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