Summer blowout sale at Gallery 1710

LAUREL JOHNSON

Contributing Writer

Artists are doodlers in a sense. They are always experimenting on paper or canvas with a mission to find an intriguing way to produce an appealing image

Sometimes, it’s just an enjoyment of a beautiful scene, flower, person, or a favorite pet.

MILES PIKE

Miles won a gift card courtesy of

It may be a political statement, or a historical event, and it might have just been a fascination of the artist committed to canvas or paper

What happens to all this effort?

It’s usually saved to be brought forth just in time for a new season, a new event, or just because.

On Friday, July 28, our closets and shelves are scrutinized, paintings brought forth, and we hang our efforts at Gallery 1710 in Tsawwassen for fire-sale prices

If you love a bargain, and your space needs brightening up, be sure to head down to Gallery 1710 on 56th Street beside the South Delta Rec Centre Surprises are guaranteed, and admission is always free.

The sale ends on Aug 13

Gallery 1710 is open Friday to Sunday from noon to 4 p m

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• 1835 56th Street TSAWWASSEN

• 5776 Ladner Trunk Road LADNER

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Six-year-old Raina Verma raising funds for Wigs

Ian Jacques

ijacques@delta-optimist com

A Ladner youth is donating her hair for charity and needs the community’s help to raise even more funds.

Six-year-old Raina Verma is getting ready to donate her hair to Wigs for Kids

“The idea started with me and when I told Raina what I was doing, she jumped on the chance to help too,” said mom Rosey. “It started off as a mother/daughter idea and after it turned out that I wasn’t eligible to donate, she still wanted to continue with the idea. The best part of it is that she doesn’t really realize the significance, she just knows there are sick kids who could use a wig and that she can help In her words, if kids are sick and lose their hair and I have lots of hair then why wouldn’t

Wigs for Kids BC (W4K BC) helps kids living with cancer, live better.

A proudly volunteerrun organization, W4K BC provides funding to cover the cost of custommade human-hair wigs for children and teens at BC Children’s Hospital who have suffered hair loss due to cancer treatment or other serious

Kids

illnesses. Donations to W4K BC also help families pay for medications and feeding supplies that are essential for treatment, but not covered by their medical plan.

When a child has a serious illness it takes an enormous toll on the entire family–both emotionally and financially.

The assistance W4K BC provides makes the fam- ily’s burden a little lighter so they can focus more of their time and energy on caring for their sick child.

To help with Raina’s fundraiser go to: www bcchf.ca.