BY MEGHAN WEATHERALL Kitchener’s Victoria Park will be filled Dec. 1 with carolers bundled up in coats and mitts, who will encircle a newly lit tree filled with dazzling Christmas lights. From there these hundreds of market attendees will march toward Kitchener City Hall, where over 90 vendors will serve traditional German cuisine and sell knickknacks and hot chocolate. A welcome ceremony will be held that includes a prologue by … Continued
BY MELODIE LARIVIERE United Way Kitchener Waterloo and Area celebrated its 75th anniversary by going back to the beginning. The fundraiser, Social Graces, was used to both celebrate and give back to the variety of agencies they support. “It is a fundraising event but it’s really more about the recognition of the people who help us out,” said Brian Bourke, United Way’s media and communications specialist. Organizers brought it back … Continued
By: James Wells
BY ASHLEY NEQUEST The Waterloo Region Museum hosted interior decorating students, up-cycled chairs and those ready to donate to Habitat for Humanity on March 22. Conestoga second-year interior decorating students spent the last few weeks of their first semester “up-cycling” old chairs to auction off at the annual “Chairity” gala. “Some of these chairs were destined for the dump,” said Leslee Squirrell, interior decorating program co-ordinator. “Instead they will be … Continued
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BY ASHLEY NEQUEST The end of a semester is typically a swirl of study notes and final papers; for the second-year interior decorating students it has been slightly different. Through “up-cycling” old chairs into works of art, quite literally, students have finished their semester in a flurry of fabric, paint and pride. During the past few weeks the students have taken on the difficult task of completely redesigning old chairs … Continued
BY MARISSA CUDDY Christmas isn’t just about getting presents, it is about spending time with family and giving back to others in need. There are many organizations in and around Kitchener looking for donations this month and next. Giving back doesn’t just mean donating – there are lots of other things people can do like open a door for a stranger, help someone across the road, smile or volunteer somewhere. … Continued
BY CHRISTEL ALLISON It’s November, which means it’s Diabetes Awareness Month. World Diabetes Day is celebrated every year on Nov. 14. The date was chosen because it marks the birthday of Canadian Sir Frederick G. Banting, who, along with Charles Best, is credited with the discovery of insulin in 1921. Best also helped create the Diabetes Association of Ontario in the 1940s, which became the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) in … Continued
By NATALEIGH MCCALLUM One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, especially when it comes to old chairs. Students in Conestoga’s interior decorating program know this well. They refurbished old chairs and auctioned them off at their fourth annual “Chairity” Gala on March 10, raising $5,000 in the process. The event was held at the Waterloo Region Museum and was sold out. The gala showcased chairs “up-cycled” by students, faculty and … Continued
By CARMEN PONCIANO Fifteen brave souls braced themselves for the cold during this year’s Polar Plunge on March 5, making it a splashing success once again. Participants were good sports, dressing up in costumes, including as a caveman and Iron Man, all for a good cause. The Conestoga Students Inc. (CSI) event raised a total of $652 in cash donations for this year’s charity pick, Ray of Hope. The online … Continued
Conestoga students played old-school sports video games to help kids play the real thing. On Feb. 13 a video game fundraiser was held in an effort to raise funds for Jumpstart, a program started by Canadian Tire that assists kids and their parents by covering the costs of equipment, registration and/or transportation. Yohan Bengali, a student in the post-graduate integrated marketing communications program, organized the event. “Part of our program … Continued
BY GREG STAMPER On Feb. 12, the students of the advanced police studies program will be holding the sixth annual charity event in memory of Danny Holmes, son of police foundations fitness instructor Colleen Holmes, who tragically lost his battle with cancer at the age of four. This year’s event, titled Dodgeball for Danny, will see the rec centre play host to a dodgeball tournament as well as a barbecue, … Continued
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