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Rockway Centre Glee Club
| The Rockway Centre Glee Club, under the direction of Musical Director Clive Hill, will present its 24th Annual Spring Concert entitled "What Would We Do Without Music" at 7:30 PM, May 9, 2008 in the Rockway Centre Auditorium, 1405 King St., East, Kitchener. This is a program of Broadway, Popular and Sacred music lasting about 1.5 hours, and is open to everyone. There is no admission charge, but free-will offerings are acceptable. There is an elevator available. |
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Sunshine Kids Tournament
HELPING KIDS WITH CANCER
4th Annual Sunshine Kids Mini-Golf Tournament
* Location: Prudential Grand Valley Realty office, #15c-370 Highland Road West, Kitchener (Evergreen Mall)
* Friday May 9th 2008, 2pm-6pm
* 9 Hole Mini-Golf tournament
* Ticket price: $20
To buy a ticket, reserve a tee time or to make a donation, please call Prudential Grand Valley Realty office at 519-745-7000. Companies and individuals are welcome to sponsor a hole ($100) or donate a prize. All proceeds go to the Sunshine Kids Foundation, a non-pofit organization dedicated to children with cancer. For more information, please visit www.sunshinekids.org |
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Chamber Auction and Comedy Night
13th Annual Auction & Comedy Night is suggested for adults 16 years and older.
Details:
Date and Time: May 9, 2008
06:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: Bingemans Marshall Hall
Kitchener, Ontario
Member Ticket: $25 GST incl.
Future Member Ticket: $30 GST incl.
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Spring Sprint
What: Kitchener & Waterloo’s Spring Sprint, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada’s national fundraising walkathon, features a 5km walk or run. Pledges raised are used to fund research and also help to provide education, information and support to the estimated 55,000 Canadians currently living with a brain tumour.
Who: Santi Family, Kitchener & Waterloo Spring Sprint Honourary Spokespeople
Stephanie Dorion, Kitchener & Waterloo Spring Sprint Coordinator
Sue Ruypers, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
When: Saturday, May 10, 2008
Check-in: 11:00 a.m.
Start: 12:00 p.m.
Where: Waterloo Park – Picnic Shelter
Spring Sprint online registration begins February 15th, 2008 with a great incentive to collect pledges through our website. Visit www.springsprint.ca today!
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M & M Charity BBQ
| M & M Meat Shops Charity BBQ Saturday, May 10, 2008 from 10 am till 4 pm.
Join us for a fun day at your local M & M Meat Shops and get a hamburger or hot dog, a bag of chips and a drink for just $2.50.
All proceeds go to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada.
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St. Mary's Hospital Open House
After nearly two years of construction, St. Mary’s is ready to open its new 100,000 sq. foot building. Nestled between St. Mary’s existing ‘Tower’ and administration buildings, the new facilities will house brand new operating rooms, surgical recovery space, a multitude of clinics and outpatient programs and important support services.
To celebrate this historic occasion, St. Mary’s is hosting a community open house on Saturday, May 10th, 2008 from 10 am till 2 pm. The open house will showcase the hospital’s new space and equipment, and will include guided tours from St. Mary’s staff. Refreshments will be available and parking is free.
Our community has been an important part of our history and growth, and we are excited to show them how their efforts and generous gifts have helped to enhance our facilities.
For more than 80 years, our staff, physicians and volunteers have been providing excellent, compassionate care. Now we have the first-class facilities to complement the first-class care we provide. |
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St. Mary's Hospital Open House
After nearly two years of construction, St. Mary’s is ready to open its new 100,000 sq. foot building. Nestled between St. Mary’s existing ‘Tower’ and administration buildings, the new facilities will house brand new operating rooms, surgical recovery space, a multitude of clinics and outpatient programs and important support services.
To celebrate this historic occasion, St. Mary’s is hosting a community open house on Saturday, May 10th, 2008 from 10 am till 2 pm. The open house will showcase the hospital’s new space and equipment, and will include guided tours from St. Mary’s staff. Refreshments will be available and parking is free.
Our community has been an important part of our history and growth, and we are excited to show them how their efforts and generous gifts have helped to enhance our facilities.
For more than 80 years, our staff, physicians and volunteers have been providing excellent, compassionate care. Now we have the first-class facilities to complement the first-class care we provide.
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Heart and Stroke Walk
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Event: Heart & Stroke Walk and Mother’s Day Brunch (fundraiser in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation) Date: Sunday, May 11, 2008 Time: 5km Walk Begins at 10am, Brunch Begins at 11am Place: Bingemans, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener - Heart disease and stroke are the leading cause of death among Canadian women. Sadly, most don’t know it. This Mother’s Day, walk with and for, the women in your life and support lifesaving Heart and Stroke Foundation research. The Heart & Stroke Walk and Mother’s Day Brunch take place on Sunday, May 11th at Bingemans. To register and purchase tickets for the brunch please contact the local Heart and Stroke Foundation office at 519-571-9600.
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Social Entrepreneurship Intensive
From May 12 - 14, 2008, the Laurel Centre for Social Entrepreneurship will be presenting the inaugural Social Entrepreneurship Intensive, which we have lovingly termed the "bootcamp." The Intensive will run for three full days at the University of Waterloo and will cover an in-depth exploration of the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for the budding or growing social entrepreneur. Highlights will include presentations from Alan Quarry, CEO of Quarry Integrated Communications, on branding and marketing; John Baker, CEO of Aperio Inc., on revenue generation; Cheryl Rose, director of partnerships and projects for the Social Innovation Generation at the University of Waterloo, on engaging universities; Geoff Malleck, associate director of the Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology at UW, on entrepreneurship; and Bob Copeland, associate vice-president of annual giving and alumni affairs at UW, on seeking sponsorship.
The Social Entrepreneurship Intensive program will be limited to 30 participants. The three-day event costs $250 for students and $450 for community members. Workshop materials, accommodations and meals are provided for all participants as part of the program.
Interested? Want to learn more? Visit http://laurelcentre.ca/bootcamp.html for more information on who should attend and why, the event schedule, the cost breakdown, the venue, and how to register. |
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Sensitivity Training
There are all kinds of barriers that exclude people with disabilities from participating in our community. Every time someone is excluded we all lose out. It makes good sense both economically and socially to have accessible neighbourhoods and businesses. In an attempt to help Kitchener-Waterloo become more accessible the Independent Living Centre of Waterloo Region has created Sensitivity Training Workshops to help create conversations around this topic.
In this three hour workshop participants will gain insight to some of the barriers that exist in the community and discover the benefits and rewards of an inclusive community.
Topics such as language, stereotypes, disability awareness, barriers, ableism, the duty to accommodate and universal design, will be addressed.
Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008
Time: 9 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Place: Zehrs Community Room, Laurentian Power Centre
(750 Strasburg at Ottawa)
Fee: $30.00 Volunteer Action Centre Members/ $40.00 Non-Members
Facilitator: Andrena Lockley, Public Awareness & Education Coordinator,
Independent Living Centre of Waterloo Region.
Advanced Registration and Payment is requested.
Volunteer Action Centre
151 Frederick St., Suite 300
Kitchener, ON N2H 2M2
Phone: 519-742-8610
Fax: 519-742-0559
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Youth Theatre Auditions
The audience's help is needed to solve the baffling theft at Shady Acres, a cozy hotel tucked away in the remote English countryside in the late 1920s.This light-hearted "whodunit" has enough twists and turns to make Agatha Christie smile!
Audition Dates: May 15-16, 6-9pm
Casting for ages 10-16 only.
To book your audition or for more information, please email Michael Robinson: mnchildrensproductions@gmail.com |
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Fan Appreciation Day
| Fan Appreciation Day Picture yourself with the cup!
Join us in Downtown Kitchener Wednesday May 21st
King Street will be closed 12 - 2pm
Join us to sample food from local restaurants!
Watch the Media Street Hockey Tournament!
See the Cup 2-4pm
FREE admission to The Children’s Museum!
Donate to have your picture taken with the Memorial Cup!
Don’t miss Discovering Chimpanzees
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Guelph Musicfest
| Guelph Musicfest is back with an exciting second season of classical music from Thursday May 8 to Wednesday May 21, 2008 in the Recital Hall of the Guelph Youth Music Centre. The theme of this year¹s festival is Beethoven & Brahms, and the five-concert series highlights great works by these master composers, played by a powerhouse lineup of performers.
Tickets for Guelph Musicfest 2008 are ON SALE NOW, and the web site is fully updated. You can browse the exciting series, and even download a full media release with info about the concerts and the performers.
www.guelphmusicfest.ca
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Walk for Volunteerism
Saturday, May 10, the United Way of Cambridge and North Dumfries is hosting the 2008 Cambridge Mayor’s Walk for Volunteerism. This is a fun, family, fundraising event where you can support your favourite charity or non-profit organization, while celebrating volunteerism in our community.
Volunteer Cambridge does all the work! All you do is collect pledges and participate in the walk. 50% of the pledges you raise go to Volunteer Cambridge and the other 50% goes to a charity of your choice, including minor sports teams, and schools.
The walk begins at 9:30 a.m. from Dickson arena and continues through historic downtown Galt, along the river.
Participants are able to register, create a personalized webpage and collect pledges, and track their progress all online. Individuals wanting to make a pledge can go online, search for the person they are pledging for and make a donation through a Pay Pal account or by credit card.
Downloadable pledge forms are also available on the site, as well as other information about the event and Volunteer Cambridge.
http://www.volunteercambridge.dojiggy.com/
Pledge forms can also be picked up from the United Way office, 150 Main St., 2nd Floor, Cambridge, or from any Scotiabank branch in Cambridge.
Make a difference! Join the fun!
Awesome prizes!
Great food & refreshments!
Cool entertainment!
Enter as an individual or put a team together - you could even challenge another team!
For more information contact Karin 519-621-1030 x.229 karin@uwcambridge.on.ca.
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Video Dance Party
| The Kitchener Soccer Club is hosting a Much Music Video Dance Party on May 23rd at RIM Park - Forbes Hall. The profits from the dance will go directly towards the boys uniforms and training facility times.
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Humane Society Walk
The Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society will be hosting their 12th Annual Wiggle Waggle Walk-a-thon! Pledge forms are available at the Centre or online at: www.kwhumane.com Great prizes for people who gather the highest pledges! Prize for everyone who collects over $125.00!
Sunday, May 25th 2008!
Registration begins at Bingemans at 10:30 a.m.
Walk begins at 11:00 a.m.
After the walk have fun at our BBQ, silent auction, entertainment, & more! |
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Appreciative Inquiry Workshop
Invigorate your strategic planning process by building on what works well in your organization. Take time to reflect on the positive at this upcoming workshop!
Appreciative Inquiry is an approach to planning that emphasizes strengths and assets rather than focus on gaps and deficits. In this hands-on workshop, you will be invited to use an appreciative lens to look at the world around you and have an opportunity to explore what your organization does well.
Discover and mine your proven capacity for more effective outcomes and improved sustainability.
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008
Time: 9 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Place: Zehrs Community Room, Stanley Park Mall
1005 Ottawa Street at River Road
Fee: $30.00 Volunteer Action Centre Members $40.00 Non-Members
Facilitator: Trudy Beaulne M.A., Executive Director
Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo
Advanced Registration and Payment is requested.
Volunteer Action Centre
151 Frederick St., Suite 300
Kitchener, ON N2H 2M2
Phone: 519-742-8610
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Hot Shots Tournament
Hot Shots Tournament ‘Shoots and Scores’ for Kids!
Join the 3rd annual Hot Shots Street Hockey Tournament on May 31st and support camp and recreational opportunities for needy children in this community.
There are many ways to participate—register a team in one of the many divisions, volunteer or ref. Or just come out to cheer on your favourite team and enjoy the Hot Shots Kids Street Fair complete with bouncy castle, mini put course, face painting, tattoos and crafts! BBQ, t-shirts, and prizes available for players and volunteers.
To register your team, sponsor the event, donate a prize, or volunteer, ‘shoot over to’ www.HotShotsTournament.com
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Speech and Hearing Month
May is Speech and Hearing Month!
From the time they are born, children start communicating. Very early in their lives they learn to understand what you are saying and to make sounds of their own. Communication skills are critical to your child’s future success because they help your child make friends, learn to read and succeed at school.
About one in 10 children need help to develop normal speech and language skills. If you are concerned about your preschooler and live in the Waterloo Region, contact KidsAbility at 519-886-8886, ext 214 to refer your child to a Speech- Language Pathologist. It is never too early to help!
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Wellness Walk and Wheel
| On June 8th 2008 Extend-A-Family is hosting its 2nd annual Wellness Walk & Wheel event at Bingemans. This event aspires to help raise money for our agency, as well as promote wellness among the individuals and families we serve, our workers, staff and the community at large. Participants will be asked to raise pledges, and the top fundraisers will be awarded with prizes. In addition, all participants will have the opportunity to win draw prizes. We want this to be a family event so please bring along your children, your dog, your relatives and your friends. You can walk, wheel or turn cartwheels for 3 km or 5 km (trails will be wheelchair accessible). The money raised from this event will be used for projects that support the families and individuals we serve. For more information about the Wellness Walk & Wheel or Extend-A-Family please contact Michelle Martin by phone (519) 741-0190 Ext. 292 or by email michellem@eafwr.on.ca or check out our website at www.eafwr.on.ca.
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Stratford Summer Music
What: Stratford Summer Music – Eighth Season
When: Monday, July 21 – Sunday, August 17, 2008Where: Venues in downtown Stratford, Ontario
Avon Flats
Tom Patterson Island
Knox Presbyterian Church, 142 Waterloo Street
City Hall, 1 Wellington Street
Church Restaurant, 70 Brunswick Street
CTV MusicBarge, Avon River
Pazzo Ristorante, Bar and Pizzeria, 70 Ontario Street
St. Andrew’s Church, 25 St. Andrew’s Street
Admission: Free to $35
Box Office: 1-519-273-1600 or 1-800-567-1600
Web: www.stratfordsummermusic.ca
For more information contact:
Jennifer Lamb
Tel: 1-866-288-4313
Email: jlamb@stratfordsummermusic.ca
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