DATES TO REMEMBER- May 
*The Clever Crafters Boutique would like to
encourage members to bring in goods for sale. We are currently looking for
items such as china painting, ceramics, tole
painting, woodcarving, beadwork, watercolours, paper tole,
oil painting, and many other handmade, creative items. Items in many price
ranges are welcome for sale in the gift shop from
*Congratulation
to KAY LONG on her book- “THE WIDOW’S WALK: A SURVIVOR’S
HANDBOOK” which has been published and is now on sale. Ms Long has
graciously allowed the
*Watch for
the annual Whoop-Up Days Events
schedules for August. We are planning for a float in the parade this year. We
have a coordinator of the event, but if you would like to help, please give us
a call at the Centre-
*Volunteers are needed for the summer
months. If you have a few hours a day, a week or a month please give
*
*The
*Once again,
the Tax program was a great success. Please
note that as of April 30th, the program is no longer running.
Please contact Revenue Canada (
*Due to the
overwhelming number of seniors needing the services of Dr. Bolokowski, this service is now open
to
*ASCSRA is looking for volunteers to
help with the Senior Games for 2009. Badminton, Carpet bowling, Euchre, Snooker
and Scrabble will be held at the Centre. Total volunteers will number 800, so
there will be job for everyone who would like one.
Contact Jim
Hahn at
*All ASCARA members can get their new
membership cards by calling Vi Arkinstall
at
*
African Comfort Dolls
(http://www.icross.ca/pattern.htm),
Update on the Comfort Dolls:
A huge thank you goes out to the LETHBRIDGE SPORTS FLYERS members, who
have generously given money to be used to ship the dolls to William Willbond in
At the end of August, 2006
the
WOW! A big Thank you to all the ladies who worked
so hard to make the children’s lives a bit better under terrible
circumstances.
We were able to ship off
another 533 dolls on December 23, which went to
We hope to keep this project
going for some time, so knitters and crocheters are
still required. If you find you are not able to make the dolls, we are still
accepting donations of wool/yarn, and donations of stuffing to help those
needing materials for the dolls.
If you need more information about this project, come in and talk to Jan at the administration desk.
A huge thank you for the
tremendous response to the comfort doll project, from the many inquiries, to
the many dolls we have received.
Many thanks go out to:
Southern Alberta Bikers, Lethbridge Sport Flyers,
Gail from the south side Tim Hortons, and Charlie
Shepherd for their cash donations to cover costs of shipping the IZZY Comfort
Dolls to Victoria. On
THE PASSING OF A
CANADIAN ICON - Mrs. Carol Isfeld, M.S.M.
(FOUNDER OF THE
GLOBAL IZZY
The Legacy will live on….
With great
sadness, it was reported on
Cards and
condolences can be sent to her husband Brian at: Brian Isfeld,
45 Millifera, Courtenay, B.C.
V9N 9L2 Canada.
UPDATE ON THE IZZY (COMFORT)
We are still receiving dolls in, and
thank you to all who have kept this project going. We are currently looking for
donations of stuffing and people willing to help finish some of the dolls.
Because of different issues, not all of the doll makers are able to sew them
and put faces on, which is where we are looking for volunteers.
If you can help out, call Jan at