Five young ladies to get their heads shaved to help other young people
Nobleton Notes
By Angie Maccarone (905) 859-5174
Students cutting their hair

today

Today (Wednesday), five girls from Nobleton Public School, Zoe, Marina, Hayley, Amy and Jennifer, will be cutting their hair to help underprivileged kids who desperately need wigs.

These five girls have been growing their hair for a year to participate in this charity hair cutting event.

Students and parents from both Nobleton Public School and St. Mary Catholic School will be cutting their hair off to help underprivileged kids who desperately need wigs.

The students will be helping some of the approximately 10,000 children in Canada who will lose their hair annually to the ravages of cancer treatment, burn accidents or Alopecia. Many of these children will come from financially disadvantaged families who cannot afford the cost of a customized wig, which can run up to $3,000 and require the hair of at least 12 people to make.

The idea for the event began when seven-year old Marina Gisana saw a commercial for Locks of Love, an American organization that provides wigs for children in need, and decided that she would like to donate her hair to charity. After receiving approval from the principal at Nobleton School to organize a charity hair cutting event, St. Mary School was then contacted to see if they would like to participate as well, and people their eagerly hopped on board.

Participating students and even a few parents have been growing their hair over the last year so that they could cut off at least 10 inches to donate to Angel Hair for Kids, an organization that facilitates the creation of wigs for underprivileged children.

The event at Nobleton Public School will take place at 11:45 a.m. at the senior campus, and the event at St. Mary will take place at 9:30 a.m.

Local hairdressers from Couples Salon in Nobleton have generously donated their time so that they can be on hand to provide new haircuts for the participating students.

This is a great characterbuilding event that will allow kids to experience what it is like to give of themselves for the sole reason of helping other kids.

All hair donations will be given to the Angel Hair for Kids Foundation, which is part of A Child's Voice F o u n d a t i o n (www.achildsvoicefounation .com) St. Paul's Presbyterian

Church

Join us this Sunday (June 10) for the annual child-led service at 9:45 a.m. This is also the date for the Sunday school graduation ceremonies.

As such, there will be no nursery care provided during the service, since we need all the children in attendance. Join us also for our barbecue following the service at 11 a.m.

The Children's Clothing Circle will be open this Monday (June 11) from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The Women's Missionary Society will meet Tuesday at 1 p.m.

For more information about any of our events, please contact the church office at (905) 859-0843.

Nobleton United Church

This Sunday (June 10) our service is at 11:15 a.m. Please join us as we listen and learn about Luke 7: 11- 17. Also on this day, following the service, we will have our congregational picnic. We will gather at the Peter's farm along with the congregation from Kleinburg at 12:30 p.m.

For information or directions to the picnic area, please call the church at (905) 859-3976.

Big thanks from the

Nobleton seniors

Submitted by Paula

Latanville

On behalf of the Nobleton Seniors, specifically the seniors at 48 Wilsen Road, a big thank you goes out to Peter and Carmen Grandilli for their nice visit and yummy barbecue Saturday afternoon. Also thanks goes out to Mr. and Mrs. Conti across the road for their help and use of the barbecue. Two years in a row; we are getting spoiled.

St. Mary CWL potluck

Just a reminder that the annual last of the year Potluck dinner will be held by the St. Mary Catholic Women's League (CWL) June 12 at 6:30 p.m.

This is always a good time and everyone is welcome. Bring your favourite dish, as this is truly a potluck event. Raffle tickets will be distributed for sale by the members, with the draw to be held at the Fall Tea.

A short report will be given by Lena Mascarin, our president, on the success of the Pasta Night and the Victoria Day sales of cake slices, not to mention the sales of raffle tickets.

Thanks to all CWL members for making the last year a successful and inspiring one for each and everyone of us.

Horticulture

"I fell in love with an angel;" well with a plant called angelonia, sold locally as an annual and sometimes called "angel eyes" or "summer hyacinth."

I first saw this flower in England, but didn't learn its name until I saw it again in Arbroath, Scotland.

It deserves a place near the front of the sunny border. It grows about 15 inches high and its flower stem is covered in tubularshaped blooms which make it look like a cross between a lupine and a hyacinth. Angelonias come in mauve, white, dusty rose and a bicolour purple white, and they grow in average soil in the sun. They appreciate some composted cattle manure or the like dug into their growing place.

Give them TLC for a week or so while they get established and they should eight inches apart.

Colourful nemesias, which have a reputation of being difficult, are really delightful eight-inch high plants that we've had little trouble growing in St. Alban's "stained glass" garden along the front of the church. It does get some afternoon shade.

Annual scabiosa (mourning bride), godetia/clarkia, salpiglossis are not common but lovely annuals, well worth the extra effort they take to grow, as is temperamental schizanthus (butterfly flower). Mimulus prefers a dampish spot that gets some afternoon shade, while godetia/ clarkia (wild flowers in northern California) dislike heat and drought, so give them shelter from the hot afternoon sun and water when dry. Treat schizanthus with their small clusters of orchid-like blooms likewise and you'll be well rewarded.