Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), July 31, 1974, p. 10

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HELP US FIGHT Page HERALD Wednesday WW EVEN BLOSSOM dog of Rev Barrow enjoyed the activities at 55 Market St Activity ideas tickets posters and signs were sent by the Rocket Ship 7 show and television but Blossom was having too much fun to care IT LOOKS GOOD as Leah Hurst throws ball into the boxes Nancy Abbott was Carnival watch the fun THE KELLY house at 351 Delrex Blvd became the site for a well attended carnival to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America last weekend The event was Jointly sponsored by the children with the operation of Rocket Ship television show and the WK network in Buffalo New York Eleven year old Cheryl Kelly of Blvd the carnival organize received a carnival kit in the mall which included tickets HOW MANY Jelly beans are In this jar That Is the cent question for all those who guessed the correct number at the muscular dystrophy carnival at 331 last weekend Susan Kelly of Blvd was the official custodian of the jelly beans AFTER A great deal of planning carnival organizer Cheryl Kelly of Delrex gives the verdict after a full of And con tea la to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America Hundreds of youngsters turned out with ill the spare posters The youngsters played ring toss pitch wheel barrow golf putt other activities to play ring toss bowl pitch pennies learn their fortune or sneak through a haunted house Carnivals Help To Fight Muscular Dystrophy Almost 300 youngsters attended the two weekend carnivals last Saturday to assist In raising money tor the la rDy strop Assoc of America Sponsored by the children and assisted by Rocket Ship television program and station WKBW In Buffalo New York the car nlvals provided games of skill and chance for the children who arrived with their pockets full of pennies The show at the Kelly house on Delrex Blvd was kicked off with a demonstration by the Georgetown fire department In Joseph Gibbons Park which attracted many people Eleven year old organizer Cheryl Kelly felt a great feeling of satisfaction at the end of the day after watching more than people am her backyard to participate in games eat the homemade goodies and relax around the swimming pool Becoming Interested In the muscular dystrophy program last year Cheryl distributed flyers to neighborhood homes spread the news by word of mouth and contacted sponsors In Georgetown who donated prizes I always like helping people said Cheryl as she emptied a dish of nickels and dimes Into the huge pot of change It took one whole week of planning Cheryl continued and the kids did of work especially up at the plazas Some of the prizes Included toy leeps models embroidery sets and free meal certificates from some of the local fast food take out stores Although the games such as the magic cards wheel barrow hunt fortune tolling and the penny pitch drew large crowds the most exciting booth was the haunted house which turned out to be a moist experience Participants paid their nickel to be led blindfolded In bare feet through heaps of spaghetti wet macaroni ketchup and other delights The garage will never recover Another carnival was also held at Susan Ab botts house on Market St Working also in conjunction with station the program to raise money for muscular dystrophy was almost Identical A great deal of hard work by everyone ensured a successful program Both Susan Abbott and Cheryl Kelly received letters of thanks from campaign chairman comedian Jerry Lewis PHOTOS BY THE HERALD WITH THEIR costumes John Duff Chrlssy Hancock and Nancy Abbott added plenty of color the MD Carnival held at the Abbotts on Saturday Nancy slater THE PROPRIETOR of the craft booth Is Donald Henry of Scarborough Flowers puzzles and other trinkets were sold for pennies to the hundreds of children who turned to participate in home of Cheryl Kelly at the muscular dystrophy Delrex carnival last weekend at the WEARING A CLOWN costume to decorate a car nival last weekend Is Nancy Abbott of Market St Raising- money to fight muscular dystrophy was a successful Srirt the Ackroyd rf left Brian Kelly of and Karen Henry of Scarborough right Homemade cakes were served day

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