April 23, 2024

Syrian Awareness Day also a fundraiser

BY JOE WEPPLER According to Immigration Partnership – a group of more than 100 local organizations and community members focused on supporting and integrating immigrants – planning is underway to prepare for nearly 1,150 Syrian refugees who are soon expected to start arriving in Waterloo Region. On Dec. 3, Conestoga NDP will be hosting a Syrian Awareness Day in the Sanctuary from noon to 1 p.m. at the Doon campus … Continued

Movember kicks off, but not at Conestoga

BY JOE WEPPLER November is here and with it comes one of the world’s biggest and most viral fundraising campaigns. The Movember Foundation is a charity committed to the men’s health movement. Since 2003, millions of men and women have joined the movement and over $677 million has been raised. The Movember Foundation has also funded over 1,000 programs focusing on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, poor mental health and physical … Continued