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Upper Canada Playhouse is launching its 11th annual Charity Fundraising Event which will benefit 15 area non-profit charitable organizations on a first come first served basis.

Upper Canada Playhouse has released details about this year’s Charity Fundraising Event which assists area organizations with their important work in the community. 

This marks the 11th year that The Playhouse has held this Fundraising Event which has helped over 170 local charitable organizations.  

The Playhouse will be donating all of the tickets this year to a special August 25th matinee performance of this season’s hilarious comedy, Wife Begins at Forty, to 15 area non-profit charitable organizations. 

Interested organizations are asked to submit their group’s name, mandate, contact name, phone and fax number along with a statement that declares their organization is a non-profit organization. 

Each organization receives 18 tickets and they are encouraged to sell them at The Playhouse’s regular adult price of $32 to get the maximum benefit for their organization. 

The organizations keep their ticket sale revenue for their charitable work. 

“It’s a fun and easy way for our valuable community organizations to raise some funds,” says Artistic Director Donnie Bowes. “They receive their tickets, sell them and keep the revenue for their group’s work. It’s as simple as that.” 

Selection will be on a first-come first-served basis and organizations are asked to send in their request to The Playhouse by Fax Only at 613-543-4388. Attention: Charity Event.

E-mails and phone applications cannot be accepted.

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Only two days after a Stampville home was completely destroyed by a fire sparked by a space heater, South Dundas firefighters were again battling a blaze ignited by a space heater.

Tuesday, January 22, just before 10 a.m., firefighters from the Iroquois and Williamsburg stations were called to the scene of a house fire at 11397 County Road 18.

The fire was called in by a neighbour and passerby who saw smoke coming from the home. 

No one was home at the time of the fire.

Chris McDonough, Fire Chief for South Dundas Fire and Emergency Services, was the first to arrive at the scene.

“I kicked the door open and threw in a (Dry Sprinker Powder Aerosol agent) DSPA,” McDonough told The Leader. It landed very near the source of the fire and doused the flames somewhat until fire crews arrived minutes later to extinguish the blaze.

“A cat was able to survive the fire,” said McDonough. 

The residents returned home about half an hour after fire crews arrived a the scene.

The fire was caused by a space heater left running in the kitchen while the residents had gone shopping.

Firefighters remained on scene until about 1 p.m.

McDonough said that the major difficulty in fighting fires in the extreme cold is keeping the firefighters safe from the effects of the cold and the equipment functioning properly.

Although fire crews were able to save the structure, damage is still quite extensive, estimated at $60,000.

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