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Winning big, twice
Austin McClure of Central Huron Secondary School, shown here with Colleen Schenk of the
Avon Maitland District School Board, was one of three students recognized for their artistic
prowess at the Blyth Festival Gallery’s Student Show 2011 in the Bainton Gallery in Blyth. The
show features the work of local high school students and runs until May 19. Austin, aside from
creating one of the top three pieces, also sold his piece, called The Bird.(Denny Scott photo)
Big winner
Three students were centred out at the Blyth Festival Gallery’s Student Show 2011 at the
Bainton Gallery in Blyth on May 5. The evening, which served as an opening for the show,
saw Renee Robinson of St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School recognized for her piece,
Untitled.Colleen Schenk, of the Avon Maitland District School Board, was on hand to present
the awards. (Denny Scott photo)
Digitally designed
Jenn Moran, shown here with Colleen Schenk of the Avon Maitland District School Board, had
her work recognized, along with the work of two other students, during the Blyth Festival
Gallery’s Student Show 2011 at the Bainton Gallery in Blyth on May 5. The show, which runs
through May 19, features the works of local students like Moran. Moran’s piece was unique in
that the entire creative process was done digitally. (Denny Scott photo)
JDRF fundraiserheld at golf courseby Brussels family
Donna Bauer of Brussels is
concerned with juvenile diabetes,
and not just because of her family’s
experiences with it.
Bauer, whose granddaughter
Sydney was diagnosed with type
one juvenile diabetes before her fifth
birthday, is a firm believer in
fundraising for Junior Diabetes
Research Foundation International
(JDRF).
She has been involved in the Walk
to Cure Diabetes in Kitchener,
where Sydney lives, and last year
decided to increase her involvement
in trying to find a cure for diabetes
by running her own fundraisers.
Bauer, along with family and
friends, will be running a weekend-
long event starting this Saturday that
will include golfing, a breakfast sale
and a yard sale.
The proceeds from which, with
added revenue from a yard sale last
weekend in Listowel will be donated
to the JDRF.
The events aren’t just about
fighting the condition, however.
“We need to do whatever we can,
not only to raise money but to raise
awareness,” she said. “People need
to know how widespread diabetes
is.”
Bauer stated that, when Sydney
was originally diagnosed, it was
only due to an emergency hospital
visit, and now they’re testing at a
younger age to prevent events like
that, however the numbers aren’t
encouraging.
“The number of children with
type one diabetes is going up,” she
said. “In the last year it’s gone up
three to five per cent in children
aged five to nine.”
The golf tournament will be held
at Cranbrook’s River’s Edge Par 3
Golf Course at 84389 McNabb Line
and will begin at 10:30 a.m.
Golfers don’t need to call ahead
for a tee time, and should just show
up with their group or by
themselves. The tournament will be
shotgun style.
The tournament is for fun,
according to Bauer.
“We’ll have extra clubs for people
if they want to come golf, so you
don’t need to be a golfer, and the
whole event is family-focused,” she
said. “We invite people to bring their
kids out and enjoy the day.”
Around 1:30 p.m. the Bauers
expect to be returning to their home
in Brussels where people can come
and enjoy a meal, games and prizes.
The only difference from last year
is that there will be no large
barbecue, as the Bauer family and
friends will be having a breakfast
during the Brussels village-wide
garage sale to raise money for
JDRF.
One of the major difficulties faced
is the lack of awareness about the
difference between type one and
type two diabetes, according to
Bauer.
“One of the things we try to get
across to people is that type one
diabetes can’t be controlled through
healthy living and eating,” she said.
“It helps, but people are still looking
at dozens of needles and pin-pricks
over the course of a week with type
one diabetes.”
The important part about
fundraising through JDRF,
according to Bauer, is that the funds
all stay local.
“All the money raised in
midwestern Ontario stays here,” she
said.
The price to attend the events is
$25 if golfing and $10 if only
attending the events at the Bauers’
home. Children 12 and under are
free.
Bauer reminds people interested
in taking part in the JDRF Walk to
Cure Diabetes in Kitchener (where
Sydney lives) that the walk is
scheduled for June 5 at Bingemans
Park in Kitchener.
For more information about JDRF
or the Walk to Cure Diabetes, visit
www.jdrf.ca
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
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