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• New Resource: The Cost of Eating in CK 2023 Infographic

  

  
  

  March is Nutrition Month and we can't talk about that without also talking about Food Insecurity.

  1 in 5 households in Chatham-Kent do not have enough money to buy food. That's 20% of the community who must decide between paying their bills or buying food.

  The 2023 Cost of Eating Infographic shows the monthly cost of eating in CK and the numbers show that current social assistance programs are not enough.

  View the entire infographic at: www.ckpublichealth.com/foodinsecurity

• Event: Eelūnaapèewii Lahkèewiit Pow Wow

  

  
  

  Eelūnaapèewii Lahkèewiit is hosting their annual Pow Wow on Saturday, September 2nd and Sunday, September 3rd. Everyone is welcome.

  Location: Behind the Community Centre at 14811 Schools Line in Bothwell.

  Admission: General $8. Seniors $5. Children under 10 are free.

  Grand entry: 12PM and 7PM on Saturday and 12PM on Sunday. Host drum is Naahii Singers.

  No pets allowed, except service animals with appropriate documentation.

  Learn more about Pow Wows from St. Clair Catholic District School Board website.

• Event: August 31 International Overdose Awareness Day

  

  Chatham-Kent Drug Overdose Awareness Council invites you to join us at ROCK Missions locations for International Overdose Awareness Day.

  Learn more about International Overdose Awareness Day on the official website or learn from the post we created on the Employee DEIJ Portal last year (note the events will have changed for this year).

• Together CK Grants 2024 Now Open!

  The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is now accepting applications for Together CK grants!

  These grants support community groups to carry out projects or events that contribute to the community. Applications are due before October 5, 2023.

  Learn more about the grants on the Municipality's website. Click on the 'Apply Now' button to get more detailed information.

• Event: June 10th Fergie Jenkins Statue Unveiling

  

  
  

  Just a reminder of the Fergie Jenkins statue unveiling happening Saturday, June 10th. The ceremony begins at 2PM at the Civic Centre in Chatham. A family-friendly celebration will be held starting at 3:30 at Sons of Kent Brewing Co. in Chatham

  Learn more about the event Fergie Jenkins Statue Unveiling | Let's Talk Chatham-Kent (letstalkchatham-kent.ca)

  Learn more about Fergie Jenkins: Fergie Jenkins’s Long and Grinding Road to Cooperstown | Library and Archives Canada Blog (thediscoverblog.com)