Current Events

ACRE Earth Day Event and Summer Sports Stuff Exchange

When: Saturday April 16, 2011

Where: Chelsea Community Centre, 220 Old Chelsea Road, Chelsea

ACRE's Annual Earth Day event is on Saturday April 16 at the Chelsea Community Centre. the annual Summer Sports Stuff Exchange and Local Environmental and Green Expo will run from 10:00 to 12:30.

Drop off the gear you want to sell at the Sports Stuff Exchange between 8:30 and 10:00 a.m. The exchange runs from 10:00 to 12:30.

People want to buy bikes, soccer cleats, canoes, kayaks... whatever you can think of. You set the price on the stuff you want to sell. There is a registration fee of $5 and a small commission of 10% goes to ACRE after the sale. Pick-up money from the sale of your stuff and unsold items between 12:30 and 1:30.

St Mary Magdalene Church will be serving lots of tasty treats again this year. The coffee table will be ready at 8:30 am when you drop off your gear for the equipment exchange. From 9:30-11:30 am, come and enjoy freshly baked waffles made with farm fresh eggs, and garnished with fruit and maple syrup. Stay for lunch from 11:30 -12:30 and savour a bowl of chili and baquette . SMM will also be supplying a Bake Table. Part of the proceeds from the Bake Table will be donated to Street Soccer Ottawa, led by Chelsea Soccer player, Tatiana Rother. SMM will also have a used book sale.

Reverend Robert Sears of St. Mary Magdalene will once again be offering free bike tune-ups. Buy a bike and get it tuned up on Earth Day!

Thanks to Geof and Emma Burbidge for preparing this year's poster.

If you are interested in helping out in anyway as a volunteer please contact ACRE at videotron.ca.

To speed up registration of the items you want to sell you can prepare your registration form in advance.

The instructions are found in this pdf and you will need this registration form.