Church hosts plant sale just in time for fall
Funds from event go to support church trip to Honduras
September is just around the corner and that means it’s time for the ever-popular annual Yard and Plant Sale at Grace United Church, 581 Howden St. Mark the date on your calendar: Sept. 8. The fun starts at 7 a.m. and runs until noon.
All proceeds from the sale will go to support a November 2018 trip to Honduras. 13 people from the church and the community will travel to Nuevo Paraiso to build new washroom facilities at the elementary school there. For over 10 years a group from the church, under the guidance of Peterborough’s Friends of Honduran Children, has travelled to Honduras, building homes and schools and taking school supplies to many rural mountain schools.
During the sale, the parking lot will be full of treasures for all ages, including items such as glassware, toys, books, furniture, sporting goods, craft items and, of course, plants.
Bins for scrap metal and old electronics such as televisions and stereos will be located in the back corner of the parking lot from Sept. 4 until the end of the sale. Items can be dropped off any of those days.
And you won’t go hungry at the sale! Grace Scouting members will be cooking up peameal on a bun and burgers. Enjoy one for a delicious breakfast or lunch.
For further information contact the church office at 705-7425846.
Come and check out the sale and help make this year’s Honduras build trip a huge success.
Soroptimist Golf
There is still time to register for the Soroptimist International Peterborough 2018 Annual
Ladies Charity Golf Tournament that takes place Sept. 8 at Quarry Golf Course in Ennismore. Profits from this event go to support Soroptimist Dream Programs.
The tournament is best ball format with an 8:15 a.m. shotgun start.
The cost is $110 per payer and includes lunch as well as door and special hole prizes. Singles or teams are welcome.
Please register by Aug. 31. Contact Pat Simpson, Registrar, at 705-748-5578 or patsimpson909@gmail.com.
Jazz and Funk
Play it Forward, a fundraising concert with the jazz quartet Zing, will take place at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte St. on Saturday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m.
All ticket proceeds go to Community Care Peterborough.
The event promises an evening of contemporary jazz and funk, with the band performing music such as Steely Dan’s Josie, Sting’s Field of Gold, David Sanborn’s Full House and more.
Community Care’s staff and volunteers provide services to seniors and adults with physical challenges, empowering them to live at home. As a non-profit charitable organization, the organization relies on the generosity and support of individuals and community groups. All money raised is used in this community.
Tickets cost $23 for general admission or $33 for a cabaret table and are available by contacting the Market Hall box office at 705-749-1146 or markethall.org or Dean Ostrander at Community Care at 705-742-4224, extension 224, or dostrander@commcareptbo.org.