The Options Committee of Making Kenora HOME has proposed the second annual poverty challenge, A Walk in Other’s Shoes. Community members have been asked to spend seven days facing some of the challenges poverty causes. The event takes place during the second week of February, which is the annual Week of Action Against Poverty.Participants will live off $52.00 for the entire seven days. This includes all food and drink, entertainment, some personal supplies and transportation costs. Each participant will be given a daily challenge card that will reveal an additional challenge; they must complete the challenge before the day’s end.An opening event is scheduled to be held at City of Kenora Council Chambers at 12:00 pm on Wed. February 8th. The closing event will be held at the Kenora Recreation Centre Rotary Room at 12:00 pm on Thursday February 16th. Both are open to the public.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Today's challenge - Pennies in a jar

This one's an easy one. "You find 125 pennies in a jar. This is your lucky day. Take the pennies to a grocery store to buy a treat."
I was expecting something tough, but it's a welcome reprieve. I caved and spent the $7 on a breakfast at the Tower. Couldn't handle watching Ken eat and not having some... Looks like PB sandwiches for dinner. Not exactly a healthy diet...
Up at the high school today, they're selling Bronco gear to support their teams. Even the $10 T-shirt or toque would be out of my price range. Supporting any service club by buying a draw ticket, or even the 50-50 at the rink would be right out.
The haircut I was contemplating, along with the new razors, wouldn't be in the budget either. A pack of my regular razor blades is about $18 plus the tax. There's cheaper ones you can use, but they cut me up pretty badly and leave a pretty good case of razor burn on most days.
Marge might throw in an extra wash and shampoo for me, but it's still $20. I suppose there's other places I could go, but Marge and I have been together for years, so to speak.
I'm thinking of looking for more pennies...