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Morning Coffee – By Aaron Hall

Uniforms Unite to save lives

Members of the Chatham-Kent Police Service, Chatham-Kent O.P.P., Chatham-Kent E.M.S. and Chatham-Kent Fire will be donating blood for the 7th Annual Blood Donor Campaign being held throughout the month of April.

Today, Wednesday, April 12, at 2 p.m. uniformed members of the Chatham-Kent Police Service will be in attendance and donating blood at The Spirit & Life Centre located at 187 Wellington Street W. in Chatham.

Easter Egg Hunt reminders

Dresden

The Dresden Kinsmen Club will be holding their annual Easter egg hunt at Kinsmen Park on Friday, April 14.

The event will start at 1 p.m. sharp.

Wallaceburg

In Wallaceburg, the Knights of Pythias are busy organizing their annual event, which will be held Saturday, April 15 at Kinsmen Park in Wallaceburg.

The hunt begins at 11 a.m. and is intended for the following age groups: 0-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-11.

Port Lambton

The Easter Egg hunt will be held in McDonald Park in Port Lambton on Saturday, April 15.

The event will start at 11 a.m. sharp.

The kids will be divided into older and younger kids at the event.

Mitchell’s Bay

The Easter Egg Hunt in Mitchell’s Bay will take place near the water tower on Saturday, April 15 at 11 a.m.

Festival of Giving rakes in $268,000

On Saturday, April 8th, 2017, over 1,000 guests and volunteers crashed into the John D. Bradley Convention Centre for the 16th annual Festival of Giving! With the tremendous support of FOG’s generous sponsors, the Chatham-Kent community, and the extremely dedicated FOG Committee and volunteers, this year’s Festival of Giving, Shipwrecked, raised $268,000 for the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation of Chatham-Kent, and several other charities throughout our community.

This year’s Festival of Giving was the most savage, entertaining Festival to date, featuring a 24 foot inflatable volcano, a Titanic-themed martini ice luge, Sons of Kent Brewing Co. and hundreds of live and silent auction items.

Some big-ticket items in this year’s auction included a swim spa, donated by Northside Pool Supply, a boat, donated by Walker Marine & Rinker, and a $10,000 custom cement job donated by LaFarge at Dave Matteis the Cement Specialist.

The Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation and Festival of Giving committee would like to thank their event sponsor, Union Gas & Employees, along with all our entertainment and in kind sponsors for their incredible support of this year’s Festival.

The Foundation would also like to thank the incredibly talented Festival of Giving Committee and volunteers for all of their hard work and dedication.

“This really is a great group of people that give up their time, time with family, time away from work and in the end come together to raise over a quarter of a million dollars in one night. I’m humbled and honoured to even be a part of this group,” stated Festival of Giving Chair, Chris McLeod.

Events like the Festival of Giving help the Centre support its enhanced programs, such as Music Therapy, Recreation Therapy and Social Work, which are not covered by government funding.

Wrapping up its 16th year, the Foundation and Festival of Giving Committee are thrilled about the continued success of the event, and the overwhelming support from the Chatham-Kent community.

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