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should be a focus on the history of
the village and its people in an
attempt to highlight Brussels’ rich
history.
As the man who will be Society
president in 2017, Cardiff will be a
perfect conduit between the Society
and the IPM, Cummings said,
planning almost immediately for the
day he takes over the organization’s
top position for one of its most
important years, if the proposed
partnership goes ahead.
Bishop proposed various
crossover concepts, such as the
inclusion of the IPM logo in any Fair
ribbons awarded in 2017 and that
flower arrangements entered in the
fair’s competition could perhaps be
used as centrepieces at the IPM’s
two banquets, giving the entries
exposure to the 400 to 500 people
expected to attend each banquet.
Society Secretary Brian Schlosser
suggested that the Fair, should it
take place at the IPM in 2017, would
have to host a minimum of three
tents of varying sizes. One would be
for 4-H members to clean and
groom their animals, a second for
the proposed farmers’ market and a
third for fair entries.
This was, again, a conversation of
which Bishop chose to stay out. It is
not her place, she said, to tell the
Society how to host the fair or what
to include – she just hoped the fair’s
presence would be significant.
Bishop reiterated that she is
confident that the Dodge Ram
Rodeo show ring will be available to
the fair for several days to host the 4-
H Beef Club’s achievement day,
which has historically been part of
the Brussels Fall Fair. Cummings
also suggested that the 4-H Sheep
Club’s achievement day, which has
historically been held the week after
the Brussels Fall Fair at the Seaforth
Fall Fair, be moved up and held at
the Brussels Fair in 2017, should it
be held at the IPM.
The rodeo, Bishop said, is
typically held on the Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of the IPM,
leaving Tuesday and Wednesday, as
well as various times on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday free for the Fair
to use.
This, however, led to a different
discussion entirely – the duration of
the fair’s presence at the IPM.
Cummings’ motion for a May 6
vote stipulates that when the fair is
held at the IPM, if the motion
passes, that it be held at the IPM for
all five days of the event (Tuesday to
Saturday), rather than the traditional
two.
Cummings, Schlosser and Society
President Mervyn Bauer encouraged
all directors to attend the May 6
meeting, as an important decision
regarding the future of the Brussels
Fall Fair needs to be made and the
more voices there, the better.
The meeting will begin at 7:30
p.m. on Wednesday, May 6 at the
Brussels Library.
The second half of an annual
Brussels Optimist Club spring
tradition is beginning to play out as
cheques are being presented
throughout the community.
After raising $22,000 at their
annual spring dinner and auction,
members of the Brussels Optimist
Club were in Seaforth on Thursday
to present the local chapter of
Autism Ontario with a cheque for
$10,000.
Optimists Jason Crawford, Vern
Logan and Corey Campbell were
part of an assembly at Seaforth
Public School on April 2, World
Autism Day, to make the
presentation.
This was in addition to the efforts
of 11-year-old Morgan Mason, a
Seaforth Public School student with
autism, who endeavoured to raise
$750 for Autism Ontario by World
Autism Day, but surpassed $1,000.
Mason, alongside his mother Liz,
presented a speech he had been
working on for weeks, at the
assembly. The pair had actually
spoke at an Optimists’ dinner late
last month about what it’s like to live
with autism.
Also speaking at the assembly
were Bill Strong and Sarah Baird,
representing Huron-Bruce MP Ben
Lobb and MPP Lisa Thompson
respectively, as well as Chief
Administrative Officer Brad Knight
representing Huron East and Doris
Barkley representing the Huron-
Perth chapter of Autism Ontario.
The Brussels Optimist Club chose
Autism Ontario as its charity of
choice for this year’s spring event,
while the rest of the funds raised
will go towards community
betterment.
Logan says that while some
preliminary discussions have taken
place, no final decisions on projects
to support have been made, but news
should be forthcoming in the next
month or two.
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015. PAGE 27.
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Optimists donate $10,000 to Autism Ontario
Giving back
The Brussels Optimist Club took $10,000 of the $22,000 they raised at their annual spring
dinner and auction to Seaforth on April 2 for World Autism Day and donated it to Autism
Ontario’s Huron-Perth chapter. The rest of the money will be used for community betterment
in the Brussels area. From left: Doris Barkley of Autism Ontario Huron-Perth Chapter,
Optimists Jason Crawford, Corey Campbell and Vern Logan, 11-year-old autistic Seaforth
Public School student Morgan Mason and his mother Liz. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
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