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Nov 12, 14 •
194 Views • Life • Chatham Voice • No Comments
The Heart and Stroke Foundation will be hosting its seventh annual Simply Red Hearts on Fire black tie gala on Feb. 14, 2015. To date, Simply Red Gala has raised $361,780 within Chatham-Kent. This year’s event will be held at the John D. Bradley Convention...
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Nov 11, 14 •
561 Views • Life • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Dr. Chris Anjema donated $20,000 to the Active Lifestyle Centre for its recent expansion project. Accepting the donation is the ALC’s Linda Lucas, who said one of the new auditoriums at the centre will be named after Anjema...
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Nov 11, 14 •
151 Views • Feature Story, Life • Jim Blake • No Comments
Fred Osmon doesn’t mind if someone kids him that the recipes in his latest cookbook are “to die for” since he’s donating the proceeds to the Chatham-Kent Hospice. The longtime Chatham realtor’s 100-plus-page booklet of Canadian Christmas Cookie...
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Nov 10, 14 •
174 Views • Feature Story, Life • Jim Blake • No Comments
Community Living Chatham-Kent is celebrating its 60th anniversary next year and is marking the occasion with sales of a calendar marking events through the years. The calendars cost $20 and have a total prize value of $18,000 with the top prize being a...
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Nov 10, 14 •
343 Views • Feature Story, Life • Chatham Voice • No Comments
October proved to be a busy and successful month for the local branch of the Canadian Cancer Society. The branch held a number of fundraising activities during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, pulling in $28,000 and counting. The Two Boobs in a Bucket – Sam...
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Nov 10, 14 •
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More than 40 businesses and individuals took part in Community Living Wallaceburg’s (CLW) fundraiser launch recently. On Nov. 5, CLW delivered pizzas to the participants, showcasing the agency’s employment support program. Nearly 200 large pizzas, Crazy...
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Nov 7, 14 •
320 Views • Feature Story, Life • Chatham Voice • No Comments
Until Dec. 1, anyone who works or has worked in the nursing field or would like to honour Chatham-Kent nurses, is encouraged to make a donation to the Chatham-Kent Hospice’s capital campaign. Bonnie Sunnen, a retired nurse, has organized the “Chatham-Kent...
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Nov 6, 14 •
204 Views • Life • Chatham Voice • No Comments
On Nov. 5, staff and students in Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s (CKHA) Diagnostic Imaging Department presented a cheque to the Foundation of CKHA for $1,149.35. The total represents the proceeds from a bake sale held at CKHA’s Chatham and Sydenham...
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Nov 6, 14 •
379 Views • Life • Chatham Voice • No Comments
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Nov 6, 14 •
293 Views • Feature Story, Life • Chatham Voice • 1 Comment
Author Bob Ripley will be at the Chatham branch of the Chatham-Kent Public Library, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. to share his story in a presentation free to the public. Ripley, a Chatham native and former United Church minister, has published a book entitled “Life...
