CLUBS AND GROUPS
The South Delta Newcomers and Alumnae are celebrating its 50th anniversary in conjunction with a Strawberry Tea and Social on Thursday, June 15, 7 to 10 p.m. at the South Delta Recreation Centre in Tsawwassen. Past and current members are invited.
Port of Vancouver Delta Community Office, 5225A Ladner Trunk Rd., hosts The Mighty Fraser: How annual dredging ensures safe passage for ships, Thursday, June 15. Choose from two presentations: 4 to 5:15 p.m. or 7 to 8:15 p.m. Guest speaker: Tino Isola, vice president, dredging and surveying, Fraser River Pile and Dredge Inc. RSVP online at portvancouver.com/delta or by phone 604-665-9636.
Parkinson’s support group meetings: Ladner, Saturday, June 17, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at McKee Centre. Tsawwassen, Monday, June 19, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at KinVillage. These groups are for people living with Parkinson’s and/or the people who care for them. For more information call Gloria 604-948-0156.
Father’s Day Gifts - Shop Hospice Cottage for a great selection of gifts for Father’s Day. Hospice Cottage Charity Shoppe, 1521-56th St., Tsawwassen.
Janis Matson, Van Dusen Gardens educator and landscape designer, will talk about the impact of using grasses in garden design at the June 20 South Delta Garden Club meeting. Talks are free to the public. Meetings are held at Ladner Christian Reformed Church 4594-54A St, Ladner. www.southdeltagardenclub.ca for more info and directions. Doors open at 7 p.m. (June 25 SDGC Garden Tour tickets now on sale: Harris Nurseryland/6508 Ladner Trunk Rd., Sunnyside Nurseries/2300-56th St., West Coast Seeds/4930 Elliot St.
Earthwise Society has a Summer Solstice event and AGM, June 22, 7 p.m. to sunset. Garden tour at 6:30 p.m., drinks and cheese by sunset and twilight tour at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15. Call 604-946-9828 or contact [email protected].
Delta Spinners and Weavers June meeting has been rescheduled to Monday, June 26 at 1 p.m. at Kirkland House, 4140 Arthur Dr., Ladner. Contact [email protected] for more information.
SENIORS
KinVillage Travel has a trip to Krause Berry Farms & Estate Winery, lunch at Newlands Golf Course and Fort Langley Friday, June 16. Cost is $60 for members, $65 for non-members. Call 604-943-0225.
Canal Tours Presentation 1 to 2 pm, Tuesday, June 20 by Rick and Carlene Lewall at KinVillage Community Centre, 5430-10th Ave., Tsawwassen. Admission is free.
Strawberry High Tea with entertainers Liz and Steve, Friday, June 23 from 2 to 3:30 p.m., KinVillage Community Centre, 5430-10th Ave., Tsawwassen. Tickets $14 for members, $16 for non-members.
FUND RAISERS
The Delta Friends of the Library will be holding their fourth annual Shred-a-thon in the parking lot of the Tsawwassen Library on Saturday, June 17 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Look for the 1-800-Shredding truck. Cost is by donation with tax receipts being issued for donations over $20.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Father’s Day pancake breakfast, Sunday, June 18 from 9 a.m. to noon at Centennial Beach in Boundary Bay Regional Park, under cover in picnic shelters near the new concession and playground. Tsawwassen Boundary Bay Lions club mobile kitchen will prepare breakfast on-site. Adults: $7. Children under 12: $3. Celebrate Dad at this popular annual Sunday in the Park event co-hosted by Boundary Bay Park Association and Tsawwassen Boundary Bay Lions Club. Information - Geof at 604-943-1303.
The Ahmadiyya Mosque, 9570 River Rd., Delta, will be holding an Iftar Dinner, which loosely means, “Breaking the Fast,” Sunday, June 18 at 8 p.m. Major religions will be on hand representing their particular views on the sacrifice and wisdom behind fasting in their respective faith.
The KAIROS Blanket Exercise is an interactive experience that shares the historic and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. In honour of Canada’s National Aboriginal Day, please join us Tuesday, June 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Cedar Park Church 5300-44th Ave., Ladner. All ages welcome to attend this free event.
Delta Chamber of Commerce 29th annual golf tournament is set for Thursday, June 29 at Beach Grove Golf Club. Members and non-members welcome. $199 per player (includes golf, power cart, lunch and dinner), $60 dinner-only option. Register online at deltachamber.ca or call 604-946-4232 for more info.
The Coming Events column is published every Wednesday as a community service. If you have a non-profit event, mail, drop off, fax, or e-mail ([email protected]) the details to the Optimist by 3 p.m. Monday. Submissions are subject to space limitations (no phone calls, please).
