COMMUNITY EVENTS

The community event calender is provided as a free public service to non-profit organizations to announce upcoming events. Deadlines are no later than Monday for that week's issue to
COMMUNITY EVENTS,
P.O. Box 310, Beeton, Ontario
L0G 1A0

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ISSUES & INTERESTS The York- Simcoe Naturalists is a young club looking for new members. Contact: Cathryn Rees at 905-775-7021, e-mail: wilcor@ sympatico.ca.

South Simcoe Community Information Centre "CONTACT" at 146 Victoria St. W. Alliston. Call (705) 435-4900, Fax 705-435-1106. Website: www.csolve.net/-contact, or Email: contact@ focuscdc.on.ca.

Get out and walk your block this April. Two out of five Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. You can help change this statistic by joining the Canadian Cancer Society as a volunteer canvasser for our annual door to door campaign. Volunteers are needed in Alcona, Big Bay Point and Lefroy. For more information, call Andrew at 436-3107. The Canadian Mental Health Association of Barrie-Simcoe supports the development and continuance of self-help groups as a viable community resource for individuals experiencing difficulties. Self-Help groups can provide; support and understanding through difficult times; an opportunity to meet with others who have experienced similar difficulties; information and education; a safe and comfortable environment; suggestions regarding coping strategies that help to get through difficult times. For further information contact the Canadian Mental Health Association, Barrie-Simcoe Branch at 705-726-5033 or 1- 800-461-4319.

Good Food Simcoe is a nonprofit organization bringing the Good Food Box to Innisfil. The box consists of an assortment of fruits and vegetables, much of which is grown locally. The cost is $10 for a small box and $15 for a large box. Orders must be pre-paid in cash and picked-up on the delivery day. They also need volunteers on packing day. For more information or to volunteer, call Cathy at 436- 3178. HomeLife/Kempenfelt- Kelly Realty's Innisfil Beach Road office is collecting pennies for the Alzheimer Society program Penny for your Thoughts, along with grocery tapes from Sobeys, Zehrs and Foodland. Drop them off at the office any day of the week. Donations will be submitted to the organization each month for the remainder of the year. MONDAYS Friends of the Innisfil Library, Stroud Branch, meetings are held the third Monday of every month at 7 p.m. The Stroke Recovery Association (Barrie and District) welcomes individuals with aphasia, as a result of a stroke or acquired brain injury, to attend a communication group. The group is led by a speech-language pathologist or communicative disorders assistant, at the office of The Stroke Recovery Association, which is located at 80 Bradford Street. All sessions are provided free of charge (with a small annual membership). Individuals will experience conversation in a supportive environment. For more information, please contact Paul Wideman at 737-9202.

Rotary Innisfil is up and running. Rotary meets Mondays at 7:30 a.m. in the child minding room of the YMCA at the Innisfil Recreation Complex. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to visit. For more information, contact Shawn at 456-1899. TUESDAYS Cookstown Computer Club drop-in program for elementary students, 4 to 5 p.m. at the library.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Tuesday evening from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Thornton Library, located at 34 Robert Street. Park at the back and come in the side door. For more information, call Elaine at 458-0937 or Bonnie at 726-7799.

The Grange Hall in Lefroy hosts euchre beginning at 12 p.m. Every third Tuesday includes a pot luck lunch. The cost is $2, and there is a 50/50 draw as well. Both regular and bid euchre are played. A charge of 25 cents goes towards prizes. The event is open to everyone. For more information, call the Lefroy United Church at 456-2098. WEDNESDAYS Friends of the Innisfil Library, Lakeshore Branch, meet the third Wednesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. New members are most welcome.

Euchre, bid euchre, Scrabble and cribbage is played at Alcona Seniors club every Wednesday at 11:30 to 3 p.m. at the ABC Hall on the 25th Sideroad below Innisfil Beach Rd. Refreshments and fun days. Bring a bag lunch.

Euchre every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:30, Newton Robinson United Church in aid of Gwen Taylor Library. Refreshments.

Weight Loss Group. The Alcona Chapter of TOPS meets at 7:15 at Goodfellow Public School. Call Joan Davies at 436- 3197 after 6 and on weekends. The Cookstown Co-Operative Playgroup is at St. John's Anglican Church in Cookstown located on Hwy 89, east of Hwy 27. All pre-school children and their care-givers are welcome, as well as new members. The hours will be 9:30 to 12:00 every Wednesday & Thursday. Come out with your pre-school aged children (senior kindergarten and younger), have a snakc, make a craft and meet some new friends. For more information please call Brian Haas at (705) 458-8468. See you there!

St. Paul's Anglican Church at Yonge Street and Mapleview Drive East presents morning prayer and study group at 10 a.m. and darts at 1 p.m. For more information, call 722-7755.

Join us at St. Paul's Anglican Church at the Yonge Street and Mapleview Drive East intersection in Innisfil, between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. for the Pioneer Club. This is a fun life-skills activities program for children from kindergarten to pre-teens. Caring adult leaders assist with this biblebased, kid-focused and flexible children's program that transforms lives by helping boys and girls develop healthy relationships and positive self-image accomplished through teamwork and non-competitive awards program. The registration fee is $25 per child, per term. Call 722-7755 ext. 101 to register. THURSDAYS Register for Book Book a six week afterschool program for ages 6 and up from 5-6 p.m. Call Innisfil Public Library, Cookstown Branch at 458-1273.

Job Search Assistance, help with job search, resumes, interview tips, job bank internet assistance at the Alcona Library from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Please call Marilee or Kathy at (705) 728- 0897. Services provided at no charge by The Employment Outreach Team 728-3757, this initiative is funded by the government of Canada. Barrie Chapter of Schizophrenia Society of Ontario family support group meets the last Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Canadian Mental Health Association, Barrie-Simcoe Building, 39 High St., Barrie. For info contact 726-5033. The Parish of Churchill and Cookstown youth group meets every Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Youth between the ages of 9-12 years are welcome to attend regardless of denomination. Please call Pam Gervais for information at (705) 735-3484.

St Paul's Anglican Church, located on the corner of Mapleview and Yonge Street, has two new youth and young adult programs. From 6:30 - 8:00 pm we are beginning a study comparing the gospels and learning how and why they developed. For more information, call (705) 722- 7755. The Painswick Horticultural Society meets on the third Thursday of each month from March to November. Meetings take place at the St. Paul's Anglican Church hall.

Thornton Happy Social Club meets from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Thornton Lions Hall on Barrie Street in Thornton. Participate in bid and regular euchre, 50/50 draw, lunch and social hour. Admission is $1. Call Maudie for more information at 458-4504.

Enjoy an afternoon of bridge starting March 5 at St. Peter's Church Hall, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The church is located at 6254 Yonge Street in Churchill. Admission is $3. For more information, call 456-2208. FRIDAYS Euchre - Progressive and Bid, every Friday at 1 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion - 1017 Robinson, Bell Ewart 705-436- 1144, Betty. SATURDAYS Barrie Farmers' Market, outside and inside Barrie City Hall. From 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fresh produce and fruit in season. For info please call 739-4204.

St. Paul's Anglican Church at Yonge Street and Mapleview Drive East host the Men's Un-Group meetings at 9 a.m. on the last Saturday of the month for breakfast and study of current affairs. Aprons and Briefcases, an opportunity for women juggling many tasks to nurture their spirit, is also held on the second Saturday of each month, from 9 a.m. to noon. For more call 722-7755. SUNDAYS Overeaters Anonymous: Do you eat when you're not hungry? Is your weight affecting the way you live your life? It's not what you eat; it's what's eating you. With Overeaters Anonymous, you are no longer alone. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. at the Inniswood Baptist Church. Call Anne at 436-7921 for more details.

Innisfil Leo Club meeting on the second and fourth Sunday of every month. Come meet new friends, help your community, get your community hours and have fun. The club meets at the Lions Hall at 982 Innisfil Beach Road. New members are welcome. For information call Lynda at 431-6231. WEDNESDAY JULY 1 Innisfil Lioness Canada Day celebrations will take place at the Lions Hall in Alcona, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be free games, prizes, hot dogs, cake, juice, water, face painting, balloon animals, coffee and tea. A flag raising will take place at 12 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.

York-Simcoe MP Peter Van Loan will host a free pancake breakfast, in honour of Canada Day, at the Churchill Community Centre. The breakfast will run from 8:30 to 11 a.m. THURSDAY JULY 2 St. Peter's Anglican Church, located at 6254 Yonge Street in Churchill, is hosting its annual strawberry supper from 5 to 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 each. Everyone is welcome to attend. Call 456- 6731 for more information. TUESDAY JULY 7 The Barrie Ribbons of Hope dragon boat team will host their third annual golf tournament at Tangle Creek Golf Course. The event will begin with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. There will be dinner, lunch a silent auction and prizes. Admission is $150 per player, and includes a GPS golf cart. For more information, call Sharon at 730-1575 or e-mail bevwarnerretired@ hotmail.com. MONDAY JULY 13 The Gilford and District Horticultural Society will meet at the Churchill Community Centre on Yonge Street, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Want to know more about bunnies? Warren Baguley will share stories and advice from his 20 years of experience as a 4H rabbit breeder. Guests are welcome to attend. Contact Eve Teras at 436-4776 or Joy Morley at 431-0125 for more information. THURSDAY JULY 16 The Prostate Cancer Support Group, Barrie chapter of Man to Man, will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Canadian Cancer Society Office on Cedar Pointe Drive in Barrie. The group meets on the third Thursday of every month and ladies are welcome to attend. For more information, call 719-9654. WEDNESDAY JULY 29 Thornton Fire Fighters Association's golf tournament will take place at Tangle Creek. Admission is $100 per golfer and includes 18 holes, a cart, and a steak dinner. For more information, call Scott at 721-5287. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26 Sunnybrae Elementary School's reunion will take place from 10:30 to 4 p.m. Built and opened in 1959, Sunnybrae celebrates 50 years of educating Innisfil youth. All former students, staff and the community are invited to view photos and reminisce with old friends. Register in advance by visiting http://sun.scdsb.on.ca. Anyone with photos from Sunnybrae in the 1960s can call Donna at 436-2578.