The opening draw takes place on Saturday, following the team draw and opening ceremonies on Friday evening as the 57th Canadian Firefighters Curling Championship gets underway at the Truro Curling Club, hosted by the Nova Scotia Firefighters Curling Association. Truro … Continue reading
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Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant are the 2016 Canadian Mixed Doubles champions after battling to a 12-8 win over Laura Crocker and Geoff Walker at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Sask., on Sunday.“It was a bit of a battle. … Continue reading
PEI native Brett Gallant, curling with Jocelyn Peterman from Alberta, beat Gallant’s Team Gushue teammate Geoff Walker, teamed with Laura Crocker, who curls out of Edmonton, by a 12-8 score this evening to win the Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship in … Continue reading
Adam Casey won the one-on-one “Tuff Spiel”, sponsored by Dow AgroSciences and Bayer CropScience, which took place Saturday at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club in Summerside. Tim Hockin was the runner-up, while Sheila Compton won the Consolation Round … Continue reading
(by Lisa Shamchuk) It was announced at the banquet last night that this will be the last year for the Optimist U18 Curling Championships. The Optimist U18 Steering Committee has been working with Curling Canada for many years to establish … Continue reading
Ontario’s Bryan Cochrane and Nova Scotia’s Colleen Jones claimed the men’s and women’s 2016 Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championship titles on Saturday afternoon in Digby, N.S. Cochrane overpowered the defending champion, Randy Neufeld, 6-3, while Jones defeated Saskatchewan’s Sherry Anderson, … Continue reading
Ottawa’s Emma Miskew and Toronto’s Ryan Fry put together a second-half comeback Saturday night to reach the quarter-finals of the 2016 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Saskatoon. Ryan Fry and Emma Miskew secured their berth in the quarter-finals with a … Continue reading
After eight rounds of play, the pool standings are taking shape, with five teams remaining undefeated as the competition heads into Round Nine. Rachel Homan/Mark Nichols along with Laura Crocker/Geoff Walker both lead Pool A with undefeated records of 5-0.They … Continue reading
Ontario’s Bryan Cochrane remains undefeated and Cathy King (Alberta) and Sherry Anderson (Saskatchewan) continue to battle for top spot on the women’s side as the championship round got underway on Thursday at the 2016 Everest Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling … Continue reading
The 2016 Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship kicked off on Thursday with 32 teams – including some very familiar names – vying for the chance to compete at the world championship in Karlstad, Sweden in April. National Mixed Doubles Coach Jim … Continue reading
The Wolfville Curling Centre and the Glooscap Curling Club are the co-hosts of the 2016 men’s and women’s Canadian Masters Curling Championships, for curlers age 60 and over, which take place April 4 to 10, 2016. PEI will be represented … Continue reading
We just received word from Robyn Mattie of Curling Canada that the Kim Dolan rink has also advanced to the Championship round at the Canadian Seniors in Digby, as they were tied with BC in win-loss records, but they were … Continue reading
Saskatchewan’s Sherry Anderson, Ontario’s Bryan Cochrane and Nova Scotia’s Alan O’Leary will enter the Championship Pool of the 2016 Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships as the only undefeated teams heading into the playoffs. Sherry Anderson of Saskatchewan delivers her rock … Continue reading
DIGBY, N.S. – The Rod MacDonald-skipped rink won two games at the Canadian senior curling championships on Tuesday. Nova Scotia’s Alan O’Leary delivers his rock to sweepers Danny Christianson and Harold McCarthy during round robin play at the 2016 Everest … Continue reading
Curling is wrapping up at PEI’s seven full-time curling facilities, with the last closing bonspiels scheduled for next weekend. The Montague Curling Rink’s “Milkcan” spiel goes this weekend. Here is the opening draw: Thursday March 31st 6:00 pm Jillian Macguire … Continue reading
The most talent-laden field in the history of the event will open play Thursday at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon in the 2016 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. PEICurling.com photo (L-R): Kyle Holland, Sabrina Smith [PEI will be represented … Continue reading
The 2016 Everest Canadian Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships kicked off Monday at the Digby Area Recreation Centre in Digby, N.S., with 28 teams – 14 men’s, 14 women’s – competing for the right to represent Canada at the … Continue reading
The Holland Hurricanes women’s curling team finished round robin play at the at CCAA nationals in London ON, hosted by Fanshawe College, with a 2-5 win-loss record, picking up wins over Confederation and Niagara colleges, but they did not advance … Continue reading
It was a PEI sweep at the Atlantic Under 18 Curling Championships, which wrapped up Sunday afternoon at CFB Halifax, with the PEI U18 championship rinks, skipped by Tyler Smith and Lauren Lenentine, capturing both the men’s and women’s divisions. … Continue reading
The 2016 Everest Canadian Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships begin Monday at the Digby Area Recreation Centre in Digby, N.S. It’s the second time that the city has hosted the championships, following the 2011 edition at the same venue. … Continue reading
(By Jonathan Brazeau) Team Casey’s run has come to an end. Photo by Anil Mungal: Adam Casey The reigning P.E.I. champs are parting ways, announcing Tuesday on Facebook that lead Robbie Doherty and second Anson Carmody are both stepping back from … Continue reading
Cornwall’s Lauren Lenentine rink and the Tyler Smith team from Crapaud and Charlottetown and Montague will be competing in the Atlantic Under 18 Curling Championships this weekend at CFB Halifax. Photo (L-R) Skip, Lauren Lenentine Third, Kaleigh Mackay Second, Breanne … Continue reading
The Holland Hurricanes are ready to compete in their final National Championship of the 2015-2016 season this week when the women’s curling team takes on the country’s best in London, Ontario for the 2016 CCAA National Curling Championships hosted by … Continue reading
The Dave MacDougal/Paul Doucet team from Yarmouth NS won the open division of the Maritime Stick Curling Championship held recently at the Cornwall Curling club by narrowly defeating the Ron Crowe/Bill Spinney team from Truro. The women’s division championship game … Continue reading
The Dennis Watts rink from the Charlottetown Curling Complex had to play in two finals today, against the previously-unbeaten Barry Cameron foursome from the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside, but they won both, to capture the PEI … Continue reading
The Dennis Watts rink from the Charlottetown Curling Complex took a deuce in the seventh end and stole a triple in the eighth to come from behind and hand the Barry Cameron team from the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht … Continue reading
The Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside is hosting a Little Rocks Jamboree, aimed at Little Rockers and new curlers age 6-13. Everybody (all clubs) welcome. The Jamboree takes place Tuesday March 22 from 10 am to 3 … Continue reading
Amateur curler Ryan Giddens now has a story he’ll be telling for years — how he got to throw rocks at the Canadian Men’s Curling Championship. “It was an opportunity of a lifetime and I’ll never trade that for anything else,” Giddens … Continue reading
CBC’s Mitch Cormier sat down with Team Adam Casey 5th player Ryan Giddens on Island Morning this morning to talk about his Brier experience. Click for audio. Ryan Giddens (CBC photo) … Continue reading
The men’s tiebreaker round, between the Montague, Crapaud, and Maple Leaf men’s teams, took place today at the PEI Travelers Curling Club Championship at the Cornwall Curling Club, in order to determine the final spot in Tuesday’s semi-finals. All three … Continue reading
The Cornwall Curling Club is hosting the 2016 Maritime Stick Curling Championships, featuring the top 4 teams from the provincial 2 person stick curling competitions in the three Maritime provinces in the Open (any combination of men/women) Division, and the … Continue reading
OTTAWA – Kevin Koe’s razor-thin pick of a Brad Gushue counter in the seventh end was the pivotal shot that led to Alberta’s 9-5 win over Newfoundland-Labrador in the championship game of the Tim Hortons Brier Sunday evening. “Pretty special … Continue reading
Round robin play wrapped up Sunday evening at the provincial Travelers Curling Club Championship in Cornwall, with the Silver Fox men, skipped by Barry Cameron, and the Western Community Curling Club women, with skip Sharon Horne, finishing with perfect 6-0 … Continue reading
The Rachel MacLean rink from the Cornwall Curling Club won all seven of their games to capture the KFC Provincial Under 13 Curling Championships, which wrapped up this afternoon at the Charlottetown Curling Complex, edging their clubmates, the Chase MacMillan … Continue reading
OTTAWA – It took 10 nail-biting ends and a measurement on the winning point for Kevin Koe of Alberta to get by Brad Jacobs of Northern Ontario 6-5 in the Tim Hortons Brier semifinal Saturday evening. Alberta had a stone … Continue reading
Round robin play wraps up Sunday at the provincial Travelers Curling Club Championship, being played at the Cornwall Curling Club, with the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club men’s team, skipped by Barry Cameron, and the Western Community Curling Club … Continue reading
Round robin play concluded Saturday evening at the 11 team KFC PEI Under 13 Curling Championship, being played at the Charlottetown Curling Complex, with the Rachel MacLean team from Cornwall, and the defending champion Mitchell Schut rink from Cornwall and the … Continue reading
OTTAWA – Brad Gushue of Newfoundland-Labrador made a gentle tapback to count one in the 11th end Friday to beat Brad Jacobs of Northern Ontario 7-6 in the Page 1-2 playoff game and earn a berth in Sunday’s gold-medal game of … Continue reading
Of all the competitors at this year’s Brier, Ryan Giddens may have been the most unlikely participant. Vic Rauter has more on P.E.I’s fifth player, who only started curling three years ago. Click to view video at TSN.ca … Continue reading
OTTAWA – P.E.I. completed round-robin play at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier with a record of 2-9 (won-lost). The Adam Casey-skipped rink fell 8-3 to Manitoba’s Mike McEwen in the final round-robin draw. P.E.I., Nova Scotia, Yukon and Nunavut, will … Continue reading
OTTAWA – P.E.I.’s Adam Casey rink snapped a four-game slide at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier on Thursday morning. © PEICurling.com From left are third David Mathers, skip Adam Casey, second Anson Carmody and lead Robbie Doherty. Casey took advantage … Continue reading
Diane Michaud , President of the Sackville Curling Club in Sackville NB is looking to purchase a second set of used modern Little Rocks. If your club is looking to sell a set, please get in touch with her at: … Continue reading
(by Jason Malloy) Renowned golf journalist Bob Weeks can trace his introduction to the sport to the Strathgartney Highlands Golf Course. Weeks was visiting family on the Island when a ferry strike left his father looking for something to do … Continue reading
The Adam Casey rink dropped two games Tuesday to fall to 1-5 at the Tim Hortons Brier in Ottawa. Team P.E.I. dropped the morning draw with Northern Ontario’s Brad Jacobs 6-2 in nine ends and lost 8-5 to Saskatchewan’s Steve … Continue reading
The PEI Traveler’s Curling Club Championship, featuring teams who win their club championships, takes place at the Cornwall Curling Club from March 11-15, 2016 (if no tiebreakers, it could wrap up on the 14th). First draw is Friday at 11. … Continue reading
Where? Curl Moncton When? September 10-11, 2016 Instructor? Earle Morris How much? $50 per coach (two meals included) Who can register? Anyone who is currently coaching or looking to coach a competitive U15, U18 or U21 curling team Curl Atlantic … Continue reading
The Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside is hosting a Little Rocks Jamboree, aimed at Little Rockers and new curlers age 6-13. Everybody (all clubs) welcome. The Jamboree takes place Tuesday March 22 from 10 am to 3 … Continue reading
Hats are normal. At the Brier, hats are special. Anyone can have a baseball cap but only a few people wear a lobster hat well. Sue MacLeod from PEI and her friend Lynda Howell from Saskatoon were resplendent with crustaceans … Continue reading
OTTAWA – Adam Casey of P.E.I. tapped back a Team Canada counter with his final stone to score two in the 10th end and upset unbeaten Pat Simmons of Calgary 6-4 Monday at the Tim Hortons Brier. Casey and his … Continue reading
The KFC PEI Under 13 Curling Championship (Teams may be any combo of male/female) takes place March 11 to 13, 2016 at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. Games are six ends. Last year’s champions were the Mitchell Schut rink from … Continue reading
Do you have any trophies (curling or generic) gathering dust on your mantle or in boxes in your basement that you no longer have a use for? The Cornwall Curling Club junior program is looking to recycle trophies for their … Continue reading
O’LEARY — The Mitchell Schut foursome from the Cornwall Curling Club is the P.E.I. Curling Association’s 2016 Under 16 Mixed Curling Champion. The Cornwall team, which also consists of Sydney Howatt, Michael MacEwen, Madelyn Cantwell and coach Nancy Yeo, broke … Continue reading
The Provincial Under 21 and Under 16 Junior Mixed Curling Championships took place this Saturday and Sunday at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, with the two U21 teams playing a best of five series, and the four team … Continue reading
It’ll be Team Adam Casey taking on Quebec at the Brier in Ottawa, on TSN channels 1 and 4 at 8:30 Atlantic on Sunday evening. Casey, and Quebec’s Jean-Michel Menard are both at 0-2. Casey lost 8-4 to BC’s Jim … Continue reading
The U13 Funday at the Crapaud Curling Club on Sunday March 6th has been cancelled due to low signup. … Continue reading
OTTAWA – Second Brett Gallant of Newfoundland-Labrador led the field of eight curlers advancing into Saturday’s playoffs of the Ford Hot Shots competition at the Tim Hortons Brier. “It doesn’t mean a whole lot,” Gallant said of his positioning after … Continue reading
The Curl PEI Provincial Junior Mixed Curling Championship, a four player per team Mixed competition with Under 16 and Under 21 divisions, will be held at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, on March 5-6, 2016, with opening draw … Continue reading
Robbie Doherty, lead for PEI Brier representative Team Adam Casey, will be doing an exclusive broadcast on Q93FM from the 2016 Brier in Ottawa. Tune in tomorrow until March 13th at 8:25am 12:25pm and 4:25pm for BETWEEN THE SHEETS, sponsored … Continue reading
TSN will feature expanded coverage of the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier from Ottawa, ON. Here is the broadcast schedule for each and every draw throughout the week over TSN’s five channels. PEI’s Team Adam Casey will be the feature game … Continue reading
The Eastern PEI Chamber of Commerce is holding a St. Patty’s Day Funspiel, Saturday March 19 from 9 am to 6 pm at the Montague Curling Rink/ $150+hst per team of four (+ Door Prize) or $40+hst per person includes … Continue reading
What are you doing on Saturday, April 2, 2016? The Silver Fox is having a one-on-one “Tuff Spiel”, sponsored by Dow AgroSciences and Bayer CropScience. and you are invited. RULES OF PLAY: • 4 End Games • 6 Rocks Per … Continue reading
A field many consider to be the finest ever assembled to contest a Canadian men’s curling championship will open play Saturday at TD Place in Ottawa in the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier. Curling’s biggest names will be at the 2016 … Continue reading
Canada’s best club curling teams are headed to B.C.’s sunny Okanagan next November to play for a national championship, it was announced today by Curling Canada. The Kelowna Curling Club will play host to the 2016 Travelers Curling Club Championship, … Continue reading
(by Eric McCarthy) ALBERTON — The youthful Veronica Smith rink from the Crapaud and Cornwall curling clubs compiled an 8-1 record en-route to winning the Atelka P.E.I. Mixed Fours Provincial Curling Championship. The team, which includes Tyler Smith playing mate, … Continue reading
Five athletes and two coaches are representing PEI in curling at the Special Olympics Canada 2016 Winter Games in Corner Brook, Newfoundland from March 1-5. Curler John Anthony Laybolt Team PEI Curling Athletes are: Phillip Chugg from Stratford, Monique Gauthier … Continue reading
The Curling Canada Rocks & Rings is growing again, expanding its unique gym-based program to three new cities in 2016. This means over 36 Rocks & Rings instructors will bring the Olympic sport of curling to over 200,000 students across … Continue reading
The Veronica Smith rink from Crapaud and Cornwall beat Charlottetown’s Jamie Newson team by a 9-4 score in this afternoon’s championship game at the Atelka Provincial Mixed (Fours) Curling Championship at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. Smith won … Continue reading
The Veronica Smith rink from Crapaud and Cornwall has an advantage going into the two game championship against Charlottetown’s Jamie Newson rink at the Atelka Provincial Mixed (Fours) Curling Championship being played at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. … Continue reading
The Curl PEI Provincial Junior Mixed Curling Championship, a four player per team Mixed competition with Under 16 and Under 21 divisions, will be held at the Maple Leaf Curling Club in O’Leary, on March 5-6, 2016, with opening draw … Continue reading
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Chelsea Carey took a deep breath in the hack and then delivered a last-rock draw for a single point that earned her Alberta team the Scotties Tournament of Heart championship Sunday evening. It took Carey’s last … Continue reading
The Veronica Smith rink from Crapaud and Cornwall, and the Jamie Newson team from Charlottetown and Crapaud have each won two of the three modified triple knockout sections, and are now the only teams remaining out of the 9 who … Continue reading
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Jennifer Jones made her last-rock draw a successful one to beat Kerri Einarson of Manitoba 8-7 to win the bronze medal game Sunday at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. “It’s nice to finish on a win,” … Continue reading
The Cornwall Curling Club rink of skip Lauren Lenentine, third Kristie Rogers, second Lily Taweel, and lead Ellie Lenentine, with coach Robbie Lenentine, went undefeated with a 6-0 record to win the Advantage Communications Under 16 Girl’s Championship, which wrapped … Continue reading
Organizer Brooks Roche reports that the grand total from the Sandra Schmirler Foundation Fundraiser at the Montague Curling Club is $5,516.15. The fundraiser included a Facebook auction and a Pancake Breakfast. … Continue reading
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – As Yogi Berra reputedly said, it was like deja-vu all over again. Krista McCarville and her Northern Ontario team from Thunder Bay simply refused to quit on Saturday, scoring back-to-back come-from-behind victories Saturday to advance to Sunday’s final … Continue reading
Come have a delicious pancake breakfast any time between 9 AM and 12 PM today at the Montague Curling Club, with proceeds for the Sandra Schmirler Foundation. … Continue reading
Day two is over at the nine team Atelka PEI Mixed Fours Curling Championship at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, and the Jamie Newson rink from Charlottetown and Crapaud is in the lead in the modified triple knockout … Continue reading
The rink of Lorianne Davies, Lynda Turnbull, Lisa MacEachern, and Angela Sanderson, from the Cornwall Curling Club are the winners of the annual Pink Ladies spiel, which wrapped up this evening at the Montague Curling Rink. … Continue reading
The Lauren Lenentine rink from the Cornwall Curling Club is the only undefeated rink, at 5-0, following Saturday play at the Advantage Communications Under 16 Girls Curling Championships at the Charlottetown Curling Complex. Lenentine, with Kristie Rogers at third, and … Continue reading
The 55 Plus games Curling and Stick Curling events have wrapped up at the Silver Fox. Here is the list of medal winners: 55+ Men GOLD- Nowlan (Lou Nowlan, Earle Proude, Wayne Gardiner, Arnold Kaland) – Silver Fox SILVER- Matheson … Continue reading
Bidding on the Sandra Schmirler Foundation Auction has now closed. Thank you all for such an outstanding display of generosity! Winning bidders will be contacted very shortly. Moving forward: you are all invited to the fundraiser’s pancake breakfast tomorrow, February … Continue reading
Photo: Ella Lenentine Here is a photo gallery from the warmup/practice before the opening draw of the Advantage Communications Provincial Under 16 Curling Championships. The opening draw was at the Cornwall Curling Club, with all other draws at the Charlottetown … Continue reading
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – A smokin’ hot Chelsea Carey and her Alberta teammates rolled past Jennifer Jones and Team Canada 7-5 in the Page 1-2 playoff game Friday evening to earn a spot in Sunday’s gold-medal final of the Scotties … Continue reading
Two round robin draws are complete following opening day play at the Advantage Communications Under 16 Curling Championships at the Charlottetown Curling Complex, with seven girl’s teams taking part. The first draw, at 2 pm Friday, was held at the … Continue reading
Four teams out of nine are still undefeated after opening day action at the Atelka Provincial Mixed Fours Curling Championship at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton. These teams, skipped by Sharon Horne from the host club, along with … Continue reading
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – P.E.I.’s Suzanne Birt rink has completed play at the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. © Submitted photo Members of Team P.E.I. at the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts are, from left: Suzanne Birt, skip; Robyn Green, … Continue reading
By Gordon J. Holder, Postmedia Network David Mathers was just 10 the last time the Canadian men’s curling championship was in Ottawa. Team P.E.I’s David Mathers. (Michael Burns, Curling Canada) His father, Shawn, and his mother, Michele, were recreational curlers, … Continue reading
Two Curl PEI provincial curling championships get underway at 2 pm today, with the Atelka Mixed at the Western Community Curling Club in Alberton, and the Advantage Communications Under 16 at the Charlottetown Curling Complex (with the 2 pm opening … Continue reading
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – After 16 draws it will all come down to Friday morning’s final draw of the round robin to determine the playoff teams for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. There are only two certainties. One, Chelsea Carey … Continue reading
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – A steal of three by Ontario’s Jenn Hanna team proved to be the difference on Thursday afternoon. © Jason Malloy/TC Media Suzanne Birt Hanna stole three in the fifth end to open up a 6-1 lead … Continue reading
While Suzanne Birt was beginning play Saturday in her 9th Scotties, in Grande Prairie Alberta, her daughter Jesse made her skipping debut at the Charlottetown Curling Complex, in the FamJam bonspiel. Other members of Team Ice Cream were Amanda Bulger, … Continue reading
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Defending champion Jennifer Jones and Team Canada rolled to a fifth straight win Wednesday evening, but they remain just one of nine teams still chasing playoff spots in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Through 13 round-robin … Continue reading
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – The P.E.I. representative at the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts got back on the winning track Wednesday afternoon. © Submitted photo Members of Team P.E.I. at the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts are, from left: Suzanne … Continue reading
The Western Community Curling Club in Alberton will host the Atelka PEI Mixed Fours Curling Championship Feb. 26 to March 1, 2016. Nine teams have signed up. The winning team will advance to the 2017 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, Nov. … Continue reading
The Roads to Rings bonspiel, sponsored by Island Construction, will be held March 11 and 12 at the Montague Curling Rink. Please encourage new curlers to play on your team. Team entry is $140, and includes 3 games guaranteed, a … Continue reading
The PEI Under 16 Curling Championships, sponsored by Advantage Communications, take place Friday through Sunday at the Charlottetown Curling Complex, with the opening draw at 2 pm Friday, taking place at the Cornwall Curling Club. Admission is $2 at Charlottetown. … Continue reading
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Alberta skip Chelsea Carey said after her team escaped with a win Tuesday afternoon that her Calgary foursome wasn’t sharp, despite its 6-0 record. So perhaps it was just a matter of time before one of the … Continue reading
Looks like the info from Team Birt about this morning’s feature game on TSN was not correct – it’s Manitoba vs Quebec on all channels. … Continue reading
A survey is being conducted to gather information from athletes ages 14+ in various sports about their experiences with training and plans for competing at higher levels. Any athletes that complete the survey will be entered for a chance to … Continue reading
The Sandra Schmirler Foundation Auction/Fundraiser is now open at the Montague Curling Rink, and continues until 5 pm on February 27. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1016964195030051/ on Facebook to view items up for auction. All proceeds of this auction will be donated … Continue reading