For the 3rd year in a row, the Town of Valley East
is pleased to promote the Sudbury 5 Way Carnival which is being set up at the Hanmer
Valley Shopping Centre and opening its gates at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May
15, 2014. The Carnival will remain in town until 11 p.m. on Sunday, May
25, 2014. This is always an
exciting time for the entire family so plan your outing with the kids
and enjoy the carnival and help raise some funds for five worthwhile
charities.
The crew arrived in town on Sunday and have been
setting up the site ever since.
The Carnival is open on Weekdays from 3 p.m.
until 11 p.m.; Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sundays from 12 noon
to 11 p.m.; Holiday Monday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m..
The
Sudbury 5 Way Carnival is over 30 years old and has been a fund-raiser
for five local organizations, namely: Le Carrefour francophone, Kiwanis
of Sudbury, Lions of Sudbury, Lions of Minnow Lake and Sudbury
Developmental Services.
You can purchase Ride all day passes in advance for $25 or $35 on the
carnival grounds. Choose your days carefully since if you bring
your children to the event every day it might be costly. Individual ride
tickets are also on sale on the grounds at a price of $50 for 40
tickets; $30 for 18 tickets; and single tickets at $1.75. As you can
see, the all day pass is well worth the price.
You can get your advance tickets today at Bright Spot Cleaners in Val
Caron, Forget Minimart, Gloria’s Restaurant, the Carrefour Francophone,
Chelmsford Mall Kiosk, Kwik Way Val Caron, the Hanmer Valley Shopping
Centre, Jarret Value Centre, Jett Landry Music, Lagace Confectionary,
Vrabs Independent Grocer and U-Can Mini Kwik!
Mila Wong, Executive Director of the Sudbury Development Services is
very happy to endorse the Sudbury 5 Way Carnival. “We are very happy to
state that whatever net proceeds each of the 5 Way members receive goes
directly goes back to our communities. For example, some of the money is
used to put on the annual Kiwanis Music Festival. This event also brings
economic benefit to Sudbury, from participants needing hotels,
restaurants, gasoline, etc. Our agency covers cost for clients in need
of medical equipment not covered by OHIP and there are many others such
as customized wheelchairs, beds, food thickener, etc. “
After paying for the costs associated with bringing the Carnival to the
Sudbury area, each 5-Way member generally receives an average of between
$3,000 to $4,000 when all expenses are taken into consideration.
The same carnival operators who will be at the Hanmer Valley Shopping
Centre will also be travelling around to other cities in Ontario. This
one was just in Newmarket last week raising money for Easter Seals. They
will also be travelling to North Bay, Ottawa and Hamilton.
Mila explained that despite the fact it takes a tremendous amount of
work to organize the carnival, the organizing committee is still
passionate about holding one. “The opportunity for the children to go to
a carnival, the rides, the excitement and the fun time to be had by the
entire family is something that we love bringing to the Sudbury Area.”
