked away in the basement or closet or cupboard that you know you'll never use but yet hang onto.
Not too long ago, I was on a big cleaning blitz to make some extra room in my apartment. So with my car packed up with a number of boxes and overflowing garbage bags full of no-longer-wanted items, I was off to the donation bin to drop the goods off.
Upon arrival, I noticed the bin overflowing and things scattered all around below. I began to unload my car when a man approached and began to sort through the treasures that surrounded him. Wide-eyed, he watched me as I unloaded my car full of things that I no longer wanted but were in perfect condition.
In a polite voice and such sincere curiosity, he asked me, "Why does everyone throw this stuff away?" As he spoke, he held up various items to see if they would be a suitable fit for himself. It stopped me in my tracks to see someone who had such an appreciation for things that we are so lucky to have and often take for granted.
I replied by telling him that people sort through their homes and decide what they no longer need, and likely have bought something new and in turn pass along the "old". He seemed in complete shock to think people would part with such things without thinking twice. As I turned to leave, I told him to have a good afternoon and he wished me the same.
I drove away and in my rear view mirror watched him continue to ponder the new items which I had just left, along with the abundance of other items that had already been donated. This truly was a reminder for me to be so grateful for all I have.
I'm sure you've all noticed the large red bins located randomly throughout the city. The Canadian Diabetes Association and Value Village have been in partnership for many years, and because the CDA is important to me personally, it is where I always make my donations. Click here to find out three ways to donate items to the Canadian Diabetes Association, and click here to find a bin location near you.
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