Staff at Boardwalk Dental in downtown Brockville will devote their annual Charity Day on Friday to Youth Unlimited's Operation Outreach Malawi, donating all the proceeds from the day's work to a plan to build an irrigation system in the village of Hanoke, Malawi, said Youth Unlimited administrator Joan Childs.
As part of the dentistry practice's charity day, staff will work for free, said Childs, adding coffee and baked goods will be sold beginning at 9 a.m., while a barbecue will start at 10 a.m.
People will also be able to buy artifacts from Malawi, including paintings and woodworking, as well as fresh roasted coffee, said Childs.
Meanwhile, on Friday night, the Keystorm Pub will host another Operation Outreach Malawi fundraiser, a "Night of Comedy and Music" featuring comedian Terry V. Hart and the band Shiver Me Timbers.
Showtime is 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $25.
As part of the humanitarian organization's latest aid effort in the poverty-stricken African country, five area residents will be heading to Hanoke on a mission next month.
They are city Councillor Larry Journal, Randy Shearer, Amber Woods, Childs and Pastor Kevin Smith.
The group is hoping to raise $10,000.
Hanoke, a small village some 25 miles from the Malawian capital Lilongwe, is home to about 400 People, half of them children, including 31 orphans. Hanoke receives no support from any other group or organization.
# Published in Section b, page 7 in the Thursday, October 25, 2007 edition of the Brockville Recorder & Times.
# Posted 5:01:46 PM Thursday, October 25, 2007.
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