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♦ 5,000 booked
♦ 550 volunteers
♦ 85 - 95 litres of
water are used dur-
ing the average
shower
♦ 2.5 - 7.5 litres of
water is used to brush
your teeth
♦45 - 76 litres of wa-
ter is used on average
for an automatic dish-
washer
New A:ctivigy centre:
"DO the Limbo"
This activity
demonstrates how
human activities can
impact dissolved
oxygen levels in our
lakes and rivers and
how dissolved
oxygen levels
impact fish.
Students learn about water
conservation at the Festival.
Do you know how
much water we use
each day?
Lather Up! Students learn how much wa-
ter is used to take a 5 minute shower.
Royal Flush shows the
volume of water used to
flush the toilet each day.
Thank you to the high schools who --
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volunteer at the Festival
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For volunteers
www.wwcgf.com
Come Join the Fun!
The Children's Groundwater Festival has over 50
hands -on activity centres that challenge students
to consider the importance of water to them-
selves, their families and society.
Since 1996, more than 8,000 volunteers have
helped to educate over 64,000 students.
If you are interested in education and the environ-
ment, consider volunteering for a day. The
Festival offers hands -on training, as well as a t-
shirt, certificate of appreciation and lunch.
Your help is needed.
Waterloo Wellington Children's
Groundwater Festival
Board of Directors
Co- Chair, Peter Gray (2013)
MTE Consultants
520 Bingemans Centre Dr.,
Kitchener, ON N2B 3X9
Tel: (519) 743 -6500
Fax: (519) 743 -6513
Cell: (519) 651 -9124
Email: pgrayr(cD-mte85.com
Co- Chair, Tracey Ryan (2013)
Grand River Conservation Authority
400 Clyde Rd. P.O. Box. 2269
Cambridge, ON N1R 5W6
Tel: (519) 621 -2761 x269
Fax: (519) 621 -4844
Email: tryan a@ rq andriver.ca
Secretary, Peter Russell
Resigned: Sept. 2012
Director, Dan Meagher (2012)
Hydrogeology and Source Water
7t Fl, 150 Fredrick St.,
Kitchener, ON N2G 4J3
Tel: (519) 575 - 4757 x4423
Email: meagherdO-region.waterloo.on.ca
Director, Dave Neufeld (2013)
Waterloo Region Museum
10 Huron Rd., Kitchener, ON
Tel: (519) 748 -1914
Fax: (519) 748 -0009
Email: dneufeld0regionofwaterloo.ca
Director, Deborah Young (2013)
Waterloo Region Museum
10 Huron Rd., Kitchener, ON
Tel: (519) 748 -1914
Fax: (519) 748 -0009
Email: deyounci(d)regionofwaterloo.ca
2013
Waterloo Wellington Children's
Groundwater Festival
2013
Director, Deanna Dakin (2012)
Region of Waterloo, Waste Management
925 Erb St. W., Waterloo, ON N2J 3Z4
Tel: (519) 883 -5100 ext. 8416
Fax: (519) 747 -4944
Email: ddeannaCa.region.waterloo.on.ca
Director, Jennifer Gilks (2013)
City of Guelph
29 Waterworks Place,
Guelph, ON N1 E 6P7
Tel: (519) 837 -5627
Email: iennifer.gilks@guelph.ca
Director, Peggy Stevens (2013)
City of Waterloo
265 Lexington Crt., PO Box 337 STN
Waterloo
Waterloo, ON N2J 4A8
Tel: 519- 747 -8643
Email : peggy.stevens(_waterloo.ca
Members:
Mary Anne Cain
GRCA: Laurel Creek
525 Beaver Creek Rd., Waterloo, ON
Tel: (519) 885 -1368
Fax: (519) 885 -1325
Email: mcain(cDg rand river. ca
Wendy Connell
Waterloo Region Museum
10 Huron Rd., Kitchener, ON N2P 2R7
Tel: (519)748 -1914
Fax: (519) 748 -0009
Email: wconnell@regionofwaterloo.ca
Waterloo Wellington Children's
Groundwater Festival
Members:
James Etienne
C/o GRCA
400 Clyde Rd.,
Cambridge, ON
Tel: 519- 621 -2763 x2298
Email: ietienne@g rand river. ca,
Peter Ellis
ROW: Health
99 Regina St.,
Waterloo, ON
Tel: 519 - 883 -2008 x5317
Email: PEllis@regionofwaterloo.ca
Colleen Brown
Region of Waterloo: Water Services
150 Frederick St., 7t" FL
Kitchener, ON N2G 4J3
Tel: 519 -575 -4757 x3692
Email: cbrown@regionofwaterloo.ca
Josh Shea
City of Kitchener
200 King St.,
Kitchener, ON
Email: Joshua. Shea(o)kitchener.ca
Shari Cater
MSc Candidate
Waterloo Aquatic Toxicology and
Ecosystem Remediation Laboratory
Biology Dept, University of Waterloo
200 University Ave. W. Waterloo, ON
Tel: (519) 888 -4567 ext. 35908
Email: cater. sharira, mail.com
Resigned; Sept. 2012
Mark Goldberg
Stephen May
2013
Community Rep.:
Deb Watters
Wellington Catholic D.S.B.
dwatters(a-)well ingtoncdsb.ca
Festival Coordinator:
Susan Reid
Waterloo Region Museum
10 Huron Rd., Kitchener, ON N2P 2R7
Tel: (519)748 -1914
Fax: (519) 748 -0009
Email: rsusan ,region.waterloo.on.ca
Working Groups:
Program/ Education:
James Etienne, Chair
Mary Anne Cain
Dave Neufeld
Jennifer Gilks
Colleen Brown
Josh Shea
Shari Cater
Susan Reid
Communication:
Deanna Dakin, Chair
Dan Meagher
Wendy Connell
Jennifer Gilks
Sean Jasmins
Fund Raising:
Peter Gray
Dan Meagher
Susan Reid
Volunteer (Youth):
Deb Young
Tracey Ryan
Peggy Stevens
Jennifer Gilks
Susan Reid