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This weeks DQ Cool Kid This weeks DQ Cool Kid This weeks DQ Cool Kid This weeks DQ Cool Kid
is Taylor! is Cedric and Misha! is Olivia! is Violet!
Taylor is a great friend and role Cedric and Misha were former Olivia always stepped up to Violet always participates in
model. He is always offering a BGC members and have now the plate when it came to doing every activity with a smile on
activities. She always puts her
helping hand. Taylor’s smile joined our Volunteer Team this her face. She is willing to try
best work into each activity. She
is contagious and he arrives past summer! They’ve been new things and encourages
made many examples for the
to our teen program everyday positive role models and we love others to do the same. We can
other members to learn from.
with a fresh, positive attitude. seeing their leadership skills She was a great role model this always count on Violet to help
You are awesome! shine! Keep being awesome! summer! out around the club!

Knowing/Growing Garden Project

Submitted Article of collaborative gardening and canning Project, Karen Douglass Cooper, adds,
workshops with community partners “This project is a wonderful opportunity
including Akwesasne. Healthy food, to provide elders with opportunities to
ornwall, ON - The Seaway
CSenior Citizens Club is pleased to fresh air, and exercise, as well as grow healthy food and learn new as
announce the receipt of a grant from community engagement and traditional well as traditional methods of canning
the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) knowledge will be promoted, and the and preserving home grown produce
Resilient Communities Fund. This development of a companion cookbook with our community partners, in
funding support will assist the Club in created by project participants is also particular, our friends and neighbours
creating a senior-friendly Community being planned. from Akwesasne.” The Seaway Seniors
Garden Project at their downtown This grant further expands on the are looking forward to officially kicking
Centre, located at 506 Pitt Street, in the mandate of the Seaway Seniors to off their project with an educational
heart of Cornwall. provide and promote creative and active and inspirational tour of Akwesasne’s
healthy living for people over 50 years of Thompson Island Cultural Camp this
The recently obtained OTF grant coming September.
is helping the Club to further expand age. Managing Director, Darnell Proulx
and provide economic support to their says, “This is a very exciting project for For more information on the
current food program for elders by the Club. The new garden will provide Photo Submitted Knowing/Growing Project, members
providing what their Mohawk project opportunities for our seniors to plant, of the public are invited to contact
partners call “good medicine.” The care for, and harvest garden vegetables program, all while sharing knowledge
two-year “Knowing/Growing” project and more, as well as help in the design amoung members on gardening, caring the Seaway Senior Citizens Club and
will see the creation of raised garden of the garden. This project will provide for, and preserving fresh produce.” Centre at 506 Pitt Street or call 613 932
beds as well as the launch of a series healthy options and cost savings for 4969 for more details.
our weekly Curbside Pickup Lunch Coordinator of the Knowing/Growing