Put the win back in winter by participating in the 23rd annual Carleton Cup Triathlon on Saturday, January 28, 2012. Small entry fee to skate, run and drink. Free entry plus prize tickets for pledges of $100 or more towards the fight against cystic fibrosis. Registration and drinking at The Aulde Dubliner Pour House.

Support Operation Come Home. The BeadWorks outlet is open at 150 Gloucester Street. See their website for regular hours. Click for poster.

The Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation invites you to consider planting a real, live tree in memory of a lost friend or loved one. Info at Memorial Trees in the Rideau Valley program.