Magnificent Mary

On Friday, May 11th, I volunteered to help my friend, Mary Lambert, as she performed two concerts to celebrate the debut of her new CD, "Worms and Dirt".  It was great to see a good friend and fun to watch the excitement of the many children who attended these events.  Children were literally dancing in the aisles as they joined Mary in her interactive presentation.

Mary and the "Litterbug"

Rockin' Robins

Dad's 82nd Birthday!

On Wednesday, May 9th, my Dad turned 82 years old.  He spent the morning working on his puzzle, the afternoon playing cards with friends and the evening chatting with family and watching the ball game!  It was a good day and he enjoyed his home-made Lemon Meringue Pie, his favourite!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Calvin Campaign Continues

Anneka Petersen, Brooke Dine and Annie Seeley await the lunch crowd.

A bracelet makes a great Mother's Day gift!

Students saving lives, one village at a time!

Today I stopped by to visit some eager Calvin Park students from Mr. Weaver's grade 7 class.  They have begun their fundraiser for Buy-A-Net and are determined to save lives from malaria, one village at a time. They have already raised over $600 and they plan to continue selling beaded bracelets this week and all of next week.  If you are in the Calvin Park area in the next day or two you might consider heading upstairs to buy a bracelet for your mom.  What better Mother's Day gift could one buy?  A beautiful bracelet that your mom can wear purchased with money that will be used to save the life of a mom and her children in Uganda.  Well done students.  Good luck with the rest of your campaign!

Sun and Soil For the Soul

On Monday, May 7th, Pat and I picked up the tiller and started working on the garden.  It started like a charm and after a short lesson I was soon churning up the soil in a big way!  How delightful to watch the soil turn!  After raking and marking rows I planted my early plants, such as radishes, spinach, carrots, beets, parsnips, and peas.  Today it is raining so it won't be long before things start to sprout!  It was a day well spent!

Tilling the Soil

Seeds are Planted

Tulips Blooming at Trailer!

4th at Blessed Sacrament

Friday, I loaded up the car with Impact players and drove to Hamilton for the Annual Blessed Sacrament basketball tournament.  The boys played in division one resulting in great, tough games all the way through.  We advanced to the play-off round, but lost to Blessed Sacrament, resulting in a fourth place finish overall.  It was a good basketball weekend.

At one of the schools I spotted this sign hanging in a phys. ed. display case.  The title was, "Everything I Learned About Life, I Learned in Physical Education Class."  As I read it I realized how applicable the message was and certainly our Kingston Impact players were paying attention in their gym classes.  Well done boys!  You make your parents proud!

Great Message!

Calvin Park Fundraiser Planned

Today I visited Mr. Weaver's grade 7 class at Calvin Park Public School.  They are starting a Buy-A-Net fundraiser next week and they were curious about my experiences in Uganda with the organization.  In my slide presentation I was able to share with them stories about the important work of BAN and show them people who have benefitted from the work and efforts of this local charity.  The students listened well and asked thoughtful questions.  They are keen to become "Changemakers" and start making a difference.  For the next two weeks students will be set up in the main foyer taking donations and selling beautiful beaded bracelets made by Ugandan women.  Proceeds from this important fundraiser will be directed to purchase malaria nets for villages in Uganda.  Well done grade 7's!!!

Impact Juniors Place Third

This past weekend the Impact Junior Boys' team travelled to Brampton for the Caledon Cougars Basketball Tournament.  We came second in our pool play resulting in a 9:00 am semi-final match-up against the Toronto Five-0.  This was a controversial game with one debacle after another.  The scorekeepers made multiple errors, resulting in a loss for us in overtime, when we should have won in regulation.  After some grumbling, we regrouped to play for third place.  The boys played well and we won.  This coming weekend we are off to another tournament in Hamilton.  Go boys!