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Class Act: Potluck celebrates students’ heritage

The Glenbrook parent advisory council (PAC) wants to know: where was your family 150 years ago? École Glenbrook Middle School’s PAC is hosting an intergenerational potluck tonight (Thursday, May 18) at the school.
blood drive
There's still appointments available for next week's blood drive hosted by the New Westminster Secondary School leadership students. The drive is happening Thursday, May 25, in the small Massey gym from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Glenbrook parent advisory council (PAC) wants to know: where was your family 150 years ago?

École Glenbrook Middle School’s PAC is hosting an intergenerational potluck tonight (Thursday, May 18) at the school. With funding they received from the Vancouver Foundation, organizers are inviting members of the Glenbrook community to come celebrate and “recognize the cultural heritage of our community,” Ronda Field, Glenbrook’s PAC co-chair, wrote in an email.

The Glenbrook Roots 150 Potluck runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the school gym. Folks are encouraged to bring a favourite family dish and share stories about their heritage.

RSVP is preferred but because the event is tonight, Field said drop-ins are OK. She is asking anyone who doesn’t RSVP to bring a dish to share and their own utensils and plates.

If you can, RSVP to egmspac@gmail.com.

 

Give blood at NWSS

The leadership students at New Westminster Secondary School want your blood – blood donation, that is.

The group has organized its third blood drive for Thursday, May 25, in the small Massey gym from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The previous two blood drives – held in November and January – were booked to capacity, and the students are hoping the same will be true this time around.

That said, they need the community’s help to fill six remaining appointments: 10:45 a.m. and 2:35, 2:55, 3:55, 4:20 and 4:25 p.m. To donate, you must be 17 years or older. You can also take a quiz to find out for sure if you’re allowed to donate. You’ll find the quiz at tinyurl.com/CBSquiz.

 

Correction

In last week’s Class Act column, I wrote about the upcoming Connaught Heights end-of-year carnival and mentioned there would be human-sized hamster balls at the event. Well, I was wrong. This year the organizers weren’t able to get the hamster balls (apparently they are very popular), so they’re substituting them with a dunk tank, which would be a lot of fun if some teachers and staff volunteered to be dunked. (Hint hint.)