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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 7 Sep 2005, p. 17

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Homemade skirt nerleet [or weekend walk Continued from page t5 LAN year. Fitzsittunor1s gathered with [humands ot people at the Natimml um bition in'l‘umntu and panic ipated in the titt-kttt walk that weaves its way through the downtown. The group 'stayed overnight in tents at Dowt1sview Park. and the next day walked back to the exhibition. Fitzsimmons is looking forward to participating again this year. with the 8.000 people already regis- tered for the event. The walk is limited par- ticipants and registration for this year's walk was already full by last February "The best part of the walk is the gathering of thousands of people who cheer, walk and volunteer with so much energy for 48 hours." Fitzsimmons said. "Everyone is thereTor the same reason and that's all they talk about for those 48 hours. "There's an much tragedy in the world and the walk provides a positive look at the strength of the human spirit." Along the walking route there are cheering stations for hundreds of supporters to shout words of enrnm- agement and feed the walk- ers. Fitzumtttorv, rvcalls that many ol the neighhuur lumda they walked lhmugh last year had pink rihhuns tied lo the tree and sigrrs m house windows. Hmidvs thc support oi mlunlm‘rs alum; thy rnmv. bit/sirrtmrutm, rem-Hm! mu minimum-m 1mm {Ht-mix and lf) workers 1mm ”Hunts-s Mush-nu Group. 'T encourage everyone to participate once in their lifetime. " Do you have trouble hearing someone speak to you in a crowd or wonder if you need a hearing aid? Hearing help classes for seniors are offered by the Canadian Hearing The classes will teach hearing health care and coping skills that will help individuals deal with the daily challenges of living with hearing loss. Classes begin Oct. 7. For more information, call Joyce Haynes at 744. 681 l. Hearing classes to be held -- Donna Fitzsimmons wulkw for seniors With their hvlp. l-itzsirn. mum. has ram-d $2.2m) Ihis year. home [norms and my workers haw also row Irihuu-d "ittr1vsofloreast tamer survivors and virums to Filmimmuns skirt". Although the race is still WE”!!! 5»an - days away. 1rizsiutttrotts, us already hulking forward In the mid. She said. "As mun asl saw the finish line last year I hum into tears; it's over- whelming. Even though ilk an individual physical accomplishment. it's also u I! I 1m SEW WI ED MW! gttrtCet “If OUR BIGGEST , CLEARANCE EVENT EVER. WM mm i00h ”WWI", m . . an a: 2” mm CIVIC kill SEW " 1Wtm gum}! accru"pledtutvnt for a pmniw purpose "I rllcuumgv m‘rrytmr itt punlupuu- 011cc their life- time." For more mfurmutlun on the Weekend to End Breast Cancer walk, visit www.ertd, Canuttca. mummwn SEW“ “was 1y ISIP: 313.325' i [mum mstmm mu '1ii,7M'( TOO Plilf WHAT WE PAY. ("'iT"ft"1"iuifffyo' _ m Im- " um: " um ml will! " [EASE "" LOSE "rr

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