Clubs & Groups
• University Women's Club of South Delta Spring Speakers' Series presents: Container Baskets by Robyn Leake Tuesday, May 27 at 7:15 p.m. at the Benediction Lutheran Church. Robyn Leake has been designing gardens, hanging baskets and custom planters for the last 20 years. She is currently managing a garden centre in Vancouver and can also be found at the Ladner Village Market selling a unique variety of plants and baskets.
•The Probus Club of South Delta, a non-profit, fellowship club for retired and semi-retired professional and business people will hold its annual general meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21, an the Coast Tsawwassen Inn. All members are urged to attend. A Fortis representative will talk about the expansion to their Tilbury Island LNG storage facility. Please call Dick Williams at 604-940-6542 for information.
•The Burns Bog Conservation Society is holding a tour of Burns Bog. The cost is $7.50 per person, Burns Bog Conservations Society Members can come for free. When: Saturday, May 24 at 10 a.m. Where: meet in front of Planet Ice (10388 Nordel Court, Delta). For more information go to: http://www.burnsbog.org/events.
•A local Volkssport club is hosting a non-competitive 5km/10km walk in Historic Ladner on Saturday, May 24. Free for new participants. For more info, contact Verni at 604-682-8390.
•The AC Pionairs Club of South Delta has its next meeting on Tuesday, May 27, at the Royal Canadian Legion, 4896 Delta St., in Ladner at 10 a.m. Your Host: Peter Nitzschke, subject: exploring the Pionairs website.
•Ambassadors-Tsawwassen Toastmasters meet Tuesday, May 27, 7 -9 p.m. at South Delta Little House, 5061-12th Ave. Join in as we provide a supportive, positive learning experience in which our members and welcomed guests are empowered to develop communication & leadership skills, resulting in a greater self-confidence and personal growth. For more info call Wendy Terriff 604-948-2396 www.ambassadorstoastmasters. org. Find us on Facebook & Meet Up.
•On Wednesday, May 28 the Ladner Single Parents Support Group wishes to invite single parents with dependant children to a free dinner at the Ladner Christian Reformed Church, 4594-54A St. Delta. We will be joining the Kids Club for our wind-up dinner until we meet again in September. Doors open at 5:10 p.m. Dinner at 5:30 p.m. For further information contact Dianne at 604-946-7033.
•A cancer support group welcomes anyone who is newly diagnosed with cancer, is in active treatment or has had a recurrence. The group will take place at the Centre for Supportive Care and be facilitated by counsellor Gilly Heaps, MA CCC. Drop-in the second and fourth Monday of each month beginning June 9 from 1 -2:30 p.m. at 4631 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Ladner. For more information please call Gilly at 604-948-0660 local 311.
•Job Options BC has an opportunity for unemployed non-EI receiving British Columbians, 18 or older. There will be four weeks of facilitated group work, followed by six weeks of work experience options to a maximum of 10 weeks. New program begins June 9. For additional information, please phone 604-591-9262 ext. 109. Supported by the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Coast BC & PICS.
•The low vision group meets on the third Monday of each month at the Ladner Pioneer Library from 1:30 -2:30 p.m. June 16: speaker will be Kristen Crouch. Topic: creating a herb garden.
Seniors
•Healthy Sexuality for Seniors, Thursday, May 22, 2 -3:30 p.m. at Ladner Pioneer Library, 4683-51st St. An active sexual life contributes to health and vitality. Join Kristen Gilbert, Senior Educator with Options for Sexual Health, for a frank talk about seniors and sex. Our goal is to provide sciencebased information about human sexuality, in a positive, shame-free manner.
•Dance to the Music of the Mighty Fraser Big Band on Friday, May 23, 7:30 -10:30 p.m. Members $15, non-members $18, KinVillage Community Centre, 5430-10th Ave., Tsawwassen, 604-943-0225.
Fund Raisers
•Ladner Elementary School Grade 6 & 7 French Immersion students will be hosting a drive-through bottle drive on Sunday, May 25 between 1 -3 p.m. Drop off at Ladner Elementary School front parking lot -our students will unload you! Please support our students who are fundraising for their upcoming trip to Quebec. Come and drop off your bottles and cans.
Special Events
•The Tsawwassen Shrine Club salmon barbecue is set for Sunday, June 1 from noon to 5 p.m. at Ladner Harbour Park. Price: $10 per person. Help Shriners support community activities.
Arts
•The Delta Community Choir's Spring Concert Series is coming. When: Saturday, May 24 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 25 at 3 p.m. Where: Cedar Park Church -5300-44th Ave., Ladner. For more information go to: http://www.deltachoral.ca.
•An ArtShow, to help celebrate International Migratory Bird Day, runs until May 31 at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre Gallery, 1172-56th St., Tsawwassen. Paintings and photographs of birds and local bird-related land/waterscapes, featuring local painters and photographers.
The Coming Events column is published every Wednesday as a community service. If you have a nonprofit 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).
