December 7 is our Christmas Luncheon at the Legion in Parksville at noon. If you haven’t signed up but would like to attend please contact Kathy Grand. The deadline is TODAY  (Sunday Nov 30). The cost is $10. You can pay at the door.

If you have dietary concerns please let Kathy know.

gkgrand@shaw.ca      250-752 -1296

Thanks,

Carol Lundine

Communications

We are down to the wire!! If you have any items for sale including baking, please drop them off at the Bayside, (Quality Inn) after 10:30AM and no later than 2:30PM, tomorrow,  Thursday, November 27th.

Mary Ann Slack will be pricing the baking.

Any questions?

email, cairncroft@shaw.ca

Thanks,

Carol Lundine

Communications

If you missed the meeting last week, or if you were there and can’t remember the details, you’ll want to check the minutes, now available in the Members Only section of the website. They include, among other things, important information about the Extravaganza November 28 and 29 and our social lunch December 7.

posted by Eileen Dombrowski

We grandmothers of Oceanside g2g are hard at work.  Our deft fingers are creating candy cane sleighs, Christmas crackers, and wreaths — to name a few!  The fabulous Extravaganza fundraiser is coming next week!  9 days to go….

Remember: you can bring your creations to the Quality Resort Bayside (240 Dogwood St., Parksville) on Thursday, November 27 anytime after 10am to be priced and tagged.  And remind all your friends and neighbours about the times:

Extravaganza. Friday Nov 28, 1-7.  Saturday Nov 29, 10-4

Creativity and teamwork make this annual event a lot of fun to do, and terrifically successful in raising money for our cause.

If you go to the Members Only page of the Oceanside Grandmothers to Grandmothers website, to the password protected section for Membership and the Directory, you will now find the following documents updated and ready to download:

1.  The Directory, November 19, 2014, small file (1.2 MB).  This is a version that is fast to download, good enough to look at on a computer screen, and adequate/mediocre for printing out.  If you have a slow internet connection, you’ll want this version.

2.  The Directory, November 19, 2014, large file (18.5 MB). This is a version that is slow to download, good on a computer screen, and good for printing out.  If you have a fast internet connection, you’ll probably want this one.  I’m making it available temporarily through a link to my Dropbox.

3. New Members 2014.  This is a single page that gives the photos and names of new members to our group this year. They are all in the Directory with their contact information, but this separate page might help the rest of us to get to know them more quickly.

Our group is friendly and welcoming.  But we all need a bit of help in getting to know each others’ names!

Eileen Dombrowski

Hi All,

Here are the upcoming events on the Island:
November 22d: Tribunal Film Showing, Vancouver, 1 pm & 3pm, UBC Robson Square, $10 at door
November 22-23d: Courtenay Fiesta,
November       23d: Union Bay Christmas Fair
November       23d: Tribunal Film Showing, Victoria, 2 pm, James Bay
Horizon Hotel, tickets $10.-, <audreyprendergast@shaw.ca>, reserve because
there are only a few left!

November 28-29: Oceanside G2G Christmas Extravaganza and Craft Fair.
Friday 1-7pm, Sat. 10am-4pm, Bayside  Quality Resort, Parksville. Come
and have a unique shopping experience!

November        29: Cumberland Winter Fair
November        30: NanGo Grannies cater refreshments for the Soul Choir
Performance at the Port Theater

December           6: Campbell River Fiesta Trade and Craft Fair.

Congratulations to the Merville Group for a very successful fabric sale
(2nd annual!) and Powell River for their fundraising event.

Warm regards and good luck with all endeavours,

Paxie Vreed, Regional Island Liaison

posted by Diane Quinn

Please note that SLF calendars will be on sale at the meeting on November 18th for $20.  Please see Diane Quinn.

Thanks,

Carol

Knox United Church, Pym St. Parksville

Welcome: Kathy Grand

Announcement: Rita Kleinfelder

New Members: Louise Maguire

Thank you: Carol

Communication: SLF, Kathy

Christmas Luncheon: December 7: Kathy

Extravaganza: Ann, Mary Ann, Gail

Other:

Please Note the following:

The Extravaganza 2014 will be the last time that Kazuri jewelry will be offered. There is still a great selection.

If you cannot attend the meeting but would like to help out with Christmas baking ( other than the “already baking group ladies”) please call or email Gail Morrison as soon as possible.Besides selling our beautiful baking we need quite a bit for our refreshment table. sharwayn@shaw.ca  250-757 9761

A message from Rita Morin: if anyone has leftover scrap stretch striped fabric (t-shirt type fabric) please bring it to the meeting on Tuesday for me. Thank you! Rita
Rita Morin, morinco@shaw.ca, 250-586-8574

If you are not going to be at the meeting  and would like to attend the Christmas Luncheon on Sunday, December 7 at the Legion in Parksville, please let Kathy know by November 30.  The cost is $10.  gkgrand@shaw.ca, 250-752-1296.

If you are working at the Extravaganza and do not have a name tag, please let me know. I will not be bringing the name tags to the meeting or the Extravaganza. Carol: cairncroft@shaw.ca

It’s not too late if you have something to add to the agenda. I will extend the date to Sunday, the 16th.

Knox is a scent free building.

Thanks,

Carol Lundine

Communications

On Thursday, Nov. 20 1:00 – 4:00, I would like to hold an angel workshop for the standing angels.
To date, we have a good supply of our reg. angels but need more of the standing angels. At last years Extravaganza, the standing angels were the first to go. I have a good supply of mesh, thanks to Moira for sewing the pieces together.
I will have them all prepared so it will be just a case of dressing them. If you are unable to attend this session, but are able to make them on your own, please let me know. I have a good selection of material, jewellery and ribbons. You just need to bring your glue gun, glue and pinking shears.
You can contact me at jostrow@telus.net.
Thanks, Jacquie

If you have an agenda item for our November meeting, please submit it to me by November 14th.

Also, if you are hosting workshops for the Extravaganza and need reminders sent out, please forward the necessary information to me as soon as possible.

Thanks,

Carol Lundine

Communications

cairncroft@shaw.ca