This past Sunday, August 24th, Project Porchlight took a trip to Chetwynd, BC to celebrate the district’s 150th anniversary. We quickly discovered why it’s called the “Chainsaw Sculpture Capital of the World.” All along the main streets were magnificent chainsaw carvings that rivalled the view of the neighbouring Rocky Mountains.
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Autumn seems to be settling in nicely across Canada. If you go out walking on one of these crisp evenings, you can hear the crunch of leaves beneath your feet, and the calls of the first flocks of geese making their way South.
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Maybe it was the green, white and blue beach balls that rolled into town on August 16th. It could have been our smiling staff cuddling up to the goats, cows, horses and puppies. Or maybe it was our giant banner wilting under the scorching heat. Whatever it was, if you were around Fort St.
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One of Project Porchlight’s goals is to help clean up our environment. But Vegreville, Alberta volunteer Beatrix Berge took that notion to another level as she delivered light bulbs through her neighbourhood this summer. “(Project Porchlight) is a great way to get ideas on how to decorate the yard and create flower beds,” she says.
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If you ask Karen Streets, Project Porchlight does more than help the environment; it helps people.
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Whether you need a bob, perm, highlights or a CFL, Georgie’s Beauty Salon is the place to go in Vegreville, Alberta. Georgina Frankiw has been running the hairdressing shop out of her home for 36 years. But this is the first year she’s handed out a free light bulb to her customers. And they have Georgina’s husband Orest to thank for that.
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The 2007 recipient of Kawartha Lake’s Environmental Hero of the Year award is none other than Project Porchlight volunteer, retired Reverend David Reeve.
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When it comes to preserving our environment, Fatima Khan is a big believer in the importance of awareness. “I’ve always been interested in the environment,” she says. “But when I was younger, I didn’t really know what I was capable of doing. I didn’t do anything (to help the environment), therefore I thought I couldn’t do anything.”
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Sue Fuson understands the value of good conversation. As a mother of two young children, she spends many hours a day speaking and interpreting a language that’s incomprehensible to most adults: baby talk.
Needless to say, when the opportunity came up to man the Project Porchlight booth at the Brazeau County Fair and spend a day interacting with people of all ages, she jumped on it!
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The Red Deer Westerner Days Fair certainly had an appropriate slogan this year: “It’s a Scream!” Whether it was cries of delight over cotton candy and caramel apples, shrieks of pleasure on the tilt-a-whirl, or yelps of happy surprise at receiving a free CFL, the sounds of excitement filled the air at the event’s July 16th opening.
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