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Clinton News Record, 2015-07-01, Page 1010 News Record • Wednesday, July 1, 2015 Photos by Laura Broadley Clinton News Record Reverend Colin Snyder, Joe Laurie and Doug Norman had their beards shaved last Sunday at Brucefield Community United Church. The three men volunteered if their community raised money for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Colin Snyder Doug Norman Joe Laurie Over $5000 raised for Canadian Foodgrains Bank Laura Broadley Clinton News Record Three men volunteered to have their beards shaved if the community raised enough money. And they delivered. Reverend Colin Snyder, Joe Laurie and Doug Nor- man took the plunge last Sunday at the Brucefield Community United Church. Alex Duffield from Dapper Haircuts & Styles in Clinton donated her skills for the event, The community raised $5628, which will be matched by the federal gov- ernment four to one, making the total $28,140. The Fields of Faith Grow- ing Project on the Hill and Hill farm grows crops, then sells it and donate the pro- ceeds to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFB). The first donation from this area was in 1986 and since then the communityhas raised $179,539 for CFB and with fed- eral govemment matching the total comes to $897,695. Donations are used to buy food in developing countries, which supports local econo- mies by providing jobs and income for many people. The CFB also runs long- term food security projects to improve sustainability. The CFB's main objective is to provide food security to the world's most vulnerable peo- ple. Food security means that all people at all times have regular and dignified access to adequate, affordable food. Jean Bennett, a CFB vol- unteer, has travelled all over speaking about the impact of the organization's work. In 1998 Hurricane Mitch tore through Honduras. Bennett said a woman had lost her entire livelihood and was surviving off CFB donations. In the life of that woman, for that time, donations made the difference between life and death, Bennett explained. Tourism pumps $60 million into Huron County's economy annually: staff report Marco Vigliotti Postmedia Network Tourism remains a major contributor to the economy of Huron County, with total visitor spending topping about $60 million each year, according to county staff. Purchasing advertising space touting the area's scenic coastline and rural character, however, is hardly the sole approach being explored by the county to attract visitors. The upper -tier municipal- ity is turning towards alter- native and cheaper avenues, such as blogs and travel writ- ers, to boost the profile of the region marketed as 'Ontar- io's West Coast; says Jenna Ujiye, tourism marketer with the county. LIMITED LETTERS AVAILABLE for Clinton & Central Huron A -Z 2015 If you have a business you would like to include please contact dawn.johnston @sunmedia.ca deadline July 6th is rxr- ALBERT ST. DENTLTRF CLINIC .F. McTaggart, LU Girneria, JD 8Z-T1`J5 'ad 51S, 2. r; trt,riJur 5'p3di! rr. rin.J- rr7rtofHuron.,, O'lin rein 5"x2 %" Full Color ad space published for July 15th (I, J, K, M, O, Q, U, X, Y & Z left) "The cost comparison for a travel writer and an advertise- ment is huge," she told county council's committee of the whole at its June 17 meeting about the benefits of tapping into travel writers. "As an example, a full-page ad in the Globe and Mail this Saturday in the travel edition will cost approximately $60,000, whereas a travel writer's trip - which many times we get a full-page story (from) - costs less than $1,000." The county, Ujiye says, also remains committed to bol- stering its video and photog- raphy presence, with tourism staff already producing 50 vid- eos that can be of use to all its member lower -tier munici- palities to promote the region. Ujiye, along with tourism coordinator Cindy Fisher, were addressing the com- mittee on their department's annual tourism report, which both summarizes 2014 activities and results, and outlines the work plan for the current year. Statistics contained in the most recent annual report on the Ontario West Coast web- site state that Huron County attracts about 17 times its pop- ulation in visitors each year. According to last year's report, roughly 1 million people visited the county in 2013, 45 per cent of which stayed overnight. About 46 per cent were visiting friends or relatives, the statistics show. The breakdown of visitors provided in the document show that an overwhelming number - 94 per cent - come from Ontario, while only four per cent hails from our neighbour to the south, the United States. Roughly one-quarter of those visiting from Ontario are from Toronto, while another 20 per cent are from London and about 17 per cent are from Kitchener/Waterloo. The amount of visitors from the Greater Toronto Area has increased by 23 per cent since 2010. Neighbouring counties contribute a sizeable share of visitors, with about 20 per cent of the Ontario visitors coming from Middlesex, 13 per cent from Bruce, six per cent from Perth, three per cent from Lambton and one per cent from Wellington. Those spending the night, however, overwhelming opt to stay in private homes or cottages (67 per cent), the report says, perhaps under- scoring the region's cottage country reputation. Only 6.5 per cent stay at private accommoda- tions (hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts and inns), while four per cent choose to camp in Huron County.