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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2006-04-12, Page 12Page 12 April 12, 2006 • The Huron Expositor News Environmental displays to join Easter egg hunt on Saturday Susan Hundertmark The Easter Bunny isn't the only one coming to town this weekend. While the annual Easter egg hunt spon- sored by the Seaforth Business Improvement Area (BIA) will be held at 10 a.m. at Victoria Park and St. James School Saturday, a num- ber of other events will also be offered behind town hall the same morning. "The whole thing started because we decid- ed to have an e -waste depot that day and it grew," says Huron East Deputy -Clerk Brad Knight. E -waste in the form of small appliances, electronic equipment, cellphones, jewelry, Christmas lights and electric tools will be accepted for recycling. A list of all acceptable items was mailed out to ratepayers recently and is available at town hall. "We don't want to see any fridges or TVs - just the small stuff," says orga- nizer Bob Fisher. Knight says the e -waste depot at the Walton landfill site has been a great success since it began last fall, recycling 7,600 pounds of e -waste. "We've had phone calls - people don't want to miss the chance to recy- cle e -waste," says Knight. As well, displays with an earth - friendly theme will also be set up for the morning, including the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority, the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, Friends of Hullett, Festival Hydro, Communities in Bloom, the Seaforth Horticultural? Society, Emergency Services and the Seaforth Food Bank, Festival Hydro will be giving away free compact fluorescent light bulbs to the first 300 customers - one per family - as part of the company's con- servation program. The Horticultural Society will be 30 -hour famine raises $1,320 Seventeen youths at Egmondville United Church participated in a 30 - hour famine over the weekend, rais- ing $1,320. Glen Haney, who runs the church's youth group, says the famine was to raise money for the Seaforth and area Foodgrains Bank. "We do this to help out people in other countries that have to experi- ence what it's like without food in their stomachs all the time," says Haney. The famine began at noon on Friday, finishing Saturday evening with a spaghetti supper. They kept busy with several activ- ities like bowling, swimming at the Vanastra Recreation Centre and crafts and movies at the church. By JefHeuchert • selling gardening hats and aprons promoting the upcoming Communities in Bloom competi- tion in Seaforth. Proceeds will assist both Communities in Bloom and the Society. The food bank will be accepting donations of non-perishable food items and cash donations and giving away coffee, juice and donuts. Service clubs, like the Lions Club and their pool renovation fundraising, will also be set- ting up displays and the Vanastra Recreation Centre will be selling tickets on their annual Harley motorcycle draw. Countryside Energy Co-op of Milverton. will be putting up a display on wind energy. "I think this is going to bring a lot of people downtown. It's going to be great - there's something for everyone," says Knight. 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