{"id":34317,"date":"2024-03-07T11:52:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T16:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=34317"},"modified":"2024-03-07T11:52:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T16:52:18","slug":"lions-sip-paint-night-will-support-dog-guide-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/lions-sip-paint-night-will-support-dog-guide-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions\u2019 Sip & Paint Night will support dog guide programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A \u201cSip and Paint Night\u201d hosted by the Aurora Lions Club this week will both celebrate International Women\u2019s Day and kick-start the club\u2019s annual efforts to help the visually-impaired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, March 8, the Lions will roar into the Aurora Soccer Club on Industrial Parkway South for an evening of creativity hosted by The Paint Diva, live music from Soul Benefit, and more \u2013 all benefiting the Lion\u2019s Foundation of Canada Dog Guides and the Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets are $65 for the evening of fun, which gets underway at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt a Lions International Convention in 1925, Helen Keller addressed the audience asking Lions to become \u2018knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness,\u2019\u201d says June Sinclair, an Aurora Lion. \u201cIn response to that request, worldwide Lions carry out Vision Screening in Senior Kindergarten to address any early issues with sight, we collect eyeglasses to be repaired and sent to developing countries and we have created our own foundation to raise and train dog guides to enable Canadians living with disabilities \u2013 not just sight impairments \u2013 live a more independent life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur main objective [with this event] is to kick-start our fundraising for the PetValu Walk for Dog Guides, which is coming up on May 6. We were thinking about ways to generate more money to give to that charity, we [considered] a number of different things and we thought, \u2018What about a paint night?\u2019 The Soccer Club was so great in giving us the venue and we also have Soul Benefit playing for us gratis, which is lovely \u2013 and the Paint Diva just happens to be available on International Women\u2019s Day \u2013 we thought this would be a great way to celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon arrival at 7 p.m., guests can mingle around a cash bar and play games that will be underway as live music rings out beginning at 7.30. It will then be time for ticket-holders to take their place at their canvasses where the Paint Diva will walk them through \u201cevery brushstroke.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a nice surprise at the end of the night and you\u2019re really nicely surprised when it all comes together. Some people say they have no artistic skills whatsoever and you don\u2019t need artistic skills to participate in this paint night. It\u2019s all about the camaraderie that will be there that night,\u201d says Sinclair. \u201cPainting is about an hour-and-a-half, followed by music and dancing. They also have darts at the Soccer Club, so we\u2019re planning on a little dart game as well for some door prizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt will be a fun night out with friends and family, live music and with the Paint Diva\u2019s step by step instruction, you are sure to be amazed at what you\u2019ve created at the end of the night.  All of this while supporting a great cause!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PetValu Walk for Dog Guides will take place May 6 at Queen\u2019s Diamond Jubilee Park on John West Way and will include a warm-up, games, face painting, and the walk itself \u2013 all fuelled with free coffee, food and donuts donated by local restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets for this Friday\u2019s Sip & Paint Night are on sale now and can be purchased in advance by contacting June Sinclair at june@bridgescomm.ca<\/a> or 416-389-1062. To reserve a spot, send an e-transfer of $65 to auroralions1944@gmail.com<\/a> and note \u201cFor Paint Night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on the upcoming Walk, visit www.walkfordogguides.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir
Editor
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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