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Lac Du Bonnet is doing something you can participate in and help KidSport Manitoba...it’s the Polar Bear Dare at the Main Beach and dock on park avenue Sat. Feb 25th...learn more at www,sportmanitoba.ca/polarbeardare.
..Let’s all get together for a special Steak dinner in support of the FAROOQ Family to help support the father who lost his whole family in a fire...Thursday Feb.9th from 5-8 at Canadinn Garden City..tickets at the door......tickets just 15 dollars.....
Hey curlers..Springfield Curling Club invites you to their Wild Wild West Mixed bonspiel on the weekend of Feb 9th thru the 12th...Chances for a 1000 dollar worldwide travel voucher..jets tickets..big dinner n dance too contact KEN at 416-1459.
Be a Denim Donor at Warehouse one ..donate those gently used jeans for local women’s shelters til Feb.11th ..funds raised thru the program are used for shelters across the city...To Trade in your jeans and get great discounts log onto www.warehouseone.com
All the Pasta You Can eat is coming to St James Anglican Friday Feb 17th from 5-7pm..then it’s Pancake Tuesday Feb 21 also from 5-7pm ..FREE...donations greatfully accepted
Thursday evenings from Feb 2nd to March 15th , St Paul’s Anglican at 830 North Drive at Pt Rd, Scoittish reels and jigs are performed in a relaxed social evening..come , dance and enjoy..bring a friend it’s just 5 dollars
4th annual Trek for Tourette will be held at Assiniboine Park at the Duck Pond Sunday March 25th..want to help log onto www.tourette.ca...
Romantic WHISPERS ,the First Lingerie Fashion show for Ovarian Cancer Research will be held Monday Feb 6th with support from the WIVES of the Winnipeg Jets...come and help bring awareness to this disease Feb 6th at the Fairmont..Tickets at Red River Exchange Campus and the Foxxy Shoppe.....
The ALS 2012 Cornflower GALA will be held Sat March 24th in the Hangar of The Western Canada Aviation Museum...Dinner Dancing live n silent auction ..that’s Sat March 24th....
The 15th annual Live Music is Better Coffee House in support of Wpg Harvest will be held Sat Feb 11th 8pm at St James Anglican on collegiate..admission is 5 dollars and a tin for the bin.
If you’re a lover of paperbacks then take note of Children’s Hospitals Book Market sale at the St Vital Centre Feb 9th thru 11th....a great choice too...65 categories..get a paperback and help pediatric research...
Curling OUTDOORS! No kidding..The Heart n Stroke foundations IRONMAN Bonspiel is on Feb 3rd to the 5th down on the Assiniboine River at the Forks as well as the Granite..reg ister your team at ironmancurling.com.....
Grand Marais is where you want to be the weekend of Feb 10th thru the 12th...Saturday night they hold a Hoedown and Barndance..come on out and celebrate Winter in Grand Marais......
Happy Mike’s Coffee House is on again at St James Anglican Church Saturday night Feb.4th..entertainment from the all female accapella group “ In Style”....
It’s that time again to enjoy local Dinner Theatre.....Headingly United presents “ Song of The Mounties”..Feb 17th , 18th , 23rd,24th, and 25th...all performances at the community centre..info 255 11 23.....
Karen Thibodeau suffers from FIBROMYALGIA and wants to do something to raise awareness for those who can’t get help..she wants your help to organize a benefit concert to bring awareness to our city..would you like to help....Call Karen at triple 8 56 20..and thanks
Tara Players , the only Irish Theatre Company in Winnipeg present the Irish Classic Candida at the Irish Association Theatre , 654 Erin on three January weekends, beginning Jan 19th..to book tickets best log onto taraplayers@hotmail.ca or call the club at 918-3907..
SUNDAY Jan.29th it’s the annual Frostbite River Run at the Forks presented by the Manitoiba Runners Association.....it’s a 5k run and a 3k snow shoe race along the Forks River Walk..pre registration at 8am ...learn more at www.mraweb.ca ....
Here’s a great event for youth ages 14 to 25.... It’s Folklorama’s first ever “Lead by Example” youth conference ,where you’ll learn about Volunteerism,Leadership,Resume Writing and interviews..Pre registration is required by Friday Jan 20th-Email jacks@folklorama.ca.....Saturday
Saturday Feb.4th it’s a SNOWSHOE Adventure at the Brereton Lake Campground in the Whiteshell Provincial Park...you’ll join an interpreter to trek along a scenic ridge in the snowy boreal forest. From 1-3 .learn more at Manitobaparks.com
EDMUND PARTRIDGE SCHOOL will present “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat..Friday Jan.27th and Sat Jan 28th ...this fantastic production is so big they need the Pantages Playhouse to present it..tickets at the school as well as at the door.
The Manitoba Lung Association has kicked off it’s Breath of Spring TULIPS Campaign...Sign up your work place to order your bunches ...log onto breathofspring.ca...funds raised in support of Manitoban’s with lung disease!
The University of Manitoba’s Black Hole Theatre will present the classic comedy “ Arms and the Man at the Gas Station Arts Centre in Osborne Village Jan 20th to the 29th..reservations and info visit bthc.ca on the web.....
Here’s a Call for Dancers to join the Movement Centre of Manitoba’s fund raiser “ Move n Groove 2012”..last year 100 dancers showed up and this year they hope to shatter that record with the launch at the New HYDRO Building Atrium this week...spread the word and learn more at movengroooveathon.com.
Children’s Hospital Foundation’s Nearly New Shop mis holding an HELLO DOLLY Sale , featuring Barbie Dolls, Clothes and Accessories Jan 20th –Feb 4th..the shop at 961 Portage avenue mon to sat 10 to 4...all proceeds in support of pediatric research
It’s time to become pro active about ALZHEIMERS Disease...many live with symptoms of dementia before seeing a doctor...attend a free seminar Tuesday Jan. 17th at 7pm at the Centro Caboto Centre to learn more.
NIVERVILLE’s Clipper Hockey Teams are holding a Cancer Care Fundraiser Sunday Jan.29th at the Nivervile Arena....along with hockey,there’s a silent auction as well as a draw for a SIGNED JETS Jersey....it begins at 230 so come on out and help support the Clippers support Cancer Care ..
INNER CITY YOUTH ALIVE works with the poor, suffering and marginalized young people in our city’s north end....it’s become a Beacon of hope for so many who have been overlooked offering classes,shelter,food, and most of all a chance to make right decisions..please help...go online and make a donation at www.icya.ca...
Please find an hour over the holiday’s to GIVE BLOOD...the demand goes up and supplies go down , so Canadian Blood services asks for you give the Greatest Gift..the Gift of Life with a Unit of Your precious Blood..book an appointment at www.blood.ca or call TODAY 1-triple 8 to donate.
Parents without Partners kick off their new year at Rumours Comedy Club Thursday evening Jan. 19th at 8pm...a 50/50 draw ,a silent auction and Replica Jets Jersey will also be offered...for more info visit pwpwinnipeg.org.
The OPTIMISTS are selling Christmas trees again , but this year have changed location..it’s now at the Army Navy and Airforce 283 portage..all proceeds from sales go toward the Band program , Buffalo BarbeQUE, and others..pick up your real tree here and know you’re supporting our community.
RAINBOW Stage has the perfect Christmas present..two tickets to next summer’s blockbuster Broadway Musicals....Footloose in June and Annie in August..log onto Rainbowstage.ca. and order today!
The Alzheimer Society is asking for Volunteers to knock on doors next January to help raise funds towards services and programs for people with dementia.You can help at www.alzheimer.mb.ca
It’s called the “One warm coat program” and the people at DELTA Airlines departure level at James Richardson airport need you to help..they want you to drop off clean gently worn coats ,jackets ,sweaters ,mittens for the needy in our city.
If you’re a woman who wants to learn Self Defence then the Ft Garry Resource Centre has what you want ..classes are held on Tuesdays at the Robert A Steen community centre on Palmerston..get details on the web site www.fgwrc.ca
Are you Separated,Widowed, Divorced??Many people are and are suffering...there is a marvelous Non Profit Peer support group that has helped many ..it’s called Beginning Experience...they’ll help you deal with the grief process and turn the pain of loss into positive growth..... log onto www.winnipegbe.ca for information
The Cancer Society wants you to tell her how much you care...tell her about PAP tests...They say, you’ve got to get them when you’re well to stay well..if you haven’t had a pap test in 2 years DO IT NOW...for more information log onto www.telleverywoman.ca
Meals on Wheels has lost drivers who are helping in the flood recovery...the NEED Drivers desperately..Can U help..there’s an honorarium to cover gas and they need you for 2 hours..call Meals on Wheels 956 7711
Winnipeg’s Ronald McDonald House is a haven for parents from out of town with sick kids needing treatment at Childrens Hospital.....last year it served over 550 families who saved over 30 thousand dollars in hotel costs, while living together as a family...you can help....hold a fundraiser..volunteer....donate learn more at www.rmhmanitoba.org or call Kerry at 774 4777..
Did you realize that over 50% of nearly 58,000 Manitobans whom Winnipeg Harvest feeds are CHILDREN...an amazing statistic isn’t it ? Winnipeg Harvest NEEDS Your help to continue supplying so many.For every dollar you donate to Harvest it can distribute 20 Dollars worth of food...won’t you help? Send a Cheque to Wpg Harvest 1085 Winnipeg avenue..and Thanks
Wanna Sing Tenor or Bass? Then the Sisters of the Holy Rock want YOU! The Holy and Hilarious Sisters do a 30 Plus concert tour a year to packed houses and it’s all for charity..interested, then log onto www.sistersoftheholyrock.org