Grandmothers of the Grand Ontario and The Door (Highlands Youth For Christ) are partnering for a Drive Thru Chicken Dinner on June 7 from 5-7pm at The Door Youth Centre, 280 St. Patrick St. West, Fergus.
The dinner includes one-half barbecue chicken, baked potato, sour cream, dinner roll, coleslaw and dessert for $15.
Dinner tickets must be purchased in advance by May 31 and are available at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Fergus (519-843-3565), ICS Computers, Fergus (519-787-4700), The Vault, Fergus (226-383-2326), Café Serenity, Elora (226-384-5282), and Wreckless Eric’s, Elora (226-369-0261).
Grandmothers of the Grand is a group of dedicated and committed women who work to raise money for the grandmothers in Africa who care for the millions of children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
The Stephen Lewis Foundation launched the Grandmothers Campaign in March 2006 in response to the crisis faced by African grandmothers as they struggled to care for their orphaned children.
The Foundation works directly with the grass-root organizations in sub-Saharan Africa by providing care and support – food, health care, school fees, school uniforms, income-generating programs, counselling, social support, shelter – amidst great poverty, conflict and disease. Grandmothers of the Grand formed in 2007.
The Door is Highlands Youth for Christ’s name for its Youth Drop In Centres.
Its purpose is to provide alternatives of hope to youth and their families through caring relationships and developmental opportunities for the whole person (physical, social, mental and spiritual).
The Door Youth Centres offer a safe, supervised place for teens to hang out and visit, play pool, video games or other activities, or just talk. Along with drop-in, youth who attend The Door engage in many social events as well as weekly programs based on their needs and interests.
Organizers rely on the community to attend its events and thanks the Centre Wellington community in advance for helping them make a difference in the lives of the African grandmothers and the children in their care and the youth in the local community.
