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Project tries to bridge the gap between citizens and students "While tusing visual cul- lure. urban sound and nightlife. the Charity Art Auction is aimed at pruvid- ing the community with an opportunity to view a mosa- f I “w Funkiticuiion Pru- Pct anuounws "s lat- est public event. the Charity Art Auction. thes in day at the Vault Lounge In uptown Waterloo. lhe auction begins at H p-m. and last bids will be taken at 1 a.m. The focus of the event is on "bridging the gap" between the Waterloo cum- munity and the student populations, said leffrey Charles, a University of Waterloo Independent Stud- ies student who created the project. ouse of Friendship is leeased to announce that Barry Abelson of Abelson Siding & Window of Waterloo is organizing cash donations for the purchase of frozen turkeys for the 2004 Christmas season. The purchased turkeys will be delivered to the House of Friendship's Business helps buy turkeys for needy Step back to a Christmas evening in 1891 and experience Woodside by candlelight and kerosene lamps, Dec. 21-22 from 6:308:30 p.m. The King family home is beautifully decorated with cedar garlands. paper chains and a Victorian table top Christmas tree trimmed with a IM-year-old Santa ornament. Sample roasted chest- nuts by the Ere. enjoy baked goodies in the kitchen. and lislen to harp musir hy Christina Marée in the par- lnur. Admission is $3.50 for adults, $3 for seniors. $1.75 for students. or $875 for families. On December 3rd, the biggest stock market winners will be children. olll,llrie, ()n [)11 crtUwr Ard. (LIME World Markets and (ZINC Wt 10d (.11de Will (Innate theur frcs and cummlsunns In (hildrt-n's charities students from UW, laun- er and Cortestoga Culiege are suhnulling their work to he showcased in a highly innovative gallery almos- phere. All the proceeds from the silently auctioned an are being presented to support the arts, specifically the Waterloo Regional Arts Council. Charles said. "I know that many, many families are having trouble making ends meet and need to rely on emergency food assistance," said Abelson. n at mediums of student art," he said. Adding In the almos- phere will be a live painting an inside the venue at the auction. from Toronto artist Adam Hilburn of PatisHil Co-Lab (www.parishiLcom). PrMect3Media will be taking over visuals with live mixing nf video feeds, projected lhruughout the venue. Emergency Food Hamper Program, at 80? Guelph St. in Kitchener. and re-distritr uted to low-income families in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Unfortunately. each year requests for turkeys exceeds donations. . g . A wool outershell II - , treated with teflon M, - F r to repel snow ' " Q and min C'- . ' . Tuck away x _ earfktps and gamma: '. forehead Treated with Teflon" so winter won't stick . 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"ln addition. the further endorsement from the Uni- versity of Waterloo Fine Arts program and the recently cancelled Fine Arts program at Laurier has fortified the authenticity and spread the word of the Funkification Project and the Charity Art Auction, both on campus. and in the streets." "This year I am appealing to the community for finan- cial assistance in an effort to increase the amount of turkeys donated to House of Friendship." House of Friendship's Emergency Food Hamper program serves more than 18,000 different people throughout the year. The project is an under graduate thesis study at UW Program Vsupervisor ""thrlr "Hopefully Barry's work will inspire people to remember that many low- income people depend on emergency services such as ours for survival." Parkinson m the Independent Studies Faculty. The thesis is focused on the creation uf small busi- ness - specifically a venture in special-event manage- ment. _ "A major component of research for the thesis is the creation, design. produc- tion, promotion and man- agement of events in the Kitchener-Waterloo com- munity. With the commit- ment to providing unique and dynamic private and public events that are on the leading edge of originality. style and trend. the project offers an alternative for many A particularly stu- dents." Charles said. 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