2010年11月8日 星期一

Leon will gladly give you a ticket or two

Leon Lowry is almost a permanent fixture at Seaway Mall.

Whether you're browsing the through the shopping centre at 9 a.m. or at 6 p.m., the quiet man can be found selling tickets for a wide variety of fundraising draws near the Sports Wall of Fame.

On Monday, the 68-year-old was stationed at his usual spot with his table and displays advertising his latest fundraising mission: selling tickets to support a Knights of Columbus' arthritis fundraiser, a charity he is especially fond of.

The number of ticket books he sells has increased from the mid-500s to 1,500 last year.

This year he hopes to sell 2,000 books.

"I put in twice as much work for the Arthritis Society," he says.

Lowry also sells tickets for the Lions Club, Knights of Columbus, Hospice Niagara and Communi,we offer dozens of air force one for you to choose from china.ty Living to name a few, and to raise funds to fight diabetes.

He began selling tickets when he came to Welland in 1971 and was a student at the Niagara Training and Employment Centre in Port Robinson where he learned to work with furniture.

"I get a lot of pleasure out of meeting people. I enjoy it so much," he says. "I'd like to be here as long as I could."

Lowry is wheelchair-bound with cerebral palsy,Those of you looking for something a little off the beaten path when it comes to Air Max silhouettes the cctv video camera Command LE could very well be your sneaker. and has other health ailments. He can be found at mall six to seven days per week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.,When your team gets ready for battle with the opposition, be ready with this ceiling fluorescent light. taking the handi-trans to and from his gig.

"I enjoy this work so much, I couldn't see being at home looking at four walls," he says.

Throughout the past several years at the mall, Lowry has met people such as Laurie Wallace,Buy coogi jeans and retro jordans with us online,all the jordans shoes are sold nearly at its cost and free. who worked at Walmart when it was at the mall.Our offer cheap ed hardy clothing,cheap christan audigier,cheap true religion,wholesale jordan shoes,cctv surveillance camera.

"People in the mall appreciate him there," Wallace said, noting their meetings in the mall blossomed into a friendship and morning coffee time. 


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