ORILLIA-BASED KIWANIS CHILDREN’S SAFETY VILLAGE CHANGES WITH THE TIMES
Some 50,000 children have journeyed through the Kiwanis Children’s Safety Village since its roll out in 2009. The interactive village travels to area schools where students learn to live and play safely through hands-on displays covering potential dangers ranging from electricity and fire to traffic. But times are changing, and with that change comes the…
BIKE DONATION BY GEORGIAN DENTAL ORILLIA
Here we have a very happy Tanner D. of Regent Park School in Orillia, with his new bicycle generously donated by Dr. Tan of Georgian Dental in Orillia. Pictured with Tanner, is PC Martin HILL OPP, Donna-Lee Weller Salt, and Meghan of Georgian Dental. Tanner missed recess, but says missing recess was worth getting a new bike.…
LAFARGE DONATES $1500 TO KIWANIS CHILDREN’S SAFETY VILLAGE
On the 16th of May, 2017 East Side Mario’s in Orillia hosted a fundraiser for the Kiwanis Children’s Safety Village. At this fundraiser, Andrew Bucking, Plant Manager of Lafarge Canada Orillia District donated $1500 to the safety village
IT TAKES A VILLAGE, AND AN ORILLIA RESTAURANT, TO RAISE A SAFE CHILD
John Epstein (second from right), owner of East Side Mario’s in Orillia, along with office manager Rose Hurtubise (far left), presented representatives of the Kiwanis Children’s Safety Village with a cheque for more than $1,500 in proceeds from a recent fundraising event. The interactive village travels to area schools, where children learn how to live…
ORILLIA PACKET – CHILD SAFETY ARTICLE
The Kiwanis Club of Orillia kicked off March with a special presentation by Glenn McCurdy, chair of the Kiwanis Children’s Safety Village (KCSV), and founding committee member Sandy Cobbe. The KCSV is a favourite project of the local Kiwanis club — it has been shown to save lives through teaching children how to live and…