Join our celebration of unique and valuable partnerships. The Volunteer Centre’s vision is that everyone engages in building a vibrant, healthy and resilient community.  Bringing people together to share, support, and celebrate is a critical part of building a better community and on May 23, 2013, VCGW will bring the community together for our annual Time to Give breakfast. Keynote speaker Jim Jarrell, President and COO, Linamar Corporation, will highlight the extremely successful United Way-Linamar partnership. A stellar panel will share insight, expertise  and experience on creative and innovative partnerships. The panel includes Children’s Foundation of Guelph-Wellington and Skyline; Hospice Wellington and Guelph Mercury; Women in Crisis and Planet Bean; Bracelet of Hope and Guelph Animal Hospital Professional Corporation. Get your tickets at all Scotiabank locations in Guelph! Scotiabank will match all proceeds from tickets sold at their Guelph locations. By purchasing your tickets in-person at Scotiabank locations  you are helping us to build a better community. If you can’t make it to a Scotiabank location, purchase tickets online.  

Please join us for our 3rd annual GORBA Demo Day.  We will have many different brands of bicycles including: - Trek - Specialized - Giant - KHS - Surly - Devinci There will be different styles of bikes you can try from cross country, road, to all mountain.  GORBA Bike Patrol will lead riders on demo bikes around Guelph Lake trails so users can get a good feel for the bikes.

The annual Purina Walk for Dog Guides is the major fund raiser for the Lions Foundation of Canada's Dog Guide program. There are over 200 walks held across Canada. 100% of all monies raised goes directly to the breeding, raising, and training of the current 5 types of Dog Guides which are Canine Vision Canada, Special Skills, Hearing Ear, Seizure Response, Autism Assistance. These Dog Guides are provided to qualified, disabled Canadians at no cost to them. To raise & train a Dog Guide costs approximately $20,000. LFC is currently developing a 6th Dog Guide which is the Diabetic Alert Dog Guide. These canines are making a huge difference in the lives of disabled Canadians, many here in Guelph. Please visit the website www.purinawalkfordogguides.com to learn more & register online. The Guelph Lions Club is very proud to be a part of this wonderful Foundation. For more information please contact Chairperson Lion Charlene Teasdale 519-831-0582 or email charlene_teasdale@hotmail.com.

PUBLIC LECTURE ANNOUNCEMENT Dr. Debra Pepler: “Healthy Relationships, Healthy Children” Friday, May 31 at 7:15 pm* Taylor Evans Public School 271 Stephanie Drive, Guelph, ON * Doors open at 7:00 pm, following the WELC Annual General Meeting. The Wellington Early Learning Centre is pleased to present a public lecture by Dr. Debra Pepler, distinguished and award-winning researcher at York University and a leading world expert on bullying and aggression in children and youth. Dr. Pepler’s research has changed the way we think about bullying, aggression and other forms of violence, especially among marginalized and alienated young people. She has won numerous awards for her research and is wide sought after as a professional and public speaker, appearing the Oprah show, Dateline, and many other popular media outlets. A professor at York University since 1988, Dr. Pepler has also served as the Director of the LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence and Conflict Resolution, and is currently a Senior Associate Scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children. She is also the co-founder and scientific co-director of the national research network PREVNet (Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence Network). Dr. Pepler is the author of numerous books, articles and government reports. This event is open to the public. Cost per person is $5. Space is limited! To reserve a seat, please email welcboard@gmail.com. www.welcdaycare.ca