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GogoGetters' Scrabble Event a Smashing Success!

October 24, 2009

On Saturday, October the 24th, we held our very first Scrabble fundraising event, timed to coincide with the Stephen Lewis Foundation's "A Dare to Remember" campaign. The response we received was fantastic, the 50 or so participants raised over $3,500 to help to ease the pain of HIV/AIDS in Africa.

The event took place at the Salvation Army Citadel in Cobourg. The play was intense at times, but always good-humoured.

Captain Jim Sinclair was high scorer, the ONLY player to break 200. Well done!

High scoring team was the Canadian Federation of University Women.

Celia Miles from the Brighton Probus Club led the way by raising the most money of any of our participants.

And the Pine Ridge Vets team raised the most of any team. Well done!

Our esteemed judge, there to rule on any disputes or to clarify any rules, was Wanda Zyla. Wanda was terrific.

Extra special thanks to the Apple Route Grannies who travelled all the way from Brighton to help out behing the scenes, ably assisted behind the scenes by our own Marriette.

Brad Halls and Laura Harp Provide a Fabulous Evening of Entertainment.

November 15, 2008

Our third musical evening was another tremendous success with a terrific performance by local favourites Brad Halls and Laura Harp at our favourite spot, Meet at 66 King East in Cobourg.

Thanks again to Edward and Diana for letting us use such a wonderful venue, this time we used both rooms. Brad and Laura wowed the crowd in the new room while the original room hosted our silent auction, overseen by Penny. Bidding was fierce.

Marilyn and Donna were co-MCs and did a great job.

The evening couldn't have gone better.

Here's a short clip of Brad and Laura.

African Grannies Visit Cobourg!

Sept 10, 2007

The GogoGetters were honoured and delighted to host two visiting African Grannies for a short visit with refreshments, wisdom, questions and answers. Mama Zodawa and Darlina held court with a group including our members, young people from the West High School's Interact Club, and pastors and parishoners from St. Peter's Church among others.

All were charmed by the Grannies, members of the South African AIDS activist group TAC, and impressed with their message. We were also delighted to meet Julie Coultas of the Stephen Lewis Foundation who accompanied the women.

A wonderful afternoon!

Click here to visit our blog and read a couple of articles from the local papers describing the event.

Diana and those Guys Charm the Crowd at our Second Musical Fundraiser

June 2nd, 2007

Diana and Those Guys are a terrific local Cobourg band who play a mixture of r&b, pop and classic rock and by the end of the night usually have their fans dancing and singing along. Our fundraiser, held again at Meet at 66 King East, was staged in a much more intimate performance space than they're accustomed to and they rose to the challenge, tailoring their setlist for the event and showing a quieter, gentler side to the band. By all accounts their performance was a rousing success, and the crowd seemed enthralled by the short film provided by the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Special thanks go Diana and Those Guys for the music and for donating all of their fees back to the Stephen Lewis Foundation, to the KPR Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario for their surprise donation, to Edward and Diana from Meet at 66 King East for providing the venue once again and for the delicious coffee and deserts, and a huge thank you to Fran Fearnley of Zimart, Canada's Shona Sculpture Gallery, for donating an amazing piece of Zimbabwean sculpture that we raffled off. The evening also marked the first appearance of the Little Travellers in Cobourg, which proved to be a huge hit with everyone. All in all another fantastic night.

Here's a short video of highlights from the evening:

Diana. And those guys!

The Little Travellers make their Cobourg debut.

GogoGetters First Musical Fundraiser a Tremendous Success

April 28, 2007

Our very first fundraiser in support of the Stephen Lewis Foudation was a Coffee and Music Evening held Saturday night, April 28, 2007 at Meet at 66 King East in Cobourg. The response was tremendous, everyone involved with putting on the event was thrilled. Music was provided by Andrew Thompson and Jim Henderson, who were fantastic.

The desserts and coffee were delicious and we were all extremely moved by the movie about the African grandmothers provided by the SLF. Here's a short video featuring Andrew and Jim along with a chat by group cofounder Jeremy.

Thanks to everyone who attended as well as all those who had a hand in putting on such a marvelous event, especially Edward from Meet at 66.