It is impossible to have a successful charity event alone. You can’t raise money without donors. You can’t advertise without media support (paid or sponsored). You can’t have an event if nobody comes. It takes community to make it work.
I have been working for The Beer Store for the past 17 years. I have been bottle drive team captain for the last three drives at my store on Walker Road in Windsor.
Tell us your story. Whether it’s about Bottle Drive, a story of hope or how blood cancer has effected your life, we would love to hear it.
Paul Henderson and Joe Bowen talk about The Beer Store & UFCW Local 12R24’s Returns for Leukemia bottle drive.
We’ve captured some of the action on camera.
My name is Nancy Cadenhead and I work at the Beer Store in Beaverton (4552).
Last year my nine year old neice Paige was diagnosed with leukemia. At the time this was discovered my father-in law Jack, (her grandfather) was struck down with cancer to the brain. He was a retired Toronto firefighter and he had battled and won one round of cancer in 2003 in his jaw but suffered a stoke last year which was caused by a bleed in the brain which was cancerous.
An actor has a role to play. He studies his lines and knows what he has to say. He rehearses his movements and dialogue with the other actors. He practises his action sequences. He discovers what motivates his character. Each character is different. Each one responds to certain things in different ways. Only by knowing how a character feels and thinks, can an actor make an accurate portrayal, and really deliver a performance to remember. Knowing a character's motivation means being able to play the role.
2010 was a good year for Returns for Leukemia, and a great year in Windsor. Provincially, we had surpassed one million dollars by a fair margin. Locally, we had several good things going for us. We got out on print, internet, radio and television and let everyone know the dates of the drive – and it helped. We had BBQs with donated foods, local Starbucks managers with iced drinks and snacks, live medieval duelists at one store, and Brian Masse, MP, at another, and – most importantly – lots and lots of volunteers and cooperation from store staff to support the cause. It wouldn't have been possible without teamwork.