Community Guide
Calendar of Events:
Sunday, August 10
MaxVolley Charity Co-Ed 4's Beach Volleyball Tournament
Get some friends together and hit the beach for a fantastic co-ed (4's) charity beach volleyball tournament! Here's some details:
Where: MaxVolley - 1510 St. Joseph Blvd
Date: August 10th
Cost: $100 per team - All money raised will go to the charity that's been set up for under-priveldged kids
Divisions: Competitive and Rec
For more information and to register, please contact Patrick at: patty_24_@hotmail.com
Sunday, September 7
Dodgeball Tournament Supporting the Heart and Stroke Foundation
Get a dodgeball team together and help the Heart and Stroke Foundation! This tournament will support a great casue and be a ton of fun. Here's some details:
Date: September 7th, 2008
Time: 9:00 am - 1:00pm.
Location: Canterbury Community Center
To register and for more information, please contact: *coming soon!
Saturday, October 4
World Computer Exchange Turf Soccer Tournament
World Computer Exchange (WCE) is a global education & environment nonprofit that helps connect youth in 65 developing countries to the skills, opportunities & understanding of the Internet while keeping working computers out of landfills. To date, WCE has shipped over 27,000 computers and has connected over 1,000,000 youth to the Internet.
Tournament
The tournament will be held October 4,2008 between 9 and 5 pm at the Super dome and will have 3 divisions (Men’s, Womans and Coed). The games will be played indoor on turf, will be 45 minutes each with a referee, and 7 vs 7 including a goalie. Each team will play 3 games and the cost will be approximately $350( $50 deposit due by August 9,2008 and the $300 due September 7,2008).
For more information, please contact: info@goal4earth.org
General Announcements:
Camp Quality Lifting the spirits of children with cancer
Wanted: “Male” Companions for a one week camp
Qualifications: 18 years or older and want to have fun!
When: August 9-15 (inclusive)
Where: Lanark, ON
Why: Camp Quality a camp and support program for children with cancer.
Camp Quality is a summer camp for children with cancer -- and more. The camp provides an opportunity for the children, and their year-round Companions to celebrate life together for one fun-filled week in August (9th to 15th).
For more Information: www.campquality.org or call 1-800-294-7841
With 41 permanent locations and 19,000 clinics held annually across the country, chances are there’s a clinic near you. Visit blood.ca to find a complete listing of blood donor clinics in your area. You can make an appointment to donate by calling 1-888-2-DONATE.
Canadian Blood Services understands your lives are busy. If you find that you are unable make your appointment for any reason, please call 1 888 2 DONATE (1 888 236-6283) and reschedule. This way we can try and offer your spot to someone else.
Canadian Blood Service host mobile clinic in various parts of the city. However, most convenient is our Blood Donor Clinic located on 1575 Carling Avenue in Ottawa. Hours of operation for this location are as follows:
Monday: 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday: 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Every time you make an appointment to donate blood you could potentially be saving three lives. Call 1-888-2-DONATE and make and appointment at our Carling Avenue location to donate today!
Giving blood is a great way for busy and active people to give back to their community ……without having to invest a lot of time.