W'mmi C I TY £1FE ‘ g. t o , I o ’ K-WLittle Theatres ChristmasWi’shjbra newsrgngelsgranted H mm 4 . - r - . ‘ * V . > ’ ‘ .' . . ChmnicleStafl > 4.. , , ‘ , Foster Parent ahmwww- ., .- “a ,- information night met-Waterloo Little Theatre: ' - home on My 19. 2002. those ; set for tonight associated with the communi theatre . : mmmmmlém . . FosterCareWaterloo Regionishostingai'bster But the volunteer organiz-[ion has .4 Parent Information Night tonight at 7 p.11). at the had it struggles in the decade since ‘ Famflerntre, “AwaitAveq Kitchener. their home of more than 70 years was ,, This Is an Opportumty to learn how you can be destroyed by ï¬re. A new building is in . , a foster parent to help children in our community. place at 9 Princess St. E., but it took , . _' “ . To register. call 519-576-9540. For more infor‘ longer than expected to ï¬nally open its 1’; matlon go to www.fostenngkidsca. doors in 2009. and Kâ€"W Little Theatre ' ‘ £7335 had to forgo other necessities like â€7 ' " "A ' Pmpersismse tor its new home. b ~ Time Out for Moms, Tots That prompted Carrie McNab . the ’ treasurer of the theatre group. to try a and POPS Starts Ian. 1 l gmmegï¬gg'ggï¬fe;hfg;§;bg'§k , » the City of Waterloo is kicking off its Time Out contest called have our Local Business ,. for Moms. Tots and Pops starting Jan. 11 at the organized by Intuit â€" producer of tax _ _ .. - mrgmnaricial Soccer and Sports Centre at 3%:Leluggl‘géï¬u'Eirgggrï¬l‘f‘ngg Supporters of the K-W Little We Marthe ruined roman 1%“er The program is a chance for mothers. fathers ‘- wish for KWLT p after a fire destroyed the building on July 19, 2002. it was reopened inâ€. and w and caregivers of newborn children to six years to ' . thanks to a Christmas wish granted by Intuit. will have a new $5.000 ï¬ghter this; interact with each other through creative play. She asked for a new street Sign so season. um . ngamesandsong people passing by could better see who ' , , KWLT's new home. and hopefully gen- And McNabb knew exactly what to but determined group of people male all Th? p to}??? 0?"; unil'estrli’cted floor space, crate more foot traflic and have more do with it by ï¬nally putting a bow on ing a huge diflerence in the communi~ I .ouwmg C I ren o eve op ‘ 6†gross motor people stop in for one of their many the theatre space. ‘ ty. The r0 ram runs Frida s 9‘30 a m to “'30 productions "I told them hownmportantitwasto ‘We're proud to be able to help aâ€? 10 y ’ ‘ ' ‘ ' “I'm an accountant by trade and l us," said McNabb. “Right now we get so them continue their sum.†amï¬lun â€$5 ’ . 't f d l d follow Quick Books because it’s a solu» many comments like. ‘Oh we didn't KWLT's next production is Macbeth, f :53: Is 2322"“ for is“ .312} “Muglto tion I use both professionally and for realize that you were here. or we iust directed by Jonathan C. Dietrich. and Duff "to? [pas 0:. 5:198:38: E773 ct KWLT.†said McNabb. '1 saw a random thought this was an abandoned build- opens Ian 24. , 280 or more m orma '0" ca . ‘ ' ‘ ex ‘ Facebook post for this contest and 1 ing.’ which is really not nice to hear McNabb said they hope to have the ' thought itwas really. reallyinterasting when you're so dependent on foot new sign up in time for their producâ€" “it was kind of a shot in the dark. trafï¬c. tion of the Pulitzer prize-winning play 0 but l thought it would be a really great “it was a great opportunity and Proof. set to open April 11. Auditions Ball-VOte canada opportunity if we could get it.†we‘ve already started moving forward for the Show start Feb 1 l. . The prize was $5,000 and it required with the design and construction and “We're hoping to get a lot of atten- public meeting Ian. 16 her to post her pitch online and hope we hope to have a new Sign up before tion for that and we're keeping our ï¬n- FairVote Canada is hosting a talk about the enough voters from lntuit's online - summer." gers crossed," said McNabb. “We want robocall scandal Jan. 16 7_9 Fun at the Duke of community would vote for KWLT’s it's exactly what the contest was to see the theatre snowed. and this will Wellington Pub. 53 Erb St: Waterloo. Christmas wish. meant to ‘1‘: help local small busi- really help us be competitive with our The talk will bring together Jim Harris. noted ‘ “i wrote a really quick blurb. and nesses said eryl Johnson. head of other competition that has those kinds Hufï¬ngton pm blogger and former Green Party of didn‘t even put up a photo even though Intuit Canada's small business division. of things like branding and signs and Canada leader, and Simon Rowland President and a lot of the other entries had photos “The Love on! Local Business pro- thingslikc that. CEO of Direct-Imp T edmologies, aldirect market- and a lot more details,†she said. “i gram is a great way to celebrate small "We've got a great location in ingï¬rm that does robocalling. didn't put a lot of hope into it, but right business success, and to thank hard- uptown Waterloo, and a lot of foot traf- Harris will discuss the politics of the scandal. before Christmas 1 got a phone call working entrepreneurs for the amazing he in the neigibourhood. so we’re real- while Rowland will address the technology behind from them and they told me we won. contributions they make to our com- ly trying to capitalize on some of that." robocalls. and it was very exciting," munities and our economy.†said John- For more information about Kitch- For more information about the meeting con» Out of 4,500 entries. KWLT was one son. ener-Waterloo Little Theatre. or its tact Sharon Sommerville at 519-208-7929. of 15 winners and the only Canadian “The Kitchener-Waterloo Little upcoming productions visit organization to get the special funding Theatre is a perfect example of a small www.kwlt.org. N E W Eflyerlandxza g pin,» f ,‘ .«1 “Immune-v. ' ‘ “' 1m=ï¬=ï¬mamg â€" («an a - - -~ “I. ’ ' < -c‘uel._ M nus-nun -m â€" flâ€" “cu-n- ..-_.-=: m tit-m - .