Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 – Community Living Peterborough took the stage at Market Hall to officially announce their springtime 2012 event in support of the agency's Home of Our Own: 100 Homes for 100 People campaign.

Community Living Peterborough will be hosting its third annual springtime event on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the historic, renovated, and accessible Market Hall. Tickets will go on sale in time for Christmas on Wednesday, December 14th at www.markethall.org.

The agency's former Spring Spectacular event has taken on a new format at a new venue in order to present the triumphant return of Skydiggers to Market Hall in support of Community Living Peterborough. The evening will celebrate gifts and abilities of people living with an intellectual disability during the concert, silent auction, live art auction; an opportunity to directly touch lives through Community Living Peterborough's Wish Table, and guest entertainers.

In addition to bringing Skydiggers back to Peterborough, the agency is working with mentor artists at the Art School of Peterborough, the Art Gallery of Peterborough, Crop Circles, Hues in Glass, as well as Gene Canning and Marlene Herbst to create live art auction pieces by artists supported by Community Living Peterborough.

Community Living Peterborough's Home of Our Own: 100 Home for 100 People campaign seeks to raise $5M over 5 years to find innovative housing options, including the purchasing of housing, the building of accessible housing, and the start-up housing funds for the people Community Living Peterborough supports, and their families, who are currently on our community's waiting list. The agency is committed to reducing housing wait times and increasing the quality of life for the people we support by finding them appropriate, accessible, safe housing where they can build long-term relationships and a strong sense of home.

 

This Event is Proudly Sponsored by: Chex TV, Magic 96.7, Peterborough This Week

 

Building Inclusive Communities Since 1953... Community Living Peterborough is a not for profit organization that brings people with intellectual disabilities and their community together. The agency supports people to live, learn, work and participate in all aspects of their community. Community Living Peterborough supports over 400 children, youth and adults living with an intellectual disability and their families in the City and County of Peterborough, employing 165 staff with an operating budget of 6.0 million dollars.

For more information regarding this news release, please contact:

Lisa Clarke, Community & Fund Development Officer 705-743-2411 X539

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