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Vol. 3, No. 14
The Voice of North Grenville
April 8, 2015
KYC Jail and Bail locked up for another year
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James Sliter and Rachel Brisebois, both of the Royal Bank, Kemptville, under arrest as part of the KYC Jail and Bail event on April 1. The not-so-arresting officers are Doug Lahaie and John Barclay. by David Shanahan The Kemptville Youth Centre held their annual Jail and Bail event on April I, and it seemed that most of the population were involved in raising funds for the KYC and having a great deal of fun at the same time. A host of local business, political and social leaders took turns acting as judges, defense and prosecution lawyers, as well as bailiffs, clerks and guards as a sequence of “defendants” appeared before the court to answer important charges. John Barclay, himself an organiser of the event, as well as
a bailiff, arresting officer and guard, also appeared before the bench charged with “Running for Mayor four years too early”. Other charges were levelled against politicians. For example, Mayor David Gordon was accused of “Bringing doughnuts to too many meetings”. Local businessman, Diarmid O’Farrell was accused of “Sharing the O’Farrell Financial Boardroom with charities for free”. A horrendous crime, indeed. But fining these jailbirds was not the only source of fun and frolics at the KYC that day. There was a wonderful amount of sliming going on. No, not slimming, slim-
ing, the pouring of thick and gooey green slime over the heads of volunteers who suddenly realised that no good deed goes unpunished. I don’t know what it did to clothes, hair and egos, but it took a good bit of time to remove it from the front steps of the KYC the next day! But it was all, as usual, for a very good cause. About $11,000 was raised to support some of the many programs provided by the Centre throughout the year, and the support of so many people from across the community, and beyond, was another example of the traditional strength of volunteerism in
North Grenville. Next week is National Volunteer Week in Canada, from April 12 to 18, and the theme this year is the Ripple Effect. “A volunteer action is like a stone thrown in a lake: its effect has a direct impact. At the same time, like ripples, volunteer efforts reach out far and wide to improve communities. Undeniably, volunteers rock.” Everyone involved in this year’s Jail and Bail event has created their own ripple and the long term effects will benefit us all. A video of the arrest and trial of James and Rachel can be seen on our website: www. ngtimes.ca
Volunteer Appreciation Week April 12 -18 pages 18, 19