End of week 6

Hey everyone,

This week started on a good note and continued to be fairly busy. On Wednesday, I photographed a local poet who will be involved in a poetry tour that will have 6 poets from Montreal and Toronto canoeing down the Grand River, stopping at different locations and sharing poetry. April Bulmer is Cambridge's poet that will be out sharing her work. After I met with her, I headed to McDougall Cottage to take a photo of one of the quilts they have on display until Labour Day.

April Bulmer, a local poet will be the Cambridge poet for the poetry canoe tour taking place on the Grand River on Aug 14. Bulmer has lived in Cambridge for 14 years and has three Masters Degrees in creative writing and theology.

http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/community/article/860221--connecting-words-with-river

Michelle Rozad, a teacher/interpreter at McDougall Cottage in downtown Galt displays the quilt by Vicki Mitchell, of Paxton, Scotland as part of the “2010 Wee Quilt Challenge”.  This quilt won best in show for this year and will be displayed with the rest until Labour Day weekend.

Thursday, I went to west Galt right near Southwood to photograph a man in his home as he got his new Peak Saver thermostat installed. John Jackson has spent approximately $40,000 on home upgrades to make his home more energy efficient and with a program offered by the government, he and his wife received around $2600 back, each. I will be writing a story about it on Monday and will post the link once it's online. For the rest of the photos, the links will be below them.

Ryan Parkinson of Delta Air Systems Ltd. shows John Jackson how to use his new Peak Saver thermostat after it was installed. This thermostat is part of Jackson’s efforts to make his home more energy efficient.

http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/community/article/861646--reeping-the-benefits



Today, I went to the YMCA before 9 a.m. to take a photo of an aquafit class knitting for a woman named Sue Sturdy's cause. With all my photos submitted and plans to set up stories on Monday, I get to leave early today to head to Port Dover with Eric on his bike. I've never been but I think it'll be really fun :)

Have a great weekend everyone!

  Members of Sue Sturdy’s aqua fit class at the YMCA help her knit for her upcoming project that will take place in September. Sturdy will cover one of the bridges over the Grand River starting September 9. After it is removed on September 26, some of the knitted panels will be made into scarves and auctioned off to help the YWCA, the food bank, and the Cambridge Centre for the Arts. Other pieces will be given to the Cambridge homeless shelter for people in need.

This and That

Aloha, everyone!
Although the week started off slow, looks like it's picked up pretty quickly. Yesterday morning, I went over to Wedges N Woods to do a photo and story of a fundraiser event that they're holding this week and on Saturday.
The story was published today on Page three. Here is the link to it below the photo  :)

Andrew Amlinger, marketing co-ordinator for Frank on Finance, takes a shot while Katherine King, another marketing co-ordinator, Pat Busby, owner of Wedges N Woods, and Gabriel Frank, president of Frank on Finance, watch. All four have helped organize this week’s fundraising event for the Oral Health, Total Health organization.


http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/community/article/858266--1m-goal-for-golf-clinic


Today, I only did one photo op, but I was handed a bunch of assignments and now have three appointments tomorrow and two more to organize.
I took a photo of some kids making clay sculptures at a Children's Art Camp through the Cambridge Libraries.
Here's my favourite.

Olivia Cacciacarro works on a sculpture during one of the Cambridge Library’s children’s art camps at Central Presbyterian Church in downtown Galt on Tuesday.

Last Friday, I did a photo and story of a friend from high school who is collecting empty beer bottles and such in order to give a donation to the local humane societies. The story was published today, along with the photo on page three and already this morning, she got an email from someone interested in helping her reach her goal of $5000. Here's the photo, with the link to the story.

Katie Neil is collecting empty beer cans and other bottles to deposit in order to raise money for local animal shelters.

http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news/local/article/856967--empty-effort-combats-cruelty

Yesterday, I went to the mall in the morning for the launch of a new program called "Penny Harvest" that's through the Cambridge Self Help Food Bank and helps to pay for things such as back to school products for kids in need. A little boy named Cameron Hass donated a big container that he was filling with pennies to help other children. Here's the photo and caption for that.

Cameron Hass, 8, adds pennies to a jug he presented to the Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank’s Penny Harvest on Thursday at the Cambridge Centre. Money raised will help towards buying back-to-school items such as shoes for children in need. The Penny Harvest will return to the Cambridge Centre on Aug. 21 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. 

Today, I was out and about all day taking pictures of construction sites and then I got a feature photo as well. The first is the site of a public school that's being torn down after a new building was built. The old building was worn down and needed lots of renovations so they decided to just build a new school all together. The second site is the Riverbank Restaurant that will be restored and expanded. I saw the blue prints and it's going to be pretty amazing. It should be finished by Spring 2011.

Construction to the Riverbank Restaurant in downtown Galt is under way and it is planned to be completed in the Spring of 2011.Plans for a two-floor solarium surrounded by glass are in the works, as well as keeping the original stonework, with minor adjustments to it.

Construction on Ryerson is moving along as the old school is being torn down and a new one is being completed. Construction started in May and should be completed by the end of this month, before the start of the next school year.

After the construction photos, I went over to L.A. Frank's by the water and took a couple feature shots...

                        Sarah Nunnikhoven, 9 and her brother, Kurt, 7 enjoy some time at Mill Race Park with their parents on Friday.

I also did a story on a Teen Reading program through the Cambridge Libraries. Here is the photo and link to the story.

Patricia Pilon displays a weekly prize pack in front of the teen summer reading club board at Clemen’s Mill library on Wednesday.

http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/community/article/859163--write-a-review-win-prize

Make a Wish

On July 27, I drove to Brantford to witness and photograph a little boy receiving his wish come true through the Make a Wish Foundation. Along with Great Escape Hot Tubs of Cambridge, a Marquis hot tub was delivered to Carson's house and the Brantford Fire Department showed up to fill up the new tub.
It was a great day and I'm glad Cat, a good friend of the family was there too. The fire fighters also took Carson for a ride around the block and to our pleasant surprise, they left a pair of boots and pants behind so Cat and I had some fun trying them on.
Here are some of the photos from that day.

With the help of a Brantford Firefighter, Carson Huelin, 6 holds the hose that fills his new hot tub. Huelin received a hot tub through the Make A Wish Foundation of South Western Ontario. Huelin lives with Batten Disease, a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder, causing the brain to be unable to break down proteins, causing brain cells to die and eventually immobility, and lack of speech, among other things. Great Escape Hot Tub Company of Cambridge delivered the Marquis Spa to Huelin's house on Tuesday. Huelin's older sister, Jamie passed away in April with the same disease at the age of nine. Huelin's family chose the hot tub in order to give him a way to relax his muscles and body.

Huelin also got to take a ride around the block in a fire truck with the Brantford Fire Department, along side his father, Sheldon.

Cat and I enjoy our time trying on the fire fighting gear while the others go for a ride.