Category: Community Events

Holiday House Decoration Contest – Reminder

Last week for you to vote on the best decorated house!!!

You have until December 26th to vote for the house in Champlain Park with your favourite holiday decorations. Everyone can vote, big and small!

To vote email Nick at xenosn@yahoo.com this week with the address of the house that you think has the best decorations.

The house with the most votes wins a 50$ gift certificate to any business in West Wellington. The prize was generously donated by the West Wellington BIA.

[Holiday Decorating Contest Poster, Landscape, Bilingual]

Holiday Auction Wrap-up

Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 01:08:36 +0000 (UTC)
From: Nick Xenos <xenosn@yahoo.com>

The Champlain Park Holiday Charity Auction has now closed and we’re happy to announce that it has raised over $1700 for the Parkdale Food Centre!!! See the link at http://www.32auctions.com/champlainpark

The neighbourhood got completely behind it with great donations of unique items and services, lots of heated bidding and over 3000 website visits!

A big thank you to all who donated items and to all bidders, your generosity during these holiday times is much appreciated. Please see below a message from the Executive Director of the Parkdale Food Centre:

“Thank you so much…This donation will go a long way in helping us to purchase ingredients for the hundreds of nutritious meals we make every week, to share with neighbours in need.”

And a big thank you to the Champlain Park Community Association for helping make this happen!

Just a reminder that the house decoration contest is still on, running until the 26th.

We need you! A Community volunteer position.

We urgently need to find a community volunteer to take on the role as the Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator position.

We believe the Champlain Park Neighbourhood Watch program is a worth while community program to support, as it affects the safety and wellness of the Champlain Park community as a whole.

We are asking if you, or if you could use your personal network of friends and neighbours living in Champlain Park if they would be interested in volunteering for this position.

Details of this position are outlined below, for more program details please see Neighbourhood Watch

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Auction up and Running!

The Champlain Park Holiday Charity Auction is up and running!

We have received many wonderful donations – ranging from unique handmade items to baked goods and great services including: hand-made quilts and clothing, art, books, gift packages and more!  A big thank you to all those who have donated their time and items!

[Auction Screen Shot of Some Items]

Come see for yourself, the unique, one-of-a-kind items that would be great to finish off your holiday shopping list for your loved ones or as something special just for you.

All proceeds go to our local food bank, the Parkdale Food Centre, to help those in need in these difficult times.

To put in a bid, you have until Dec 15 (5pm) to:

  1. go to the website: www.32auctions.com/champlainpark
  2. register your email so we know how to reach you if you have a winning bid
  3. click on “View all items”, and choose the item of interest, then click on “Place my bid”
  4. if you have the highest bid on an item on Dec 15, then you donate that amount to the Parkdale Food Centre (i.e. at parkdalefoodcentre.ca) and email the receipt to xenosn@yahoo.com
  5. We’ll then arrange for a contactless drop-off or pick-up or delivery of the service

Visit the site, bid for charity and share the info with your neighbours and friends so they bid too.

For any questions email Nick at xenosn@yahoo.com

Holiday Charity Virtual Auction

Due to the pandemic, we’re having a holiday charity auction, and an upcoming best decorated house contest. Unfortunately the sleigh ride and winter carnival had to be cancelled, but we still have hopes for the rink.

[Poster about the Auction]
Auction202012PosterBilingualLandscape.pdf

Donate and/or bid on items to raise $$ for the Parkdale Food Bank

Makes a great Holiday gift!
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Halloween Contest Winners – Gagnants du concours d’Halloween

Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2020 15:28:33 +0000 (UTC)
From: Nick Xenos <xenosn@yahoo.com>

[Pair of Glowing Pumpkins at Night]

We would like congratulate the winners of the Champlain Park Halloween Contest. Your efforts were recognized by the residents of the neighbourhood.

The deserving winners are 222 Carleton Avenue for the best-decorated house and 185 Daniel Avenue for the best-carved pumpkin. The little skeletons of Carleton gained the appreciation of the public as well as the 2 illuminated pumpkins of 185 Daniel that represented 2 grimacing faces. The winners will each receive a Thyme and Again gift card.

[Baby Skeletons in the Front Yard]
We would like to give a heartfelt thank you to the Champlain Park Community Association for sponsoring the prizes and to all those who participated in the context by decorating their houses, their pumpkins and by voting for their favourite decorations. You have demonstrated our community spirit to celebrate a safe Halloween in this unusual year!

In late breaking news, we have a reply message from the graveyard…

[Post Halloween sign thanking the community]

Nous tenons à féliciter les gagnants du concours d’Halloween de Champlain Park dont l’effort n’a pas passé inaperçu par les habitants du quartier.
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