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A December 24th power outage was inconvenient for many South Dundas residents, but most found a way to cope.  High winds on a balmy 17 degree Christmas Eve day were the cause of the outages.  […]

 “It has simply been awesome,” said Carolyn Bourassa, community manager of the Canadian Cancer Society, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry, Prescott – Russell, “We had 26 teams taking part in the relay, and we think that we will raise between $50 – $55,000 just today.”

Over 200 actual walkers and more than 100 volunteers were all at Crysler Beach on Saturday, June 20, for the annual Relay for Life. “This is our third fundraising relay event this spring,” Bourassa said. “We held ones at Maxville and Plantagenet earlier in the spring. Here at Crysler Beach, 18 cancer survivors led our opening walk.”

This was the first time that Crysler Beach has been the site of the walk. “The Parks of the St. Lawrenc invited us to ‘try out’ Crysler this year.” Bourassa explained. “We have found this beach a perfect venue, cozy, friendly and shady, with great facilities. And the weather today has been fantastic”

At the Crysler Beach event, the relay changed from an all night walk to a noon to midnight schedule to make the Walk a little more family friendly. “It seems to have been successful,” said Bourassa. “We also added some fun activities like manicure and bead laps, and Zoomba and token prizes for lap events. Lots of families are here together. And we could not have held this activity without the volunteers and sponsors who have been so generous.”

The need for cancer fundraisers remains ongoing. The money raised at events like Relay for Life goes to support research for a cure, to the Wheels of Hope, Peer Support groups and Prevention and Information.

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The Canadian Army Veterans (CAV) – Sicily Motorcycle Unit will be holding the third annual Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Highway 43 Memorial Ride on July 5th, 2014.  

The ride will honour our Veterans, and in collaboration with The Royal Canadian Legion – Ontario Command, will raise funds for Operation: Leave the Streets Behind for the ‘Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund’.  

The fund provides financial assistance for Ontario Veterans to obtain housing, furniture, food and medical care during their time of need.

All riders are welcome to the ride and the $20 registration per rider and $10 per passenger includes the poker run and complimentary snacks along the route.  

Breakfast and the barbecue at the end of the ride are provided by the Royal Canadian Legion Branches for a minimal fee.  

The ride starts at The Royal Canadian Legion Branch in Perth and follows the Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Highway 43 to Alexandria, stopping at several Royal Canadian Legion Branches for presentations.  

It concludes at The Royal Canadian Legion Branch in Morrisburg, with a barbecue, announcement of the poker run prizes and distribution of door prizes.  All proceeds of the ride including all cash donations go directly to the ‘Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund’.  Breakfast and registration starts at 8:30 a.m. and kickstands up at 9:30 a.m. 

Last year, a total of $19,160 was raised from the ride, the coin collections and more importantly due to the generous support of the community. Local merchants, charities and companies have been very supportive by contributing donations, goods and services annually to this event.

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