Students’ moms preparing Chinese delights to benefit The Warming Room
Enjoy some special dumplings, salads and pie at St. John’s Anglican Church on Saturday
This Saturday, there will be a special event to support Warming Room Community Ministries of Peterborough.
Freshly-made Chinese dumplings and salads will be available in the Parish Hall of St. John’s Anglican Church in Lakefield at 5 p.m.
The delicious food will be made by a group of mothers from China whose children attend the Lakefield College School.
There will be pie for dessert. Tickets cost $20 each. For more information, phone Gwen McMullen at 705-652-3024.
Chemung Lions
Chemung Lake Lions are hosting their second annual Fall Lunch Fundraiser this Thursday from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Lakehurst Community Centre, 979 Lakehurst Circle Rd.
There will be a soup and sandwich lunch followed by dessert. Tickets cost $10 each.
There will also be a loonie auction for prizes. All funds raised will be donated to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation in support of the children’s cancer unit, cardiology, the neonatal unit and other children’s care.
For more information or to reserve tickets, phone 705-6572671.
Chemung Community Care
This Thursday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. there will be a wheelchair and walker clinic at the Chemung Community Care Office, 549 Ennis Rd. in Ennismore.
No appointment necessary and the clinic is free. Bring your wheelchair or walker for a fall tune-up with a motion specialties technician. Call 705-2928708 for more information.
Lakefield Village Lions Club
This Wednesday, the Lakefield Village Lions Club will host a Community Soup Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Lakefield Legion, 10 Nicholls St. All are welcome so come early for good food and fellowship. Take Out will be available while quantities last. Donations will be gratefully accepted, and all proceeds will support Diabetes Canada.
Selwyn Public Library
On Oct. 7 there will be a genealogy workshop by Dr. Fraser Dunford of the Kawartha Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. The topic will be “The Genealogy of Place.” Most genealogists research a family, so how different is it if you are researching the genealogy of an entire community? This talk is based on Fraser Dunford’s decade-long research of the early settlers in Dummer Township. The workshop will be at 1 p.m. on Oct. 7 in the Optimist Hall, located one level below the Ennismore Library at 551 Ennis Rd.
Christ Church Community Museum
Christ Church Community Museum will be hosting its annual fashion show on Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Parish Hall in St. John the Baptist Church in Lakefield. There will be dessert before the show that will feature clothes from Style Boutique. The cost for admission is $15 and tickets are available at Happenstance in Lakefield. For more information, call Shirley Twist at 705-749-2018.
Lakefield Youth Unlimited
Lakefield Youth Unlimited will host a fundraiser dinner on Oct. 17 at the Lakefield Legion, 10 Nicholls St. There will be punch served at 5:30 p.m. and a chicken dinner at 6 p.m. Contact Katie to receive more information and to RSVP by Oct. 10. Space is limited. 705-651-0156 or lakefield@youthunlimitedkaw.com. Lakefield Youth Unlimited is a satellite of Kawartha Youth for Christ. There is no ticket price; rather, the cost of food for each meal ($21) will be deducted from the charitable receipt for your donation received, as per Canada Revenue Agency regulations.