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Candy Canes for Christmas Exchange

November 18, 2009

(Ottawa, ON)

Christmas Exchange volunteers and VIPs will be out in full force to sell Laura Secord candy canes to Carlingwood mall shoppers on Saturday November 28th. Candy Canes will cost $2 each and all proceeds will go towards the provision of food hampers and redeemable food vouchers to the less fortunate this holiday season.

Coming out to help sell the candy canes for this fundraiser are Jacqueline Holzman, former Mayor of Ottawa, Max Keeping, Jim Watson, MP, Marianne Wilkinson, Kanata North City Councillor, and Maria McRae, River Ward City Councillor. (They will be hitting the mall at 10am, 11am and noon respectively, in case you’d like to time your arrival accordingly.)

With your purchase of a candy cane, you can also enter a draw for one of three pairs of tickets to see the Ottawa Senators in action against the Montreal Canadians on December 28, Colorado Avalanche December 30, or the New York Islanders December 31! The draw will take place at 3:30pm at the Carlingwood Mall central office that same day.

In addition to selling candy canes, Christmas Exchange volunteers will have a table set up to sell tickets to The Gladstone’s Christmas preview performance of “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townwomen’s Guild Drama Society’s Production of A Christmas Carol” showing on December 2nd. Tickets are only $20, with 100% of the proceeds going directly to Christmas Exchange. The play promises to be a humorous way to get into the Christmas spirit and is suitable for the whole family.

So come out to Carlingwood Shopping Centre on November 28th to help feed families, score some tickets to a wonderful Christmas comedy, and potentially win a pair of wicked seats to an exciting Ottawa Senators game!