April 16, 2010 - Glebe Report
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2 <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>April</strong> <strong>16</strong>, <strong>2010</strong> EVENTS<br />
Join us early to fight against<br />
HIV/AIDS in Africa<br />
by Carol MacLeod<br />
Grammas to Ambuyas (grandmother in Shona) are pleased to be organizing<br />
their third annual fundraiser for the Stephen Lewis Foundation, once again with<br />
the generous collaboration of Bob Russell, proprietor of Stoneface Dolly’s. On<br />
May 31, Grammas to Ambuyas is sponsoring a Reach for the Top celebration<br />
to give our community the opportunity to be updated on the Stephen Lewis<br />
Foundation Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign.<br />
Since its March 2006 launch, more than 220 groups of Canadian grandmothers<br />
have taken the challenge. The campaign has raised over $7 million.<br />
The Stephen Lewis Foundation directs these funds to community-level<br />
organizations in 15 sub-Saharan African countries to provide grandmothers<br />
with much needed food, housing grants, school fees for their grandchildren<br />
and grief counselling. There is more information at the Foundation website:<br />
www.grandmotherscampaign.org/ or www.stephenlewisfoundation.org/<br />
grandmothers.htm.<br />
Grammas to Ambuyas guest speaker this year is Gisele Mansfield. She and<br />
five other Kilimanjaro grannies hiked to the summit of Kilimanjaro. The adventure-of-a-lifetime<br />
was planned to raise awareness of the AIDS pandemic that is<br />
destroying Africa’s social and economic fabric. AIDS has killed a generation<br />
of sub-Saharan wage earners, leaving grandparents and orphaned children to<br />
fend for each other with limited economic resources. The family unit has been<br />
redefined by AIDS so that vulnerable children are raising their siblings. Grandparents<br />
are the primary caregivers to millions of orphans and communities are<br />
ostracizing the HIV+ sufferers.<br />
The Kilimanjaro Grannies group produced a glorious book about their trek<br />
to the summit of this iconic African destination, Kilimanjaro, A Purposeful<br />
Journey: A story of six ordinary women making a difference in AIDS-stricken<br />
Africa. Profits from book sales support the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothers<br />
to Grandmothers Campaign, the Snowy Owl AIDS Foundation and<br />
Camp Wendeke, a camp being built in eastern Ontario for people living with<br />
HIV and AIDS and their caregivers, loved ones and traditional/non-traditional<br />
families. The book will be on sale after Gisele’s talk at Stoneface Dolly’s.<br />
The event takes place on Monday, May 31 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Stoneface<br />
Dolly’s at 4<strong>16</strong> Preston at Beech. Delicious flavours of Africa treats will be<br />
served. Tickets are $40 and proceeds go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation. If<br />
you have other commitments, you can make a cheque payable to the Stephen<br />
Lewis Foundation and we will make sure it reaches its destination! Donations<br />
over $20 are tax receipted. Tickets are limited for this always popular event.<br />
For tickets, call Barb Coyle, 613-233-2500, Sheila Jenkins, 613-235-3107 or<br />
Carol MacLeod, 613-234-9572. Please join us!<br />
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Abbotsford’s GST Auction:<br />
goods, services and talents<br />
By Julie Ireton<br />
Sneezy Waters will entertain. CBC Radio host, Alan Neal, will be MC. Art,<br />
jewelry, crafts and even a night-on-the-town will be up for auction. There’s<br />
something for everyone at the <strong>Glebe</strong> Centre’s Fifth Annual Goods, Services<br />
and Talents Auction to be held Thursday, <strong>April</strong> 22 , at the <strong>Glebe</strong> Community<br />
Centre.<br />
The event gets underway at 7 pm sharp with Sneezy Waters. His trio includes<br />
Ann Downey and Vince Halfhide. They’ll play for only the first half hour or so,<br />
so get there early to hear Sneezy. While you listen to the trio, you can wander<br />
around, checking out what’s up for auction. “This year we have three unique<br />
craft items on offer, thanks to the generosity of our talented volunteers,” says<br />
Pat Goyeche, program facilitator at Abbotsford’s Community Centre for adults<br />
55 plus.<br />
“The one-of-a-kinds are just that, so you have to see them to believe them!”<br />
Among the items up for auction will be 26 pieces of original art and 30 pieces<br />
of jewelry, all precious stones in either sterling silver or white gold. There<br />
are bracelets, earrings and necklaces with pendants. “We do have a couple<br />
of pieces of antique jewelry which I know some collectors are interested in,”<br />
explains Sandy Taylor, outreach co-coordinator for Abbotsford. Taylor is involved<br />
in organizing the art and jewelry for the auction.<br />
“We have everything appraised, and we start everything at one third market<br />
value. For the art, there’s a combination of oil or watercolours and most of it is<br />
signed by the artist,” explains Taylor.<br />
There are also some rare forms of art. “We have four lovely Japanese wood<br />
cuts. It’s a type of Japanese art done with small pieces of wood. It’s very attractive.”<br />
Also up for auction will be English porcelain, hand-cut glass vases<br />
and some Middle-Eastern rugs. But there are more than goods up for grabs.<br />
There are also some interesting services…including meals out and a “sleepover.”<br />
For the second year in a row, Alice Hinther, a neighbourhood foodie, will<br />
offer her services for a dinner for eight. Hinther’s dinner was very popular last<br />
year and raised a lot of money. “I’ll deliver it hot, on platters,” she explains.<br />
“There’ll be no Styrofoam!” Hinther is well known to the <strong>Glebe</strong> community<br />
and is a frequent helper for Abbotsford fundraisers. “The dinner for eight will<br />
include a starter, salad, a meal with dessert…there will be a menu to chose<br />
from,” says Hinther.<br />
On auction night, while you wander around the auditorium and place your<br />
bids, you can sip wine or beer and have some nibbles. The auction will be in<br />
the main hall of the <strong>Glebe</strong> Community Centre on <strong>April</strong> 22. It is free and open<br />
to the general public from 7-9 p.m.<br />
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