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Annual walk held alternatively this year 

Annual walk held alternatively this year 

🕔13:29, 26.Feb 2021

Last Saturday was virtually the Coldest Night of the Year.  The Coldest Night of the Year is a COVID-safe, family-friendly walk held to raise money for charities serving people experiencing homelessness, hurt and hunger. Usually, walkers gather en masse at a designated location, but social

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Chilifest turns up the heat fundraising

Chilifest turns up the heat fundraising

🕔12:15, 6.Mar 2020

This year’s ChiliFest brought community members from around Essex county together to enjoy good chili, good cake and good works. The ChiliFest hosted by the South Essex Community Council at the Leamington Portuguese Community Club was a fundraiser event to

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Supporters of WRYM bundle up for overnight parking lot stay

Supporters of WRYM bundle up for overnight parking lot stay

🕔08:35, 11.Feb 2020

Last weekend, the Windsor Residence for Young Men (WRYM) bundled up against the freezing temperatures at an industrial parking lot on St. Luke Road, This effort was to raise support for young men who are sometimes forced to spend the

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Playing games to raise cash for kids

Playing games to raise cash for kids

🕔12:02, 8.Nov 2019

Playing games did more than just provide fun for Windsor-Essex residents — it helped raised funds to support Windsor’s sick children. Gamers of all types came out to The CG Realm, a local game store, to play games for 33

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St. Clair College students raise money to improve education in Ghana

St. Clair College students raise money to improve education in Ghana

🕔11:48, 12.Apr 2019

By Kristian Beaudoin Students of the event management program hosted a fundraiser to improve education in Jirapa, Ghana. In association with the Ciociaro Club and the Rotary Clubs of Windsor, students held a fundraiser called An Evening for Education on

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Fighting crime with pasta

Fighting crime with pasta

🕔09:03, 25.Sep 2018

By Kaitlynn Kenney Residents of Tecumseh and Windsor are showing their support in fighting local crime … through their love of pasta. The Riverside Sportsmen’s Club is hosting a pasta dinner every Wednesday in September to raise money for Crime

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Women’s empowerment brunch raises more than $5k for local shelter

Women’s empowerment brunch raises more than $5k for local shelter

🕔10:18, 14.Apr 2018

A group of students want to empower the women of Windsor by bringing the community together. The all-female class of St. Clair College’s event management program planned a fundraising brunch as their final project of the year. They exceeded their

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Windsor’s 36th Easter Seals Telethon a huge success

Windsor’s 36th Easter Seals Telethon a huge success

🕔15:53, 30.Mar 2018

The 36th annual Easter Seals Telethon blew past its fundraising goal of $145,000 raising more than $176,000 this year. The telethon brings in about 70 per cent of Easter Seals’ funds for the year. It takes about 40-50 volunteers and

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Rocking for charity

Rocking for charity

🕔12:09, 23.Feb 2018

By Chelsea Girard Disaster Strike took the title of Rock for Dimes 2018 Champions at the annual fundraiser hosted by March of Dimes at Average Joes on Feb. 16. Rock for Dimes is the March of Dimes national fundraiser and

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Craft and Gift Show brings local community together

Craft and Gift Show brings local community together

🕔13:10, 11.Dec 2017

By Shirley Feng It was a cold and snowy Tuesday afternoon but the H.S. Hetherington Public School gym was warm, crowded and festive. The second annual Winter Craft and Gift Show attracted many vendors and patrons for the fundraiser. Before

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Move over, Wonder Woman – the WonderBroads are here

Move over, Wonder Woman – the WonderBroads are here

🕔11:25, 8.Dec 2017

Windsor summers are marked by humid air, riverside concerts and dragon boat races on the Detroit River. Many teams compete every year at the International Dragon Boat Festival, but one of those teams is unlike the others. The WonderBroads is

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Baby it’s cold outside

Baby it’s cold outside

🕔11:53, 26.Feb 2016

By Alyssa Horrobin On Feb. 20, about 300 people took part in the Downtown Mission’s fourth annual Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser.  Coldest Night is a walk that happens in communities across Canada on the same night. The event

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Locals honour military at fundraising event

🕔20:58, 29.May 2013

By Hailey Trealout The Essex and Community Historical Research Society held a fundraiser March 23 to keep their doors open in order to educate the public on its local history. The ECHRS is an organization that began in 2007 and

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