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Jim Heuving and Kevin Lunder were on the lookout this week for team captains to join the ‘Coldest Night of the Year’ on Feb. 22 to raise money for charities assisting the homeless. In Cloverdale, proceeds will help launch the new community kitchen at Pacific Community Church.

The goal in Cloverdale is to raise $30,000 By Jennifer Lang to help launch the new community kitchen. Whether it’s the chilliest night of the year – or merely the rainiest – organizers of an up- At least 20 team captains are needed to recoming charity fundraiser in Cloverdale are cruit 7 to 8 of their friends, family members, hoping to recruit at least 20 teams to take part or coworkers, with a goal of raising $2,000 per team. Walkers without teams, volunteers and in the Coldest Night of the Year walk. sponsors are also needed. The Feb. 22 event is all part of It’s one of three walks taking a nation-wide initiative focusing place in Surrey. The other two are on raising awareness of homelessness and collecting funds for local “Together we made helping the Surrey Urban Mission and Sources Community Renon-profits working to address this all happen.” sources Society. the needs of the homeless. Cloverdale walk director Jim Locally, teams will walk 2, 5 or - Alan Caldwell Heuving said the opportunity to 10 km routes through the historic join in the Coldest Night of the town centre in support of the new Year was too good to pass up. Cloverdale Community Kitchen – “It sounded like a great way to hosted and built by Pacific Community Church as the result of 14-month-long raise awareness on homelessness and focus on the community kitchen,” said Heuving, who’s fundraising campaign. Nearly up-and-running now that construc- also a pastor at Pacific Community Church. The event is the official launch of the Clotion is complete, the kitchen will be home to verdale Community Kitchen initiative. three existing programs assisting Cloverdale’s “We really need to finance it,” he said. homeless along with new programs. Between 14 and 15 teams have now signed Last year, 8,000 walkers braved the nation’s toughest weather (Feb. 22 on average is close on for the Cloverdale event, where already to the time of year when Canada’s at its cold- $6,000 has been pledged to the cause. The walk is from 4-8 p.m., but participants est), raising more than $1.6 million for various on the shorter routes will be done well before charities across the country. The aim is to give participants a taste of 8 p.m., he said. A light meal will be provided what it’s like to experience a cold night spent when walkers return to the starting line at outdoors, like a homeless person might expe- Pacific Community Church. In the past few See KITCHEN / Page 3 rience it.

Musical teen hopes to Kickstart her career By Jennifer Lang Budding singer-songwriter Emma Alves will never forget the first time she performed in front of a live audience. She was 10 years old when she sang at a coffee house in Langley. “I remember when I held that microphone. I was so nervous, but I felt so alive!” she says. At that moment, it felt like she became someone else, emerging from her shell to become the person she was meant to be.

Ever since, she’s leapt at each chance to perform in front of a live audience, whether it’s appearing at local music festivals or singing the national anthem at hockey games and at baseball fields. Now the Grade 10 Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary student says she’s ready to share her music with the world, writing songs for a new CD she hopes to launch with a solo concert this spring. Last weekend, she got a taste of what that might be like – she performed backing vocals at a night club in Vancouver for YUCA, a rock trio out of

Langley. Their new album is called Rebuilding the Fallen Empire, and it’s the first release by a brandnew label in Cloverdale, Rising Empire Records. According to Alves’ mom, Charlene, the members of YUCA heard her daughter singing at the studio and really liked what they heard, so they invited her to join them on stage at their record release party on Jan. 18 at the Red Room. Alves plans to take the stage alone on March 28 at The Venue.

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Support for the project from the community, the church congregation, and the business community has been critical. “Together we made this happen,” he said. “You made it all possible.” Caldwell said the completion of a commercial kitchen is only the beginning, because it will spur new programs. “We are all very excited about what it means to our own church, but what it means we can be doing in terms of [being] a catalyst for our community.” To get involved with the Coldest Night of the Year as a walker, volunteer or sponsor, contact walk director Jim Heuving at 604-574-4001 or sign up the website: www.coldestnightoftheyear.org and choose “Cloverdale” under the heading for “location.”

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Stay-at-home mom Kristyl Clark watches in horror as her littlest turns the toilet into a waterpark

was just about to indulge in my morning chubby legs wobbling to support herself – caffeine fix when I heard screaming com- she splashed with all her might, drenching all three of us. ing from the bathroom. Now I was awake. “Help me mommy,” pleaded Molly, my Not exactly the wakeup call I had in mind, precocious toddler. “She is coming to get me!” but it did the trick. After cleaning the three of us up, I checked A quick glance at the clock en route to the the time again and shook my head. loo to save my three-year-old reThe rest of the world was probably vealed that it wasn’t even 7 a.m. showered, at work and enjoying It was going to be one of “those days,” again. their second or third cup of coffee — I still hadn’t managed to do any Just great. of the above. Such is my life; but Sitting on the porcelain throne, that hasn’t always been the case. my pint-size princess attempted to deter her fearless and deterIt seems like only yesterday that I was out with friends sipping mined one-year-old sister from dirty martinis, popping bottles and making the toilet her personal sleeping in until noon. water park. Now my life as a stay-at-homeShe was unsuccessful and I was Kristyl Clark just a little too slow (I plead coffee mom is all about changing dirty diapers, warming bottles and consoldepravity). We both watched in horror as Zoe, my ing a teething baby during the twilight hours. feisty redhead, plunked both hands deep I can assure you there are no sexy vampires into the bowl and pulled out a wad of sop- when dawn breaks. However, there is a frightping wet toilet paper, tossing it carelessly to ening plethora of infomercials. Who orders a food dehydrator at 4 a.m. anyway? the floor. Life in the Clark home is certainly no NorSplat. “Get away from that toilet right now!” I man Rockwell painting. And, let’s be honyelled, darting toward her. est, I am no Martha Stewart. If the queen of Before I could scoop her up she decided to domesticity herself ever stepped foot in my show her big sister and her tired mom who house, she’d be disgusted with the endless was boss. Leaning against the bowl – her pile of pink laundry, dishes collecting in the

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Her parents, meanwhile, have turned to Kickstarter.com to raise $7,500 in startup funds that will help her record an album and hopefully launch her career. Her parents started the Kickstarter campaign – a reflection of their commitment in helping their daughter make her own dreams come true. “As proud parents we always want to encourage our children’s creative flair and to pursue their dreams. We have an opportunity right now to help Emma with her musical gift,” the campaign reads. “All parents know that to see your child light up when doing something they love is a moment you want to see last a life-time. We are so excited that our Emma has this “light” when she is working on her music.” From indie films to web startups, creative projects that meet Kickstarter’s criteria are given an online forum where they can make their business case to the world. Supporters who like what they see can invest in the dreams and projects of artists like Emma Alves, giving them the infusion

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of cash they need to get their dreams off the ground. Alves has just 16 days to raise $7,500 – enough to record, and release a full-length CD of her music, in addition to recording videos, expand her live show and reach out to fans old and new via social media. Some of Alves’ favourite artists include other female singer/ songwriters, such as Taylor Swift and JoJo. She also performs covers, including Stay, by Rihanna, and

Jason Mraz’s I’m Yours, but she truly shines when she’s performing her own work, such as her song, The One. “I love doing my own versions of covers that other artists have done, or their own songs, but I love writing my own music too,” Alves says. “I find it so beautiful how you can turn words, and then add chords on the piano or guitar, and turn them into something amazing. I find that really beautiful and inspiring.” She’s excited about getting a chance to work with a music label. It turns out her father is a musician, so it’s not surprising to learn there are photos of Alves as a toddler, strumming the guitar (“or trying to”) and playing piano. “This music passion was in my right from the start,” she says. By press time, more than $5,030 had been pledged towards her goal. The project will only be funded if at least $7,500 is pledged by 9 p.m. (EST) on Jan. 31. There’s a link to Kickstarter from her Facebook page, Emma Alves Music.

Surrey Board of Education Invites public input to its 2014/2015 Operating Budget The Surrey Board of Education invites your submissions regarding program and service priorities as the board considers its 2014/2015 operating budget. Each year, the board works to sustain priority programs and services to support students across the district. As was true in past budget planning cycles, district needs outpace the funds the board will receive from provincial government grants. This means there are difficult choices to be made in order to achieve the balanced budget required by law and ensure student needs are met in the best way. In coming weeks, the Board will meet with employee groups and community stakeholders, including the District Parent Advisory Committee, to share details of the budget challenge and to obtain input. Other community members are welcome to submit ideas, questions and suggestions regarding board priorities, and potential budget reduction ideas by writing to: Mr. Wayne Noye, Secretary-Treasurer School District No.36 (Surrey) 14033 92nd Avenue, Surrey, BC V3V 0B7 Telephone: (604) 596-7333 Fax: (604) 595-6307 or Email: budget@surreyschools.ca Written submissions should be received no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2014. For additional information and background, various district and financial reports are available at www.surreyschools.ca.

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