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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-04-01, Page 32A church group of Belgrave, andin turn, an East Wawanosh PublicSchool student, have collected over 150 teddy bears to send as part of the relief effort in Haiti. Katherine Coultes, a student at East Wawanosh Public School brought the idea of collecting teddy bears for Haiti to her school and within a few days, dozens of bears had been collected. Coultes, who is a member of the Kids For Christ program, youth group from Belgrave United Church, brought the idea to her school when her church had collected 98 bears.Initially, Coultes’s class, theGrade 3/4 class was hoping to helpthe group get to 100, collecting twomore bears. The class, however,collected just over 40 additional bears in two days. With 21 students in the class, approximately two bears per student were collected. The deadline to bring in bears was Friday, bringing the grand total to approximately 150 bears that are all set to make the trip to Haiti. East Wawanosh Public School is no stranger to charitable behaviour. The students mentioned that they had been donating crafts in the crafts for cancer campaign as well. In addition, they had also collected forthe local food bank and donatedmoney for relief efforts in the lastfew months.The efforts for Haiti, on behalf ofthe Belgrave United Church, began in early March with a spaghettisupper and silent auction at theBelgrave Arena. Over 150 peoplewere there.In addition to the 150 teddy bears,the Kids For Christ raised over $4,000 for Haiti. After expenseswere paid, a cheque for over $3,400will be sent, along with the teddy bears, to Youth With A Mission, which is located in Haiti.PAGE 32. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2010.Group sends over 150 teddy bears to Haiti Several reports have now been received by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) of a high pressure salesman attempting to sell water filtration systems to elderly homeowners. The man, who has said he is selling filtration systems on behalf of Del-Pro Systems, is said to deliver a very aggressive sales pitch, making residents, often elderly, feel uncomfortable until he leaves with a cheque. The man visited homes in Walkerton and Kincardine in late March and has been reported to police both times. He is described as being 6’ tall with a thin build. He is said to be in his 40s or 50s and he is balding with brown/grey hair. The South Bruce OPP have received information that this salesman prefers to sell to elderly females, preferably those who live alone. The salesman, if he has been asked to leave and hasn’t, is in violation of trespassing and failing to leave a premises when directed, Huron OPP say. Anyone with information on this overly-aggressive salesman can call the OPP Dispatch at 1-888-310- 1122 or Crimestoppers at 1-800- 222-8477. High pressure salesman targets elderly residents for aggressive pitch HOMEGROWN THE BLYTH FESTIVAL PRESENTS A COUNTRY CABARET SALUTING THE PEOPLE WHO HAD THE COURAGE AND IMAGINATION TO MAKE THE FESTIVAL WHAT IT IS TODAY: APRIL 24 2010 AT 8:00 PM RECEPTION TO FOLLOW AT 10:00 PM IN THE LOWER HALL PHONE: 1.877.862.5984 OR WEB: WWW.BLYTHFESTIVAL.COM BLYTH MEMORIAL HALL V I A JANET AMOS-ERIC COATES-MICHELLE FISK-RANDY HUGHSON-TED JOHNS-AND OTHER SURPRISE GUESTS! ONE OF CANADA’S LEADING CREATORS OF ORIGINAL, PROFESSIONAL THEATRE TICKETS ONLY $25.00 - ON SALE NOW AT THE BOX OFFICE EVENT SPONSORS SEASON 36 ON SALE APRIL 1 JUNE 23 to AUGUST 13 A Killing Snow |by Paul Ciufo JUNE 30 to AUGUST 14 Bordertown Café |by Katherine Kaszas JULY 28 to SEPTEMBER 4 Pearl Gidley |by Gary Kirkham AUGUST 4 to SEPTEMBER 4 The Book of Esther |by Leanna Brodie APRIL 24 Home Grown | A Country Cabaret APRIL 16 Wingfield’s Folly |by Dan Needles Old school charity Over 40 teddy bears were collected by Krista Goodall’s Grade 3/4 class at East Wawanosh Public School as part of the relief effort for Haiti. The initiative, spurred on by Katherine Coultes, brought together an initiative at the Belgrave United Church and the charitable nature of students at her school to help those in need in Haiti. (Shawn Loughlin photo) By Shawn LoughlinThe Citizen