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Bank Theatre project moves on to second round of online voting! Round 1 of voting in the Aviva Community Fund is over and Leamington’s Bank Theatre and Meeting Place has made it to the next round of competition! “Voting starts again for Round 2 and we have people actually voting from all around the world. We are hoping to be in the top 10 in our division this round, which will bring us to the semifinal round, where if we are in the top 10 there, we go on to the final round where Aviva will choose the winners!” explained Ursula Tiessen of the Bank Theatre and Meeting Place committee. Every vote counts and each email address is allowed to vote once every day. Voting for Round 2 ends on Wednesday, November 9 at 12 p.m. Voting for the Semi-Finals begins on Monday, December 5 at 12 p.m. The Bank Theatre is in the large project category, hoping to win up to $150,000 for the project. All you have to do is register at www.aviacommunityfund.org and vote every day during the contest. The Bank Theatre and Meeting Place, future home of the Sun Parlour Players, has also received some local donations to the project. The group received an in-kind contribution of over $15,000 of work by Parker Construction in the basement of The Bank Theatre and Meeting Place. The group recently purchased over 200 surplus theatre seats from the Star Cinema and Parker Construction is also providing free storage until the building is ready for their installation. To date, the Bank Theatre Committee has raised approximately $100,000 of its $800,000 goal. The Bank Theatre Committee is in the process of a mail-out campaign asking Leamington and area businesses and organizations for donations towards the project. On Monday, October 24, TD Bank, Leamington Branch made a cheque presentation of $5,000 to the fundraising project.
Fraser Lear receives the Alf Bennie Award from Leamington Chamber President Dharmesh Patel. (SUN Photo)
Lear named as Alf Bennie recipient
Fraser Lear was named as the 2011 Leamington and District Chamber of Commerce’s Alf Bennie Award recipient. Lear is a successful business owner (Lear Electric and Leamington Electrical Supply) and an active contributor to the community through his volunteer work with the Salvation Army. In the nomination letter for Lear, it states, “My association with Fraser has been on a professional level and he has always conducted himself with integrity and graciousness. I was also aware from a number of people that he has and continues to be very involved in our community. I know that if I am attending any event that the Salvation Army has a presence at, Fraser will be there... And we all remember the tornado in June 2010. Fraser was very involved in helping people find accommodations and providing food and support wherever needed.” Fraser moved to Leamington in his late teens from Newfoundland. He worked as an apprentice with the HJ Heinz electrical department. During that time he attended the Salvation Army. He worked at Heinz as an electrician until 1970 when he and his wife Marilyn took a leap of faith and started his own company, Lear Electric. Lear Electric and Leamington Electrical Supply have been successful Leamington businesses for over 40 years. Fraser continued to work and volunteer at the Salvation Army. In 1997 he was named as Corps Sgt. Major of the Leamington Salvation Army. A position he still holds today. Fraser’s son Matt recalls his father hiring men who were down on their luck and just needed work. “Dad would provide a job, but more importantly, some self worth for these individuals in a low part of their lives.” he stated. Fraser and Marilyn and their family – Matt and Michelle Lear, Judy Lear Zylstra and Dana and Phil Romualdi – were all present at the Leamington Chamber’s 17th annual Business Awards where the Alf Bennie Award was presented on Wednesday, October 19. “This is an honour for sure,” said the humbled Lear. “It’s unexpected… I wondered who they were talking about in the introduction,” he joked. “There are a lot of volunteers out there. Volunteering is a blessing and the rewards are great.” He quoted Canadian comedian Red Green, stating “We’re all in this together.”
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