April 4, 2012
Cameron and his dad Jamie delivered over 70 games to CHEO in a quiet presentation this week which will hopefully also mark Carmon’s last day of successful treatments there as well! While the Orleans Kiwanis may have been the largest donor to Cameron’s Play2Win effort, there were not the only one. To ensure everyone knows ...
March 14, 2012
Two of this weeks guests at our Kiwanis dinner and meeting were Jamie Jones and his son Cameron. The Kiwanis Club of Orleans had given them $500 for their initiative Play2Win. The money to be used to buy new, modern board games for CHEO‘s 10+ game rooms. Tonight they presented what they had purchased with ...
February 9, 2012
The Kiwanis Club of Orleans has donated $500 to a local initiative, informally called CHEO Play2Win. The money will be used to buy new and updated games desperately needed for the CHEO (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario) play rooms. CHEO has over 10 different play rooms in it’s facility. Play2Win is an initiative started by ...
December 12, 2011
The Kiwanis Club of Orleans with assistance from Dynamo Playgrounds delivered more than 15 skids of food between December 9th and 12th , in support of the Orleans Cumberland Community Resource Centre – Food Bank. The Orleans Kiwanis has been supporting this annual food drive for many years and we are happy to participate in ...
November 26, 2011
Kiwanis Float in 2011 Santa’s Parade of Lights The Kiwanis Club of Orleans was proud once again to participate in the Santa’s Parade of Lights, organized by the Ottawa Professional Firefighters Association. More than 140,000 people joined us along the parade route. Orleans Kiwanian’s along with family and friends distributed thousands of candy canes and ...
October 18, 2011
Question: What’s the largest live trivia contest in the world? Answer: World Trivia Night, Aberdeen Pavilion, Ottawa ON (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trivia_Night) Originally a Kiwanis Club of Orleans program, WTN was approached by the Champions for Children (now the Children’s Aid Foundation of Ottawa) to join forces for the mutual benefit of all. From very humble beginnings, the ...
October 18, 2011
The Kiwanis Club of Orleans is pleased to announce that the proceeds from this sKreamers’ weekend, Friday, Oct 21st and Saturday, Oct 22nd will go to support Valerie’s Flutter Foundation. Valerie Goneau, the honorary president of the foundation, passed away this June at the age of 20 after a courageous battle with Chondroblastic Osteosarcoma. The ...
October 17, 2011
Sometimes you just can’t keep a good ghoul down. With three weekends under our belt the sKream Team at sKreamers reports a hauntingly wonderful time is being had by all victims who dare enter the Orleans Asylum for the Criminally Insane. And insane it is! If your idea of spooky is to stand in the ...
August 19, 2011
The Kiwanis Club of Orleans has added a Merry Go Round to the equipment at our Kiwanis Adventure Playground at Millennium Park! This exciting new structure has been made possible with our proceeds from Skreamers. And Haunting season begins soon, so check out Skreamers.ca to find out more! After a major rainstorm chased most of ...
January 12, 2011
Did you ever want toget more involved in your community? Meet like minded people who make things happen both locally and nationally? Make your neighbourhood a better place to live? Help build a great place for your children to play? Join a service club but not be forced to pay dues to volunteer your ...