By JoAnn Grondin
Hi everyone. The Heritage Committee needs more volunteers to bring it into 2023. The Heritage Committee is a fundraising committee and we donate to help purchase or protect special properties.
The Heritage Committee needs to be revamped due to the COVID restrictions that are being enforced regarding the selling of food. I am resigning as Coordinator of the Heritage Committee and hopefully someone will come forward to organize this Committee and bring it into 2023.
Decisions to be made are specifically related to food. If we wish to continue to have our Earth Day Bake Sale and provide baking as part of the Hawk Festival, we need members to take the free online Food Management course offered by the Windsor Essex Health Unit. One or two people need to take the test, for a cost of $10.00, in order to supervise the food prepared for these events and to attend the events. We would need an approved location for a group to gather and do all the baking, maybe the kitchen at Malden Park or one of the churches would let us use their facilities. If we decide to give up our fundraising regarding food, new ideas are needed to raise funds. These decisions can be decided by the Heritage Committee members, lead by the new Coordinator.
Cathy Lapain is no longer able to manage the Bake Sale so a new organizer is needed for this event. Aileen Petrozzi will continue to organize the Hawk Festival. I can continue for now with a revised Annual Dinner if it is safe to have one in 2023.
If you have questions regarding the Heritage Committee, please call me (JoAnn 519-734-0056).
Thank you.