Beware The “Water Just Broke” Scam

My neighbour was just defrauded in a way that I would like to share, so that you are on the lookout for it and can notify authorities if it is attempted with you.

My neighbour was awakened in the early morning hours by a woman who said she needed to use his phone, because her daughter’s water had broken, labour had begun, and they needed to get to the hospital immediately.

He was kind enough to let her use the phone in order to call a taxi, and when she asked him if he could give her money for her cab fare in return for letting him hold her purse as security, he gave her $40.

She left and did not return. The purse turned out to contain no identification and nothing of value.

Please pass this information along to your neighbours so they are also aware of this scam, as this is the second attempt in the Kirkendall area that I am personally aware of and so I assume this may well happen again.

Volunteer Pickers Needed for Eat Local’s Fruit Tree Project

A message from the office of Brian McHattie:

Eat Local’s Fruit Tree Project (an Environment Hamilton Project) is starting up for the 2008 season and is looking for volunteers to pick fruit and to be picking leaders. Fruit from local urban fruit trees is picked and distributed among the volunteers, homeowners, and social services / food banks. Much of this fruit does not usually get picked and thus goes to waste. Any free time that you can give would be appreciated.

Email Juby Lee (jlee.eatlocal@gmail.com), Fruit Tree Project Co-ordinator or call 289-439-1543 if you are interested.

Visit Environment Hamilton’s Eat Local page for more information.

This is a good opportunity for volunteer hours for high school students.

Public Meeting on Poverty Reduction

You are invited to attend ”A Community Conversation on Poverty Reduction“.

The Ontario Government is developing a Poverty Reduction Strategy.  Share your ideas about how to reduce poverty in Ontario.  Sponsored by the Hamilton Roundtable on Poverty Reduction (http://hamiltonpoverty.ca/)

 

Date: Monday July 14, 2008

Time: 6:30 to 9 pm

Location: Hamilton Convention Centre – Albion Room, 1 Summers Lane, Hamilton

 

 

With your local Members of Provincial Parliament:

 

- Sophia Aggelonitis, Hamilton Mountain

- Andrea Horwath, Hamilton Centre

- Ted McMeekin, Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Aldershot

- Paul Miller, East Hamilton—Stoney Creek.

 

Light Refreshments / Bus tickets available

 

For more information, or if you require special assistance (such as sign language interpretation) please call Ken at the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction at 905-523-5600 x 222