The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 2015-06-03, Page 1212 News Record • Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Dog walk fundraiser in support of Bow Wow Rescue returns to Seaforth Marco Vigliotti Postmedia Network The pooches will be making the rounds through Seaforth later in June when the Dog Walk and Silent Auction in support of the Bow Wow Res- cue scurries back in town for its third annual showing. This year's event will take place on June 14th at the com- munity's dog park located inside Optimist Park. From there, humans and their canine counterparts will embark on a peaceful trek through town starting at 3:30 p.m. before returning for the subsequent auction, as well as food and refreshments. During the walk, water bowls will be placed out for the dogs and environmentally safe refuse bags donated by Earth Rated will be provided. A detour will be offered for those unable to complete the entirety of the route. The charitable drive will look to improve on the $1,400 raised last year to reach its stated 2015 goal of $2,000, says Dene Coombs, an organ- izer and volunteer assistant at the Rescue. All the money raised, save for a nominal amount deducted to cover expenses such as renting out the park, will be used to help fund the crucial work done by the Clin- ton -based Bow Wow Rescue caring and rehoming stray or surrender dogs, she said. "The fundraiser is desper- ately needed," Coombs added. Bow Wow describes itself on its website as a small, entirely volunteer, not-for- profit organization dedicated to providing public education, veterinary care and forever homes for abused, neglected and/or abandoned animals. Unlike the SPCA, the Res- cue does not receive govern- ment funding and instead is entirely supported by private donations and fees attached to surrendering and adopting dogs in their care. The cost to adopt a younger dog totals about $300, while the fee to bring home an older one is lower at only $150 to $200. Meanwhile, the cost to sur- render a dog is $150, though Coombs notes that even this is occasionally waived for those Huron Song Chorus to play concerts in Seaforth and Goderich in support of the Huron County Women's Shelter Marco Vigliotti Postmedia Network The Huron Song Chorus is bringing its popular lush harmonies to Seaforth next month for a benefit concert in support of the county's only women's shelter. The approximately 60 -singer strong group will play Northside United Church on June 15, where it will belt out a range of a love songs in a concert it is dubbing "Sing to Me." There is no set ticket fee for the event, with the Cho- rus asking only for a free- will donation of any size, all of which will be donated to the Huron County Women's Shelter in Goderich - a 24/7 operation that provides ref- uge for women in the area in need of emergency housing. Centering the concert on love songs encompasses an expansive range of styles from lullabies to classical, said Deborah Bailey, the Chorus' director, who explains that the event will include "a little bit of everything." "We make a great sound - 60 singers, four part har- monies, sometimes more. We love what we do and that comes through," she said in an interview. "We get to indulge our love of making music and it's for a st>Happy Birthday= • Please join us fora b • Come and go, open house • F" F1-1 a i--�i For ,,,C Kaye Harris' dd att 'Iniac y 7d At the Huron Fish & Game club, Clinton �-, On June 71', 2015. 1-4 pm C� Absolutely NO gifts -3 Instead share a story or a memory. HAPPY BIRTHDAY good cause." The concert at Northside starts at 7:30 p.m. It will be followed a desert reception. Another concert by the group in support of the shelter will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church in Goderich on June 17. It will also begin at 7:30 p.m. As well, the Goderich concert is a freewill offering event. According to Bailey, the Chorus absorbs all costs incurred in promoting the events, such as purchasing flyers, allowing all money donated at the concert to go directly to the shelter. Since the beginning of the concert series five to six years ago, the Chorus has managed to raise "well over $15,000" for the shelter, she said. The Goderich-based facility, Bailey adds, pro- vides a tremendously valu- able service for local HAPPY11T" BIRTHDAY Grayden Flynn Love, Mom, Dad, Graysen, Graynger & Brynlee women and children by offering an emergency housing solution, as well as around the clock pick-up service. "They provide counseling, emergency shelter and longer-term housing for women and children in need," she said of the shel- ter's services. "They have a 24-hour crisis line, they will pick someone up in the mid- dle of the night if need be." The funding provides a much-needed financial injection for the shelter, which Bailey said often grap- ples with a deluge of people accessing its services. It's "not uncommon" for it to be "beyond capacity with women and children in dire need," she explained, adding that those using the shelter see it as a last resort. "If women had any other place to go, they would go;' Bailey said. "It's their last resort and thank goodness they have someplace to go:' 50th Wedding Anniversary The family of BRUCE & MARIE BERGSMA Invite you to attend a Celebration in their parents' c7 honour, on the evening of SATURDAY JUNE 13, 2015 Open House 7:30 pm 40602 Londesboro Rd. The Home Farm d Best Wishes Only. d who cannot afford it. "The only money that's made, and there isn't money made in that, is just from the dogs (they) take in," she explained in an interview, noting that the dogs that are surrendered to the Rescue typically need to be spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped, as well as given costly flea medicine. The cost to spay or neuter alone usually adds up to $300, notes Coombs, who stresses that some of the dogs at the Rescue stay there for a year at a time. "You can see that it's not really a money making ven- ture:' she said. Those looking to participate in the walk can pick up a pledge form from Coombs at 3 Main Street South or by giv- ing her call at 519-527-1500. Registration for the Walk begins thirty minutes before the walk commences at 3 p.m. All participants will receive a goodie bag stocked with dog -centric items donated by local businesses, as well as scarf from the Rescue pro- vided by the Seaforth Sewing Centre. Honour veterans on Decoration Day with the Clinton Legion To Clinton and area residents: Eachyear, as Canadians we observe two important dates to recognize and remember our veterans. Remembrance Day and Decoration Day. While November 11 has long since became our annual day of remembrance, Decoration Day dates back much further. Decoration Daywas to not only honour the veter- ans who survived the wars and came home, but to decorate the graves and monuments of our veter- ans lost in war or later in life with Canadian flags and flowers in the warmth of late spring or early sum- mer. Itis a great time for families to get together and tend to not only their veteran's monuments but to honour all of their fam- ily members who are rest- ing at the Clinton cemetery. The Royal Canadian Legion is hosting a memo- rial service for Decoration Day on Wednesday, June 10 at 7 p.m. at the Clinton Cemetery inviting all Clin- ton and area residents to honour the memory of their loved ones who fought and died. The Legion Colour Party and Pipe Band will be in attendance. We hope at see everyone there. Yours in Comradeship, Mark MacLeod Public Relations Officer Royal Canadian Legion Branch 140 Clinton GDDEPICH 519 5 13L1 OR INFO RMATTON... Wwrw.lfovioliri s.oa kI. i ,., r1-1300-265-3439