A Year in Review: Welcome to Your Wardsville - Celebrating a Bright Year Ahead in 2025!
We’re excited to welcome you to the Your Wardsville website! As we step into 2025, let’s take a moment to reflect on the incredible experiences that shaped our community in 2024. Our event archive showcases the highlights that demonstrate our collective spirit and the vibrancy of our town. We hope these moments inspire you as we continue to build together. Thank you for being a part of this journey!
Warm regards,
Your Wardsville Community Association
Celebrating Our Action Group: Proud Achievements in 2024!
Our action group has so much to be proud of, with few members dedicated to making a difference in our community. Together, we have made significant strides in enhancing the quality of life in Wardsville. Here are some highlights of our achievements from 2024:
Community Engagement: Through events like the Wednesday Euchre and various celebrations, we fostered connections among residents, strengthening the fabric of our community.
Environmental Initiatives: Our Team Up to Clean Up event exemplified our commitment to keeping Wardsville beautiful. We appreciate all the volunteers who came out to lend a hand!
Fundraising Success: The Strawberry Social raised $700 for the Block Party, demonstrating our community’s generosity and support for local initiatives.
Inclusive Playground Opening: The Block Party was a major highlight, featuring the grand opening of our new accessible and inclusive playground, enhancing play opportunities for all children.
Food Donations: The Stuff the Truck event showed our commitment to supporting those in need, resulting in 880 lbs of non-perishable food donated to the ReGen Centre.
Cultural Celebrations: Our events, from Haunted Hollow Week to the Pumpkin Parade, brought joy and creativity to our community, showcasing the talent and spirit of our residents.
As we move forward into 2025, we are excited to continue our efforts and build on the foundation we’ve established. Together, let’s make this year even more vibrant and connected!
2024 Past Events – A Year of Community Spirit!
Wednesday Euchre: A fun and competitive evening enjoyed by our local community members.
Team Up to Clean Up: Volunteers came together to tidy up the village, ensuring Wardsville stays beautiful and welcoming.
Strawberry Social: Raised $700 for the Block Party! The community gathered for sweet treats and great conversations.
Block Party: A family-friendly event with delicious food, great music, and a highlight – kids enjoying the new accessible and inclusive playground! The Float for Hope celebration kicked off the opening of the playground.
Haunted Hollow Week: A spooky week filled with thrills and chills for all ages.
Stuff the Truck: Wardsville donated 880 lbs of non-perishable food to the ReGen Centre in Glencoe. This effort was in collaboration with Southwest Middlesex, the Wardsville Fire Department, and the RRCAC Cadets.
Witch Walk: A fun, quirky walk where participants embraced the spirit of Halloween!
Witch Dance: An event with more dancers than guests, but lots of laughs and fun on a chilly evening.
Halloween Party: A family-friendly gathering with costumes, games, and treats.
Pumpkin Parade: 35 pumpkins were creatively decorated for the annual Halloween tradition.
Holiday Week: A week-long celebration with events that brought the community together during the festive season.
Jingle and Mingle: A fun event for holiday cheer and community bonding.- A flop…Mr and Mrs Clause, we were all sad.
Deck the House Holiday Light Contest: Wardsville lit up with festive lights, and homes competed for the most dazzling displays.18 properties.
Caroling Bus: A magical evening of caroling as the community spread holiday cheer.Bus was full and lots of fun.
Silent Auction: Raised $2,195! $880 went to the Wardsville Museum, and $1,100 was donated to the MOSA Nutrition Program.