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TheCornwall andDistrict Real EstateBoard recentlygave$2,000 to theClubOptimiste de Hawkesbury to help support the club’s activities across the region. “Each year, we hold a charity golf tournament and we give the proceeds of the event to di!erent youth and community organizations”, said the board’s executive o"cer, Johanna Murray.“Wewanted tomake a di!erence here in the Hawkesbury region and the Club Optimiste is a wonderful group that helps our youth.”Clubmember Yves Berthiaume, who accepted the check from the Board, said that the funds will not only bene#t the Club Optimiste de Hawkesbury but will also support clubs in Chute-à-Blondeau and L’Orignal. Above, Cornwall and District Real Estate Board o"cer Johanna Murray, former president of the Board Lana Barnes, and optimist Yves Berthiaume. (SL) Champions reaches $1 million mark SMITH FALLS | It was a million-dollar mo- ment for the kids.
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The Prescott and Russell Community Services are looking for volunteers to deliver meals to the elderly in Hawkesbury on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. It only takes one hour of one’s day. For more information, call Isabelle Lalonde at 613-632-0939. Above, volunteers Olive Moore and Betty Charron, who have been delivering meals to the community for 10 and seven years respectively.
year. Taking his cue from another educa- tional foundation he was involved with, Thomas worked with a group of dedicated volunteers to form Champions for Kids. Many of those volunteers are still with the foundation today. The foundation raises funds to help child- ren play sports, enjoy arts activities such as piano lessons and dance, and help parents
with additional costs they may be facing to take a sick child for treatment out of town – such as meal and fuel expenses. Since its inception, Champions for Kids has helped hundreds of youths and their families. The celebration was the highlight of a successful June golf tournament that raised an estimated $50,000 to help the founda- tion reach the million-dollar mark. The total
was gained through sponsorships, golf fees, and funds generated through a live and silent auction at the event. The top team at the tournament was the foursome of Ray Lumsden, Kevin Beattie, Keith Fraser, and Bill Lumsden, who shot a team score of -21. The prize for most sports- manlike team went to Val Allen, Susan Ed- wards, Sydney Collard and Ben Allen.
The Upper Canada District School Board Champions For Kids Foundation President David Thomas announced that the school district charity organization had passed the $1 million fundraising mark after less than seven years. O!cials with the charity cele- brated the milestone during the banquet at the 7th Annual Champions for Kids Foun- dation Golf Tournament, held at the Smiths Falls Golf and Country Club. “I can tell you that I feel like a million bucks,” said Thomas. “When we started this foundation we had hoped we would reach this milestone but I never dreamed it would be this quickly. It just goes to show you how caring our sta", students, community busi- nesses and area residents are when it comes to helping kids enjoy their childhood. “We all win here because we’re not just raising funds, we’re making moments for these children in dance, in soccer, in hockey and in music that students will cherish for the rest of their lives. We are making child- hood dreams come true.” The milestone event was celebrated with cake and balloons at the end of the banquet to mark the occasion. Thomas recalled the foundation’s inception in January 2008. The director of education for the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) had been tal- king prior to that inaugural meeting with a young man who could no longer a"ord to enroll his children in hockey because of home repairs he could not put o". The family was struggling to make ends meet, and Thomas and a group of his frien- ds pooled their resources and ensured that the two boys could enroll in hockey that
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