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Park kicks off Nov. 25, 5:30 pm, with a candle light Then there's the online frenzy that fol- ' Firewolrb 2:11“wa lights 3 swrtched on a 6 pm. fistgnfind) “12:70"? “3; szx‘zmygel The mt: will be on every night throudi to Dec 3l, to l‘ the aren’tso t . x .. / from 5:30 pm. to 10:30 p.m., Wlth extended hours on ”if midi) . and sma hwfaaoiedin m x . f “a“. New Years Eve. There will be horse drawn trolley rides Chins Tuesday Waterloo Region started » ~ ‘ and con !. n nights, 6 pm. to 9 pm. on Nov. 25-26’ “a in mm‘mmaL f . a, . - 1 Dec. 2-3.Dec.9-10.Dec. 15-17, Dec. 23-24andDec.3l. “Tm! helm“ for other ason t CV . *% There will also be School House Plays at the Old | | ' me] H a“ ” ° - . , “ SchoolHouse, Dec. 2-3andDec. 9-10, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, in the first of what h“ | t h ' every 20 minutes, Other events include games, crafts. an annual camypTign donations 10:1pr “m; - r cartoons and snacks for the child" ren. For more informa- the day in Waterloo Region exceeded more ghf ' non, visit .wondersofw1nterca. titansmlmtn News” "we “WWW“ "3 Sounds of Christmas hours pledged and provided, 70 blood dona- The second annual Giving Tuesday Waterloo Region campaign is set for Tuesday. tions made and 35 more people who signed Ml; mm o 0 up as organ donors. More than 5,000 pounds revealed that less than one-in-four local resi- can partldpm: individuals. familiesorganiza Show leks Off Fnday oifoodwerealsotaisedforlocalftnddrives. dentsdonatetocharity tiom,bus'nmandsdiools.l3reetoolsand Th f rth is d {Chi . l “I counted it as a great sum," said W'il- ”That seems quite small to me," said Wil- resources on the website make it emy to get leb e .ou _ annua dogdsifili ESE“; sustca llama, campaign coâ€"chair who works for K-W hams. “There's other ways to give, but it's a involvedwithdflsemaordinaryday.” ce dra7tmn, m ”vapoi'lt M ty, c l 0 a“ 25h Comiselling Services. 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