May 13, 2005 - Glebe Report
May 13, 2005 - Glebe Report
May 13, 2005 - Glebe Report
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NEWS <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
Rocking for seniors<br />
Hawaiian style<br />
BY MARY PAL<br />
The <strong>Glebe</strong> Centre's newest<br />
residence was rocking on Sat., April<br />
30, as participants of the eighth<br />
annual Rock-a-Thon spent the<br />
afternoon raising funds for seniors.<br />
By day's end, $23,667.50 had been<br />
raised and pledges are still coming<br />
in.<br />
Nine teams took turns keeping<br />
their chairs rocking, including a celebrity<br />
team with MPP Jim Watson,<br />
who has been Honourary Chair<br />
since the event began; Kevin<br />
Nelson, of Majic 100; <strong>May</strong>or Bob<br />
Chiarelli; MPP Richard Patten;<br />
Councillor Clive Doucet; former<br />
Councillor Inez Berg; The <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
Centre's Executive Director, Dawn<br />
O'Leary; and Board President Gary<br />
0' Byrne.<br />
Four teams were formed by<br />
groups outside The <strong>Glebe</strong> Centre:<br />
event sponsor Capcorp's Team; Yet<br />
Keen Seniors' Centre; the Celebrity<br />
Team; and the Community Team,<br />
which included Loeb <strong>Glebe</strong> owner<br />
Jim McKeen and manager Karen<br />
Carmody; along with various<br />
community volunteers and firefighters.<br />
The <strong>Glebe</strong> Centre teams<br />
were formed by staff in the longterm<br />
care home and in Abbotsford<br />
House, crafters and teddy-bear makers<br />
in Abbotsford House, members<br />
of the Abbotsford Council and even<br />
a team of residents who called<br />
themselves the "Rockin' Babes."<br />
In keeping with this year's<br />
Hawaiian theme, rockers were<br />
entertained by a lively assortment of<br />
singers and dancers, including the<br />
Ottawa Valley Theatrical Seniors,<br />
resident Helen Hudson and daughter<br />
Susan Galvin playing Hawaiian<br />
guitar, Abbotsford House volunteer<br />
Nell Khandldiar who kept the crowd<br />
hopping with her surfin' calisthenics,<br />
and the talented duo of<br />
Kathryn Cruikshank and Sarah Kehler<br />
whose song-and-dance numbers<br />
had the audience clapping along.<br />
The committee of volunteers who<br />
ran the event provided Hawaiianstyle<br />
refreshments, served by 10-<br />
year-old hula girls Hanna Glover<br />
Illustration: Gwendolyn Best<br />
and Meredith Pal. Two floors of the<br />
new building were decorated to put<br />
everyone in a Hawaiian mood. The<br />
afternoon's tally of pledges was<br />
recorded on a large palm tree poster<br />
designed by volunteer Emily<br />
Brascoupé. Beautiful gift baskets<br />
were presented to rockers who had<br />
collected the greatest amounts in<br />
pledges.<br />
Two-thirds of the amount raised<br />
came from generous sponsors: event<br />
sponsor Capcorp Financial; major<br />
sponsors RBC Dominion Securities,<br />
Royal LePage and Governor's Walk,<br />
operated by Dymon Management,<br />
(purchaser of the former <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
Centre tower on Holmwood Avenue);<br />
contributing sponsors Collins<br />
Barrow, Emond Harnden, Giant<br />
Tiger, JSI Telecom, Manulife<br />
Financial, McKeen Loeb <strong>Glebe</strong>,<br />
Medico-Dental Pharmacy, Sodexho<br />
Canada, The Ottawa Citizen and the<br />
Tri-Co Group; rocking chair<br />
sponsors Barry Hobin & Associates<br />
Architects, Elite Draperies, Independent<br />
Linen Service, Rhodes &<br />
Williams, Snelling Paper, Wescom<br />
Solutions and Praxair Medigas; and<br />
supporting sponsors Abbotsford<br />
Council, BFI Waste Services, CCEA<br />
and Rock-a-Thon Alumni. The<br />
committee is grateful for their<br />
support and generosity.<br />
All funds raised support seniors'<br />
programs provided by The <strong>Glebe</strong><br />
Centre to its residents and clients<br />
throughout the community.<br />
A big thank you to all who helped<br />
out at the event. If you missed the<br />
Rock-a-Thon, you can still send in a<br />
tax-receiptable donation by calling<br />
230-5730.<br />
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<strong>Report</strong> <strong>May</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2005</strong> 2<br />
The Susan Jermyn Award<br />
for Writing<br />
Susan Jermyn, former editor of the <strong>Glebe</strong> <strong>Report</strong>, passed away in 2003.<br />
To honour her memory, the paper's board of directors established the<br />
Susan Jermyn Award for Writing at <strong>Glebe</strong> Collegiate Institute, her alma<br />
mater.<br />
This will be the third year that the award will be given to a graduating<br />
student who has demonstrated originality and ability in writing as well as<br />
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