Dundas Rotary Pancake Breakfast July 1st Canada Day

The Dundas Rotary Club held its Canada Day Pancake Breakfast for the community of Dundas. Breakfast is served in the Dundas Driving Park which also includes live entertainment (Tribal Vision Dancers) for the young and not so young, There were 650 plates of pancakes, sausages, maple syrup and butter served - an early count. The Salvation Army provided vital support with the loan of the refrigerated food serving van, As for the weather on the day - sun blessed and delightfully warm.
The large turnout was the opportunity to display the Telling Tales poster and distribute bookmarks advertising the event for September 19, 2010.

Restoration of Library Benches

Donna Wignall spearheaded the restoration of the public benches located in front of the Dundas Public Library on Ogilvie Street. In a collaborative arrangement with the Dundas Valley Architectural Furniture Company, the benches will be removed and disassembled to restore the wood slats to their original  pristine condition.
The benches will be reinstalled around the second week in July.
Report by Jim Nicol

Telling Tales Festival Wins Tourism Award

The Telling Tales Festival: A Family Festival of Stories, held at Westfield Heritage Village on September 20, 2009, has been awarded first place (for a Medium Event or Festival) by the 12th Tourism Hamilton Awards Renaissance, held March 23, 2010, at Liuna Station, Hamilton.

Founder Susan Jasper, and Robb Winniger, Westfield Heritage Village accepted the award on behalf of the Festival Board.

The Friends of the Hamilton Public Library donated $1500 to the Festival, with Dundas Library Friends also donating.

The Festival for 2010 will be held September 19, 2010, at Westfield Heritage Village. It is expected an attendance of 5000 is on the cards, which should raise $31,000 for literacy programmes in Hamilton.

Visit Telling Tales using media networking tools: Google: Telling Tales Festival - for the Festival website and Facebook

Access Twitter: "TellingTalesFFS" and follow on your Twitter account.

Friends of the Hamilton Public Library

The Friends of the Hamilton Public Library held its 14th Annual General Meeting on Jan. 27, 2010. I attended representing the Dundas Branch Library Friends (Roland Weiler had intended to attend but late circumstances ruled him out).

I described to the FHPL board the current situation vis-a-vis the Dundas Cactus Festival book sale and the difficulty Dundas Friends face in going forward to offer meaningful support for the branch.

As a member of Telling Tales 2010 organization committee, I presented a slideshow on the proposed programme and goals for TT 2010. Hamilton Friends were a major sponsor in 2009. The ongoing support of FHPL for this event, set for September 19, 2010, is again sought.

Report by Jim Nicol

Jan. 27, 2010