Would you like to have a chance
                  to win millions of dollars? Would you like to have a chance to
                  win valuable other prize packages from area merchants? Well
                  you can have that chance right now, and all you have to do is
                  help spread the message that 
                  Valley East
                  is a great place to live!
                  
                  
         Three
      community-minded local businessmen have teamed up to begin a “Keep The
      Spirit Alive Campaign” and they are inviting all residents to help them
      spread the message that 
      Valley East
      is a great place in which to live! 
      
      
         From
      left to right in the photo: Mike Lemieux, owner of Hanmer Home Hardware,
      Robert Kirwan, Publisher of the Valley East Today Community Web Site, and
      Ken Desjardins of Desjardins’ Food Basics announced the launch of the
      campaign during a press conference which was held at the Hanmer Valley
      Shopping Centre last week.
      
      
         In
      explaining the purpose of the initiative, Kirwan explained, “We want to
      let everyone know that 
      Valley East
      is a town where you can still find that “old style community spirit”
      mixed with a modern lifestyle that fits right in with the 21st
      Century. There are a lot of good things happening in 
      Valley East
      and it is about time that the rest of the people in the City of 
      
      Greater Sudbury
      
      knew about it. Furthermore, it is also time to let the rest of the
      province know that if anyone is looking for a place to live and raise a
      family, or a place to retire within the City of 
      
      Greater Sudbury
      
      , they need look no further than 
      Valley East
      .”
        
         In order to help get
      this message out to the rest of the “world” the people of 
      Valley East
      are being asked to take part in a massive communication strategy using the
      power of the internet. 
         Everyone participating in this campaign
      will have a chance to win a “Grand Prize” consisting of 100 Lotto 649
      tickets for the New Year’s Eve Draw on 
      December 31, 2006
      . What a way to celebrate the New Year by winning the big prize with one
      of those tickets!
      
      
         Runners
      up will receive other valuable prizes, including “two” mountain bikes
      donated by Hanmer Home Hardware, $300 in groceries from Desjardins’ Food
      Basics, and six months of free long distance calling from Valley Computers
      & Consulting.
      
         In
      order to qualify for these prizes, all you have to do is register to
      receive the Valley East Today Weekly Online News Magazine. Every month
      from July until the end of December, ten names will be drawn at random
      from all of the people registered to receive the publication. Those ten
      people will qualify for our final draw which will be held on Christmas
      Eve. The winners will be announced in the December 26 issue of Valley East
      Today!
      
      
         Once
      you register, the Valley East Today Online Weekly News Magazine, which is
      currently being received by over 2000 people, will be sent directly to
      your email address every Tuesday.  Not
      only will you qualify to win the 100 Lotto 649 tickets or other runner up
      prizes, but more importantly, you can help us  “Keep
      the Spirit Alive” by forwarding Valley East Today to everyone on your
      own personal mailing list. By using the power of the internet, we can let
      tens of thousands of people know about 
      Valley East
      every week.