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Please donate to United Way this Thanksgiving.
As you enjoy your holiday meal, please take a moment to consider donating to help those in our community who rely on programs & services we fund. Just click on the "donate now" button to go to a secure donation platform.
Our office is closed for Thanksgiving
Please note that our office is closed on Monday, October 8th to observe the Thanksgiving day stat holiday. We'll be back in the office Tuesday morning at 8am.
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Our email service is currently down
Our email server is housed in Ottawa and due to the recent storm, it is offline. We hope to have it restored soon, but in the meantime, should you have a pressing matter please call us at 613-342-8889 or connect with us through facebook.
Announcing the Gord Brown Memorial Hockey Night in Leeds & Grenville
Please join us on Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 for a hockey game in memory of Gord Brown, MP for all of his contributions to our communities. This event will be supporting United Way Leeds & Grenville and the Gananoque Ice Pad Project. Our co-chairs for the event are Chance & Tristan Brown. The event will be at the Lou Jeffries, Gananoque & T.L.T.I. Recreation Centre. Doors open at 6:30pm and puck drops at 7pm.
Our Tastes & Sounds event is today
Check out our event program, sponsored by Henderson Printing for a full list of all of our Sponsors!
Thinking of attending Tastes & Sounds?
If you're interested in attending our Tastes & Sounds event, you are welcome to show up on Sunday and we'll take your payment at the registration table. Should you need to speak to someone regarding the event you can call Trish at (613) 246-1927.
Tastes & Sounds - full event details
Here's a full list of participating sponsors:
Food & Beverage Sponsors:
The Village Pantry, Spencerville - Cinnamon Buns
Riva, Gananoque - Forman Farms Cherry Tomato & Bocconcini Skewers
The Ivy Restaurant, Lansdowne - Shrimp & Nappa Cabbage Salad in a Sesame Cone
Wendy's Country Market, Lyndhurst- partnering with The Opinicon
The Opinicon, Elgin - Mushroom blue cheese pudding with smoked duck and pickled egg
Grahame's Bakery, Kemptville - apple fritters & butter tarts
Nana B's Bakery, Merrickville - mini butter tarts
Newport BBQ and Bakery, Johnstown - pulled pork
Upper Canada Creamery, Iroquois- cheese & cheese curds
Ridgway Confections, Seeley's Bay - chocolates
Little Sisterz, Spencerville - Signature Meatballs in Rosemary Tomato Sauce with Fococcia Bread
Kings Lock Craft Distillery, Johnstown - Distilled Spirits
Scheuermann Vineyard & Winery - partnering with The Opinicon
Windmill Brewery, Johnstown - craft beer
Green Gables Vines, Oxford Station- wine
Tim Horton's, Prescott - coffee & tea
Hall's Apple Market - apple cider
Labour Day holiday
Please note that our office will be closed Monday, September 3 for the Labour Day holiday.
Please join us as we kick off Campaign 2018
Please register to attend here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2018-united-way-campaign-kick-off-tickets-49595777305
Follow our Tastes & Sounds event page
Follow our Tastes & Sounds event page for up-to-date information on our food & beverage sponsors for the event. We're also releasing details about auction items. More information is added daily. So far we've announced the following food & beverage sponsors with many more to come:
The Opinicon - bringing a main dish
Wendy's Country Market - supplying fresh vegetables for The Opinicon dish
Grahame's Bakery - apple fritters & butter tarts
Upper Canada Creamery - cheese & cheese curd
Nana B's - butter tarts
Hall's Apple Market - apple cider
Green Gables Vines - wine
The Village Pantry - cinnamon buns
