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 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday through Friday.

*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 LSCO to publish parts of her book in our monthly news paper, as a regular column. We will be having a book signing at the Centre on June 19^th. Please come in and chat with Kay and buy up a copy of her fantastic new book.

*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- 320-2222.

*Volunteers are needed for the summer months. If you have a few hours a day, a week or a month please give Marcie a call at 320-2222 extension 31.

*LSCO will again start up the bus- just Wednesdays for now! The bus will leave the Centre at 11:00 am and drive leave for the return trip home at 3:30. Price each way is $2.00, and you must get your name on the list before 9:00 am each Wednesday. Call Marcie at 320-2222 Ext. 31.

*The LSCO had a knitting machine donated to the Centre, but we need to have instruction on how to use it. If you are interested, please call Dianne at extension 26.

*Once again, the Tax program was a great success. Please note that as of April 30^th, the program is no longer running. Please contact Revenue Canada (CRA) at 1-800-267-6999 for questions or inquiries, or visit their website at www.cra-arc.gc.ca

*Due to the overwhelming number of seniors needing the services of Dr. Bolokowski, this service is now open to LSCO members ONLY. We apologize for the inconvenience, but there are too many people to book. Future restrictions may need to be looked at. Remember that you are only eligible for this service every 6 weeks. If you want to have your feet done in between, there will be a cost and you can call Dr. Bolokoski’s office direct.

*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 329-3291.

*All ASCARA members can get their new membership cards by calling Vi Arkinstall at 327-5920

*LSCO will again start up the bus- just Wednesdays for now. Get your name on the list before 9:00 am each Wednesday by calling Marcie at 320-2222 Ext. 31. Cost for this service is $2.00 each way, per person. The bus will pick you up at your house (leaving the Centre at 11:00), bring you to the Centre for activity or socializing, and take everyone home again starting at 3:30 pm.

African Comfort Dolls

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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 Saanichton, BC, founder of ICROSS Canada. Billy sends the dolls with the donated medicines and medical supplies that he has collected, to war ravaged areas of the world.

At the end of August, 2006 the LSCO shipped 615 comfort dolls, destination--Africa and Afghanistan.

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 Malawi on December 28.

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 August 18^th, 2007 we sent 700 dolls and 70 hats, for war torn Darfor.

THE PASSING OF A CANADIAN ICON - Mrs. Carol Isfeld, M.S.M.

(FOUNDER OF THE GLOBAL IZZY DOLL MOVEMENT)

The Legacy will live on….

With great sadness, it was reported on Thursday, August 16, 2007, that Carol Isfeld, founder of the global IZZY Comfort Doll, died after a short stay in hospital. She will be sadly missed by her loving husband of 48 years, her family and friends, and by the hundreds and hundreds of Izzy Doll Knitters all across this great nation and around the globe. May she rest in peace! – Her work continues as her Izzy dolls pour into the Chapter and to ICROSS CANADA daily.

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) DOLL

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 320-2222 ext 33 for more information or to volunteer