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Rachel’s Kids 18 Annual Garden Party & Charity

Auction Knocks It Out of The Park (of Hope)!

By Staff Writer and her family generously pledged
$100,000 towards various other park
expenses, for a grand total of $200,000
he sun shone, the garden was in
Tfull bloom, delicious food and for the Park of Hope! Rachel’s
refreshments were consumed, old and Kids has partnered with the City of
Cornwall, who share their enthusiasm
new friends mingled, and the paddles
flew at the 18th Annual Rachel’s Kids and is committed to helping them see
the park come to fruition in the spring/
Garden Party and Charity Auction.
A sold-out crowd gathered on June summer of 2024.
10th to support Rachel’s Kids ongoing “A huge shout out to everyone who
efforts and to witness the unveiling played a role in making the event truly
of their newest project – The Park of magical and wildly successful. You
Hope – a play space for all children, have once again warmed our hearts
regardless of their abilities, to play, through your kindness and generosity.
learn, and have fun! $17,000 of personal There is nothing more important than
donations were pledged for the direct the difference we are making together
purchase of a fully inclusive seesaw, in the lives of so many children, locally
one of the many unique features of the and globally. For a better tomorrow,
proposed park. Another $83,000 of the we PLAY today!” reflected Dr. Rachel
funds raised were earmarked for the Navaneelan, the charities Founder and
park, and in addition, Dr. Navaneelan Chairperson.“ Photos Submitted

Seaway Senior Citizens Club, Many Hands make

Light Work

By Christine Ouellet seen by over three million people
across Canada and internationally.
olunteers from the Seaway It’s 263 blocks portray the rich
VSenior Citizens Club had the cultural legacies of all the First
honour of assisting in the installation Peoples in Canada and every nation
of the Quilt of Belonging prior to its of the world at the dawn of the new
public display, on June 11th and 12th, Millennium.
at the Williamstown fairgrounds. It is fitting that the quilt was again

Along with members of the in Williamstown as that is where it
founding society, club members all began, thanks to a vision by local
helped to install the metal artist, Ester Bryan, who recognized
framework, then carefully place that everyone has a story to tell.
this spectacular work of art in place, Sadly, Ester Bryan passed away a
ensuring that each segment was a year ago in July 2022. Future hopes
perfect fit. are that it will find a permanent
home in the Museum of Civilization
The Quilt of Belonging is a 120 in Hull, PQ.
foot (36 metres) long massive
collaborative project which took six Read more about the Quilt
years to complete, and has traveled of Belonging https://www.
around the world, and has been quiltofbelonging.ca/ Left to Right: Denise Willard, Therese Seguin , Liz Collymore, Darnell
Proulx, Elaine Leroux, Karen Douglass Cooper. Photo Submitted