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Article content May 26 Animals: As the weather heats up, the SPCA is launching its Sweat for Pets virtual fundraiser. The five-week Sweat for Pets campaign inspires participants to get active while raising funds in support of vulnerable animals in the community. Participants can run, walk, ride, swim or create a unique challenge of their own that matches their fitness level and abilities. Funds will support life-changing work to give animals in need a second chance and support the work the SPCA...

Article content May 19 Education registration: The Apprends-P’tit program will be offered Aug. 9-20 to future kindergarten students who will begin school in a Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon school in September. This two-week program, offered via the Microsoft Teams platform, will allow students to familiarize themselves with the school environment. Through play-centred activities, children will be able to have fun in French and to meet new friends. Children must be registered by July 5 ...

Article content May 12 Health: The Northern Cancer Foundation has launched its new Do-It-Yourself (DIY) online fundraising platform. Every year, the NCF said it is the charitable recipient of many lemonade stands, school dress-down days, birthdays and athletic challenges, but COVID-19 has changed the way donors can raise funds. In response, the NCF DIY website gives interested fundraisers digital tools to create their own fundraiser. Register your DIY fundraiser at bit.ly/NCF-DIY. Visit the NCF...

Article content May 12 Health: The Northern Cancer Foundation has launched its new Do-It-Yourself (DIY) online fundraising platform. Every year, the NCF said it is the charitable recipient of many lemonade stands, school dress-down days, birthdays and athletic challenges, but COVID-19 has changed the way donors can raise funds. In response, the NCF DIY website gives interested fundraisers digital tools to create their own fundraiser. Register your DIY fundraiser at bit.ly/NCF-DIY. Visit the NCF...

Article content May 11 Food: The Ukrainian Seniors’ Centre, 30 Notre Dame Ave., Sudbury is offering fresh pyrohy and cabbage rolls for sale – curbside pick-up only – Monday to Friday. To order, call 705-673-7404. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Sudbury listings, May 11 to May 14 Back to video Art: SNOLAB launched Drift, an art and dark matter residency in partnership with the Agnes Etherington Art Centre and the McDonald Institute. This tran...

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Article content May 6 Fundraiser: The Sudbury Women’s Centre is inviting the community to participate in a campaign to donate $10 to be entered to win a floral arrangement in time for Mother’s Day. Funds will continue to support the SWC as it provides services amid increased demand during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Services include support and referrals, as well as basic needs items, diapers, food and clothing for women in crisis. The last day to contribute and be entered to win is May ...

Article content May 4 Music/Mother’s Day: Maybe you can’t be there, but you can still show that you care on Mother’s Day. For $28, send a virtual singing telegram of I Just Called to Say I Love You sung by Sudbury’s award-winning women’s barbershop chorus Nickel City Sound. To see a sample video and to place an order, go to its website at www.nickelcitysound.ca, fill in the order form along with a personalized message. Your singing telegram will be sent by email with love on the morni...

Article content May 5 50/50 draw: HSN 50/50 Cash Lottery for the North, with more ways to win this month. The Win More Wednesdays event continues with all cash prizes. Every Wednesday through May, early ticket purchasers are entered to win an early bird prize in addition to the grand prize jackpot. Any tickets purchased before 8 a.m. the day of the early bird draws will be included in that day’s draw; for example, to be included in the May 12 draw, you must have purchased your ticket before M...

Article content May 4 Music/Mother’s Day: Maybe you can’t be there, but you can still show that you care on Mother’s Day. For $28, send a virtual singing telegram of I Just Called to Say I Love You sung by Sudbury’s award-winning women’s barbershop chorus Nickel City Sound. To see a sample video and to place an order, go to its website at www.nickelcitysound.ca, fill in the order form along with a personalized message. Your singing telegram will be sent by email with love on the morni...