Community Living brings treats to Kincardine Council
By Liz Dadson

Kincardine Council

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Josh MacKinnon (L) stands with the display at the Kincardine council meeting. Photo by Jeffrey Van de Klippe

May is Community Living month and a group of people from the Kincardine agency's drop-in centre brought greetings and treats to the Kincardine council meeting Wednesday (May 20).

Members of council, municipal staff and members of the media enjoyed cookies, squares and coffee prior to the meeting and then during the public forum, Jackie MacDonald and several of the young adults spoke about the benefits of Community Living and what it means for Kincardine.

Among the agency's activities are a cooking club which meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the drop-in centre on Lambton Street, swimming on Friday nights, Special Olympics, and a Self Advocacy Team which speaks out on behalf of the clients who can't speak for themselves.

"We have a lot of fun," said MacDonald. "The goodies we brought were prepared by the cooking club."

Besides baking, the club members plan to take on some sewing projects, selling their wares at the Market in the Park Mondays in Victoria Park. The group has received praise for its homemade dog biscuits and plans to sell those at the market as well.

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Jen McCullough (L), Amy Boudrais, Jackie MacDonald and Josh MacKinnon serve refreshments at the Kincardine council meeting. Photo by Jeffrey Van de Klippe

According to the Kincardine Community Living newsletter, the agency and its clients have been busy over the past few months. Jackie MacDonald, Jen McCullough, Amy Boudrais and Josh MacKinnon helped prepare a meal for a group of about 70 people when the African Watoto Children's Choir visited Kincardine in March.

Jeffrey Van de Klippe is contributing photographs of the events and activities, for the newsletter.

This Saturday (May 30) is the agency's second annual golf tournament at Black Horse Golf and Country Club, north of Lucknow.

The 45th annual meeting is slated for Thursday, June 11, at the Kincardine Pavilion. Dinner is at 5:30 p.m, catered by Gilley's ($15 per person), and the meeting starts at 6:30 p.m., followed by Susan and Ryan Hipperson presenting "Live , Love and Laugh with Down Syndrome.