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St. Johns: St. Johns Clean

St. Johns Clean: The 11th annual chocolate buffet and silent auction fundraiser for Beagle Paws on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Bella Vista. A fun filled evening of all you can eat chocolate, door prizes, live entertainment and great auction items to bid on. Tickets $20. For more information visit beaglepaws.com or call 738-according to The Telegram. St. Johns Clean and Beautiful is pleased to announce For the Love of St. Johns. This event will exhibit art created by Grade 3 and 4 students in the St. Johns area on Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Great Hall, City Hall. This event encourages young artists to express their love for a clean and beautiful city. Chosen entries from each school will be on display for all to see. This is the fourth year our Youth Engagement Committee has organized this wonderful, feel-good initiative. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.cleanandbeautiful.org and remember to like us on facebook and ACW of All Saints Parish, Foxtrap, will be hosting a sweetheart tea at the Parish Hall on Feb. 13 at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the door or by calling Golda at 834-7110 or Barb at 834-4795. Everyone welcome. One Billion Rising was the biggest mass action in human history. The campaign began as a call to action based on the staggering UN statistic that 1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. On Feb. 13 there will be a kitchen-party like celebration featuring information booths, crafts, dancing, food vendors from the Multicultural Womens Organization of NL, and entertainment, including the Salty Dolls and Moonshine Men at the Knights of Columbus Hall on St. Clare Ave. from 2:30 8 p.m. A Demo/Flash mob will take place on Feb. 14 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Gather outside the Provincial Courts in Atlantic Place on Water Street to protest the closure of the Family Violence Intervention Court and to ask government to reinstate it. Avoid parking hassles: a free bus will transport protesters from Dominion, Quidi Vidi Lake, to Atlantic Place. Plan to arrive at the bus before 11:30 a.m. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.