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Lafarge bringing activities, safety and trucks BY SARAH MURRELL VOICE Staff With a continued focus on safety and a desire to be involved with community events, Lafarge Fonthill has become a Gold sponsor of Summerfest this year. Lafarge made a $2,500 donation to become sponsors of the Active Zone during the Summerfest street festival in July of this year. The Active Zone is designed to promote an active lifestyle for all ages. It includes activities by Pelham Basketball, Little Kickers, Pelham Minor Hockey, Freewheelers, the Bruce Trail Club and Pelham Active Transportation Committee. The zone also features a bike rodeo, Nordic walking, Zumba challenge, hula hoops, skipping, hackey sack and other activities. As sponsor of the Active Zone, Lafarge will have two trucks at the event on Saturday, July 21 for a “touch a truck” activity.
LAFARGE Fonthill’s Chris Galaway, land manager, and Vince Forbes, plant manager, present a cheque for $2,500 to Bea Clark, member of Pelham’s Summerfest Committee. The donation will be used to sponsor the event’s active zone promoting an active lifestyle for all ages. Sarah Murrell/Voice Photo Vince Forbes, plant front of one of their trucks Lafarge’s safety focus, committee will be working manager for Lafarge, says and put one student in the he says, and something with local groups to the company will have driver’s seat, asking how they’ll be talking about at promote cycling, walking two trucks downtown many classmates they can Summerfest. and hiking, she said. for the event including see. The answer is usually, Bea Clark, member “If you want to move, an aggregate truck and none. of Summerfest and a we’ll have it there,” she a new, environmentally Helping kids realize member of Pelham Active said. friendly engine. how little drivers in big Transportation, says In thanking Lafarge He points out at school rigs can see, and how they’ll be focusing on for their support of presentations he’ll have important it is to be aware bicycle safety as well. Summerfest, Clark says an entire class stand in around them, is part of The Summerfest a donation like theirs
“means a lot to a small town festival.” The “small town festival” is growing in leaps and bounds this year. The second year for Pelham Summerfest, this year’s event begins Thursday, July 20 with the weekly Farmers’ Market and Bandshell Concert series. Friday, July 21 is the Niagara Nights of Art, Pelham edition in Peace Park. Part of the Niagara Region’s Cultural Capital of Canada celebrations, the event invites artists of all media to take part. Saturday is the big day with the Active Zone, Children’s Play Zone, Children’s Entertainment Area, Art in the Park, and Party Zone on main street. The party wraps up on Sunday, July 22 with Sunday brunch in the park and more music. For more on the Summerfest schedule of events, sponsor opportunities or to register as a vendor, entertainer or volunteer, visit www. pelhamsummerfest.ca.
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