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Exercise can go a of In. it long way to reduce chronic disease. cancer, anxiety Mike Noonan. charity chair of the g i and depression. osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and firefighters association, said KidsAbility ' 3 A dementia risk . _ ' m“°”i°i°'°".’°”§‘l"“imp"? t n ' .. r" tweezzasemtisms: usett e saoto amiiestn e L" community wi‘lh the work it does ” ' - ” 8 ‘ - ,. i prescription of medically safe and appropriate "It was a natural fit," said Noonan. -, ' v, v , , ’ . “I _ a .» exercise, it can make a difference to the health of ‘ “It helps kids get as best a start in life as ' g M a 2 families Md reduce the prevalence Of chronic di8~ possible. and we‘ve done a lot of work f“ “ "- 3 m l - ~ - ease in the Region ofWaterloo. 10 support children in need in the Waterloo firefighters are holding a fundraiser in support at KldsAbillty Sept. 20 past" fl fig; 11 kn f called Hot in the City. Lending their support to local children in need are firefight- Royal Medieval Paine local “3 ters are we W" or en Matt Burkholdef, Dean Good, Ed Stage-r and Matt Grimwood. emu-om their toy drives at Christmas and sta- baCk for 15th season (ions have been the drop-off point for a that.‘ especially with the ladies. who get to , number of community campaigns in Lisa Talbot. executive director of the see local firefighters out of uniform and This 15th year °f the Royal Medieval Fatre the past. KidsAbility Foundation. said they are on the mnway. brings the denizens of the Kingdom of Mearthha Noonan said not only do firefighters really excited about partnering with the “We call it a fashion show with a murder mystery Sept 15' ll a.m. to 6 pm. at e work to protect the community, they firefighters. twist." said Noonan. “Off-duty, City of west end “gram M d are also part of the community and "Courage is something that both the Waterloo firefighters are modeling Decide r yourself who youfthink shoul h?” want to do their best to help. firefighters and the kids at KidsAbiliry clothes from the retailers at Conestoga your avour, King Bertram ° Mearth or ng “This shows another ' have in common.” said Mall and we hire choreographer‘ so it's Dawns of Dearth and the “Via: Ch“? _ aspect of what we do. “Courage is some- Talbot. “We're looking more ofa showman a fashion show." d ThehFaire is “2;wa “awning“ ofven- and we do a lot outside thing that both the for a fantastic night in Planning for the event starts in lan- sues at???“ siplays, i" a: d fveragrl? of work. volunteering support ofthe kids" , uary and local firefighters put a lot of 8 m '. e c mus c, mag c. "V r pr“ ce ii and helping with charity firefighters and the The firefiyiters have effort in developing a production that Siam“ costumes “d decorations. P “3 muc events,” said Noonan. kids at KidSAbili been strong partners really connects withtheaudience. ' . , ‘lf you |00k at (he defi- ha . I}; and an inspiration in “There‘s singing and dancing. and Admission B 35 per person. 2.50 for chiidnfeén nition of firefighter. it ”e In common the past with their sup- it's way out of the scope of what we lo “affirm“ www.royalmedtevaifaue.org r should say, ‘always there _ Uanbot port of other KidsAbility normally do. but everyone is there to more ormatiort ' to help.” F ,- d“ events. and this is help raise money and awareness for ' Norman said the fire Kmlzgérfl" another way to cement KidsAbility.’ said Noonan. “It's quite Open Streets WTOWII fighters association is the special relationship amazingâ€"we have somereallytalent- Wat 11 Se t. 16 particularly inspired by the l. 100 kids they've had with kids ed male and female firefighters? e 00 p who are on the waiting list for services "me donations we receive from the The goal is to sell all 1,000 tickets for and support at KidsAhility. lie hopes community help us provide direct serv- the Sept. 20show. The last Open Streets UpTown Waterloo event , . _. , , _ . ,, . . concludesSepthJromltoipJn. the event gets more kids into the treat- ice for the children, said Talbot. Well Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 The ublic can enjo a traffic-free da from merit they need. be able to see more kids through this at the door. and are availablebycalling Cennxliio Union streets? En} an all ysports '1here is a long, long. long waiting donation. 519-886-8886, ext. 1293 or emailing demonstrations commdezO‘m' ”has md list to get into Kids/utility.” said Noo- "lt has sold out in the past and we FoundationRSVPOltidsabilityca. uptown busin ' and eateries For [it]: infor- nan. “If we can shorten that by raising hope people don‘t wait and get their For more information about mation to 0 I “a,“ some awareness and raising some tickets." 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