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8 : Charity spiel in Colborne launches local Habitat build 5 5 Curling club Marshall said. "It‘s also great because we bring people in _ Those interested in getting involved with the build are 5 : from all over and maybe we get some members out of it as _ invited to a volunteer information session being organized $ raises more than weal" by Habitat for Humanity Northumberland on Feb. 13 at 6:30 § $ 3.100 for new Donations to the 2013 Colborne Campaign are being â€" p.m. at the Keeler Centre, 80 Division St. Colborne. § f R accepted at the Cramahe Township hall during normal busiâ€" _ For details contact Laurie Carrol at 905â€"373â€"4663 ext. 27 or ;: home proJ ect ness hours. j volunteer@habitatnorthumberland.ca. DOMINIK WISNIEWSKI $ $ se dwisniewski@northumberlandnews.com t tm , j coefersper‘rt beb. 7/ 17 mComuUyiny NosrrulbpEesuarob TDohf Fek. 6)]12 | COLBORNE â€"â€" For the past seven years, curlers in sc * ces ¢ Colborne have answered the call to support local t o. m i h o , fundraising efforts. s â€"â€" es > F Y : & j 3 So it came as no surprise that the club raised s e k / â€" ba) We i| o a dn more than it ever has at the 8th annual charâ€" e M [ > P _ :.3 * = v f ity spiel, this time to benefit the new Habitat for froke: <,. â€"; Mn â€" > h l ) e _ at | Humanity project in Colborne. t â€"@f P 2i Th / Cl s * Â¥ | "They have never built one in Cramahe Townâ€" | . o g 8 [A ~C< ship before, so this will help with their build," said j % pYa organizer Lynn Marshall of the Colborne Curlâ€" 19 sez #>. r ing Club. "We have a lot of fun plus there‘s shufâ€" | ~4 t3 fleboard, miniature putting, curling, cards and | Bs S ____ es ' f food." | s * e ‘ f In addition to raising more than $3,100, the club l | darddnt i â€"=C seortce I attracted 20 teams, breaking its record of 16 set the |â€" *\ fln e redited year before. s 2 Submitted Photo "As soon as people heard it was for Habitat, they The Rotary Club of Port Hope recently had the pleasure of presenting the Port Hope Community Health really wanted to help the family out," she said. i Centre with a $10,000 donation in support of their dental program, which offers the services of a dentist, The fundraiser also marked the launch of Habâ€" hygienist and dental assistant four days a week for those who cannot access such services due to lowâ€" itat‘s 2013 Colborne income issues or lack of dental benefits. Present were (from left) Rotarian Mervyn Richards of the Campaign to raise caag Northumberland Oral Health Coalition, coalition chair Anna Rusak, healthâ€"centre executive director John $75,000 to build the A {:AS soon as # Hassan, Rotary president Kelly Morgan and healthâ€"centre corporateâ€"services manager Ross Jeffery. house. t ;r On Jan. 22 Pete |_â€" people heard H b't 1 a mss ooo P : abditat For AumanIty KICKS 0 the new homeownâ€" | : it was for 5 ers, were revealed folâ€" ____ Habitat they & $ g lowing a commitment _|______ 1 a P from Cramabe Townâ€" _ Teally Wanted. _ olborne campalIgn In a DIg way ship in early 2012 to to help f donate a building lot the family A‘ atakcon 3 in the Colborne Creek s\ pcated a homas St. daet OLBORNEâ€"HabitatFor i7 .\ j : a o subdivision. > out.‘ Lynn C ons s F > Meaghan | Macdon thantstheCoBomeCringChibforits _ | 4 CECILIA & f ald, _ the _ executive Marshall, & great$3,100starton the campaign to raise j director for Habitat for Charity Spiel $75,000 to build thefirst Habitathome in ;, [ NASMITH Humanity . Northumâ€" auty oBIE Colbome. . f berland, took part in organizer Habitat recently unveiled the . mt DW | the â€" charity â€" curling Smith family as the residents of ¢ : event on Jan. 12, taking gie home that will be built in (80 Division St., Colborne}. > § h . olbomne in 2013, and the S â€" on a team representing Cramz}he Township. fundraising effort to make it hapâ€" Announcing the new campaign on Thursday, she pen was kicked off Jan. 12 at the . § said that Habitat for Humanity‘s model is based on > * Colborne Curling Club‘s annual 3 a community building a home, a family purchasâ€" charity bonspiel. Twenty teams ing the home and all their mortgage payments showed up, and the sum raised & being reinvested to build the next home. was the event‘s biggest amountto _ â€" > . "Now that we have identified the partner famiâ€" f date. .. s / ly for the house, we are very excited to launch the . "Habitat for Humanity‘s model a 3 % § is based on a community building campaign to build the home with this wonderful ahome, a family purchasing the ; donation from the Colborne Curling Club," she home, and all thek mortgage payâ€" said, F ments being reinvested to build & > The campaign is hoping to engage individuals, the next home," executive director organizations and businesses, with no donation > Meaghan Macdonald said. too small and every dollar being used locally. "Now that we have identified j ‘ Since being founded in 1998, Habitat for Humanâ€" the partner family for the house, ity Northumberland has built 38 homes locally n omatal efijt]‘féf l;“mh lh;l : > fmd provided 39 families with affordable housing ; tcl?xl:l& ?:gg eIDful dn nat? onofrr:;;w(i)e ; % in Northumberland County. Colborne Curling Club." ~~ f For Ms. Marshall, who has curled in Colborne for Macdonald is hoping for supâ€" & 30 years and has organized the event for the past _ > port from individuals, organizaâ€" _ R six, seeing donations grow was the highlight. | tions and businesses. No donation â€" ; 5 "We have continually increased our donations | is too small, she said, and every. to each charity we support," she said. "One of the fiolla? Shonat‘;-g will Sb? to the buildâ€" ; f things we like to do is alternate between commuâ€" mgA?]yn: ecig‘ reaed fifimnga j nity care fm: seniors and youth/ : donation can do so directly at the : Last year‘s proceeds supported the County‘s > Cramahe Township Hall during YMCA Strong Kids program, she added. normal business hours. > "We always try to centre it in Cramahe Township ( Those interested in finding out ; because we like to see the funds stay locally," Ms. f more about the project and how to get involved are invited to a Feb. 3 13 Volunteer Information Session Q)\ at 6:30 p.m. at the Keeler Centre [ .