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30 FOCUS - MAY 2015 Four years ago when some local men set up camp on the roof of the Foodland building on Queen St. it had many heads tipping back and looking up at this strange occurrence. But today it has become one of the communitys most recognized fund raising events. The Rooftop Campout undertaken by members of the Scugog Fire Department may seem a little unusual but its the local firefight- ers way of raising funds and awareness about muscular dystrophy and they are set to do it again this month. On Friday May 15 members of the local department will climb to the rooftop of Harp and Wylies Canadian Grill House located at 150 Water St. Port Perry where they will spend the next 50 hours to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy Canada. Last year the firefighters and their support- ers raised more than 15000 which went to directly support families in Durham Region suffering from MD. Their goal this year it to raise 20000. To start the event off an opening ceremony will be held in Palmer Park at approximately 6 p.m. on Friday followed by the firefighters be- ing piped onto Harp Wylies roof. This will be followed by live music. The next morning the firefighters have a variety of entertainment scheduled at ground level from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Some of the activi- ties include a fire truck bouncy castle for the kids dunk tank come on out and dunk a fire- fighter fire safety house demonstrations live music and lots of great prizes. The entertainment excluding the bouncy castle will continue the following day Sun- day until 8 p.m. when the firefighters will descend from the rooftop and will announce the total funds raised over the weekend. Canadian Firefighters continue to gener- ate awareness and support for those affected with Muscular Dystrophy. By organizing boot drives rooftop campouts and community events across the nation they help give hope to everyone affected while also continuously expanding awareness of Muscular Dystrophy Canada. As a result of all of this hard work firefight- ers are the single most important source of revenue for the Muscular Dystrophy Canada since 1954. Scugog firefighters set for annual campout on downtown rooftop Jamies Dream Gala will honour life of CL supporter In just a few weeks Community Living Durham North will host an inaugural gala to honour the life of Jamie Ross a special supporter of the organization. Jamie was a former president of Community Living who was dedicated and committed to CLDN until his death in January 2014. He was also the recipient of the Queens Diamond Jubilee award for his ongoing contribution to the community and meaningful causes through volunteering. Funds generated from this gala evening will be used to continue Jamies legacy. He was a deeply gen- erous man who gave anonymously having a great impact on the lives of numerous people supported by Community Living Durham North. One of the agencys main goals is to assist people in achieving their life-long dreams and live a life built on quality. The gala funds will be used to assist people who may be experiencing a shortfall to achieving their dreams as well as to support opportunities for people to develop social capital and become connected to their community. Jamies Dream Gala takes place Thursday May 21 at the Scu- gog Community Centre beginning at 6 p.m. with a cocktail re- ception featuring local talent Leah Daniels. This will be followed by a gourmet dinner silent and live auction and 5050 draw. Tickets are 125 per person and can be purchased by contact- ing Tracy McGarry tracycldn.ca or Nikki James nikkicldn.ca or by calling 905-985-8511. Jamie Ross Firefighters taking part last year from top are Gregory Hunt Trevor Welch Sean Foxton Port Perry and Dave Fisher Caesarea.