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iiiuitsiim. bit l'NiHHt 3: Jilin-WATERLOO CHRONICLE- l3 ' w ' Ales II .n .Vill l I l . . . L__________ ' 1 Former Laurelwood student comes back to share her inspiration i . . mmMic . - . . :, Chanukah in the : Chronicle Staff ‘ £ £ ' 1'" - .: Q l The a, ~ .- . ll- j; square starts Dec. 22 . School proved that kids can be inst ext it v \ . t ‘ " g . - a t . , . ‘ ed about giving as they are (mom MW, ’ _ ‘3 l l . l ‘(lome celebrate (thanukah with your friends and ing this , oiyear ' i .2 ‘ ‘ I. - t neighbours at the Waterloo public square. Dec 22 start 1 « DTIK _ , ‘ _ T.‘ , . ‘, . l i The school celebrated m 19th annual “it,“ 5. E: ing’at 5.33pm.. and watch the tallest menorah in tht l of Giving, raising a record $4,751.50 for the region ge ' ' y ‘ J . . , , . . Kitchener Conestoga Rotary (Ilub's annual ~ 3 .. ’ Enjoy traditional treats such 3’ potato latkes and Jelly Turkey Drive on Turkey Thursday, and 1': w w ‘ doughnuts. pigkltip a menorah or candles to take home, ‘ sho ' carts full of food on Food Bank l~nr . ~ , , or even a rei e - l dauppmg ‘ ‘ . . 3 This year. attendees are asked to bring a winter l "The “boo“ Week I), (imngcampaiwi In“ ' 953 ‘ - ' § 1 clothing item‘ior donation to those in need. For more , become such a tradition other schools have ‘ r ‘ ' ;_ '2’ information “5" wwwkwxshwaterloocom. adopted it and charities like the 1 mice; l)n\'e v ‘ - . “ _ . have asked to be included in the annual fund ' I, 2. I _ ’ W d f W raising challenge. I k . , .. . , . . on ers 0 inter . 0"? guest 3' 13“ “Wk" “Will Wt“ M‘IWV‘ l , , ‘ The annual Wonders of Winter festival in Waterloo Abbott. who graduated iioin the uesisitit- ~ ‘ , l Park mi] have the ugh“ on every night through to Dec Who‘" l3 3““ all” Sh" ”U“ “”40 K“ i' “UP ‘ t 31, from 5:30 to 10.30 p.tn., with extended hours on port services adiiiinistraior in the l-ood Hank x. 1 , M . _ 5 New Year‘s he lhere “1“ he horse drawn trolley rides oiWaterloo Region, and the \\ eel of t living at .» __ ‘ w “ ' : Dec. 23 to 24 and Dec. 31. There will also be concessions laurelwood served as inspiration int ' 'l \xtirlt .‘ ‘ those nights m the chantyseflor f 4‘ For more information, Visit www \s‘ondersofwm Sh? ”Mk" t” (he ““30”" ”hm” m" A” Teacher Rick Morton joins with membets oithe LACE leadership team Yuqian Lin. centre, and l ”I” ference they make, and ho“ ”ll“ h m“ “’m Rania Jeoog to pack grocery carts full oi the donations son mum mm ‘ mutiny needs them to give bat h dunng events i . . likediesie non where my goal is help otir community which collected $950thisyear. . Fmal Fndays Dec 30 "The amourii oi food they raise ioi li\ is and build a stronger community," said Abbott. There are no real winners. although the pri ' measurable." said Abbi m " [his isn‘t lust doing "Willie l‘rn not On the Erontline (“Um {00¢ ”130‘ grades $15th Will! the "1081 Sim-001k The City of Waterloo's next Final Fridays event is set something “it? hit a week it makes it big on i out use my skills to “on: and talk with people presents this year for all the items they collect for Dec 30. i 1 am, in it pm. in uptown Waterloo. ierence and it's a big deal “ital they do for us " «Hid is!” Klimt” as (’Xfilf‘d 11* l was “’th l was ed. 8‘“ the selflessness abounds and includes Final Fridays showcases art. culture, and cuisine in ‘ Abbott admitted it was tool walking down it lod " the kids who couldn't get to school for Turkey the core on the last Friday of each month. her old school hallways and reitii-mlx-rt-d lli‘l [he next generation of kids who are Thursday because the buses were cancelled. Activities and events include exhibit openings, per ‘ time as a student. getting in'ilils't‘tl in the Wit-it Inspired by that giving included (Grace Miller instead they brought in money on Friday for formant-es. community an, demonstrations. artist talks ‘ binning .inil Brody l.cldiardt, (Grade 8 students who the cause. Then there's the fact the school and readings, as well as dinner, drinks and specials , - "l specifimih remember doing l-ood Bani. arc both pan of the school's lAtIF leadership beat last year's Turkey fundraising totals even at restaurants Try ice dating at the Waterloo public l l'riday back then and that this thi- nit-ition group though "WW" “DIN” students. square. Willi SO many BCfiVlUP‘n you'll MW” have a it‘d l that stood otii tor me." said Abbott “its the lliey helped organi/e some of the events ~When you see (what we've collected) all gun to leave “pinyin For more infomration. visit www one that all the kids got ext tied about and (h.- tind collected from fellow students everything around its you can really see we're making a l waterloo.caifinalfn’days. one i got exnted about." from money to toilet paper to diapers. which difference in other people's lives,” said little t it also put her (in thi- path oi Liiomng sht- Will he deliwred to local social service agenr hard! 1 N Y ar’ E (ould have a (tll’i't'l that llidlll' a iliiieient e in“ 1 “‘W Weber, the school's music teacher, : cw e S ve event instead oiiust ti paw lieqiie "It is always exciting to see ii we can beat who has been around since the inception of 1 n“, (Zity ”f Wimpdoo hosts a New Year's liven ”mm 1 an”; that W“ ”m. ”m“. “N ..xp‘.l'lt‘l]i es the totals eat it year." said Miller. l3. 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