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Cook for the Cure

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The holiday season is upon us and what an amazing time to get together with family and friends! Why not host your holiday celebrations in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation?

Cook for the Cure is a great way to get everyone involved! Host a themed dinner, a movie night, or an ugly sweater party – the choice is yours!

All you have to do is sell tickets to your event or ask attendees to donate to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation on the night of your event. Please see here http://www.cookforthecure.ca/ for further information.

For further details, please contact Trina Hritzuk by phone at 306-933-0667 or by email at thritzuk@cbcf.org. Also, if you have anyone you think may be interested in this please feel free to pass it along!

Wishing you a very happy holiday season!

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Prairies/NWT Region
2 – 1124 8 Street Saskatoon, SK S7H 0S4
T 1.306.933.0667

Walk for Alzheimer’s

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The Alzheimer Society Saskatchewan invites you to the Walk for Alzheimer’s Make Memories Matter, presented by Phenomenome Discoveries.

Sunday, January 24, 2016
Saskatoon Field House, 2020 College Avenue
Registration: 11:00 am
Walk: 12:00 – 2:00 pm

Register today at www.walkforalzheimerssk.ca or call 1-800-263-3367

The Alzheimer’s Society provides services to a growing number of people in Saskatchewan who have been touched by this disease. People in all communities and walks of life have some sort of experience with dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. The Walk for Alzheimer’s is a annual event in Saskatoon, raising awareness of this disease and money to support the Society’s work.

Big Night for a Little Park!

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Join us on Tuesday, November 10th at 7:00 pm to experience a creative menu complimented with wines & liqueurs to support the upcoming park development on Clarence & 13th Street. Five pairings of fine food and tasty wines and liqueurs for $100 per person, at the Saskatoon Farmers Market.

Nutana is excited to have the opportunity to work with Chef Adam Patrick. The menu he has created for this event is going to be delicious! Tickets are available at: https://www.picatic.com/bigplanslittlepark

The Albert Recreational Unit has been a little park used by Nutana and Varsity View residents for over 70 years. While the park has served us well, it is beginning to show its age. We want to update the park and playground equipment to serve our neighbourhoods for generations to come. While the overall cost won’t be known until the a final design is approved, the City of Saskatoon, Nutana, and Varsity View Community Associations have all promised to support the project.

We may have big plans for our little park, but we believe that the neighbourhood deserves and will support a great little park like this!

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B’nai Brith 61st Annual Silver Plate Dinner

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– A Covenant For All Generations –
61st Annual Silver Plate Dinner
Thursday, November 12, 2015
TCU Place
5:30 Doors Open
7:00 Dinner and Program
Master of Ceremonies: Michael Shaw
Ticket Price: $225
Cheques to: B’nai Brith

Dear Friends,
Saskatoon B’nai Brith Lodge 739 is committed to providing you with an evening of fine food and fellowship. We look forward to the presentation of the prestigious “Proud of You Award” to a citizen who has provided exemplary volunteer service to our community.

Guests always look forward to our Reverse Draw:
First Out : $1 000
Every 25th Out : $225
10th to 4th Last Out : $450
3rd Last: $1250
2nd Last: $2500
Last Out : $5000

Our premium scotch bar, Silent Auction, and Live Auction will continue to be second to none (should you wish to support the B’nai Brith and gain some great exposure by providing items for either auction, please contact Ron Gitlin, 667-6202). Thanks to our guests, The B’nai Brith will be providing substantial financial support to several extremely worthy charities.

We look forward to sharing a memorable and, for many of you, a most rewarding evening.
Regards, David Katzman
Dinner Chair and President, BB Lodge 739

Tickets: $225 If you have not been personally contacted by Oct. 1, please phone:
Steven Goluboff 306-241-2141
Ron Gitlin 306-667-6202
Arnie Shaw 306-665-5380 x381
David Katzman 306-955-3563

Light the Night Walk

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Join us for an evening filled with inspiration and hope, at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada’s Light The Night Walk in Saskatoon on October 3rd at twilight, and help make a difference in the lives of more than 110,000 Canadians affected by blood cancer. Hold your illuminated lantern high, red for supporters, white for patients and survivors and gold for loved ones lost. Together we can bring light to the dark world of cancer.

Saturday October 3, 2015 at 5pm in Kiwanis Memorial Park
Registration is Open http://lightthenight.ca/walks/saskatoon/
Contact: Tammy Vallee 306-241-0226 tammy.vallee@lls.org

Big Plans for a Little Park – Albert Rec. Unit

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Albert Recreational Unit, at the corner of Clarence Avenue and 13th Street, has been a little park in the Nutana and Varsity View neighbourhoods for over 70 years – starting as a paddling pool and then expanding with a surrounding park and playground.

While the park has served us well over these years – both as a neighbourhood destination on hot summer days and as a fun playground area – the park is beginning to show its age, especially in the style and condition of its playground.

A small ambitious neighbourhood group wants to change this. We want to update the park and playground equipment to give a boost to the park’s usage and its longevity.

These may be big plans for our little park, but we believe that the neighbourhood deserves and will support a great little park like this. Ideas and concepts are still being discussed, but in broad strokes the committee is focused on these goals:
– maintain the paddling pool and building
– increase the green space
– modernize some (or all) of the playground equipment
– make the park a safe and welcoming place for all in the neighbourhood

Our energetic group is meeting regularly and we look forward to sharing our ideas with the neighbourhood, both for community feedback and also to begin fundraising.

We welcome your comments and suggestions as we begin making our big plans, and trust you will help support our little park.

Help us make our little park a big success!

The Albert Rec. Unit Committee:
Rahul Mainra (chair), Tanya Bell, Anu Bhargava, Barb Giles, Trevor Morog, Beth Wall, Sarah Williams, Roger Williamson
Contact us by email: bigplans@nutana.ca

Terry Fox Marathon of Hope

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September 20, 2015 marks the 35th anniversary of Terry’s Marathon of Hope. 35 years ago, Terry achieved his goal to raise $1 for every Canadian. On the 35th Anniversary of The Marathon of Hope, and with 35 million people in Canada, it is possible to raise $35 million for cancer research. Help us raise $1 for every person in your community.

Saskatchewan has tremendous supporters across the province and is expecting to have around 60 communities and 570 schools participating in the Terry Fox run in 2015. Our supporters make us proud in their selfless dedication by sharing the gift of hope year after year.

Karma Project: Support the Core Neighbourhood Youth Co-op

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For the last 6 months Darlene Blanch has been doing a karma project with One Yoga Saskatoon to support the Core Neighbourhood Youth Co-op. They have held 5 Karma yoga classes, collected non-perishables at Christmas, replaced their broken down stove, purchased a new vacuum, received a large donation of toothbrushes, floss and toothpaste, and we hope to have a new washer and dryer installed within the month. Karma classes along with other outside donations have raised around $2000, and they also received a $5000 donation from ConnectEnergy. Thank you to everyone who have supported the initiative!

The Core Neighbourhood Youth Co-op is a skills building and alternative education program for youth in Saskatoon. Youth are able to earn academic credits and learn life and employment skills in a compassionate and supportive environment. CNYC work with youth between the ages of 15 and 21 with the majority of the youth in our program ages 15-19.

For the month of June, Darlene has a beautiful armoire to donate to the Co-op and it is her intention to fill it with clean, neatly folded, gently used clothing. Part of the work that they do at the Core Neighbourhood Youth Co-op is training the youth in skills and job preparation. Many do not have work safe clothing or clothing appropriate for a job interview. She will be collecting good quality clothing for the next few weeks – they do not want garbage bags of old, ratty clothing, or anything that is not clean. Collared shirts for men, chinos or dress pants, and any sort of casual dress wear for ladies is appreciated. She will also be collecting a small amount of casual wear (Jeans, t-shirts, everyday wear) as sometimes students need to wash their clothes and need a change of fresh clothing to wear. (Donations of newly purchased socks and underwear would be appreciated)

Please help make this an easy project!!!. If you have good clothes that are clean and neatly folded, please use the email below and she will arrange a time for you to drop them off or for her to come pick them up.

The other things that Darlene is collecting is any sort of personal hygiene items. She is planning on putting together gift/hygiene packs for the end of the month for each student (for about 30 students). Items such as: deodorant, soap, shampoo, conditioner, hair ties, new socks, toothpaste, dental floss, hair brushes, or any other items that young adults would like. She would like to be able to do up the treat packs so that the students feel excited and honoured when they open them. The hygiene items are necessary, but it would be so awesome to have some cool stuff in there too. Please email if you have any donations. Monetary donations will also be accepted to purchase items for the hygiene packs.

“The problem with the world is that we draw the circle of our family too small.” Mother Theresa

Let’s draw the circle of our family and communtity a little bigger!!

Email: web@vvcasaskatoon.com

An Evening with George Reed

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CALLING ALL ROUGHRIDER FANS!!!
Come out and meet CFL Legend George Reed!!!
Hurry!! Deadline to get your ticket is May 1st!

Meet the legendary George Reed on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at a charity dinner to support Wildlife Rehabilitation.

Tickets available at McNally Robinson, Wild Birds Unlimited, or by calling Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation at 306-652-5975, or online here.

A Night Out with a Varsity View!

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This year, VVCA’s annual Fundraiser/Social will take place on Saturday, May 2, 2015. Join us on the top floor of Luther Tower, overlooking the community, to socialize with other community residents and raise money for park improvements.

Doors open: 7:30pm
Buffet dinner and dessert: 8:00 pm
Cash bar
Tickets: $40/person

FOR TICKETS, EMAIL varsityviewca@gmail.com or contact an Executive member.

Relay For Life

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Fighting Cancer is a Team Effort!

Get your friends, family and co-workers together and join the fight for LIFE. Relay For Life is a 12-hour overnight, non-competitive event. Teams of 12-15 friends, family members or co-workers get together and run, walk, or stroll around a track as part of a Relay For Life team. On Relay For Life night, participants pitch tents which may be decorated in their particular theme. The tent serves as the team’s headquarters for the evening. It is a time for you and your team to join in the celebration of survival, a tribute to the lives of loved ones and a night of fun, entertainment, friendship and fundraising to beat cancer. It’s a night for all ages!

Gather a team, pick a theme and join the biggest cancer event to make the biggest difference. We are looking for volunteers, cancer survivors and/or people who would want to put in a team to raise funds for cancer research and various programs which the CCS provides.

Diefenbaker Park, Saskatoon
June 12, 2015
6pm to 6am
Find more information on our website
www.ccsevents.ca
or call 306-244-4389

G4G 10th Anniversary Fundraising Dinner

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Grandmothers for Grandmothers (G4G) Saskatoon, is a local group of grandmothers whose hearts have been touched by the plight of African grandmothers who are raising children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. G4G Saskatoon, established in June 2005, now has a membership of 185 and has raised over $769,400 for the Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF) through their fund raising projects and individual donations. This organization helped spawn the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign which now boasts over 200 grandmother groups across Canada.

G4G Saskatoon invites you to attend their 10th Anniversary Fundraising Dinner!

MC: Brenda Baker
Guest Speaker: Jenny Neal
When: Friday, March 6, 2015
Reception 5:00 pm
Dinner 6:30 pm
Where: Western Development Museum
Tickets: $45
Cash bar

For tickets call Jenifer at 306-242-4989 or at McNally Robinson Booksellers after February 1, 2015.

Coldest Night of the Year Walk

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The Coldest Night of the Year is a fantastically fun, family-friendly walking fundraiser that raises money for the hungry, homeless and hurting in 80+ communities across Canada on Saturday, February 21st, 2015.

The Bridge & Lighthouse serve people living with poverty in Saskatoon. Your involvement in the WALK will impact hundreds of lives in a positive way, helping build a bright future that once seemed out of reach. The Lighthouse exists to help people reach their potential by providing emergency shelter, supported living, and affordable housing for anyone who is in need of a place to call home. The Bridge exists to bring people together, to meet needs within Saskatoon’s inner city, so that ALL would be changed. The Bridge is in the beginning stages of expanding the programs and services it currently runs to include Transitional Program Housing.

Start/Finish: The Lighthouse
Times: Here’s the schedule for the walk:
4:00 – Registration opens
4:30 – 10 KM Walk begins
4:45 – 5KM Walk begins
5:00 – 2KM Walk begins, Registration closes
7:30 – Route closes

Between 6:00 and 7:30 pm a warm, light meal will be served to all walkers and volunteers. So, be sure to linger with us afterwards, share some laughs, hang with some friends and celebrate the walk – at least till you warm up.

Registration:
Registration opens at 4:00 pm. All 10 and 5 km walkers should try to be there at four to ensure start times will be kept. (If walkers are late for registration, and therefore late for their distance’s start time, they will be asked to walk a shorter route, with the next start time. ) All walkers must check-in and sign a waiver form before participating. Please come prepared with:
– All cash and cheques payable to “Coldest Night of the Year”
– Pledge sheet with all donor data filled out completely and neatly OR
– Post all pledges of cash and cheques online in your personal fundraising page and print off the “My Donor List” and bring with cash or cheques**.
– Bring a signed WAIVER FORM available online under TOOLS / FORMS on the main site .

Note: Walkers who raise $150 (adults) or $75 (youth aged 13-17) do NOT have to pay the $25 registration fee.

Coldest Night of the Year website.

Saskatchewan Blue Cross MS Walk

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Canada has the highest rate of MS in the world. Based on current incidence rates, the MS Society of Canada estimates that approximately 1000 new cases of MS are diagnosed in Canada each year, which means three more Canadians are diagnosed with MS every day. Chances are you have a relative, friend, coworker, acquaintance or classmate with the condition.

“My experience with multiple sclerosis began early: I was a teenager when my mom was diagnosed. At first, I don’t think I really understood what was going on. Her MS was mild for the most part. That has changed recently as my mother approaches retirement. It scares me that my mom might not be able to walk, and even more, not enjoy her retirement.”
– Rhonda Head, Saskatoon Saskatchewan Blue Cross MS Walker

Lace up your walking shoes and take a step for someone you love. Join us in the fight to end MS. The 25th Anniversary Saskatchewan Blue Cross MS Walk in Saskatoon takes place on April 26th, 2015 at the Archibald Arena. As a national incentive, register by January 31st and be entered to win a vacation package valued at $1500! For more information on the contest including rules and eligibility and to register for the event please visit www.mswalks.ca or call 244-2114.