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Public Service AnnouncementSomeone needs you. If you have two hours a week to spare, please call the Alzheimer Society of Dufferin County 519-941-1221 to discuss volunteer opportunities.

Dec 23Upper Grand Family Health Team - High Blood Pressure Screening clinic - 2-5pm at Walsh’s Pharmacy, Arthur.

Dec 24Christmas Eve in the Stable, presented by Ballinafad United Church. 6:30pm. At Good News Farm, 4917 Eighth Line Erin, north of Erin/Halton Townline, watch for signs. Entrance by donation. For more info. call 905-873-4918.

***Elora United Church Christmas Eve Family Worship will be 7:30 pm. Christmas Eve Communion celebration at 11pm.

***St. John’s Community Church, Orton Christmas Eve Service 7:30pm.

***Christmas Eve Service at Churchill Community Church, located at the Erin 3rd line and Erin/Halton Townline, 7pm.

***Eden Mills Presbyterian Church annual Christmas Eve service of carols and readings with special music by the choir at 8:30pm. We welcome everyone to come and join us.

***Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at Palmerston United Church. Carol sing 7:20pm and worship begins at 7:30pm.

Dec 31Elora Legion Branch 229, 110 Metcalfe St. Elora, New Years Eve. Entertainment by “Bill Beattie”. For info. call Judy Alles 519-846-5582.

***New Years Eve Dance. Start at 9pm. Admission $16 per person. Entertainment by Riverstone Ramblers. For tickets contact the Harriston Legion at 338-2843.

***St. Andrew’s Arthur is again hosting a Family “Ring in the New Year Skate and Celebration” at the Arthur Arena 7-9:30pm. Skating 7-8:30pm with the New Year countdown at 9pm sharp in the upstairs hall. Everyone welcome. Donation to Arthur Food Bank or Nicaragua Mission Trip. For more info. contact the McIntoshs 519-848-5852.

***Guelph Legion New Year’s Eve Gala – This will be the final New

Year’s Eve celebrated in our existing building. Tickets at Guelph Legion Branch 234, Guelph. Inquiries: 519-822-1565.

JAn 1Guelph Symphony Orchestra presents Dreams of Vienna at River Run Centre, at 3pm, with soprano Donna Ellen Trifunovich. guel-phorchestra.ca.

***New years day levee 2pm - 5pm Fergus legion.

JAn 5Improve your health, flexibility and balance with Taoist Tai Chi ™ arts of health. Visit our Open House at 54 Cardigan Street, Guelph at 7pm. All are welcome. Telephone 519-836-7390.

JAn 6Belwood Lions Jamboree. 7:30pm Belwood Hall. Come and play, sing, dance and just enjoy the entertainment. Admission $5. (Performing musicians: FREE). Call 519-843-7011 for informa-tion.

JAn 7Community euchre, sponsored by the Optimist Club of Puslinch, at the Puslinch Community Centre at 7:30pm. $3 per person. Refreshments provided, 50/50 draw, all welcome. Call Neil Smith for info. 519-837-3838.

JAn 8Harriston Minto Agricultural Society Annual Meeting. 8pm at Harriston Seniors Hall, Arthur St. Harriston. For more info. call Laverne Stinson 519-338-3903.

***Karaoke contest beginsat the Fergus Legion, runs until March. Grand prize $1,000.00. 8pm -1am.

JAn 9Sunday Brunch at the Palmerston Legion from 10:30am-1pm. French toast, home fries, bacon, muffins, eggs, fresh fruit, bever-age. Adult - $7 advance/$8 at door, child - $4. Tickets available at Legion.

JAn 12Rockwood and District Lioness Euchre and Bridge Night. Rockmosa Community Centre, Rockwood at 7pm. $5 a person. Lunch and prizes to follow.

JAn 13Euchre - St. Mary Family Centre, Mount Forest - 7:30pm. $2.50 includes light lunch and prizes.

JAn 15Winter Stories Campfire Program at the Guelph Lake Nature Centre, 7- 9pm. Please call to register 519-836-7860. $5/person. Winter nights, there’s nothing like them. Come out and enjoy a pleasant winter evening. We will do some star gazing (if the weather permits) while we sit around the campfire and share winter stories. Dress warmly and bring a mug for hot chocolate.

JAn 16Until January 16, 2011 - The House on the Hill: The Ontario Reformatory – 100 Years in Guelph, Guelph Civic Museum, 6 Dublin Street South, open daily 1-5pm. 519-836-1221. Regular admission. Celebrating the Ontario Reformatory’s 100th anniver-sary, this exhibit looks at the institution’s history, the riots and unrest, and its contributions to the Guelph community.

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“proceeds to localcommunity projects”

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was the night before Christmas, when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.

The children were nestle all snug in their beds,While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.

And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap.

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash,Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snowGave the lustre of mid-day to objects below.

When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer.

ith a little old driver,so lively and quick,I knew in a moment it must be St Nick.

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted,

and called them by name!

“Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!

On, Comet! On, Cupid! on, on Donner and Blitzen!To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!

Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!”

s dry leaves that beforethe wild hurricane fly,When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.

So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,With the sleigh full of Toys, and St Nicholas too.

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roofThe prancing and pawing of each little hoof.

As I drew in my head, and was turning around,Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,And his clothes were all tarnished with

ashes and soot.A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,

And he looked like a peddler, just opening his pack.

is eyes-how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.

he stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,

And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath.

He had a broad face and a little round belly,That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly!

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself!

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,And filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk.

And laying his finger aside of his nose,And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose!

e sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.

But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight,“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!”

By Clement Mooreillustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith

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‘Twas the NightBefore Christmas

A Visit from St. Nicholas

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A weekly press release prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. If you require further informa-tion, regarding this press release, please call the Elora Resource Centre at 519-846-0941. Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For technical information, call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 or visit the OMAFRA Website: www.omafra.gov.on.ca

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!The staff at the Elora Resource Centre, Ontario Ministry

of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year!

SOYBEAN TRIALS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINEOntario Soybean Variety Trials on Roundup Ready,

Conventional, Food and SCN Resistant varieties (Dec 1, 2010) are available from the GoSoy.ca website: http://www.gosoy.ca/soyhome.php.

REMINDER!! CENTRAL ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE

It’s going to be good – you won’t want to miss it! Mark your calendar for Jan. 5, 6, and 7 for the Central Ontario Agricultural Conference, Georgian College, Barrie.

Be sure to visit the website at www.centralontarioagcon-ference.ca for full program details, speaker biographies and a discounted price for pre-registration of $30 per person which includes a hot beef dinner at noon.

For further information contact: Connie Brown, Secretary, Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture, 705-726-9300 ext.

1224 or email: scfa@drlogick.com.FOOD SAFETY TOOLS AND COURSES

In response to heightened consumer awareness about food safety, OMAFRA has created a new user-friendly CD to make food safety practices easier for you. The interactive iGAP CD contains the entire Advantage Good Agricultural Practices manual plus tools to help you implement food safety on any farm.

As a producer, the iGAP CD walks you through how to get started in food safety, evaluate food safety risks and what prac-tices apply on your farm. Advantage iGAP explains on farm food safety in a simple straight forward manner, with great resources to help you.

• AdvantageGoodAgriculturalPracticestohelpyoumanage risks on your farm• 3-2-1Assessmenttocompareyourcurrentfoodsafety practices against best practices•Canbetailoredtoanyfarm,andsupportsallfoodsafety programs• Customizableprocedureandrecordtemplatesprovide proof of your ongoing commitment to food safety •Videosonwatersanitationtodemonstrateproperpreand post harvest water use•Traceabilitysuccessstoriesfeaturinglivestockandcrop farmers who talk about how traceability has impacted profitability•Factsheetsonirrigationwaterquality,manure,andmany more, to help you find solutions

New Food Safety WorkshopsOMAFRA has a number of new workshops coming to a com-

munity near you beginning early in 2011, including Food Safety for Multi-Commodity Farms and Getting Started in Food Safety.

Please check our website at www.ontario.ca/foodsafety for

dates and locations.Other Resources

The Advantage Producer Checklist is a tool that can help you conduct self-audits. It allows you to demonstrate to buyers what food safety practices are in place on your farm.

Contact usCheck our website for the most up-to-date information on any

of our products and services, or you can call, at 1-877-424-1300, to get your free copy of the Advantage iGAP CD.

COMING EVENTS: 2011:

Jan. 5-6 Southwest Agricultural Conference, Ridgetown. For information call: 1-866-222-9682. Jan. 12-15 Innovative Farmers’ Association Winter Bus Tour. Check for details at: http://www.ifao.com/IFAO-Events.html.Jan. 15 Wellington County Cattlemen’s Association Annual Meeting at the Alma Bible Church. Registration: 9:30 a.m. - Meeting: 10am. Hot roast beef on a bun for $5.00/person. No pre-registrationrequired.Jan. 22 Event - FarmSmart Agricultural Conference Date - January 22, 2011 Place - University of Guelph Website - www.uoguelph.ca/farmsmart.Jan. 26 Centralia Swine Research Update; watch for details at: http://www.centraliaswineresearch.ca/proconline.html.Jan 27-30 30th Annual Guelph Organic Conference, Guelph University Centre. Registration is open now. For more informa-tion, call 519-824-4120 ext. 56205 or visit: www.guelphorganic-conf.ca.Tradeshowinquiriesemail:organix@georgian.net.Feb. 8 & 15 A two-day Waterloo County Growing Your Farm Profits Workshop will be held in Linwood from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Toregisterormoreinformation,callLizSamisat519-638-3268 or lsamis@ontariosoilcrop.org.

Soy 20/20 is strengthening its focus on bringing new soy food products to the Canadian marketplace. The organizationhas hired a new senior business development manager, Mike Williams, to lead commercial-ization activities in the soyfood area to create new mar-

ket opportunities for Canadian soybeans. The position was created following the comple-tion of an in-depth strategic plan for soy food by Soy 20/20 earlier this year.

“We’re excited to welcome Mike to the Soy 20/20 team and to ramp up commercial-ization activities,” says JeffSchmalz, President of Soy20/20. “Soybeans are food and while many of the new oppor-tunities in the industry revolve around bioproducts, Canada is underdeveloped in the breadth and depth of soybean-based food products. Mike’s skills and experience will be invalu-able assets as we expand our effortsinthisarea.”

Williams is a senior level executive with extensive expe-rience in the Canadian con-

sumer packaged goods indus-try, including General Mills, Schneider’s and Merisant. He assumed his position in mid-November and will be working with Soy 20/20 on a part time basis over the next two years.

The opportunity will be to producemorenewanduniquefood products here in Canada, using soybeans grown by Canadian farmers. Soy 20/20’s recently completed strategic plan for food products and ingredients for Canadian soy-beans identified key areas for growth in the snacks, sauces, desserts and frozen productscategories.

“Our new strategic plan for soyfood clearly identi-fied a number of areas with excellent market potential, so we’re sharpening our focus

on commercialization activi-ties”, says Gary Fread, Chairof Soy 20/20. “Our mandate is to expand market opportuni-ties for Canadian soybeans and this will certainly help drive the industry forward in that regard.”

Soy 20/20 brings together government, academic and industry partners to stimulate and seize new global biosci-ence opportunities for Canadian soybeans. Soy 20/20 is sup-ported by the Grain Farmers of Ontario, the University of Guelph, and by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs under Growing Forward, a Federal-Provincial-Territorial initiative.

The Centre Wellington Rotary Club’s, fourth annual Dining Card fund raising proj-ect is in full swing. The pro-ceeds from this endeavour are used for the club’s local and international Rotary projects.

Previous beneficiaries include the Rotary Room at the Elora Centre for the Arts, Centre Wellington Food

Bank, The Doors in Fergus, Wellington Hospice and dic-tionaries for grade 3 students in area schools

The 2011 Dining Card enti-tles the card holder to receive 50% off the second entrée at participating Fergus and Elora casual and fine dining restau-rants and prepared food busi-nesses. During the year, the

cards may be used as often as the holder wishes.

The Dining Card, a pre-fect gift, may be purchased from Centre Wellington Rotary members, the Elora Centre for Arts or the Uptown Cafe. For information please call Noreen Winters at 519-846-0553.

The Centre Wellington Rotary Club meets at 7:30 am every Thursday at the Elora Gorge Restaurant. Potential new members are always wel-come.

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Rockwood Farmer’s Parade of Lights 2010

December 9th marked the 18th Annual Rockwood Farmer’s Parade of Lights. According to our source (Santa) there were 23 festively decorated pieces of equipment that lit the streets of Rockwood, just a few shown above. Top row: John Deere (reindeer) tractor; followed by another John Deere with grain buggy; soybean plot combine, Second row: Farm King 1070; Roy Thomson’s John Deere pulling the Rocka-billy Hayride, Third Row: Skid Loader; Ron Storey at the helm; Tyler Stephenson looking back to see ... Row 4: Terra Gator, The Piotto family’s Ferguson “Fergy” T20 High Crop Tractor, Santa and Mrs. Claus along with an elf ride atop the glowing combine of Glenn & Heather Storey. Photos by Helen Michel

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GUELPH – The Rainbow Chorus of Waterloo-Wellington invites you on a literal journey of a lifetime with its 2011 win-ter concert, Souls of Our Shoes.

Tickets are now on sale for this one-night only perfor-mance, which takes place Jan. 22 at 8pm at Harcourt United Church (87 Dean Avenue in Guelph). Arranged as a musi-cal homage to life itself, Souls of Our Shoes explores the joys and sorrows of the human con-dition using a wide variety of singing styles, including 1960s

folk, gospel, traditional, classi-cal choral and acapella arrange-ments.

“The journey through life has but one beginning and one end, yet the road we take to get there is different for every individual,” explained Robert Miller, artistic director for the Rainbow Chorus. “The selec-tions in Souls of Our Shoes are intended to showcase the di-versity of life’s paths, whether they are across physical, emo-tional or spiritual boundaries.”

Audiences will experience the journey through childhood through such pieces as Every-thing Possible, arranged by renowned Canadian composer Willi Zwozdesky, and Ar Hyd Y Nos (All Through the Night), a traditional Welsh lullaby with lyrics arranged by chorus mem-ber Leslie Smith.

The Road Not Taken, a musical adaptation of Rob-

ert Frost’s famous poem by composer Randall Thompson, makes the case for striking out on one’s own. Conversely, the traditional gospel piece Swing Low, Sweet Chariot and Goin’ Home, a song by William Arms Fisher based on Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, ex-plore the need for a place to call home.

Following the concert, the chorus will be holding its annu-al Rainbow Raffle, with more than $1,700 in prizes available to be won. Refreshments and snacks will also be available after the show.

Tickets for Souls of Our Shoes are $15 for adults ($20 at the door), $15 for students and seniors and $5 for children under five. Advance tickets and information can be found at www.rainbowchorus.ca or by calling 519-829-2225.

Formed in 1994, the Rain-bow Chorus is a charitable, non-profit organization of amateur, non-auditioned choral singers who celebrate the diversity of their community through song. Members (gay, lesbian, bi, trans and straight) come from small towns throughout south-western Ontario.

One night performance of Souls of Our Shoes on Jan. 22

Fergus Arts Council presents first show at storeFERGUS - The newly mint-

ed Fergus Arts Council held its first event at Cherry Hill Video on Dec. 3.

The event was an art show featuring a number of local art-ists offering their art for sale.

The event was also a com-petition and Lorna McNeil, of Belwood, took first place in the show for her work in acrylic and pen and ink.

For finishing first, McNeil received an entire section, and art pod, to display her art work, as well as having two pieces on display on the winners’ wall.

McNeil was nervous at first because not only did she win, but also this was the first public showing of her work.

She said she has been work-ing for years, and recently began to move to pen and ink sketches. “Some of it is quite old,” she said.

David Novosad was sec-ond. The runners-up were David Cross, James Robinson, and Francis Baker.

Coordinator Janette Gajic said the show will continue at Cherry Hill all through December, and most of the pieces are available for pur-chase.

New arts group - The Fergus Arts Council launched its first event on Dec. 3 at Cherry Hill Video at the Fergus Marketplace. The winner of the art competition was Lorna McNeil, of Belwood, who was in her first show. The show runs through September and art by many artists is for sale. photo by David Meyer

A project based in Minto was announced last week as a co-winner of the Guelph Arts Council’s 2010 Youth Opportunities Award.

The “Graphic Short Story Project” is led by Wesley Bates in partnership with Norwell Secondary School in Palmerston and The Minto Arts Council. At the heart of this program is the ability to engage young people in arts that acknowledge youth cul-ture and focus on students’ language and visual arts.

The final work will be inte-grated into The Minto Arts Council’s exhibit on graphic novels, to be held in 2012. The Guelph Arts Council panel was very interested in this project’s ability to connect young people to arts relevant to them, the opportunity to share their work in a public exhibition and the blending of both visual and written arts.

The second winner of the award is a partnership between Season Singers and Guelph Little Theatre to train young people in the fundamentals of analog sound boards opera-tion and sound mixing for live events.

The program will be open to any interested students and

will offer the opportunity to mentor other young people and open the door to further theatre involvement. The award panel was impressed by this project’s recognition of the skills and interests of youth, the creation of further opportunities for young people themselves to act as mentors and the chance for young people to have access to technical theatre training not often available.

Both Guelph Arts Council and the jury panel were extremely pleased with the range of applications for the 2010 Youth Opportunities Award, and the creativity behind the proposals.

Established in 2009, the award is intended to encour-age programs that will initiate, enhance or expand opportuni-ties for children and youth in Guelph and Wellington County to experience or become in engaged in the arts. Funds for the award come from the Guelph Arts Council Youth Opportunities Fund, managed by the Guelph Community Foundation, and a generous gift from Guelph Toyota.

For more information con-tact the Guelph Arts Council at 519-836-3280 or ed.gac@sentex.net.

Minto project wins art council’s youth award

HILLSBURGH - Century Church Theatre is looking for four women and one male for it’s production of The Farndale Housing Estate Murder Mys-

tery. This is a send-up of favou-

rite British mystery writers’ stories. Auditions are Jan. 5 at 7:30pm at the Century Church Theatre in Hillsburgh. Contact the director, Dale Jones at 519-855-6873 or inourdreams@xp-lornet.com.

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Silver medalists - The Ontario Volleyball Association District’s 15 and under girls Provincial Cup, Zone B tournament was held recently at Erin District High School and Erin Public School, hosted by the ACTS Elites Club of Orangeville. Teams came from Toronto, Oakville, Wasaga Beach, Burlington, Barrie, Collingwood, Halton and the surrounding area. The ACTS Elites Black team, including several members from the Grand Valley area, was honoured at the end of a long day with the association’s silver medals. Above: coach Duncan Kosziwka, assistant coach Juli Brattan and trainer John Kosziwka posed with team members. photo by Dawna VanSoelen

Grand prize winner - The Fergus Elora Retail Alliance (FERA) Shop Local program has culminated with the drawing of the winning grand prize ballot. The Shop Local program saw merchants donate a $50 gift certificate and/or collect ballots. There were 46 weekly draws made, plus the grand prize draw. FERA officials would like to thank all the merchants who participated and the thousands of residents that made this program a success by shopping locally. The committee is also very grateful for the support of The Wellington Advertiser and Fergus Elora News Express, which published photos of the ballot draw each week. Joanne Rutherford of Fergus is pictured above with her $300 worth of coupons to shop lo-cal. Also in the picture are FERA committee members Garth Green, Dave Rushton, Michael Weinstein, George Mochrie and Kirk McElwain. The $300 came from the Fergus BIA, Elora BIA and the Centre Wel-lington Chamber of Commerce (each contributed $100). submitted photo

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20It’s time to get moving, Aries. Beef up an exercise regimen and take health seriously.

Get a head start on those New Year’s fitness resolutions.TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, the hectic pace of the holiday season has taken its toll on you. But that doesn’t mean you can’t recuperate quickly. A few days and you’ll be on your feet again.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, expect to spend time in the stores even though the holidays have passed. With

some post-holiday money in the bank, you’re ready to take advantage of great deals.CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, surprises await as friends and family mem-bers stage an impromptu get-together. It would seem

the holiday season is stretching on and on. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, with the holiday social schedule clear for the time being, pass the time with hobbies that interest you or sit back and get some well-deserved R&R.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, your sharp tongue leaves you in a bit of hot

water.

Don’t be so quick to talk before you think your words through. Otherwise, you could offend a lot of people.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, dwell on the positives and this week will soar by. Socializing with friends comes fast and furious; so much so that you don’t have room in your calendar to fit them all.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, look for an ally when a sticky situation arises. With a good friend at your side,

the situation will soon be nothing more than a distant memory.SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, a budding relationship gets taken to the next level. However, those closest to you are still on the fence about how they feel toward this special person in your life.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, there’s more than meets the eye to a particular situation this week. Someone

could be hiding something from you and you don’t like it one bit. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, just when you start to doubt your good luck, something goes your way and it’s a big bonus. Share the good news and wealth with a spouse or loved one.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, this will be a week of compromises, and on occasion you

will receive the short end of the stick.

Horoscopes- For the fourth week of December -

Here’s How it Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! Find the answer to the left.

Happy Holidays from the Board andStaff of Groves Hospital Foundation

‘Tis the Season for Giving

Look for your campaign envelope

Jackie Ranahan, Chair

Lee Bonnell

Dr. Howard Dobson

Ted Ecclestone

Gord Feniak

Dr. Rick Gergovich

Steve Ilott

Jayne MacKenzie

Dr. Mark Manning

Jerome Quenneville

Norma Seibert

Sherri Sutherland, Executive Director

Bonnie Bois, Foundation Assistant

grovesfoundation.com

Sleigh bells, snow flakes, carols, evergreens, holiday cheer and time spent with family. No wonder we call this “the most wonderful time of the year”! With the holidays approaching and the season of gift giving upon us, we hope you will consider a gift to Groves Hospital Foundation.

During this special time of year you may wish to pay tribute to someone you care about. Gift amounts made in memory/honour are kept confidential. However, you may request a card be sent from the Foundation to the honouree or to a family member. If you’d like to make a gift in memory/honour please call Bonnie at the Foundation office 519.843.2010 ext. 3268.

Each gift to the CT Campaign is impacting patient care. Since we opened the Groves Hospital Volunteer Association CT Suite over 3000 patients have received over 4400 exams.

We are $542,000 away from completing the CT Campaign.

Please don’t let this season of joy and giving pass without supporting patient care at Groves Hospital. Your gift will change lives!

Ways to GiveThere are many ways to donate to Groves Hospital Foundation. Many donors choose to make a multi-year pledge or to give monthly. Monthly giving can be done through automatic bank withdrawal or credit card. Monthly or one-time gifts can be given by filling out this pledge form or by donating on-line at www.grovesfoundation.com. For more information please contact the Foundation office info@grovesfoundation.com or 519.843.2010 ext 3268.

Thank you for

supporting Groves! $50 $100 $250 $500 $1000 I Prefer to give $

I enclose my cheque made payable to Groves Hospital Foundation

Please charge my credit card: VISA Mastercard Card # Expiry Date /

Signature

Name

Address

City

Phone

I would like information on becoming a monthly donor I would like information on Legacy Giving The Foundation may recognize my gift. I wish to remain anonymous

Groves Hospital Foundation 235 Union Street East, Fergus, ON N1M 1W3 Charitable# 86359-7357-RR0001Tel: 519.843.2010 ext. 268 Email: info@grovesfoundation.com www.grovesfoundation.com

I Pledge My Support!

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FEEDBACK - HOW ARE WE DOING?Do you have an idea for an upcoming issue?Andrea Ravensdale, Communications Officer

519.837.2600, ext. 2320* or andrear@wellington.ca*ALL CALLS CAN BE MADE TOLL FREE TO 1.800.663.0750

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ALTERNATE FORMATS OF THIS PUBLICATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.For more information, contact: Jennifer Cowan, Accessibility Clerk, at: 519.837.2600, ext. 2373* or Jenniferc@wellington.ca

Thank you for reducing, reusing &recycling in Wellington County!

Christmas Treecycling

remove alldecorations

Natural Christmas trees will be collected at all County waste facilities from December 28, 2010 to January 29, 2011 at no charge. Food bank donations are appreciated.

In urban collection areas, Christmas trees will be collected on the same day as your garbage and blue boxes, during the week of January 10th, starting at 7 a.m.

For more information, visit www.wellington.ca.

QUESTIONS?Please contactSolid Waste Services at:519.837.2601 or1.866.899.0248

Have a safe & happy holiday!All County waste facilities will be closed:

Christmas Day: Saturday, December 25, 2010

New Year’s Day: Saturday, January 1, 2011

No changes to the Curb & Roadside Garbage and Blue Box Collection Schedule.

To ensure you are not missed, place your County user pay bags and blue boxes to the curb/roadside by 7 a.m. on your regular collection day.

The County of Wellington has taken a proactive approach to

provide barrier-free services to all residents and visitors. The County’s approach includes:

Have a question or need help with your child?Call KIDS LINE 1-800-265-7293 ext. 3616

° Accessible Customer Service Training for all staff° Plain Language Training for all managers° Developed and implementing accessible communication guidelines° Recently renovated the Elora and Mount Forest libraries to make them accessible° Purchased adaptive technology for libraries° 7 Accessible Housing Units at Fergusson Place in Fergus° Alternate formats of information available upon request° COMING SOON! Audio Exhibit pilot at the Museum° COMING SOON! Accessible Websites

CONTACT:

Jennifer Cowan, Accessibility Clerk519.837.2600, ext. 2373*jenniferc@wellington.ca

Retirement On January 21, 2011, Valerie Sauer, Assistant Administrator of the Social Services Department will be retiring from the County of Wellington after over 34 years of service. Valerie has

been a real asset to the entire Ontario Works team at the County. County

Council and staff wish Valerie all the best in her retirement.

County Aiming to Become Barrier-Free