March 22, 2011

Trailer To Raise Awareness For United Way Of Peterborough & District "Backpacks For Kids" Program

March 22, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

[YouTube; United Way of Peterborough & District]

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March 19, 2011

PtboPics: Habitat for Humanity Women At The Peterborough Home & Outdoor Show

March 19, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

[Peterborough Home & Outdoor Show, Raising the Walls at the 2011 Home and Outdoor Show, Habitat for Humanity Peterborough]

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March 18, 2011

Run to Live Launch Party Is This Sunday In Peterborough

March 18, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

[Run to Live]

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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March 18, 2011

Peterborough Home & Outdoor Show At Memorial Centre This Weekend

March 18, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

This weekend is the Peterborough Home & Outdoor Show, with more than 125 exhibitors. And Habitat for Humanity women will be "virtually building" a house at the home show—a first-of-its-kind at this show.

[Peterborough Home & Outdoor Show]

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March 14, 2011

The Trash & The Wolf 101.5 Building Awareness for Relief Efforts in Japan

March 14, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

This Wednesday, The Trash will be donating 100 percent of cover charge proceeds to the relief effort in Japan, which their Prime Minister Nato Kan calls "the toughest and the most difficult crisis for Japan" in the 65 years since the end of World War II.

Also, local radio station The Wolf has set up a special page on their website where you can learn about various ways to help Japan via the Red Cross, and get more information about the situation there. (Their sister station Kruz FM has done the same.)

If you know of other events/resources happening in Peterborough to raise money for Japan, please add to our comments section below or email us at tips@ptbocanada.com.

[The Trash "Retro Relief Rules" on Facebook; The Wolf page for relief efforts]

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March 10, 2011

David Goyette Launches New Book "Heading to Happy" At Splice

March 10, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

David proudly displays his new book. Photo by Evan HoltDavid Goyette, Executive Assistant to Mayor Daryl Bennett, was at Splice last night to launch his new book, Heading to Happy. This is David's second book, and it took him just over three years to write it. Heading to Happy is David's personal collection of 40 learned lessons in the art of living.

Exerpts were read by Betsy McGregor and Tim Rowat, while Jason Chessar gave a personal comentary on how the book influenced him.

David's book consists of 40 notes, but the most important one to him is based on the last line of The Beatles song "The End" on Abbey Road—"The love you take, Is equal to the love you make." That is the most important message David would like to convey.

All proceeds of the evening were donated to Our Space, and graciously accepted by Our Space Executive Director, Ken Whatman.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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March 07, 2011

Video: Fashion Show Raises Money For PRHC's "Closer Campaign"

March 07, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

More money was raised on Saturday night to help build a new cancer radiation treatment centre at our hospital at a fun fashion show in Lakefield for the Closer campaign.

[chextvDOTcom; Closer to Care: A Comprehensive Cancer Treatment Centre]

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March 01, 2011

Peterborough Petes and Habitat for Humanity Team Up

March 01, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

This Thursday (March 3rd) night's Petes game against the Brampton Batallion at the Peterborough Memorial Centre will help raise funds and awareness to our local branch of Habitat for Humanity. When buying your tickets, use the promotional code "Habitat" and you will save $5.50—and $2 of that will go directly towards the builds taking place this year. Come on out and cheer for the home team and help out a great cause!