North Granville Community News
NORTH GRANVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER UPDATE
March 17, 2010
northgranville@hotmail.com
EVENTS
North Granville has received funding through the New Horizons for Seniors Program for community activities. This is open to EVERYONE in our community and surrounding communities. Please pass on the word. All activities are free for participants 50 years and older.
Stretch and Tone Exercise Class - Tuesday, April 6, 7:00 – 8:00 PM for 8 to 10 weeks
All activities are free for participants 50 years and older. $4.00 cost for others.
The following information is from Jessica McKenna, a North Granville resident, who will be the instructor.
I want to get YOU in tune with your body and create and maintain a healthy and happy lifestyle. I am experienced in the fitness field in different ways:
• Certified Personal Trainer Specialist
• Certified STOTT PILATES Matwork in Essential and Intermediate Levels
• Essential and Intermediate Pilates with Props
• Essential and Intermediate Pilates Edge
• Essential and Intermediate Mini Flex Ball Workout
• Currently working on my Group Fitness Leadership Certification •
My goals are to live my life with a passion for what I am doing, to help others achieve their goals and to bring health and fitness to new levels around me....so come on...LETS GET STARTED!
This class is for ALL Levels! It will be 50 minutes of non stop, low impact movement with stretching and relaxation techniques to honor your body!
North Granville Historical Scrapbook
A project that has been funded as part of the New Horizons for Seniors Program is the North Granville Historical Scrapbook. It looks as though that this project will be moved to the late summer/fall to be well underway by Remembrance Day. This activity will consist of nights to gather photos and stories.
Line Dancing
Teresa Ferguson will lead a line dancing night on Monday, March 22 at 7:00 PM. Everyone welcome.
Rug hooking
Rug hooking will be scheduled for April and May. Confirmation is coming from the instructor. Please watch for dates in the next newsletter.
Games Night
Games Nights are booked for Wednesday, March 24 and Wednesday, April 21 starting at 7:00 PM. Games that have been suggested so far include Skipbo, Scrabble, Bananagrams, Dominoes, Crokinole etc.). Come out and have some fun!
Exercise Equipment is Ready for use
As part of the New Horizons for Seniors Program, we received funding for exercise equipment to be established at the Center. We have purchased and set up two treadmills and two recumbent bicycles in the basement. These are available for use on a first come first serve basis. Please contact Patti Hawkins at 886-2697 to arrange access to the equipment.
North Granville Dam and Pond, Meeting on Repairs, North Granville Center AGM April 7 or 14, 6:30-8:30 PM – We are confirming the attendance of a Provincial representative to attend this meeting to describe what the next steps will be on the dam and spillway repair. This will be an opportunity for community members to see what will be done to complete the repair and to have any questions they may have answered. The date will be confirmed and the date listed on the phone info line (see below, 886-2283). We will combine this meeting with an Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the North Granville Community Center. The meeting will consist of the reporting of activities in the past year, projections for next year, review of the Treasurer’s report, and an election of the executive and board for the coming year. If anyone wants to serve on the executive or board and wants info on roles and responsibilities please contact Don Maynard at 886-2071 or any of the present board members.
Thursday Night Senior Cards, 7:30 PM - Card play is each Thursday night at 7:30 PM with prizes and 50/50 draw. All are welcome.
Activities
Other activities are currently being planned (ie painting class, wellness days and walking club)
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Kellie at 886-2886 or Betty at 886-2071 or the community email address – northgranville@hotmail.com We are always looking for people who wish to participate!
INFORMATION
ARCH - The Center has joined the Association of Rural Community Halls of PEI (ARCH). ARCH is a network of halls working together to strengthen their own communities. ARCH has a very good web site www.archpei.com that will provide a venue to post functions and events on their calendar. This will provide a one stop reference for people to check what is gong on at the Center our community Center information should be posted by March 22.
Phone Info Line - The phone is activated again at the Center (886-2283). Effective March 22 people can call into the Center number to listen to a recorded message of any activates that are occurring at the Center that week.
Community Web Site – Dale Amundson of North Granville, has generously offered to establish and look after a community web site at http://northgranvillepei.ca While this site will be constructed over time we would invite people to visit the site and consider contributions of information. Look for the site to be established on March 29.
Booking the Community Center - Bookings are being taken by Kellie Saarloos at 886-2886 for community members to hold family events or other uses at the Center. Our objective is to have the center open, accessible and welcoming for community use. Over the last few months the Center has been used for several birthday parties and family events, we want to see this continue and grow.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to acknowledge the contributions and support from community members at the recent New London Community Center brunch. These brunches are an important fund raising event for the New London Community Center and each community in the fire district takes a turn to put one on.
March 17, 2010
northgranville@hotmail.com
EVENTS
North Granville has received funding through the New Horizons for Seniors Program for community activities. This is open to EVERYONE in our community and surrounding communities. Please pass on the word. All activities are free for participants 50 years and older.
Stretch and Tone Exercise Class - Tuesday, April 6, 7:00 – 8:00 PM for 8 to 10 weeks
All activities are free for participants 50 years and older. $4.00 cost for others.
The following information is from Jessica McKenna, a North Granville resident, who will be the instructor.
I want to get YOU in tune with your body and create and maintain a healthy and happy lifestyle. I am experienced in the fitness field in different ways:
• Certified Personal Trainer Specialist
• Certified STOTT PILATES Matwork in Essential and Intermediate Levels
• Essential and Intermediate Pilates with Props
• Essential and Intermediate Pilates Edge
• Essential and Intermediate Mini Flex Ball Workout
• Currently working on my Group Fitness Leadership Certification •
My goals are to live my life with a passion for what I am doing, to help others achieve their goals and to bring health and fitness to new levels around me....so come on...LETS GET STARTED!
This class is for ALL Levels! It will be 50 minutes of non stop, low impact movement with stretching and relaxation techniques to honor your body!
North Granville Historical Scrapbook
A project that has been funded as part of the New Horizons for Seniors Program is the North Granville Historical Scrapbook. It looks as though that this project will be moved to the late summer/fall to be well underway by Remembrance Day. This activity will consist of nights to gather photos and stories.
Line Dancing
Teresa Ferguson will lead a line dancing night on Monday, March 22 at 7:00 PM. Everyone welcome.
Rug hooking
Rug hooking will be scheduled for April and May. Confirmation is coming from the instructor. Please watch for dates in the next newsletter.
Games Night
Games Nights are booked for Wednesday, March 24 and Wednesday, April 21 starting at 7:00 PM. Games that have been suggested so far include Skipbo, Scrabble, Bananagrams, Dominoes, Crokinole etc.). Come out and have some fun!
Exercise Equipment is Ready for use
As part of the New Horizons for Seniors Program, we received funding for exercise equipment to be established at the Center. We have purchased and set up two treadmills and two recumbent bicycles in the basement. These are available for use on a first come first serve basis. Please contact Patti Hawkins at 886-2697 to arrange access to the equipment.
North Granville Dam and Pond, Meeting on Repairs, North Granville Center AGM April 7 or 14, 6:30-8:30 PM – We are confirming the attendance of a Provincial representative to attend this meeting to describe what the next steps will be on the dam and spillway repair. This will be an opportunity for community members to see what will be done to complete the repair and to have any questions they may have answered. The date will be confirmed and the date listed on the phone info line (see below, 886-2283). We will combine this meeting with an Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the North Granville Community Center. The meeting will consist of the reporting of activities in the past year, projections for next year, review of the Treasurer’s report, and an election of the executive and board for the coming year. If anyone wants to serve on the executive or board and wants info on roles and responsibilities please contact Don Maynard at 886-2071 or any of the present board members.
Thursday Night Senior Cards, 7:30 PM - Card play is each Thursday night at 7:30 PM with prizes and 50/50 draw. All are welcome.
Activities
Other activities are currently being planned (ie painting class, wellness days and walking club)
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Kellie at 886-2886 or Betty at 886-2071 or the community email address – northgranville@hotmail.com We are always looking for people who wish to participate!
INFORMATION
ARCH - The Center has joined the Association of Rural Community Halls of PEI (ARCH). ARCH is a network of halls working together to strengthen their own communities. ARCH has a very good web site www.archpei.com that will provide a venue to post functions and events on their calendar. This will provide a one stop reference for people to check what is gong on at the Center our community Center information should be posted by March 22.
Phone Info Line - The phone is activated again at the Center (886-2283). Effective March 22 people can call into the Center number to listen to a recorded message of any activates that are occurring at the Center that week.
Community Web Site – Dale Amundson of North Granville, has generously offered to establish and look after a community web site at http://northgranvillepei.ca While this site will be constructed over time we would invite people to visit the site and consider contributions of information. Look for the site to be established on March 29.
Booking the Community Center - Bookings are being taken by Kellie Saarloos at 886-2886 for community members to hold family events or other uses at the Center. Our objective is to have the center open, accessible and welcoming for community use. Over the last few months the Center has been used for several birthday parties and family events, we want to see this continue and grow.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to acknowledge the contributions and support from community members at the recent New London Community Center brunch. These brunches are an important fund raising event for the New London Community Center and each community in the fire district takes a turn to put one on.
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