Ontario Community Newspapers

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 13 Sep 2006, p. 7

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Miss Acton pageant accepting entrants The Miss Acton Pageant is still looking for contestants for this year's event. The pageant, which has run in conjunction with the Acton Fall Fair since 1963, will be held Friday (the opening night of the fair) at Prospect Park at 8 p.m. Contestants must be between ages 16 and 22, attend Acton High School or live in Acton, Ballinafad or Rockwood. The pageant format consists of a private interview with the panel of judges, an on-stage appearance and welcome greeting and a twominute prepared speech on a pre-approved topic. After the initial judging is completed, finalists are chosen and are asked to answer an unknown question. Judges will be looking for the ability to make people feel comfortable, friendliness and attitude, public speaking ability and presentation and poise and control. Contestants are to bring two outfits the night of the pageant. The first is to be conservative (something you would wear to an office job interview) and the second outfit must be formal and reflect how you would want yourself to be portrayed if chosen Miss Acton. Make-up services will be available the night of the pageant. An evening rehearsal is also planned for tomorrow (Thursday). The winner will represent the town of Acton and the Acton Agricultural Society for the next year at numerous events, including an agricultural convention in February at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto and the annual CNE Ambassador of the Fairs pageant in August. One of the year's celebrity judges will be Global TV's entertainment reporter Roz Weston, who grew up in Acton. For more information contact Leigh Whiting, chair of the Miss Acton Fall Fair Committee, at 905-877-8262 (pager) or 905873-7318. Habitat meeting is set for Thursday Habitat for Humanity Halton (HfH Halton) will be hosting an information session tomorrow (Thursday) at 7 p.m. for interested individuals to learn more about Habitat for Humanity Halton's upcoming 2007 Georgetown builds. Learn more about getting involved as a sponsor, donor or volunteer. The session will be held at The Real Canadian Superstore, 171 Guelph St., Georgetown, (upstairs in the cooking school area). Please call Habitat for more information at 905-637-4446 or 1-866-314-4344. Habitat for Humanity Halton is a community-based, non-profit, faith-based organization whose mission is to mobilize volunteers and community partners in building affordable housing and promoting homeownership as a means to breaking the cycle of poverty. The organization was founded in 1999, is a member of Habitat for Humanity Canada, and part of a worldwide network that spans 100 countries, has built over 200,000 homes, and is now building a new home every 24 minutes. Habitat builds, renovates and sells houses to low-income families on a no-profit, nointerest basis and provides an interest-free mortgage to families who would otherwise not be able to purchase their own home. Please visit the website www.habitathalton.ca or call the office at 905-637-4446 or 1-866-314-4344 to find out more about the work being done at HfH Halton.

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