Category: Community Groups
A new name: Fairwinds-Poole Creek Community Association
Thanks to all of our neighbours who joined us at our Annual General Meeting on Monday night. It was an opportunity to look back at all of our activities over…
Coldest Night fundraiser brings in more than $31,000 for Chrysalis House
(ABOVE: Members of Team StittsvilleCentral.ca, who helped raise over $4,200.) Wow! Thanks to everyone who supported this year’s Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser for Chrysalis House. On Saturday evening,…
HIGH FIVE: Trivia fundraiser brings in over $1,300 for Chrysalis House
(Quizmaster Rick Tremblay reads out the questions at a special Friday night trivia fundraiser at Quitters.) A big high five goes out to everyone who joined us at last night’s…
LIONS: Catch the Ace jackpot is up to $750
CATCH THE ACE: Week 3 winner was Steve Hodge ($119.99) and Week 4 winner was John Lalonde at $140.00. The week five jackpot will be over $750. The next draw…
COMMENT: How neighbourhood rinks connect our communities
Sunday afternoon was a bittersweet day at the Bandmaster Park skating rink in Fairwinds. Dozens of kids and parents came out for our community association’s neighbourhood skate, a modest event…
Legion launches commemorative brick fundraiser for new building
(ABOVE: Rendering of the proposed new Stittsville Legion building. Via HDD Hierarchy Development & Design.) The beloved Stittsville Legion has been home to countless community events, charitable fundraisers, and has…
LIONS: Catch the Ace lottery is up to $400
The Stittsville Lions Catch the Ace progressive lottery jackpot is up to $400. Week 2 winner was Steve Hodge who won $119. The next draw date is Thursday, February 15…
How rocks can play a role in spreading community kindness
“I learned about ‘The Kindness Rocks Project’ back in July of 2017. It was the images of an interesting Facebook/YouTube character, who had recently gone viral, painted on rocks that…
Stittsville Lions launch this year’s Effective Speaking contest
The Stittsville Lions are hosting a speaking competition for students from Grades 4-12 on February 28 at the Stittsville Lions Club (1339 Stittsville Main Street). Category Winner: $100.00 Category Runner-Up:…
All aboard Richmond’s Gateway to Groceries bus
(PHOTO: Driver Greg Bungay and volunteer Pamela Brown with the ROSSS Gateway to Groceries bus.) On a recent sunny and frigid Friday morning the ROSSS (Rural Ottawa South Support Services) bus arrived…
HIGH FIVE: Lions Catch the Ace raises $1,500 for Kanata hospice
Beth Lewis and Robert Gregory from the Stittsville Lions display a cheque for $1,500 to be donated to the the Ruddy-Shenkman Hospice in Kanata. The money was raised through the…
Catch the Ace returns on February 1
Catch the Ace is coming back to Stittsville. The Stittsville Lions with the help of the Stittsville Legion will be holding the first draw for Catch the Ace February 1…
Legion is accepting bursary applications until March 31
The Stittsville Legion is now accepting bursary applications, funded by the Poppy Trust Fund. Bursaries are available to anyone up to the age of 25 for post secondary education. The…
Support Team StittsvilleCentral.ca in fundraiser for Chrysalis House
I’m a board member with the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (WOCRC), and on February 24, 2018 we’re doing a fundraiser to support Chrysalis House, a 25-bed emergency shelter in…
LIONS: Euchre results from January 11 and 18
The Stittsville Lions host a euchre night every Thursday at the Stittsville Lions Hall (4–1339 Stittsville Main Street) at 7:30 pm. Come on out and bring a friend for fun,…