First fundraiser was a success (and other good news)!

Our first fundraiser took place this past Saturday morning. We held a breakfast with the Easter Bunny for everyone in town. We had a great turn out and raised around $1400! With our 50/50 match from Let Them Be Kids we have $2800 in purchasing power for new playground and fitness park equipment. Wow! It was a wonderful morning, and lots of smiles (although some tears as well) from kids when they got to meet the Easter Bunny. Here are a few of my favorite shots from the morning:

In other news, we currently have 264 volunteers signed up for our Build Day on August 6th! This is incredible! A big thank you to all who have signed up so far, and if you haven't had a chance to register yet, please do! Many hands make light work, and everyone will have a job to do on Build Day to be successful. Just click the link on the right hand side of this page and fill in your information, that way you will receive bi-weekly updates on our progress until the big day arrives.

I also wanted to make mention of the fact that not only has Twillingate been selected to receive a Let Them Be Kids Helping Hands Award, we have also been chosen as one of only 4 communities across Canada that will have their Build Day featured in a documentary that will be screened at the Toronto Film Festival as well as the Sundance Film Festival. The documentary, Let Them Be Kids: Building Playgrounds, Inspiring Hope will highlight our efforts throughout the coming months as we fund-raise and rally volunteers to help us build a new playground and fitness park for our town. What a great moment for Twillingate! We should be proud of our little town! We have accomplished so much so far, and the best is yet to come!