HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-04-14, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1999.
Blyth Festival
honours volunteers
at awards night
National Volunteer Week
begins on April 18 and
several area residents got a
jump on. the festivities at a recognize all of the Blyth
recent event in London.
The Blyth Centre for the
Arts was well represented as
nine volunteers affiliated
with the art gallery and
theatre received honours at
the Ontario Service Awards
for volunteers held in the
London Convention Centre
on March 24.
Pins for twenty years of
service were awarded to
Sheila Richards of Brussels,
Bev Katzin-Walker and Ron
Walker of Blyth. Margaret
Webster of Wingham, Don
McCaffery of Exeter, and
Carol McDonnell of Blyth
received their 15-year pins.
Sheron Stadelmann of Blyth
and Harry Lear of
Londesborough received
their 10-year pins and Arlene
Darnbrough of Goderich was
recognized for five years of
volunteer service.
Darnbrough could not
attend the ceremony as she
was performing in Paul
Ciufo's new play, On Convoy,
at the Livery Theatre in
Goderich. Ciufo, has recently
been commissioned by the
Blyth Festival to write a new
script for future
consideration.
Blyth Festival volunteer
co-ordinator, Joan van der
Meer said, "We are delighted
that "these volunteers have
received some well deserved
recognition for their years of
service. We only wish that
each and every volunteer
could have been recognized
at the awards ceremony."
Plans are underway to
Festival's volunteers during
National Volunteer Week. On
Thursday, April 22, the
theatre will host an
appreciation reception from 2
to 4 p.m. in the Bainton Art
Gallery. Volunteers are
invited to join the Blyth
Festival staff for refresh
ments, fun and door prizes.
All interested volunteers are
asked to RSVP to Joan van
der Meer at 519-523-4345 by
Friday, April 16.
Much thanks for your time
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Volunteers at Blyth Festival were recently honoured for their years of service. From left: Margaret
Webster of Wingham, Harry Lear of Londesborough, Sheila Richards of Brussels and Sheron
Stadelmann of Blyth.
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silent auctions featuring the
disposition of OSCVI
memorabilia and school
furnishings and equipment
not required at the new
OSCVI or by other schools.
Guided tours of the new
school and a wind-up giant
picnic and barbecue are also
planned.
True to tradition, music will
play a big role during the
Farewell Weekend. Rock and
roll lovers will be able to do
their thing on both the Friday
and Saturday night i-n the
school auditorium to the tunes
of several musical acts whose
roots go back to their high
school days at OSCVI.
Proceeds from the Final
Farewell
donated
Regional
paign.
Information on the Final
Farewell Weekend can be
accessed on the OSCVI Web
Page: www.bmts.com/~oscvi.
reunion.
Contacts for the Final
Farewell are Sandy Steven
son at 519-376-2010, Katie
Gillespie 372-1082, Arnie
Clark 371-1152, or Fred and
Styn Furness at 376-9423.
The actual address for the
OSCVI Alumni Association is
PO Box 44, Owen Sound, ON
N4K 5P1
Ted Briggs,
Final Farewell Weekend
Publicity Committee.
Weekend will be
to the OSCVI
Auditorium Cam-
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