Port Matters by Frances Kennedy franceskennedy782@gmail.com December 2024 in Port will be remembered! FUNdraising for cau- ses made civic-minded citizens of us all. Congrats to the BIA for a Dickens’ Days schedule of family fun from carollers to horse-drawn
Taylor and Raymie Jewell (this year with a posse of volunteers) lit up 291 Selbourne Drive for the 15th consecutive year to donate to date over $125,000 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation SWO! The NYE dinner dance at the Kettle Creek Country Club raised funds for the Bandshell Committee. Legion volunteers packed scores of Christmas Care packages and toys from Kettle Creek Swans for local families. PS Home Hardware sponsored a family’s Christmas and collected gifts for Smiles for Seniors, non-perishables, and warm clothing. Our Geoff Rae coordinated the 8th annual Calling All Knitters campaign providing warmth where needed. Donors for PS Community Cupboard included The Red Show ($1,360); PS Community Choir’s Christmas concert ($1,350); Doug Tarry Homes ($1,000); The Legion’s Christmas Cornhole Party ($700); Dallas Posthumus of REMAX sponsored free skating Dec 27-30 requesting non-perishables; PS Foodland collected food and donations; Clifton Parker Farms donated dozens of bags of potatoes; Michael and Lisa Fairweather of Drift contributed $177 selling hot dogs; Elaine Morash donated food through her yoga classes; and Kettle Creek Public School Student Voice collected over 1,000 food items! Anonymous donors provided turkey dinners for Community Cupboard patrons if they wished. Port continues to honour its long tradition of true grit people doing good. To make a difference for those going through difficult times in a place we call heaven on earth, let’s keep carrying on! When we practice our best future, we create it.
carriages to getting toasty roasting marshmallows; and together with PS Lions & Lioness Club, kudos for collecting oodles of food and $179 for PS Community Cupboard! An impromptu invite to join David Russell, his Husky, Siku, with my friend, Liam Meyers, made for a fun-filled float! Thanks to Becky Bryce, Sandra Andrews, and Susan Monroe for shelling out the treats! Viewing the parade from the inside out was magical! We hooted ‘Merry Christmas’ while Siku howled to throngs strung along streets and around corners steeped in holiday spirit. Cheers to co- chairs Dave Marr, Joe Konecny, and the Lion’s Club! Meanwhile, the 11th Annual Red Show showcased a stunning display by local artists celebrating ‘Red’ at the Windjammer. Kudos to Kim Saunders and her superb staff, the artists, and curator-coordinator, Elizabeth Kusinski. What a wonder-filled night! Bravo to all! (To view the artworks until mid-February, Sunday Brunch reservations are recommended.) The 12th Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Holly Hop was chilly but cheering while John Milles thrilled the crowd at the Legion as expected! Port’s Christmas Eve Jingle Bells tradition heralded in a most Holy Night, and signalled Port’s warm welcome to Santa once again! Our Tracy Burns passed on November 30, 2024. Part- owner of PS Foodland with her husband, Rob, Tracy was an active and beloved community member. As importantly, she was a devoted mother and grandmother and will be deeply missed by her loved ones. Our heartfelt condolences to Rob, their children, and their families. World news reports that greed for power exceeds concern for those in need, and compassion is out of fashion. What’s that got to do with Port? By all accounts, that’s not us: Dennis
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