May 1, 2023

May 1st is the 121st day of the year. There are 244 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Chatham-Kent Film Group will screen Women Talking today at the Capitol Theatre.

Showings at 4 and 7pm. Admission is $10 and tickets can be purchased at the door.

The C-K Film Group screens independent films the first Monday of the month. Screenings are usually at Chatham Galaxy Cinemas, but note that today’s two showings will be at the Capitol.

The next film screening will be held on Monday, June 5th.

Fashion’s big night out, is tonight.

The annual Met Gala is set to take place in New York City.

The theme of this year’s fundraiser is a celebration of the work of the late Karl Lagerfeld, the influential German designer who died in 2019 at age 85. The Met Gala is one of Manhattan’s favorite spectator sports, with celebrities walking the red carpet dressed in outfits that veer from elegant to outlandish and everything in between.

For the first time since 2004, the Toronto Maple Leafs have won a round in the playoffs.

The Leafs defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in overtime Saturday night to win their opening round NHL playoff series in six games.

Toronto entered Saturday with 10 straight losses in games where they had a chance to eliminate an opponent.

The Leafs will now play the Florida Panthers who knocked out the record setting
Boston Bruins in 7 games.

Toronto will have home ice advantage, hosting games 1 and 2 on Tuesday and Thursday.

GAME WINNER!
SERIES WINNER!

LET’S. GO. LEAFS. NATION!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/dkttq8eBpW

— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) April 30, 2023

There’s a blood donor clinic tomorrow at the Portuguese Canadian Club from 1-7pm.

No walk-in appointments are available. Book your appointment at Blood.ca, call 1-888-2-DONATE or use the apps.

If you’re unable to donate this week, the next clinic locally will also be at the Portuguese Canadian Club May 24th.

The Tim Horton’s Smile Cookie campaign kicks off today until Sunday across Canada.

The chocolate chunk cookie with blue icing eyes and pink frosted smile is $1.50 this year, an increase from past years when it only cost a loonie to buy one. This is the first time the price has increased since the treats were introduced back in 1996.

In Chatham-Kent the money will be directed to the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Of Chatham, Chatham-Kent Student Nutrition Program, and the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation.

If you’d like to order a bunch for the office or your school, you can download the pre-order form and submit it to a restaurant near you at least 24 hours prior to pick-up.

Last year’s Smile Cookie campaign raised over $15 million for local charities, hospitals and food banks. $92 million has been raised since the start of the program.

The Smile Cookie program started in 1996 to help raise funds for the Hamilton Children’s Hospital in Ontario. Today 625+ local charities and organizations in communities across Canada benefit from Smile Cookie sales.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod