Morning Coffee – By Aaron Hall
Weather forecast for Thursday, August 24, 2017
Today – Sunny early this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. High 21. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight – Partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers early this evening. Clearing this evening. Low 11.
Classic Vibe closing out Dresden Rotary summer concerts
Local band Classic Vibe will close out the Dresden Rotary Club’s summer concert series on Thursday evening.
A barbecue starts at 6 p.m.
Music begins at 7 p.m.
A 50-50 draw, supporting the town centre project, will take place at 7:30 p.m.
Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the show.
Community meals in Wallaceburg in September
Here is a complete list of the FREE community meals scheduled to take place in Wallaceburg in September:
Applicants sought for Club Veggies & Fruit
Super Kids CK is now accepting applications from organizations to participate in Club Veggies and Fruit (Club V&F), a salad bar program delivered by Chatham-Kent organizations to get children excited about eating more vegetables and fruit.
Additionally, older children will have the opportunity to build their food skills.
Funding for this program is made available through the Healthy Kids Community Challenge Grant Program.
Ten organizations will each receive:
– A standard kitchen kit worth $1,000 that includes bowls, spoons, cutting boards, knives, etc.
– Funding to purchase food and supplies for at least three salad bar events to feed all of the children that your organization serves
– Two food preparation training sessions at your organization; and
– An administration package, educational supports and promotional materials.
“What a fun way for the children in Chatham-Kent to experience a variety of fruits and vegetables,” stated Kelly Emery, Director of Children’s Services, Municipality of Chatham Kent.
“Healthy habits start at a very young age, so let’s help our children choose to eat healthy food.”
People are invited to apply if you are an elementary school (K-8), child care centre, community group or organization, and/or not-for-profit charitable organization that works with children.
The application form can be accessed on apply.superkidsck.com, or through social media on the Super Kids CK Facebook page or on Twitter @SuperKidsCK.
Submit your application no later than Monday, September 25, 2017.
This program is part of the current phase of the Healthy Kids Community Challenge.
The theme, Choose to boost veggies and fruit, promotes healthy eating and healthy lifestyle choices for children.
More details:
– Canada’s Food Guide recommends that children get at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
– Vegetables and fruit help provide children and families with the vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre, and overall energy needed to be physically active and play.
– Eating a diet rich in vegetables and fruit may prevent certain types of cancer, is linked to a lower risk of heart disease, healthy weights and lower risk of obesity.
– Chatham-Kent is among 45 communities selected to take part in the Healthy Kids Community Challenge under the banner of Super Kids CK.
– Super Kids CK is receiving up to $825,000 from the Province of Ontario to fund local community projects.
Province helping art and culture businesses grow
Ontario is improving business and technical training for people who work in the art and culture sector, to help them develop their careers and gain the essential skills to support growth and innovation in the sector.
Harinder Malhi, Parliamentary Assistant to Eleanor McMahon, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, was at the Deaf Culture Centre in Toronto recently to announce support for WorkInCulture, a not-for-profit organization that works with training organizations across the province to offer career development and business skills — such as marketing, financial and project management — to workers in the culture sector, including:
– Artists, painters, dancers and glass blowers – and others working in the arts
– Singers, songwriters, directors and storyboard designers in the music, film, TV and interactive digital media industries
– Publishers and editors in the magazine and book industry
– Heritage planners, crafts and trade specialists and librarians.
“I want to express my deep gratitude to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport for this new support and for the valuable recognition of the importance of culture,” stated Diane Davy, executive director for WorkInCulture, in a press release.
“WorkInCulture exists to support Ontario’s artists, arts administrators, creative entrepreneurs and other professionals through life-long career development and entrepreneurial and business skills training. This funding will enable us to expand and enhance our research efforts to better understand the labour market and its training needs, gaps and priorities – to develop and deliver appropriate training and skills development opportunities and to serve as an information hub to connect the sector across the province.”
Government officials say this investment — which is part of Ontario’s Culture Strategy — will also help WorkInCulture to improve research and data collection in order to identify gaps, inform training development and deliver on current and future skills needs of the sector.
More details:
– Ontario is investing $750,000 over three years in WorkInCulture.
– Strengthening the province’s culture workforce is a key commitment in Ontario’s first ever Culture Strategy, launched in July 2016.
– The culture sector adds over $25 billion to the Ontario economy and supports almost 280,000 jobs.
Photo of the day – Soccer Dog’s Tournament donation to C-K Hospice
Rhys Dulisch is a wonderful example of a teenager doing great things in his community.
This past May he organized the fifth Blenheim Soccer Dogs 3 on 3 Tournament, which was a clear success with more than 200 people and 33 teams in attendance.
Rhys Dulisch has held the event for the past five years in memory of his childhood friend Tyson Santavy, raising money for Ronald McDonald House and the Chatham-Kent Hospice in the process.
“We are very grateful to Rhys and his support of the Chatham-Kent Hospice,” stated Jodi Maroney, Executive Director of the Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation.
“By honouring his best friend Tyson he is also helping us provide compassionate end-of-life care for families in our community. It is a wonderful legacy of friendship for both Rhys and Tyson.”
Rhys and Tyson’s mom Connie Santavy visited the Chatham-Kent Hospice today to officially present the Soccer Dogs donation of over $5,500 from this year’s tournament. Over the past five years the tournament has raised over $40,000.
Shown in attached photo is Connie Santavy, Rhys Dulisch and Jodi Maroney.
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