{"id":137,"date":"2013-09-06T14:09:04","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T18:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterdavey.ca\/?p=137"},"modified":"2013-10-27T20:50:43","modified_gmt":"2013-10-28T00:50:43","slug":"students-bring-a-splash-of-colour-to-farmers-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterdavey.ca\/?p=137","title":{"rendered":"Students bring a splash of colour to Farmer\u2019s Market"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jessie Black, face painting to raise funds\u00a0 for Covenant House.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By <\/b>Peter Davey<\/b><\/p>\n

Aurora High School students brought color to fundraising through face painting at the Aurora Farmers\u2019 Market, raising money for the Covenant House.<\/p>\n

Jill Baker and Haley Black, both in grade 12, were prompted to raise money for Covenant House after a speaker from the charity came to speak in their class. Covenant House is Canada\u2019s largest homeless youth agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is such a good charity,\u201d said Ms. Baker. \u201cThey focus on every aspect of helping youths living on the street, from housing to getting a job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Raising money and awareness through small events is invaluable to the charity said Kathryn Checkley, who works with students for Covenant House. \u201cPeople don\u2019t know this, but we are almost entirely privately funded,\u201d said Ms. Checkley. \u201cHaley was really enthusiastic about getting the word out and that is of great value to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Farmers\u2019 Market was a great place to talk with Aurorans about supporting this charity, said Ms. Baker. Lots of kids looking to add some colour to their cheeks ensured the team surpassed their fundraising goal of $350.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Farmers\u2019 Market was very helpful and busy,\u201d said Ms. Baker, laughing when she added. \u201cIt was almost too busy, we had lots of line ups.\u201d They were helped out by long-time friend and artist Jesse Black, who created some amazing designs.<\/p>\n

Next year, Ms. Black leaves for Halifax to study commerce at Saint Mary\u2019s University and Ms. Baker is attending St. Lawrence University in New York, studying general arts on a squash scholarship.<\/p>\n

Link to original page: http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=2717<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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