Kraft Celebration Tour Update

Judging is now underway for the Kraft Celebration tour. 

They received just over 500 nominations this year and the competition is fierce! The judging panel is now reviewing submissions and selecting the 20 finalists.
 

Watch the live Top 20 reveal on SportsCentre! Sunday, July 1 at 5:30PM ET!

Voting begins July 9, 2012 at 12:00 Noon ET.

View the nominations here: http://www.kraftcelebrationtour.ca/nominations/list/

Communities will be placed in pairs and go up against one another in a 24-hour head-to-head battle for the most votes.

Ilderton has 3 nominations in (for a paved walking trail, fitness trail, arena update) and hopefully we will be selected as a finalist!

Keep your fingers crossed!

Happy parenting,

Jean

Farmer's Market Starts June 16

The Ilderton Area Business Association Farmer's Market begins this Saturday - June 16th at 8am.

You can find the farmer's market in the parking lot on Ilderton road (beside the gas station).

The Farmer's Market is scheduled to run each Saturday through to September.

Come out for some fresh food!

For more details or to be a part of it, please call 519-666-1106

Happy parenting,

Jean

Queens Jubilee - June 1-3

Come to Ilderton's celebration of the queen’s diamond jubilee

This weekend - June 1 - June 3, 2012

Afternoon Tea - Friday, June 1, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m., Ilderton public library
Children, adults and seniors are invited to enjoy tea and treats, and share memories of 60 years of her majesty’s reign.

Commemorative tree planting - Saturday, June 2, 11:00 a.m., Heritage park
Local dignitaries such as Bev Shipley, Al Edmonson and Eleanor Little will mark the occasion at the site of the new playground.

Community picnic - Saturday, June 2, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Heritage park
Bring your own picnic, and/or buy hotdogs and hamburgers from local service groups;
Enjoy a tea tent, local musicians, displays and games and events for the children;
Delight in the music of the royals (“fifty years of the best music ever” - Something for all ages. www.theroyalsband.com)

Special church service - Sunday, June 3, 10:00 a.m., Grace Anglican Church
Join us for a special service of thanksgiving.

Jubilee concert - Sunday, June 3, 7:30 p.m., Grace Anglican Church
Angus Sinclair plays music from the 60 years of the queen’s reign – and requests from the audience! (tickets $14)
For more information, see www.ilderton.ca/jubilee or call 519-666-0394.

I hope that you can come out and play!

Happy parenting,
Jean

Farmers Market Coming This Summer!

Ilderton is about to have a Farmers Market Saturdays starting in June until the Fall.

What a great way to get fresh fruits and veggies for your family!

Ruth is organizing it, call her at 519-666-1106 if you would like to be a vendor.

Happy parenting,

Jean

New Orleans Pizza School Fundraising Nights - May 7,8, and 9th

School Fundraising nights are here!

On May 7,8,and 9 from 4:00 PM until close, 1/2 of the money you spend at New Orleans Pizza will be donated to the SCHOOL or DAYCARE of your choice!

What a great way to raise money for your school!

Find more info: http://www.neworleanspizza.ca/images/stories/fundraising/school%20fundraising%20nights.v2012.1.frontonline%20copy.pdf

Happy parenting,

Jean

City Wide Garage Sale - May 5th

The Ilderton City Wide Garage Sale is this Saturday May 5th from 8-1pm.  Come out and find some great deals for your family.  

Lots of great things expected for kids!

What are you looking to pick up?

Happy parenting,

Jean

Community Clean Up - April 28th

The community clean up takes place this Saturday April 28th at 9am.

 

Meet at Junction Park to help clean up our community.


Happy parenting,
Jean

Road Hockey Volunteers

The optimist club is looking for volunteers for the road hockey event on May 12th. 

If you are able to help out on May 12th, please contact Paul Masse at pmasse@fanshawec.ca.  

What a fun way for high school students to gain some community service experience, so please suggest it to anyone you know who may be looking for more volunteer hours.

Happy parenting,

Jean

Blood Donor Clinic - April 3rd

I will never forget the first time I donated blood.  I was in high school and I was donating blood so I could get out of going to class.  I remember it vividly.  It was in the school gym and afterward I turned green and felt faint.  It was a horrible feeling but I knew what I was doing that day was a good thing.

The Ilderton and District Lions are sponsoring the blood drives that are run in Ilderton by the Canadian Blood Services.

These clinics are held every two months at the Community Centre. The goal is to collect over 50 pints of whole blood at each clinic.  Do your part and be apart of that 50.

The upcoming clinics for 2012 are on Tuesdays - April 3, June 5, August 7, October 2, December 4.  Add them to your calendar now.

Call 1888-2-donate to register or drop in on Tuesday April 3rd.

Donating blood is a worthwhile endeavor that helps our community. And you never know when you or a loved one might need it.

Happy parenting,
Jean

Ilderton Skating Club Carnival

Come out and see the end of season ice show that will showcase all of Ilderton and area's skaters. Be a part of an exciting Ilderton Skating Club tradition as they celebrate another successful skating season.

Visit their website for more details about Ilderton's Got Talent! and see below for showtimes.

Happy parenting,

Jean

SHOWTIMES

Arena	Show Times
Medway Arena Skaters	Saturday March 31 5:00 pm
Komoka Arena Skaters	Sunday April 01 12:00 noon
Ilderton Arena Skaters	Sunday April 01 5:00 pm

Easter Egg Hunt - April 7th at 10am

The Optimist Annual Easter Egg Hunt is taking place on Saturday April the 7th at 10am at Heritage Park.

• The hunt begins at 10am sharp but arrive by 9:45 to be ready
• The Easter bunny will arrive at 9:45am
• Children ages 2-8 are welcome to participate
• This event will take place rain or shine
• Remember to bring your Easter baskets 
• This is a free event provided by the Optimist Club but food for the food drive is a welcome donation

Visit the Optimist Website for more information:

www.ilderton.optimistcanada.ca

Happy parenting,

Jean

Parent/Child Mother Goose Singalong

Are you running out of songs to sing with your children?

Register for the Mother Goose singalong at East Williams School in Nairn -Located at 4441 Queens Ave. RR#1  Ailsa Craig,  ON

This program runs from Wednesday March 28th to Wednesday May 2nd from 9:30-10:15am.

You must pre-register by calling the Early Years Centre at 519-666-3227.

My favourite song is "you are my sunshine", what's yours?

Happy parenting,

Jean

Visit A Sugar Shack

Come out and see how maple syrup is made!  What a cool activity to do with the kids.  If you visit Rolling Ridge Maple Products, you can see how the syrup is made, taste some and bring some home.  If you come on the weekend, you can also stay for a pancake brunch at the Vanneck Church.

Vanneck Church Is serving Pancake Brunch on Weekends in March with pancakes, sausages, scrambled eggs, and baked beans.

Hours: 

Sat 10am - 2pm 

Sun 11am - 2pm

Cost:

Adults $9.00

4 - 10 $4.00

3 and under Free

The Church is located at the intersection of Vanneck and Ilderton Road.

Happy parenting,

Jean

Looking for Contributors

Do you have something to say about Ilderton?  Have your say on this blog since we are looking for guest contributors.

Contact Jean if you're interested!

Happy parenting,

Jean

Ilderton Baseball

Registration is now open for the 2012 Summer Season for Ilderton Baseball.

They offer a mixed beginner program for kids aged 4- 9, a girls program aged 10-22 and a boys program aged 10-19.

The games play at Heritage park baseball diamond - located at Hyde Park Road and Ilderton Road.

To register, visit the Ilderton Baseball website.

Get your kids active and have fun!

Happy parenting,

Jean

Tobogganing Party!

On Saturday February 25th there will be a Tobogganing party at Coldstream Conservation Area. 

Come for tobogganing fun, a bonfire and hot chocolate.  This hill is suitable for preschoolers! 

The event will run from 10:30am to 11:30am.  Enter at Quaker Lane at the Campground Entrance.

Dress for the weather and bring your toboggan and helmet.  If there is not enough snow, a snow date has been set for March 3rd.

This is sponsored by the Ilderton Lions Club and Ilderton Optimist Club and brought to you by the Perth Middlesex Ontario Early Years Centre.

Register by calling 519-666-3227.

Happy parenting,

Jean

Monkey Pancakes

Since it was Shrove Tuesday today, we decided to make pancakes as a fun "crafty" meal.  So I went to the web to find some ideas and a recipe.

A friend of mine recently introduced me to a new site called Pintrest and I am absolutely addicted.  It is basically a bookmarking site where you bookmark images and other websites you have found on the web in a public place where others can see what you have bookmarked.  You store these images in categorized 'boards' that others can view.

Since being introduced to the site I have spent hours and hours of enjoyment as I endlessly creeped other people's 'boards' for ideas.  This is where I found our monkey pancakes.  I came across this great blog - Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons .  What a great site!  A mom makes different meal ideas with her kids in mind.  They are always creative and I'm sure will induce a picky eater to try new things.

Above you can see my rendition of her Monkey Pancakes and below, check out her version:

I obviously have not had as much practice as she has.............  ;)  I'm sure I will get better with some effort.

Please share if you have found any amazing blogs or sites out there that are a hit with kids.

You can find the boards I have pinned on Pintrest here: http://pinterest.com/jeancoles/

Happy parenting,

Jean

Pancake Day - February 21st

Happy Family Day Everyone!

Pancake day is Tuesday Februrary 21st.

Also known as Shrove Tuesday it precedes Ash Wednesday or the first day of Lent.

So why do we eat pancakes?

Lent is a time for fasting and pancakes were a way to use up food that could not be eaten during the 40 days of Lent.  Foods such as eggs, sugar and milk were not to be enjoyed. 

Even if you do not celebrate or practice Lent, it can be a time to enjoy a family meal together and teach your children about the practice of Lent and what sacrifice means.

To celebrate, head over to the Ilderton Community Centre from 5-7pm. 

Adults are $10 in advance or $12 at the door.

Children 5-12 are $5

Kids under 5 are free

This is put on by the Grace Anglican Church and tickets can be purchased at the Excel Pharmacy.

Pancakes, Ham, Salads, and Homemade pie and Desserts will be served.

Happy Parenting,

Jean

Register for Ilderton Soccer

Ilderton Soccer Registration is currently online.  

Have you signed your kids up yet?  Soccer is a great sport for your little ones to learn teamwork, to get fit and have fun.  

Kids born in 2007 and older can register online.  Go to: http://ildertonsoccer.com/ 

The cost ranges between $75 and $95 for the season.

Happy parenting,

Jean

Cash Calendars

Have you seen the sign for the Cash Calendars and wondered what that was all about?

The Cash Calendars are a fundraiser for the Optimist Club sold at the price of $20 and there is a prize board of $8600.00 to be won!

There are daily winners based on the Ontario Pick 3 Lottery results.  If your number is picked you will win anywhere between $50 and $300!

You can also win more than once!

The funds raised will be going toward playground equipment for young children at Heritage Park.

For tickets for this great cause, contact Brian Hanlon at 519-666-2130 or email bjhanlon@sympatico.ca

You can find the winners here and get more information:
http://www.ilderton.optimistcanada.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16:cash-calendar&catid=2:dernieres-nouvelles