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Volunteer Action Centre offers several opportunities I ooking for a way to make a ifference in the commuâ€" nity? The Volunteer Action Centre offers several opportuâ€" nities. The Waterloo County & Area Quilt Festival is the largest quilt festival in Canaâ€" da. This organization currentâ€" ly has openings on its board of directors for both a treasurâ€" er and a viceâ€"chair. Meetings are held once a month on a Thursday morning. Volunâ€" teers who would like to take on a leadership role in one of the top 50 festivals in Ontario are encouraged to apply. Ask about volunteer opportunity #3630â€"12448. Take time to smell the flowers and help Epilepsy Waterloo Wellington improve the quality of life for people affected by epilepsy. Every year in August, pairs of volunâ€" teers work fourâ€"hour shifts to sell bunches of gladioli flowâ€" ers at local Zehrs stores. Friendly, outgoing volunteers will enjoy this opportunity to meet others and support this agency‘s major fundraising event. If you have a few hours on Aug. 22, 23 or 24, call and lend a hand. Ask about volâ€" unteer opportunity #1027â€" Planned _ Parenthood Waterloo Region is looking for a volunteer stage manager to help with the production of Intimate Betrayal, a peer education play for high school students. The volunâ€" The northern route around Lake Superior is scattered with lakes, rocks and trees. The roads are good. The scenery is beautiâ€" ful. In late June, bright yelâ€" low, brilliant white and burnt orange wildflowers spilled out of the ditches as though someone had intenâ€" tionally planted them there. Near Wawa we stopped for lunch. The restaurant was small, intimate and advertised homeâ€"cooked meals, the very qualities that always entice us. Stepping inside, we experienced déja vu. We had been there years before. This simple pasta soup can save time Some people make the trek much quicker but we seldom drive more than six hours a day. Taking our time allows us to enjoy the jourâ€" ney as well as the destinaâ€" tion. e are â€" always Wreminded how immense the provâ€" ince of Ontario is when it takes us five days to drive from southwestern Ontario around and over the lakes to the Manitoba border. UKOIA ARTHRITIS PAIN RELIEF! And other fine Health Centres & Pharmacies Canada wide Lakota kills pain NATURALLY! Lakota helps prevent joint cartilage degeneration! Lakota is recommendjcd by Pharmacists and Natural Health Consultants Nationwide! teer will assist with all aspects of production including: runâ€" ning rehearsals, working with the technical crew, commuâ€" nicating with schools prior to performances, and arranging transportation of the set for 10 to 15 performances during the school year. Ask about volunteer opportunity #1056â€" 12432. Share your love of reading. with a child this summer. Project READ has an opporâ€" tunity for volunteers to parâ€" ticipate in their Reading Cirâ€" While we waited for the waitress to bring menus and even longer for her to take our orders, we recalled how long we had waited for serâ€" vice on our previous visit as well. They were from the Unitâ€" ed States. It was the second day of their first trip to While our food was being prepared at a snail‘s pace in the kitchen, a man and a woman came in and sat at the table beside us. They were also travelling in a motorhome. Are you a low income homeowner? Is your home in need of major repairs in such areas as electrical, plumbing, heating, fire safety or structural soundness? Is someone in your house disabled and needing modifications to help improve accessibility? The RESIDENTIAL REKHABILITATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM offers financial assistance to low income homeowners for the above items. For more information call 1â€"866â€"935â€"3268 For further information about these and other volunâ€" teer opportunities, call the Volunteer Action Centre at 742â€"8610, or visit www.kâ€" wwvolcentre.on.ca. cle program. Volunteer activiâ€" ties include reading to chilâ€" dren, supervising activities, and assisting with program preparation. Reading Circles take place on Wednesdays and Thursdays during July and August. Ask about volunâ€" teer opportunity #1078â€" 12436. Canada. They said that a friend of theirs came to Canada every year, to some kind of horse show in Calâ€" gary. If we had prepared this soup in our motorhome, we would have been on our way much sooner. We could even have invited our Amerâ€" ican neighbours for lunch. The couple was still waitâ€" ing to place their order as we pulled out of the parking lot. We hope they don‘t judge all the restaurants in Canada by this one experiâ€" ence. 2 tablespoons canola oil 4 cups sweet onion cut in 4 cups water 1 (10 3/4 oz.) can of cream of celery soup 1 cup small shell pasta 2 tablespoons chopped cooked, crisp bacon (optional) _ 1" pieces 2 garlic cloves chopped SWEET ONION PASTA SOUP (Makes 6 servings) Add the water and bring the onions to a slow boil. Add the pasta and bring the liquid back to a boil. Stir until the soup is disâ€" solved and the liquid is smooth. Heat for five minâ€" utes and serve. If the soup is made ahead and cooled in the refrigeraâ€" tor before serving, it may be necessary to thin it with a little milk or water when reheating. Stir occasionally and cook until the pasta is tenâ€" der, approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Add the bacon, just before serving. Pour the oil into a deep saucepan. Turn the heat to medium and add the onion and garlic. Stir constantly until the onion pieces are transparent. Do not allow to brown. 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