{"id":34659,"date":"2024-06-06T17:18:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T21:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=34659"},"modified":"2024-06-06T17:18:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T21:18:18","slug":"weekend-garden-tour-aims-to-inspire-young-minds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/weekend-garden-tour-aims-to-inspire-young-minds\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Garden Tour aims to inspire young minds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Whether you\u2019re looking to get some fresh gardening ideas, immerse yourself in architecture, or simply to spend a nice day outdoors for a good cause, consider coming out to this Sunday\u2019s Aurora-Newmarket Home & Garden Tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted by the Canadian Federation of University Women Aurora\/Newmarket, the June 9 event will raise funds for the organization\u2019s Charitable Trust Scholarship Program for young women. This year\u2019s tour aims to raise $35,000 for the cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the Aurora stops on the tour include the residence and studio of noted artist Vicki Carruthers and a property on Steeplechase that has been \u201ctransformed\u201d by King\u2019s Pathways to Perennials. Newmarket stops include the Sutherland House, a Victorian architectural gem on the corner of Prospect and Timothy Streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe (scholarship program) is about taking that pressure off and trying to ensure whether it is a university program, a college program, or young women who are going into apprenticeships that the money is there to support them. We wouldn\u2019t want to see a door being closed and if it is a difference between a student being able to attend post-secondary or not, this gives them a leg up and the [financial] reassurance that they can move forward,\u201d says Anne Marie Devine of the CFUW Aurora\/Newmarket, who notes the local chapter works with 15 different secondary schools in northern York Region for program delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c100 per cent of the sponsorship dollars and advertising revenue we receive goes directly into our scholarship fund and that\u2019s a promise we\u2019re able to make to our sponsors and advertisers. We\u2019re up almost $90,000 in the last three years we\u2019ve been able to contribute just to this initiative. The name of the tour is Come Be Inspired. People are curious about the lifestyles and the living spaces of others. We also pride ourselves on the fact we\u2019re able to inspire these young women with this little leg up\u2026. We\u2019re inspired by them and we want to inspire them to continue with their education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among this year\u2019s sponsors are realtors Angela Jones and Doug Sabiston, Roadhouse & Rose, Scotia Wealth Management, the Town of Aurora, New Roots Garden Centre, Amica Aurora Promenade, H.J. Pfaff Audi, and Oakridge\u2019s Fashions \u2013 with Oakridge\u2019s owner Deb Clark recently contributing $1,650 in proceeds from the store\u2019s annual Giving Shop to the initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more, including tickets, visit cfuwauroranewmarket.com\/our-home-garden-tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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