The holiday season is around the corner and a benefit event for Beyond 21 is kicking off this weekend in eastern Ontario. The 15th Annual Trunk Sale at Marlin Orchards and Garden Centre kicks off Saturday from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m., with fun filled family activities and shopping from over 120 vendors.
The event is taking place at Marlin Orchards & Garden Centre, just outside Cornwall, Ont. It will run until Sunday. "The trunk sale is one of our largest fund raisers for Beyond 21, because we are a not-for profit organization," Amy Malyon, the executive director of Beyond 21, told CTV Morning Live Friday.
"A group of ladies came together to put this great event on. We’re actually in the 15th year. And what they do is they change beneficiaries every three years.
So, this is actually the last year that Beyond 21 will be the beneficiary." Malyon says 10 per cent of all sales and the entrance fees will go to Beyond 21. Beyond 21 runs a day program for adults around the age of 21 with developmental disabilities.
It serves around 60 participants every week, offering a variety of programming ranging from literacy to life and social skills. Wanda Hunt and Sam Hunt are the owners of Blue Clover Candle Company. Wanda says they started their business this summer when Sam turned 21.
She notes that they were on the waiting list to join Beyond 21. "We were looking for something for Sam to do and something that I could do with him, that would be beneficial to him and give him some socialization.
