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March 27, 2015
Survivor aims to raise $1 for each new YA diagnosis with Shave
Chris Chow stopped cutting his hair back in August. He doesn’t like it, and thinks of it as a “hideous, massive” clump of hair on his head, but it’s part of the fourth stage of a type of remission recognition plan that sees him undertake a large philanthropic or personal venture each year.
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January 29, 2015
Localife Ottawa: B is for bowling and Boston Pizza
On Janaury 17, Localife Ottawa had our first event of 2015. We decided to forego the bitter outdoors and go back to Merivale Bowling Lanes for an evening of five-pin bowling.
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December 18, 2014
Localife Ottawa: Pizza and games night
On December 5, 2014, Localife Ottawa decided to end the first half of its third year with the third annual Pizza and Games night. In TV terms, this was our mid-season finale — and boy, was it ever a good one!
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November 10, 2014
Localife Ottawa goes to the farm
On October 25, Localife Ottawa headed out to Millers’ Farm in search of the perfect pumpkins to carve.
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October 14, 2014
Localife Ottawa: The start of another year
Localife Ottawa kicked off our third year on September 29, 2014 with a little bit of luck — a potluck, that is!
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August 20, 2014
Localife Ottawa's last event was hilarious
Localife Ottawa left their most recent event full of nachos and belly laughs.
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July 02, 2014
Localife Ottawa: Movie night
On June 15, Localife Ottawa went to watch one of the most anticipated young adult movies of the year: The Fault in our Stars. The movie is based off the novel of the same name by author John Green.
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June 18, 2014
Localife Ottawa: Everyone's a winner at pizza and games night
We ordered pizza from Gabriel Pizza, and we must have been hungry because those pizzas did not stand a chance! They were devoured within minutes. Literally. Minutes.
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April 08, 2014
Localife Ottawa: Sugar shack, baby
Pancakes, animals, maple taffy, and a spring snowball fight!
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February 20, 2014
Localife Ottawa does Winterlude
We looked at the ice sculptures and checked out some of the neat little wood huts around the grounds. Some people tried adding coloured ice blocks to premade sculptures, and others went and checked out wooden toys and maple taffy.
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January 30, 2014
Localife Ottawa: From Tobogganing to Lonestar
Localife Ottawa had planned to go Mooney’s Bay Park for an afternoon of tobogganing on the hill. Unfortunately, for the whole week prior, the temperature had been yo-yoing up and down due to the polar vortex and many of our group came down with the flu.
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October 16, 2013
Localife Ottawa gets a new leader at the year 2 kickoff
The Localife leaders barbecued hamburgers, hot dogs, and veggie burgers while everyone else enjoyed a great tray full of vegetables. We had a great turnout of both new and returning participants alike and we all enjoyed a lovely sunset sitting out on the patio at Maplesoft.
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