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Your Weekly Clover Valley Newspaper December 13, 2012 ❖ www.CloverdaleReporter.com ❖ 604-575-2405
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Jenna’s gift Using sweet sales to spread cheer to kids who need it By Jennifer Lang At a time of year when plenty of other kids her age are concentrating on what they want for Christmas, Clayton’s Jenna Prem is baking up a storm. With the money she raises by selling trays of goodies, she’ll be able to buy Christmas presents for kids she’s never even met. For several years in a row she’s contacted local grocery stores for donations towards baking supplies, then headed into the family kitchen with her mom and turned it into an assembly line. They pump out trays of Nanaimo bars, chocolate haystacks, shortbread, tiger butter, jam tarts and more, then sell the trays to family, friends and supporters to raise hundreds of dollars to buy presents for children at Canuck Place, and their parents. The project’s grown to the point where she had 40 treat tray orders this year. The absolute limit, says her mom, Nicole. It all started when Jenna was eight, and her parents asked her to
find an organization she’d like to give to at Christmas time. When Jenna heard about Canuck Place, she was immediately drawn to it. “So we brainstormed ideas on how we could raise money,” recalls Nicole, “and we baked 20 trays of goodies and sold them for $20 each.” Armed with that year’s proceeds – $400 – and a wish list from Canuck Place, they went out shopping. When they dropped off the gifts, they also got a tour of the facility. Located in Vancouver, Canuck Place Children’s Hospice provides palliative and respite care for sick children from across B.C. “Canuck Place is like a mansion. It’s just like a normal house,” says Jenna, now 11, explaining there’s a front desk in the reception area, and a little waiting room for visitors. Jenna hasn’t gone upstairs – that’s where the bedrooms are. But she knows the hospice has a therapy room and a craft room. See PLAYDOUGH / Page 6
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When she’s not hard at work in the kitchen at this time of year, Jenna Prem is wondering what the kids at Canuck Place are hoping to receive for Christmas.
More locals lauded for Jubilee
Diamond Jubilee Medal recipient Elsie Preedy of Port Kells epitomizes Surrey’s pioneer spirit.
By Jennifer Lang More Surreyites with a Cloverdale connection have been recognized with Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medals for their significant achievements and service to their community. Allan Cleaver, Beverly Robinson, and Will Rogers are among 12 medal recipients who were presented with the honour Dec. 7 by Surrey MLAs Kevin Falcon, Stephanie Cadieux and Dave Hayer. A former Surrey Fire Chief, Cleaver also founded the Friends of the Surrey Museum and Archives Society and is a long-time member of the Surrey Histori-
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cal Society. service,” Falcon (Surrey-CloHe was named in 2010 a verdale) said. Surrey Civic Treasure. “They are distinguished men Robinson is a former and women who have each Rotary Club of Cloverdale worked tirelessly to enrich the president and Rogers is a community.” veteran Cloverdale paraAccording to her nominamedic whose Million Dollar tion information, Elsie Preedy, Journey – involving an ulta a Port Kells resident, epitomiztriathlon each summer – has es the pioneer spirit that has helped raise money and made Surrey such a wonderful awareness for the Servants place to live and raise a family. Will Rogers Anonymous Society, which She helped raise money to helps women and exploited build a swimming pool in Port youth leave the sex trade. Kells in the 1940s, and then helped the “I’m extremely proud to see these See PARAMEDIC / Page 3 people recognized for their tremendous
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