Humm Online Exclusives - November 2015
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Arnprior Humane Society Fundraisers
The Arnprior & District Humane Society will be hosting its 2nd annual online auction November 23–29, 2015. This year they will be expanding the auction to include handcrafted artisan items, gift certificates, gift baskets, pet supplies, general merchandise, and more. Please visit <arnpriorhumanesociety.ca> for more information. If any local small businesses, crafters, or artisans are interested in showcasing their craft via the online auction, please contact Belinda Mayer <bmayer_31@hotmail.com>.
Mark your calendars for December 5 and 6, 2015 for the Arnprior & District Humane Society’s annual Pet Pics with Santa. From 10am to 4pm, Santa will be at 236 Madawaska Blvd., Suite 102 (next to RONA), for pictures with your pet. Children are also welcome to get their picture taken with Santa. We will be offering prints as well as digital copies to easily share with family and friends via email and social media. Please visit <arnpriorhumanesociety.ca> or our Facebook page for further information.
Christmas Flowers at Perth Horticultural AGM & Potluck
The Perth & District Horticultural Society invites you to join them on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 to watch Cindy Zorgel create fabulous floral designs you can make for this Christmas season. Cindy is a very talented Almonte floral designer, who is always a pleasure to watch as she creates attractive floral pieces. A silent auction of her creations will follow - you may be fortunate and win one of Cindy’s arrangements!
This meeting is also the Society’s Annual General Meeting and annual Pot Luck Supper, so will begin earlier than usual. It is at St. Paul's Church (25 Gore Street W. in Perth) at 5:45pm (dinner to start at 6). Please use the D’Arcy Street entrance. If you want, bring your favourite dish and join them for dinner. PDHS will supply the turkey. Also, for anyone who wishes to be creative, please bring a centerpiece for the tables (these will be given out as door prizes at the end of the evening).
Membership to the Horticultural Society is only $10 per year; visitors pay $3 admission. Everyone is welcome!
Suggested Reading from Librarian Pam Harris
Almonte's Pam Harris wrote this month's Speaking Volumes column in the paper, A Librarian Walks into a Car Dealership... Below is her currented suggested reading:
- To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others by Daniel H. Pink
- Doing and Saying the Right Thing: Professional Risk and Crisis Management by Allan Bonner
- The Usborne Book of Travel Games: Games and Puzzles for Car and Plane Trips
- Lemon-Aid New and Used Cars and Trucks, 1990-2015 by Phil Edmunston
- Keeping the Edge: Giving Customers the Service they Demand by Dick Schaaf
- Thanks for the Feedback: the Science and Art of Receiving Feedback by Douglas Stone
- Barfing in the Back Seat: How I Survived My Family Road Trip by Henry Winkler (Junior Fiction)
- Amelia Bedelia Road Trip by Parish Herman (Junior Fiction)
- Canadian Geographic Travel (Magazine)
- Lonely Planet’s How to Road Trip Canada on a Budget
Cover Artist - Jeweller Meredith Kucey
Cover story and photo gallery of the work of this Almonte-based artist.
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