Art of Being Green

This past weekend we were at the Art of Being Green Festival, which was tons of fun, with the exception of all the rain.

Tomorrow (Thursday July 16th 2009) we will be outside of the LCBO in Perth, and this weekend we will be at the Stewart Park Festival all weekend. The big race is Sunday at noon, so buy your tickets asap!!

Pictures and Updates

So I have some pictures to share! Also as an update we have sold approx. 75 tickets, this is just while we have been out in the community, we also have some tickets out in town, so hopefully the number of sold tickets is actually higher! This weekend Breah and I will be at the Art of Being Green Festival! So come check us out and buy a bunch of tickets!!!!

Where we are

Last Saturday we camped out outside of Canadian Tire and sold some Duck Race tickets, and this wednesday (CANADA DAY) we will be in Smiths Falls selling tickets throughout the day as well as Thursday (July 2nd) we will be outside of the LCBO in Perth between 4-7pm. As you may or may not know The Art of Being Green is being help the weekend of the 11th and 12th, and we will also be there selling duck race tickets (in a booth provided free of charge by the festival).

Keep an eye out for us! and be sure to buy some tickets.

Zoe's Bio

Hey, I’m Zoe, and I am currently living in Perth. I am 20 years old and enjoy horseback riding, reading, eating, and driving in my turtle. I also did my placement at the YAK Youth Centre for the SSW program, and this is my second summer assisting in the organization of the Duck Race. I am looking forward to the race this year, along with selling ALL of the tickets (1,000).

Breah's bio

Hey, I’m Breah and I fall from the Falls. I am 22 years old I enjoy reading, listening to music, astronomy, singing in my car as loud as I can, and just plain old fashioned fun. I did my placement at the YAK Youth Centre for the Social Service Worker program at Algonquin College in Perth. This is my first time working on a fundraiser for a non-profit organization, and I cannot wait to see how this journey will end.

Purpose

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We will first start off by introducing ourselves. Our names are Zoe and Breah and we are the fundraising coordinators for the YAK Youth Centre. Our main purpose is to organize the annual duck race that takes place during the Stewart Park Festival in July (this year it will take place on Sunday July 19th).

This blog with follow our day-to-day activities, and will let you know where you can find us selling tickets!

Bioblogs on both Breah and I are to follow!!