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There was a great turnout on Friday evening, for the Vernissage of the "Fall Art Expo d'art d'automne" of the Artists Circle of the West Island (of Montréal).
As part of this exhibition we're collecting donations of non-perishable food for On Rock Community Services, for their food bank and school lunch programs, and we've already amassed a fair amount of canned and packaged goods - but they need more.
The "Fall Art Expo" continues through October 20, 2024, with 10% of all proceeds from art sales being donated to "On Rock".
So please stop by the art show, and drop off a food donation if you can.
This community organization is recovering from a freezer malfunction, followed by a completely unrelated flood, so they've lost a significant proportion of their food supplies during the critical back-to-school and pre-holiday periods.
They need our help now more than ever, to better help those in our community who are struggling.
https://onrock.org/
Also on a community note, as a resident of the Pierrefonds Borough of Montréal for well over 30 years, I was very pleased that Catherine Clément-Talbot attended the Vernissage.
She is the City Councilor for my Cap-Saint-Jacques District, and lives in the nature park where I often stop to paint en plein-air off the back of my bicycle.
Mrs. Clément-Talbot has also visited our home gardens, when she stopped by while campaigning for municipal elections during the summer of 2021.
I'm sure she doesn't remember, but I was impressed that she was out knocking on doors herself - and then took the time to chat with my husband about ecological gardens and with me about plein-air painting.
At the Vernissage, she graciously offered to say a few words about the importance of the arts and community involvement in our city and borough.
Then Kayla Reid of "On Rock Community Services" shared kinds words about the support of events sch as ours, not only for collecting food but also for raising awareness of challenges within our community.
It was a lovely Vernissage, made even better by knowing that we were supporting such a vital community organization. 

Opening hours, to 20 Oct 2024:
. Thu/Fri:  1600 to 2000
. Sat/Sun: 1300 to 1700
. Closed:  Mon - Wed
. Closed for Thanksgiving on October 13 

Location:
Centre Culturel de Pierrefonds
[Pierrefonds Cultural Centre]
13 850 boulevard Gouin ouest
Pierrefonds-Roxboro Borough, Montréal