Christmas in June

Our Father's Day draws went very well. We were able to get a table at Giant Tiger in Dartmouth to sell some of our tickets at. The Gift Basket brought in $100 and the Cheesecake brought in $134. Winners were Charles Grady and Karen Clements. We received $130 in donations from other sources, we raised $94 from an online fundraising site located at http://gogetfunding.com/santa-under-the-bridge/ and today we received funding from the Dartmouth Community Health Board in the amount of $500 as part of their Community Development Fund. Naturally, we dressed in our Santa Suits to receive the check.

Last House on the Block Society recently partnered up with the Take Action Society to create a Knitting Group. Our knitters are teaching them to knit and they, in turn are teaching young people to knit. Pictured below is a scarf made by Anne, one of the volunteers learning to knit.

I think we need a bigger basket

We decided that since the Mother's Day Basket did so well, that we would do a Fathers Day basket as well. We already had a basket. I don't remember where it came from but we have it. It's filled with guy stuff. Barbecue tools, a travel mug, a pair of sandals, some tools, a baseball, a cap, some personal care items, a video game, a book. Looking at it last night I kept thinking we should get a bigger basket next time.

Tickets are on sale from our volunteers. You can connect with us on facebook

 https://www.facebook.com/LastHouseOnTheBlockSociety

or twitter @lasthouseonbloc

or by emailing us at lasthouseontheblock@outlook.com

We place your name and contact number on the ticket(s) and they go in the draw box. They are $1 each. The draw is held in the parking lot of the Tim Hortons at 255 Portland Street on Friday June 19, 2015 at approximately 7 pm. We'll post a video of the draw at our facebook page.

This draw is licensed under the Service Nova Scotia Alcohol and Gaming Division,
Permit #AGD-102850-15.

We also have a cheesecake raffle going on simultaneously. The draw for that is Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Shannex on Baker Drive. Ticket price is the same.


This draw is also licensed under the Service Nova Scotia Alcohol and Gaming Division,
Permit #AGD-102851-15.

The last two draws we did brought in a combined profit of $197 for our fundraising. What that means is that the money we raised buys wool to knit the scarves that we give away during our Santa Under The Bridge project.

We did a count last night of the scarves we have. One of our knitters lives out of town so she delivers the scarves to us in time for the project. We included her total with our total. The amount is 181 adult, 16 children, 7 hats, 6 head bands and 24 dish cloths. Last Christmas we had 191 scarves so we will at least equal that amount this year and quite possibly surpass it. We all feel good about that.

We do provide other items with our gift packages (socks, personal care items, christmas cards, tuques, gifts for the children) so we still have a lot to do in preparation for the Project.

So if you want to help make a difference, buy a ticket on one of the draws. :)