The Canadian Club of New Westminster and Fraser Valley celebrated a member’s milestone at its recent gathering.
The club celebrated Morgan McGrath’s 95th birthday at its Oct. 22 dinner at the Justice Institute of B.C.
Earl Marshall, a longtime member of the club, said the club meets for dinner eight times a year. Following a full-course meal, attendees enjoy a presentation by a different speaker each month.
“We have three people 95 and over,” Marshall noted. “They are Freda Hogg, Jennie McLellan and Morgan McGrath.”
The mandate of the Canadian Club of New Westminster and Fraser Valley is to promote patriotic love of our nation and social networking. The next meeting will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at the Justice Institute, with social hour beginning at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.
For more information, call Earl Marshall at 604-520-3889.
Sewing for Africa
Students at New Westminster Secondary School are sewing up support for the Royal City Gogos.
After attending the Royal City Gogos’ Artisan Crafts for Africa event in 2012, NWSS home-ec teacher Karen Harbick was moved to help the group and arranged for members of the Royal City Gogos to speak to her students. A member of the Royal City Gogos donated an industrial sewing machine and fabric to NWSS – and the students have been hard at work ever since.
Harbick has been working with her students to make 35 aprons, which will be among the items for sale at the Royal City Gogos Artisan Crafts for Africa event on Nov. 2. Harbick, along with Royal City Gogos’ co-coordinators Delora Harper andDiane Muir, hope this is just the beginning of a lasting partnership.
Royal City Gogos raise funds for the Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, which works with community-based organizations that provide holistic support to families in Africa.
Many grandmothers in Africa are caring for children and grandchildren who have been orphaned by the AIDS pandemic.
Funds raised by the Royal City Gogos help on a number of fronts, including supporting school fees and uniforms so orphaned children can attend school.
Artisan Crafts for Africa is being held on Friday, Nov. 1 from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the CAW union hall at 326 12th St.
In addition to the students’ creations, the sale features fashion accessories, gifts for people of all ages, treats for pets, soft furnishings and more.
Mapping culture
Royal City residents are invited to help map the city’s cultural assets and resources.
The New Westminster Cultural Mapping Project has hired Sigma Analytics to conduct a survey that will provide a comprehensive database of the city’s cultural assets and resources.
The information will find a home on an interactive cultural map of Westminster that will go online by April 1, 2014.
The survey is open until Dec. 15 and can be accessed at www.hjlinnen.com/survey.
More information about the New Westminster Cultural Mapping Project can be found online at www.artscouncilnewwest.org.
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