We are so loving getting involved in the Whiteway community and Saturday was another example of all the great things happening out here. The great Brown’s Restaurant sponsored an event that raised $4000 for Camp Douwanna, a camp in Bishop’s Falls for children with diabetes. The representative for the Canadian Diabetes Association informed us that our province has the highest per capita incidence of diabetes in the world – research is pointing to genetics and climate (north with a lack of sunlight) as possible reasons. Unfortunately, I believe we also have high rates of spina bifida and other diseases as well – all the more reason for events like this one.
We had turkey and roast beef dinners, followed by an amazing performance by the Avalon Sleeveens, who took us on a walk down memory lane with songs from Tom Jones, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Brenda Lee and others. It went on til 11:30 and I tell you it beat the heck out of George Street!
And maybe the best part of the evening was we got to share our table with our friends Alf and Hilda Harnum (below), two wonderful people who put a smile on your face and would give you the shirt of their backs, I’m sure!
And here’s the Sleeveens – so fun! (And continuing my education services for non-Newfoundlanders, a ‘sleeveen’ is similar to a rascal!) [wpvideo KsQqFlP2]