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· April 10, 2017

Vimy Ridge Commemoration

The Vimy Ridge Commemoration took place Sunday April 9th at the Cenotaph in Confederation Park. This was a significant point in the history of Canada. Over 600 local people died in WWI, with a population of under 10,000, that is a significant loss. As a guild we created a ceramic trillium for each of these people, the sale of which will support veterans directly and provide funds to repair to the Cenotaph.

The Kawartha Potters Guild was honoured to take part in this event and we were thrilled with the many people that showed up to honour our veterans. Every one of the trilliums was sold.

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Categories : 993 Talwood Dr, Charity, KPG, Peterborough, potters, Vimy Ridge

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· January 24, 2016

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Potters’ Guild helps Camp Ooch

Photo: Bill Freeman Lee-Ann Choquette of the Kawartha Potters’ Guild was at the 25th Curl for Kids bonspiel in Norwood which raises funds for Camp Oochigeas, a multi-faceted camp that serves children with cancer. Pottery made by children at the Guild’s “Clay & Play” summer day camp are being sold to raise funds to buy a wheel and kiln for Camp Ooch.

Norwood – The Kawartha Potters’ Guild is giving Camp Oochigeas a boost thanks to inspiration from its youngest artisans. For the past two years, youth at the Guild’s summer camp have sold pottery with profits going to their chosen cause and this past year they picked Camp Ooch, a residential camp for children with cancer that has grown to offer programs at Sick Kids Hospital, its Ooch Downtown site on Bathurst Street and other regional treatment centres.

Source: Potters’ Guild helps Camp Ooch

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· September 28, 2015

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Empty Bowls a huge success

$10,130.00 - Can You Believe it!......

That is the final tally from Empty Bowls 2015. $10,130.00 will now be going directly into our community to support food security. From our accounting, the sale of tickets and bowls brought in $4,000.00. The results speak for themselves and in terms of community engagement Empty Bowls 2015 year was a winner!

Kudos to the YWCA for having the vision to grow this event, and sincere thanks to the members of our Guild and the Wood Turners' Guild who donated approximately 175 bowls. We would also like to thank Lillian, Cathy, Dawn, Anne, Lorne, Dawn's mother, Shelby and Pete who staffed our booth and transported pots on the day itself.

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Categories : Charity, Empty Bowls, members, Pottery, Special events

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· June 30, 2014

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Empty Bowls a great success

Once again, the Kawartha Potters Guild donated bowls (along with the Kawartha Wood Turners, the Canadian Gourd Society and the Kawartha Glass Artists Society) to the recent Empty Bowls, an event put on by the local YWCA Peterborough Haliburton.

Check out the recent article here by clicking on the photo below.

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Empty Bowls Event was a huge success!

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