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Canoe for Change

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2019-11-09 14:00:00 2019-11-09 15:30:00 America/New_York Canoe for Change In September retirees Glenn Green and Carol VandenEngel achieved their goal of canoeing across Canada and raising thousands of dollars for Kingston’s Loving Spoonful. Come hear what it’s been like! Calvin Park Branch - The Friends of the Library Community Meeting Room

Saturday, November 09
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2019-11-09 14:00:00 2019-11-09 15:30:00 America/New_York Canoe for Change In September retirees Glenn Green and Carol VandenEngel achieved their goal of canoeing across Canada and raising thousands of dollars for Kingston’s Loving Spoonful. Come hear what it’s been like! Calvin Park Branch - The Friends of the Library Community Meeting Room

Calvin Park Branch

The Friends of the Library Community Meeting Room

In September retirees Glenn Green and Carol VandenEngel achieved their goal of canoeing across Canada and raising thousands of dollars for Kingston’s Loving Spoonful. Come hear what it’s been like!

After setting out on June 6 this summer they have now travelled the final 2,200 kilometres, covering 8,515 kilometres altogether between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans during the summers of 2017, 2018 and 2019. They’re well within reach of their final goal of raising $25,000 for Loving Spoonful and its vision of a healthy, sustainable, food-secure community.

Come hear Carol and Glenn talk about their experiences – including heavy weather, isolation, capsizing, bears and wolves – and how they provisioned themselves with fresh local food dehydrated at home then shipped ahead along their route. Their presentation also highlights the amazing scenery as well as the warmth and generosity of the people they’ve encountered along the way.

This is a repeat of the presentation offered at 7 PM on Tuesday, November 5 at the Isabel Turner Branch; for details and to register for the earlier presentation please visit https://calendar.kfpl.ca/event/2491207.  Both sessions of this program require free registration.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | New Adults | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Interests & Lifelong Learning |

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Calvin Park Branch

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Mon, Feb 09, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
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Mon, Feb 09, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Tue, Feb 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Wed, Feb 11, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Thu, Feb 12, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Fri, Feb 13, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Opening for an elementary class (K-6) visit at the Calvin Park Branch. Please register and a staff member will contact you for more details.
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Fri, Feb 13, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
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Sat, Feb 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Tue, Feb 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Wed, Feb 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
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For newborns and pre-walking babies. Stories, songs, rhymes and tickles. Parents and caregivers will learn, and practise, fun and simple ways to incorporate early literacy skills in the home.

Thu, Feb 19, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Fri, Feb 20, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
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Sat, Feb 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Mon, Mar 02, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
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Fri, Mar 06, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Sat, Mar 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Mon, Mar 09, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
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