The Citizen, 2005-10-27, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005. PAGE 9.
United Way’s Amazing Race a runaway success
With a bang
Zoe Onn, half of the Blyth Spirit team competing in the United Way’s Amazing Race on
Saturday tries to pop balloons in the Exeter challenge. Onn was partnered with Mark Nonkes.
(Signal Star photo)
By Mark Nonkes
Goderich Signal Star
Huron’s first Amazing Race
dashed throughout the county last
Saturday and raised about $18,000
along the way.
A mother and daughter duo from
Clinton captured the $1,500 first
place prize, after eight hours of
chasing clues that tested brain and
brawn.
“Reflecting back it was a pretty
good mix of reasoning skills and
athletic ability. There was luck and
frustration; disbelief and elation,”
s^id Julie Gibbings, who partnered
with her daughter Erin to take first
place.
Melanie and Brian Buffinga took
second place.
The adrenaline-pumping day
kicked off with a 7 a.m. start at the
Maitland Recreation Centre in
Goderich and teams were asked to
solve a puzzle, dig in the sand and
shoot basketballs before leaving
town. From there, competitors
continued to Wingham, with stops at
The Weed Man, Auburn and at a
rural sawmill. In Wingham, teams
donated to the CKNX’s Radiothon’s
annual campaign and competed in
tricycle races among other things.
' With a stop at the EST Centre in
Blyth and at Nature’s Nest in
Londesborough, the race rolled into
Clinton mid-morning. There
participants raced through an
obstacle course in wheelchairs,
cleaned horse stalls and washed
windows at the Habitat for
Humanity home.
In Seaforth, contestants teed oil at
the local golf course before heading
to Hensall where they tried to solve
a brain teaser at Ice Culture.
In Exeter, teams drove through an
obstacle course, rang bells at
Trivitt’s Anglican Church and
popped balloons at Gars’ Bai and
Grill.
On the way to Grand Bend teams
stopped in Dashwood at Hayter’s
Turkeys for a word scramble. In
Grand Bend, singers took to the
stage in a karaoke performance and
then were chilled as they jumped
into the lake in an icy challenge.
In the last leg, teams milked a cow
and stopped in Bayfield.
Throughout the day 2 1 teams were
eliminated and at the final
destination two teams were left to
race for the finish line at a Bayfield
golf course.
“We had a blast and I would do it
again in a heartbeat and I really
thank the United Way," Julie
Gibbings said.
Gibbings added in the future she
would consider volunteering for the
event because they (the volunteers)
played a crucial role in the race and
seemed to have a lot of fun as well.
“Never did we undertake the
notion we’d win,’’ Gibbings said.
“Living in Huron County my entire
life it helped us to know the area
well.”
Kim Payne, executive director of
Huron United Way, added that a core
group of over 100 volunteers were
very helpful in running the race and
many businesses and organizations
went out of their way to help by
hosting challenges.
“We couldn’t be more pleased
with the outcome of this event. The
teams were totally pumped and
blasted through the race. Wc thought
we had some real stumpers, but the
Racers were brilliant and solved
them faster than wc ever imagined.
One team, our clown duo Bugsy and
Snippity raised a whopping $2,104
and took the prize for most money
raised." said Payne
The second annual Huron
Amazing Race is already being
planned for the spring and an
announcement is expected shortly
about the official date. For more
information on this event or any
Huron United Way endeavour,
contact the office at 524-7900.
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ROYAL CANADIAN
LEGION - BRANCH 420 BLYTH
The Poppy Campaign money collected in 2004 was $3,872.71
THE FOLLOWING IS A REPORT OF THE POPPY ACCOUNT
POPPY ACCOUNT Poppy Chairperson Donna Govier would like to thank all who made the 2004 Campaign
the success it has been, final calculations indicate gross receipts approaching $3,872.71
earmarked for service to veterans and their families. As the 2005 campaign approaches
it seems appropriate to thank all who donated during the door to door canvass last
November. A special thanks to the following businesses and organizations for their
continuing support:
Bank Balance Sept. 30/04 $1844.34
Collected in 2004 Campaign 3872.71
Total $5717.05
EXPENDITURES
Poppy Supplies 834.75
Printing & Advertising 438.03
Posters, Poems & Essay Contest Prizes
Parkwood Hospital Visit &
580.00
Bursary (Veteran's Comfort)1627.90
$3480.68
TOTAL RECEIPTS $5717.05
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 3480.68
BANK BALANCES SEPT. 30/05 $2236.37
The Legion has a supply of hospital beds, canes, crutches,
wheelchairs, walkers, raised toilet seats for any person in
our district who may require the use of them. A special
thanks goes out to all the Business Clubs and people who
have supported The Blyth Legion Branch 420 Poppy
Campaign in the past. Also thanks to the Legion members
who have assisted in making this one of the best poppy
campaigns ever. Poppy Week will start November 1st to
November 11th.
Yours truly,
Poppy Campaign Chairperson Donna Govier
Campaign Assistants - Darrell & Shirley Wood
A. J. Riley
ARC Water
Anderson Salvage
Atlas Tanning
Auburn Lions Club
Bainton Ltd.
Bainton's Old Mill Ltd.
Bill Dougherty Hardwood Slabs
Bill McDougall Bulldozing
Blyth Apothecary
Blyth Beavers, Cubs & Scouts
Blyth Building Supplies
Blyth Centre For The Arts
Blyth Christian Reformed Church
Blyth Construction
Blyth Decor Shoppe
Blyth & District Fire Department
Blyth General Store (Pappco)
Blyth Girl Guides, Brownies,
Pathfinders and Sparks
Blyth Inn
Blyth Ladies Auxiliary Br 420
Blyth Legion Br. 420
Blyth Lions Club
Blyth Masonic Lodge
Blyth Printing
Blyth Public School
Blyth Vet. Services
Brent Brooks Construction
Burkholder Auto Body
C.N. Blasting & Demolition
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Carman Riley Transport Ltd.
Chamney Sanitation
Chauncey's
Derwin Carter Trucking
Don McAdam Trucking
Elliott Nixon Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Ferguson Transport
G.L. Hubbard Ltd.
George Radford Construction
Gore's Home Hardware
Grand View Restaurant
Grant R. Sparling
Green Gallery
Greyhaven Gardens
Harvey Bernard
Hensall Co-op (Londesboro)
Howson's Mills
Hullett Central Public School
Hullett Masonic Lodge
Huron Bay Co-operati'/e (Auburn)
Huron Pioneer Threshers
Huron R.C.N.A.
Huron Tractor Ltd.
Ives Insurance
J.B.R. Trucking
J & H. Campbell Transport
Jack’s General Repair
Janet Scrimgeour
Jim Anderson Tree Moving
Johnston Cabinetry
Kay Hesselwood
Knights of Columbus 4th Degree
LJ's Auto Graveyard
Lee's Service Centre
Londesboro Lions Club
Londesboro Seed Plant
Londesboro Women's Institute
Luann's Country Flowers
MGM Townsend Tire
Maitland Transport
McLean Electric
McClinchey South End Auto
Municipality of Central Huron
Nature's Nest
Nicole’s Hairstyling
Radford Farm Equipment
Rob Radford Farm Machine Repairs
Rosco Haulage
Salon 54
Scrimgeour's Food Town
Spa Essentials
Steve Radford Ontario Used Parts
Sticker's Family Restaurant
Supreme Concrete
The Barber Shop
The Citizen
The Old Mill
Today's Restaurant & General Store
Tom Duizer Plumbing & Heating
Township of North Huron
Village Barber