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Family heading to Uganda to further support charity By Ron Giofu
The Grant home at 440 McLellan Ave. (above) features Slicer’s Roadkill Grill during weekends in October while The Shrine on Durango is available for viewing at the Anderson home at 17 Durango (left). Both are accepting donations for the Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission.
Halloween displays turned into fundraisers By Ron Giofu
With Halloween fast approaching, decorations are going up at homes in Amherstburg and surrounding areas. Some of those displays carry a charitable twist to them. At least three local homes are decked out for Halloween with those coming to view the displays encouraged to bring canned goods, non-perishable food items or cash donations for the Amherstburg
Food and Fellowship Mission. Another is accepting donations for Wings Rehabilitation Centre. After a two-year absence, Ken Grant and his wife Karri-Lynn have set up their display in front of their home at 440 McLellan Ave. This year’s theme is “Slicer’s Roadkill Grill & Ice Cream Parlour” with moving parts, a photo booth, a detailed diner setting and, of course, the ever-popular vomiting zombie.
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An Amherstburg woman is heading back to Uganda to assist a charity she is involved with, and this time she’s being joined by her son and his fiancée. Ingrid Silvaggio-Heugh, a volunteer with the charity Save African Child Uganda (SACU) said she is excited to meet up with her son James and his fiancée Isabelle in Uganda. She said he recently proposed to her after hiking on top of the Dolomites Mountains in northern Italy. “We will be in Uganda for four weeks between mid-October to the middle of November,” said Silvaggio-Heugh. “They will be in Egypt before meeting up with me in Uganda, for their first time. James and Isabelle now have their mandatory Yellow Fever vaccination and will be taking their malaria pills. Since I had my vaccinations in 2015, I’m good to go but will also be taking my malaria prescription.” Silvaggio stated she can’t wait to show them the work that has been accomplished over the years by SACU. They have supported children and families through building of schools to helping feed children. “I’m so blessed to be able to take my fourth trip to Uganda. So much has changed since 2019 when I took my third trip with three other committee members (Cheryl Rutgers, Rick & Kathy Vriesen),” said Silvaggio-Heugh. “A couple of years before our visit, committee members Elaine Johnson and Betty Westfall had spent some time in the remote village. Six years ago, the high school next to SACU Elementary was just beginning to be built and now I get to see the completion of Quality High School.”
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