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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 23 Jun 2010, p. 15

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I‘he change of venue offers more endeavour he now C3115 (kmada (3’95 5 g} / rooiti for more actiVities. and the fireworks will be 1 taking 0” a life "f "5 0W" a" the grass» iv ' . i set off from the sunken area behind llol‘y’ Rosary . roots support grows to help students in ~ - ' ‘ School. quake-stricken areas 0f the (Ihina. and V "5": Organizers are expecting a huge turnout, For ‘ give “"3 students ”‘9 same opportuniâ€" ’ '1 t e. ‘,,.-v 4 more information visit wwwwestvaieorg. ties children here take for granted @” g . . ; . . Since he started last year. [hang a gas _ (irade it) student at Sir John A. Macdon~ 9% ' K Free are turn m i aid high school, has raised more than ri‘ , x $3.000. After a benefit concert he and i 1' T: /’ //‘” at local recyClers \ some of his musically inclined friends 7,; :1 / ' N Local auto recyclers are holding Tire Forgive- ‘ played a couple of weeks ago on the 'a ‘ / / \ ness Days June 25 and lune 26 where you can turn front porch of his family’s Waterloo ,. ‘ / /// ‘ in as many of your old tires as you want (or no ‘ home that total is quickly surpassing if“: ,/ charge. l $4.000. lzveryone from his neighbours \ .. ’ Offered by auto recyclers along with the Ontario l ‘ on the street to Waterloo Mayor Brenda \’ ,. _ Automotive Recycler s Association. the Ontario llalloran came out in suppon. ' \ Tire Stewardship Program is accepting used and l The fundraisirig effort promises to scrap tires from the public. They will take tires on get even bigger next year as his school‘s .\ or off of rims and dispose of them for free. student counCil is adopting it as one of ~ 7‘“ J.M_W. Automotive inc. in Kitchener Will also he i its charitable endeavours, ensuring a ‘ “if " giving out free hot dogs and drinks from 12 pm to ‘ pennanent flow of writing material. arts 2 pm. both days. For more information call 519- supplies and other school necessities 745-2034. l reach students in (lhina who would go Other recyclers participating include logel's without omen/Vise. Auto in Kitchener. Earl's Auto in Kitchener. Park- l [hang said the inspiration came way Auto Recyclers in Kitchener and Paleshi Auto lroin his parents, Richard [hang and 1 in Elmira Proceeds for the day go to the Sunshine Wei Li. who alwavs taught him it was \ \ FoundationThe program is done with the support l important to help when someone is in . Ontario Tire Stewardship For more information go ‘ need lhat lesson was driven home durâ€" to www.0ntariotsca. mg the massive (Ihina earthquakes in l 2008 when thousands of people were . . . killed and many more left homeless by What started out as a modest way to help students struggling in China has grown Th_Clty Roller CHIS a 7 9 magnitude earthquake and its into a fundraising organization called Canada Care by local student David Zhang. . «momentum-ks ""0 i take over public square "Helping underprmlegtxi people for from the schools he is helping, and saw countries affected by disaster.” he said. ‘ _ .. . mi- is every citizen‘s social responsibiliv all the supplies he had provided to Even more important than the ec0~ ; The Tn-ley R0119!" (ilfl‘ 31’? hosting a demon I it." said [hang “People who are less make the learning experience much nomic and political relationship Cana» l stration 0f one Of th? 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