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Brave – Bald – Beautiful On March 13th the Candor American Legion Family and the Candor Ambulance Squad with host their 2nd Annual St. Baldrick’s Event. Become a “Hero” to a Kid with Cancer! Each year 160,000 children worldwide are diagnosed with cancer. St. Baldrick’s Foundation is the world’s largest volunteer-driven fundraising event for childhood cancer research. At St. Baldrick’s events brave volunteers shave their heads to stand in solidarity with kids fighting cancer. Like runners in a marathon, a “shavee” collects donations from family, friends and associates for childhood cancer research. Last year, at the Candor event, 59 brave men, women and children went under the clippers raising over $30,000. This year we want to beat that! We need YOU to lose that vanity and become a “Hero.” Challenge your friends, your sports team, your teachers, your elected officials. Sign up to become a “shavee” while raising funds to find a cure for childhood cancer. To register go to www.stbaldricks.org It’s an amazing experience to have your head shaved. However, you don’t have to go bald to make a difference in the life of a child with cancer. You can donate money to support a friend who is shaving or to the event. Visit the web-
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Team Trivia Night In Owego Join your friends and family for a fun evening of spirited competition at the annual Team Trivia Night organized by the OA Foundation for Excellence in Education. It will take place on Friday, Feb. 25 from 7pm 10pm at the Owego Elks Lodge on Front Street. Teams may consist of 2 to 6 members, and can be sponsored by a business ($225) or a fam-
ily ($125). John Adams, professional MC, will host the evening and the top three teams will win prizes. All proceeds from this event will be used to fund innovative educational projects and scholarships that benefit students in the Owego Apalachin School District. For an entry application and more information, please call 625-2725.
site above and click into find an event type in Candor, NY 13743. Hope to see you as a “shavee,” or as a supporter cheering on the “shavees” at the Candor American Legion, on March 13th beginning at 1:00 pm and ending at 5:00 pm. There will be food, music, raffles and fun. If you have any questions contact Kim Cotton at 659-9964 / kimmiecotton@yahoo.com, Kelly Starkwether at 659-5450 / kstarkwe@twcny.rr.com, or Diane Craig at 659-4724
Pancake Breakfast February 27, Sunday 7am - 11 am the Little Meadows Fire Department will hold a Pancake Breakfast at
White Tails Bar & Grill, Rt 858, Little Meadows, Pa.
Ti-Ahwaga Community Players 2011 Annual Fund Raising Auction and Food Fest The Ti-Ahwaga Community Players Annual Fund Raising Auction and Food Fest will take place on March 5, 711p.m., at the Ti-Ahwaga Performing Arts Center, 42 Delphine St., Owego. For only $35, you’ll be treated to delicious hor d’oeuvres, wines, beers and sodas and have the opportunity to bid on some truly unique items. In fact, it’s those unique items donated by the organizations members and community merchants that make this fund raiser such a rewarding experience for the
bidders every year. A few examples of what is up for bid are a plane ride, an Italian dinner for six with a wine pairing for each course, a weekend for up to six in a bungalow on Seneca Lake, a martini cocktail party with hor d’oeuvres for eight, and a poolside clambake including grilled marinated London broil for eight on any weekend in August. Seating is limited, so be sure to reserve your seat early by calling 687-2130.
CSA Program Offered by Our Green Acres Our Green Acres, located just one mile west of the village of Owego is offering interested consumers the opportunity to join our CSA program. CSA stands for community supported agriculture. The concept of community supported agriculture is that consumers purchase a share in a farm, say for $400, for this they get an agreed amount of produce weekly usually during the summer and early fall months. Typically this produce is put together by the farmer and is picked up weekly by the consumer. The consumer has basically no say in what they get. In the example I've given the consumer would get 20 to 25 dollars worth of product weekly. The benefit to the consumer of a CSA program is: • You feed your family nutritious fresh fruits and vegetables that were grown in an environmentally friendly way. • You get unlimited u-pick access to certain crops • As a loyal customer you get a discount on prices, and first dibs on early or scarce crops The benefit to the farmer is that: • We have a predictable sales outlet for our produce • We get closer contact with our custom-
ers, giving us more opportunity to learn what you really like • We get income early in the season, when resources are at their lowest and expenses at their highest • Through this relationship we can better serve the nutritional needs of our community as we learn what you care about The Our Green Acres CSA is like the typical CSA but differs in that we operate on a debit system. The consumer sets up an account with an initial deposit at the following rates: $125 dollars buys you $135 worth of produce and $250 buys you $280. The consumer can, in season, get what produce they want, the amount they want when they want it. They can monitor their account balance online. The consumer can renew their account as the season progresses. Produce can be picked up at the farm or at one of the farmers markets we participate in. To learn more about our CSA and to get the sign up agreement go to our web site www.OurGreenAcres.com, email us at frankwiles@aol.com, or pick one up from our farmstand. If you have questions give us a call at 687-2874 if we are not right there we will get back to you.
New Life West - Our Newest Service! Sundays 10:00 a.m. at the Treadway Inn, Owego What could make New Life better? How about we make it a little bit closer to your home? We are pleased to offer our newest service Sunday mornings at 10:00 am, at the Owego Treadway Inn. We will offer the same Spirit-led Worship combined with Life-application Teaching form God’s Word. Families welcome! Mainstreet (birth-pre K) and Upstreet (K-5th grade) will be in full operation. Children are very important to us and we consider ministry to them a high priority. We have a wonderful Family Ministries team at work in the Treadway Starfire Room ready to make this the best hour of your kid’s week. New Life West Teaching Team: Rob Campbell and Joe Wickman Questions? Email Pastor Rob at rob@newlifefm.com or Pastor Joe at joe@newlifefm.com