Ted Barris spoke about his book, The Great Escape, on Monday evening at the Gibson Center in Alliston. It was amazing!! Ted describes the events in such a way that his audience experiences them with the brave men that took part.
About Ted:
Barris is an accomplished author, journalist and broadcaster. As well as hosting stints on CBC Radio and regular contributions to the Globe and Mail and National Post, Barris has authored 18 non-fiction books and is a full-time professor of journalism at Centennial College in Toronto. He has also written a weekly newspaper column - The Barris Beat - for more than 20 years.
A Bit about the book, The Great Escape:
On the night of March 24, 1944, eighty Commonwealth airmen crawled through a 400-foot-long tunnel, code-named “Harry,” and most slipped into the darkness of a pine forest beyond the wire of Stalag Luft III, a German prisoner-of-war compound near Sagan, Poland. The event became known as The Great Escape. The breakout, more than a year in the making, involved about 2,000 POWs and a battle of wits inconceivable for its time. Within days of the escape, however, all but three escapers were recaptured; subsequently, Adolf Hitler ordered fifty of them murdered, cremated, and buried in a remote corner of the same prison compound.
Attended the Rotary Club of Alliston Gala last night!!!!! There were super cool items listed under the categories of Services (where local small businesses offered their services), The Man Cave (fishing gear, Cologne, coolers, craft beer Etc), Jewellery (gorgeous necklaces, earrings and rings), Pamper Yourself (spa essentials, perfume, designer hand bags and more), Around The House (books, board games, grills and more), and Out On The Town (gift certificates from local small businesses like restaurants Etc.) Awesome event! Great job to everyone on the Rotary Club of Alliston committee...they put in a lot of hard work and dedication. They couldn't have done a better job ?? #rotaryclub #events #localevents #shoplocal
TONIGHT!!! Oct 21st at 6:00pm - Nottawasaga Inn
The Alliston Rotary Club Celebrates Canada Gala Dinner and Auction
We invite you to join the Rotary Club of Alliston at our 2017 gala to support the work of Rotary in your community and around the world. Funds raised at this event will go towards improving the recreation infrastructure in Alliston's local Riverdale Park and assisting organizations (by teaming up for events and fundraisers) in the South Simcoe area.
Please visit our site to purchase tickets https://www.auctria.com/Az/ae537350-0c65-4794-ae2c-713bf00b546a/Event/Index?page=2c8101b3-1417-4002-b1c9-4d6dfb54aec0&initial_state=~()
TONIGHT!!! Oct 21st at 6:00pm - Nottawasaga Inn
The Alliston Rotary Club Celebrates Canada Gala Dinner and Auction
We invite you to join the Rotary Club of Alliston at our 2017 gala to support the work of Rotary in your community and around the world. Funds raised at this event will go towards improving the recreation infrastructure in Alliston's local Riverdale Park and assisting organizations (by teaming up for events and fundraisers) in the South Simcoe area.
Please visit our site to purchase tickets https://www.auctria.com/Az/ae537350-0c65-4794-ae2c-713bf00b546a/Event/Index?page=2c8101b3-1417-4002-b1c9-4d6dfb54aec0&initial_state=~()
The Alliston Rotary Club Celebrates Canada Gala Dinner and Auction
We invite you to join the Rotary Club of Alliston at our 2017 gala to support the work of Rotary in your community and around the world. Funds raised at this event will go towards improving the recreation infrastructure in Riverdale Park and assisting organizations in the South Simcoe area.
Please visit our site to purchase tickets https://www.auctria.com/Az/ae537350-0c65-4794-ae2c-713bf00b546a/Event/Index?page=2c8101b3-1417-4002-b1c9-4d6dfb54aec0&initial_state=~()
