[All] FW: Join us for Healthy Communities Month events

Sun Apr 15 23:44:06 EDT 2012

There's lots going on in Woolwich if you're looking for interesting green
fun.

Cheers,

Susan Bryant

From: Joy Finney [mailto:jfinney at wchc.on.ca] 
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 7:43 PM
To: chris_moore7 at rogers.com; ajhiemstra at megawire.ca; Anne Loeffler; Art
Timmerman; barbilltaylor at hotmail.com; stonemeadowjc at gmail.com; Murray
Beacom; Roxanne Miles ; Susan Bryant; Vaughn Norris; Wendell Prime
Subject: Join us for Healthy Communities Month events 

Hi Everyone,

Just a reminder that Healthy Communities Month starts tomorrow, April
16thwith A Taste of Woolwich!  Please help spread the word!

Healthy Communities Month

April-May, 2012

healthywoolwich.org 

A Taste of Woolwich

Monday, April 16, 5:00-8:00pm 

Breslau Mennonite Church, 226 Woolwich St. Breslau 

$2 donation for adults welcome, children free

Meet local farmers & restaurateurs, see cooking demonstrations by chefs &
local youth, sample & 

buy savory foods, and learn about the benefits of buying local!

Workshops: 
5:45pm:                Quick & Nutritious Meals for Young Families, Robin
Hicken, Dietician

6:15pm:                Youth Recipe Challenge, Winning recipe to be
showcased by Chef Ryan of Flow Catering.  

6:25pm:                What Should We Pay for the Benefits of Local Food?
Ellen Desjardins and Steve Martin

7:10pm:                Learn the Art of Cooking Slow for Healthy Families on
the Go:  

Crockpot Demo and Recipes, Libby Barrie and Becky Barrie

Join us on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Woolwich-Healthy-Communities-A-Taste-of-Woolwi
ch-2012/321560057905463?ref=tn_tnmn

For more information contact Barb Taylor at 519-669-3961 or Carol Popovic at
519-883-2004, ext. 5336. Healthywoolwich.org 

Community Clean-up Day

Saturday, April 21, 8:30am-12:00pm

Join with others in Woolwich to help beautify your community.  

Contact Ann (519-664-2613 x6027 or aroberts at woolwich.ca  about a location
near you.

Movie Night featuring Revenge of the Electric Car

Saturday, April 21, 7:00pm, FREE

Trinity United Church, 21 Arthur St. N., Elmira.

A documentary that explores the future of the automobile.  

In partnership with plugndriveontario.ca <http://www.plugndriveontario.ca> 

For more information contact Chris Moore at 519-669-9147 or
chris_moore7 at rogers.com 

Tree Planting

Tuesday, April 24, 1-3 pm with Park Manor Public School

Wednesday, April 25, 10 am-3pm with Floradale Parochial School & Conestogo
Public Schools.  

Sponsored by Woolwich Clean Waterways Group

For more info contact Chris at 519-669-2938

Green Living and Tech Fair

Saturday April 28, 11:00am-4:30 pm.  Free! Donations Welcome!

St. Jacobs Arena, 29 Parkside Dr.

Connect with local business owners who specialize in green and healthy
living, discover tips for reducing your daily energy use and learn about
healthy habits!  Buy green products, attend workshops, and drop off old
bikes and e-waste!  Children's activities too! 

Ride the  <http://www.grt.ca> Grand River Transit bus route #21 to St.
Jacobs
<http://www.grt.ca/web/transit.nsf/DocID/F0BD881589B2609585256C1E0047D8E1/$f
ile/rt%2021.pdf?openelement>  www.grt.ca

Workshops:

12:00 & 2:00pm:       Green Home Upgrades: Create an energy-smart,
comfortable, beautiful living space, Dane Labonte, REEP        Green
Solutions

12:30 & 2:30pm:       Energy Saving Ideas and Technologies for under $100,
Julia Hawthornthwaite & Jennifer Harvey in partnership with REEP Green
Solutions

1:00 pm:                      Hiking for a Strong Back & Healthy Mind, Dr.
Peter Scheuring, Chiropractor 

1:30 pm                       Going Green for Energy Savings, Paul Rack,
Green Homeowner

3:00pm                        Going Green for Energy Savings, David MacKay,
Green Homeowner                

3:30 pm:                      Healthy Active Living, Heart and Stroke
Foundation

You can also find the Green Living and Tech Fair on Facebook this year!
Search for  <http://goog_874082697/> Woolwich Healthy Communities Green
Living and Tech Fair
<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Woolwich-Healthy-Communities-Green-Living-and
-Tech-Fair/294310447258275>  and
<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Woolwich-Healthy-Communities-Green-Living-and
-Tech-Fair/294310447258275> Like.pngour page!

For more information contact:  Joy at 519-664-3534, ext. 230 or visit
healthywoolwich.org  

Sustainable Living Tours of REEP House

Saturday, April 28, 12:00-3:45pm.  Free!  Donations Welcome

The YMCA Veggie bus departs St. Jacobs Arena at 12:00, 1:00 & 2:00 pm.
Attend tour by bus only.

REEP House for Sustainable Living is REEP's super-insulated, water-wise
century brick home and education centre that has achieved 86% energy
savings.

For more information contact Joy at 519-664-3534, ext.230 or visit
healthywoolwich.org

Tree Planting

Saturday, May 5, 8:30am-12:00pm.                          

Sponsored by the Township of Woolwich Environmental Enhancement Committee
(TWEEC)
Help plant trees for Woolwich!  

For more information, contact Ann at 519-664-2613 x6027 or
aroberts at woolwich.ca 

Bird Watching Hike
Sunday, April 29, 2:00-4:00pm
Join Mark Bauman for birding and hiking on the Health Valley Trail in St.
Jacobs. 

Meet at the kiosk at the trail entrance behind the fire station in St.
Jacobs.  Take King St. north to Albert St.  Turn right or east on Albert and
follow through to the back of the parking lot to the kiosk. Trail rating:
first half is stone dust trail followed by natural path on varying
topography.   No dogs or baby buggies on the second half of the trail
please.

For more information about hikes and to view trail maps visit
www.healthywoolwich.org or call Paul at 519-664-3643.

Breslau Hike
Sunday, May 6, 2:00-4:00pm

Join hike leaders Lisa and Sheri to hike the Hopewell Trail in Breslau. 

Meet Lisa and Sheri at the parking lot near the mill pond on Woolwich St.,
at the corner of Woolwich St. and Victoria St.

For more information about hikes and to view trail maps visit
www.healthywoolwich.org or call Paul at 519-664-3643.

Joy Finney

Woolwich Healthy Communities

P.O. Box 370

10 Parkside Dr.

St. Jacobs, ON

N0B 2N0

519-664-3534, ext. 230

jfinney at wchc.on.ca

www.healthywoolwich.org

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