Clubs & Groups .Canadian Mental Health Association Delta offers an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) group for individuals with OCD and/or friends and family. The group meets on the first Wednesday of every month 7 to 9 p.m., 11715-72nd Ave., North Delta(house). Next meeting takes place on Wednesday, June 4. Call CMHA Delta for info at 604-943-1878.
.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.
.Delta Nature Presents: Members' turn to shine! What and where in the world -an evening of members' photo presentations and talks highlighting their unique experiences with nature. Time: Monday, June 9 at 7:30 p.m. Place: Cammidge House in Boundary Bay Regional Park. No charge for event -Everyone welcome. Info: Call Tom at 604 940 9296 or e-mail tom. [email protected]" .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.
.Summer Reading Clubs, Friday, June 13 -Sunday, Aug. 31. Funny Business! Children, teens and adults can sign up for their 2014 Summer Reading Club at their local Delta library beginning Friday, June 13 and receive a fabulous free reading record. As your record fills up throughout the summer, there are great prizes to win.
.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.
.The South Delta Newcomers and Alumni meetings are held the third Thursday of each month at 7:15 p.m. at the Art Gallery, Kiwanis Longhouse, located at 1710-56th St., Tsawwassen. The club is for women who have moved to Tsawwassen, Ladner or Point Roberts, to introduce you to the community and help you make new friends. Join us Thursday June 19. Contact Holly at [email protected].
Seniors .KinVillage Travel presents a Whistler day trip on Monday, June 16. Bus trip and hot lunch at the Wildwood Pacific Bistro. $70 for members, $75 for non-members. Open 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday at KinVillage Community Centre and at McKee.
Fund Raisers .IODE Boundary Bay Chapter is pleased to announce our annual Garage Sale will be held on Saturday, June 7 at 589 English Bluff, Tsawwassen. Great finds await you from 9 am -1 pm. All proceeds go towards local charities. Join us for coffee, cookies, great bargains and lots of fun.
.Royal Canadian Legion Branch #289 Tsawwassen, 22-1835-56th St., holds its second annual Lobsterfest and Legion Fundraiser. Tickets are $30 includes lobster dinner, dessert, a pint and Maritime music by Keelhaul. Open to members and bonafide guests. Call 604-943-0232 for more information.
Special Events .Car boot sale. Where: Centennial Beach Park. When: Each second and fourth Saturday, commencing June 14. Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Vendors should set up at 8 a.m. Bring tarpaulin to display goods. Cost $10 per allocated space. Refreshments available. Buyers enjoy barter on the beach. Weather permitting. Info: Tom 604-940-9296 or www.boundarybayparkassociation.wordpress.com.
.On Saturday, June 14, help celebrate five years of representation by our MLA, Vicki Huntington. Locale is the Sundance Inn in Ladner, 6 p.m. Sumptuous buffet, silent auction, and entertainment. $60 per person. Call Julie Berks at 604-943- 7046 or e-mail [email protected].
.Father's Day Pancake Breakfast, hosted by Tsawassen Boundary Bay Lions and Cammidge House Volunteers, takes place Sunday, June 15, 9 a.m. -noon at Centennial Beach Park. Adults $6, children $3. Entertainment, playground, free parking. Pamper Dad at this 14th annual event -rain or shine. Info: Geof 604-943-1303.
Arts.Sidekick Players present "On Golden Pond" by Ernest Thompson, directed by Jacqollyne Keath. The Tsawwassen Arts Centre, 1172 56th St. June 5 -21 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) 8 p.m., June 15 (Sunday) 2 p.m. Adults $18, seniors (60+)/students (12-18) $15. Bistro seating with refreshments available for purchase to enjoy during the show. Seating is limited. To reserve call 604-288-2415.
.Transformation -the creative garden, an open submission gallery and speaker series, runs from June 6 to 8 at Tsawwassen United Church, 695-53rd St. Call 604-943-2911 for more.
.Once again, music will fill the air at the 10th annual Ladner Bandfest taking place at Memorial Park in Ladner on Saturday/Sunday, June 7 & 8. This year, there will be 22 amateur adult Concert Bands from the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and the U.S. presenting 40-minute concerts on two stages throughout the weekend between 10 and 6 p.m. It is free and open to the public. http://ladnerbandfest.org/.Aboriginal Artist in Residence: Darlene Allison at Ladner Pioneer Library, Saturday, June 7, 10 a.m. -5 p.m. Celebrate National Aboriginal History Month this June at FVRL. Darlene will be demonstrating her soapstone carving.
.Ross Douglas is the feature performer at a Songwriter Café on June 7 at 7:30 p.m. at St. David's in Tsawwassen, 1115-51A St. Admission is $10.
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, please).
