A couple of pictures of our new Playground and Fitness Park.

Land is ready and waiting...

It's been quite a busy few weeks. More fundraisers, more planning, more donations and a brand new baby from one of our committee members. Welcome baby Claire, we are so excited to finally meet you.  It's so hard to believe that next Saturday this time, our Build will be completed. Where has the time gone? There is still so much to do but we are getting there. The LAND IS READY AND WAITING. Thanks to everyone who helped prep the land, we really appreciate your time and talent.
Only 7 more sleeps till Build Day...Can we do it? YES, we can. Join us next Saturday as we come together and build a new community gathering place for one and all.

12 More days

Where has the time gone? Wow! Build Day is in another 12 days and we are closer than ever to reaching our goal....so excited! The students are in disbelief that they will have  a new playground in less then two weeks. So much so that three little Kindergarten students went door to door in their neighbourhood asking for money for the playground, without asking their parents. I thought this was priceless...We just finished another fundraiser, a BBQ Supper and raised $1600. Thank you to everyone who donated goods, and to those that came out to show their support once again. A special thank you to those who helped prepare the supper, without volunteers like you, we would not exist. THANK YOU!
We are starting an online auction on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10151777622465442&id=873990441&ref=notif&notif_t=feed_comment_reply#!/groups/133535930100137/
Feel free to check out the items up for bid in the next day or two.
As always, thank you to everyone for your continued support.

The Playground of Angels

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to share some news about the playground with you all. As part of the LTBK award, we had to decide on a name for the playground that either represented a fallen soldier, a fallen first responder or local hero. After talking with the families involved and getting their permission we have decided to call the playground "The Playground of Angels." We are dedicating the new playground to four angels that unfortunately didn't have enough time to play here on earth. They are: Tony Critch, Kenny Kerfont, Aaron Oake, and Destiny Regular. For those of you that knew these angels, you surely understand why we would like to honor these four former students of Hillside Elementary and Cape John Collegiate. We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to their families for allowing us to choose them as our heroes. When we started this project, our goal was to build a community gathering spot, which is one of our desired outcomes. We wanted to create a place where all residents, young and old alike, could become active in a safe, caring environment. Added to that, we felt it was important to have a place to sit quietly and remember the children that can`t play here; those four students who touched our lives for such as short time but will live in our hearts forever. Again, we would like to thank the families of Tony, Kenny, Aaron and Destiny for allowing us the privilege of dedicating our new community playground after their loved ones.
Thank you ALL for supporting our project and for understanding why it is so important to us.
 

Three More Weeks till Build Day

Wow, after another wonderful fundraiser in our town, we raised $640 towards the new playground. The weather was great, the food was delicious and the people were spectacular. We would really like to say thank you to everyone who came out to help, and to all the students who showed up, especially those of you on our committee. We know there was somewhere else you probably wanted to be on such a nice day but you all chose to help out instead.  A great bunch of students who already know so much about civic responsibility and giving back. This has been a wonderful learning experience for them and I am so proud to be a part of this project with them. There's a saying that goes like this " It takes a village to raise a child" but  I believe that sometimes it takes a child to raise a village. Children are honest, and real, and we need to have more faith in them. The kids that cleaned those vehicles today have taught me that giving a little means a lot.
In three short weeks, we will be having our very own Build Day. Right now, money wise we are just over the halfway mark of our goal. Since February, when we started fundraising, I never once doubted that we would meet our goal. Now with just three weeks left, I am starting to wonder BUT I still believe that we will reach our goal. The students of our schools chose the new playground and fitness park equipment, and I really want to give them what they picked during Dotmocracy. Have faith...it's a wonderful thing. This project is a wonderful thing and we are so looking forward to Build Day, June 16, 2012.
We hope to see you there.
Again THANK YOU to everyone.

Surf and Turf Ticket Sale

The wonderful staff at  Scotia Bank in La Scie have decided to assist in our fundraising efforts by having one for us. They are selling tickets on a Surf and Turf dinner, which is 8 lobsters and 8 steaks. Tickets are available at both La Scie and Baie Verte locations for $2 each. Please support this wonderful cause by purchasing a ticket the next time you are banking. Thank you to the staff at Scotia Bank.

Quilt Winner announced

The winner of our Hand stitched quilt was Kelly Foster. Kelly is the grand daughter of Dorothy Foster who made the quilt and was very excited to find out that she had won. Congrats Kelly, enjoy your grandmothers quilt for years to come. Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets, we appreciate your support so very much.