Oceanside Grandmothers to Grandmothers Meeting
Knox United Church, Pym St. Parksville
9:30am-social time; meeting 10:00am, Tuesday April 21st 2015

Please print a copy of this agenda if you wish to have one at the meeting.Thanks

Welcome: Carol Lundine

New Members: Louise Maguire

Financial Report: Pam Vest

Ordinary People Extraordinary Lives: Julia Cairns report: Ann  Tardiff

Raiders of the Lost Art: Colleen Lucas et al

Kazuri Jewellery Report: Heather Thompson

Island Gathering: Betty-Anne Hamilton

August Bottle Drive: Lorna Reid

Fabric and Wool Sale: Pam Vest

Break

Extravaganza: Ann Tardiff

Crafts/Poster Coordinator/St. Marks Fair: Carol Lundine

Tribute:

Other:

Note: Needed urgently: someone to take the minutes at this meeting and someone to take over the making of coffee for the June meeting. Please call Carol at 250-752-1553

If there is anything else for the agenda, it’s not too late. Submit before Sunday April 19th
Request from Doreen Hayward: If anyone has spare plastic totes for storing material, please bring it to the meeting. We also need storage space for about 10 totes.
New member name tags have been printed. These come in a plastic sleeve with a pin. If you wish another type of holder please purchase one of your own choosing
Knox is a scent free building.

Oceanside Grandmothers to Grandmothers, April 21st Meeting:

If you have an agenda item for the April meeting please submit to me by April 14th at cairncroft@shaw.ca

Thanks,

Carol Lundine

Communications

Below is the current newsletter from the regional Grandmothers to Grandmothers representatives Elsie Widdowson and Paxie Vreede. It covers g2g events for Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. 

Hi All – hard to believe that another month has passed – time sure flies.

 1.    Stride Update

·         Official walk date is June 13/14 but groups may chose to walk on June 6/7 or June 20/21.

·         The fund raising page is live

·         Pledge information has been carried forward from previous year

·         SLF page has been updated with the information on the virtual walk

·         Groups having a walk should ensure that they register with the foundation to ensure insurance coverage.   Groups should ensure that they meet the insurance requirements for their city/town.

2.    GRL Meeting in Toronto

·         This year’s meeting will be April 8/9/10

·         Regional Liaisons are covering their own travel costs as there are not sufficient Aeroplan miles available.

3.    Visit of Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Field Representative Ida Mukaka

·         Ida will be in Canada from April 14 to May 17th.

·         She will be at the Island Gathering on May 9th

4.    Aeroplan Miles

·         2 Million miles were collected during the 2 day match programme.  Aeroplan will match 500,000 of the 2 Million.

5.    10th Anniversary Ideas

·         Planning for the 10th Anniversary of the Grandmothers Campaign is ongoing.

·         Stephen Lewis will do a small number of talks across the country – probably in September of 2016.   He will be accompanied by a  number of African Grandmothers

6.    Barbara Coloroso

·         There will be 4 events in B.C.  Including two island events hosted by the Glacier Grannies and the Nangos

·         Tickets for the event in Nanaimo on April 11th are available through the Port Theatre web site at: http://www.porttheatre.com/index.php/events/apr-2015/nango-grannies-present-barbara-coloroso/

·         Title for the talk is:  The Bully, the Bullied and the not so innocent Bystander: From Preschool to High School and Beyond: Breaking the Cycle of Violence and Creating Safe and More Deeply Caring Communities.

7.    Island Gathering

Scheduled for May 9th in Nanaimo – details to following in a separate e-mail.

8.    The Oceanside Grannies are presenting  Ordinary People: Extraordinary Lives: ‘Travelling with My Paintbrush’ on Monday March 30th at 2:00 p.m. at Knox United Church in Parksville.  Julia Cairns; Artist and Children’s Book Illustrator will share her story.  Tickets are $15.00 and are available from Dog Music in Parksville and Arbutus Fashion and Lifestyle in Quallicum Beach or by contacting:  Pam Vest at 250 954-1885.  She is able to debit and credit  card payments.

9.    St. Andrew’s Spring Tea

The St. Andrew’s Grandmother in Sidney will be holding a spring tea and fashion show on May 2nd.  The show will include women’s, men’s and children’s fashions.  Further details to follow.

Elsie and Paxie, regional representatives for the Islands.  (sent via Joyce Eilers, posted by Eileen Dombrowski)

The Oceanside Grandmothers are delighted to welcome a special friend, Julia Cairns – Artist and Children’s Book Illustrator.  Julia’s world travels and experience of the people in far-off places have been translated from ‘whatever is in my heart’ into fine art for more than 30 years.

Inspired particularly by the African people, Julia developed a unique whimsical style that has become her trademark. Her colourful, cheerful images adorn canvas, children’s books and fabric – some of which decorates the Grandmothers’ popular tote bags.

Julia will share her story on Monday, March 30, 2:00 p.m. at Knox United Church,345 Pym Street, Parksville. Tickets ($15 ) are available at Cranky Dog Music (PV) and Arbutus Fashion and Lifestyle (QB). Refreshments will be served. All proceeds to the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothers Campaign.

Members of Oceanside Grandmothers are encouraged to forward this message to all their friends to publicize the event and, if they wish, click on this link to download a poster to print out and post on bulletin boards: Julia Cairns Poster

(message from Carol Lundine via Eileen Dombrowski)

A message from Kathy Grand:
It’s with a deep sense of sadness that I send you news of the passing of our
friend and QBANA member, Nancy Macrae. Nancy died this morning after a
courageous and dignified fight with cancer. Plans for celebrating Nancy’s life
will be announced in the coming days.

Carol Lundine

Communications

Hi, everyone!

Time to update your g2g information!

I’ve put the minutes of the January meeting on the appropriate page in the Members Only section of our website.  Anyone who missed that meeting (as I did) or who has a faulty memory (as I have) will want to read them on the website or download them to read later.

I’ve also placed an updated version of the Directory (Feb 1 version) of member photos and contact information on the Members Only pages.  This easy-download version of the Directory is always on the website, replaced regularly with an updated version shortly after each meeting.

If — and ONLY IF — you have a fast internet connection and would like a high-resolution version of the Directory for excellent printing, you have one available. On the Members Only page I provide a link to it in my online Dropbox. Note that this link will expire, so if you want the high-resolution version, get it in the next few days.  It’s a large file (nearly 20 MB) so can f-o-r-e-v-e-r to download unless you have a fast internet connection.

So that we can all get to know new members more quickly, and integrate them more effectively into our activities, I’ve also made a page of new members 2015 (Feb 1), available for download from the same page as the Directory.  There’s already a page there of new members 2014, and I intend to add names and pictures through 2015 for an accumulating record of people who join us over the coming months.  It’s exciting to have new people bring their ideas and energy to our group, so longtime members will want to download and possibly print out their smiling faces!

All you need, to gain all this WEALTH of information, is your password. (What a deal!) You ought to know it by head and by heart by now — but if you’ve forgotten (as we sometimes do), contact me at the g2g email address I give below.

Lots of good wishes to everyone!

Eileen Dombrowski.  (for Directory, website, and membership committee)

oceansideg2g@shaw.ca

Would you like to order one of our red G2G aprons with the women and babe black logo?

Cost: $20
Contact: Carolyn Dodd cadodd@shaw.ca 250-468-5437
With: Your name, email and phone number.
Carolyn A. Dodd
2345 Eaglesfield Place,
Nanoose Bay BC V9P 9G7
250-468-5437 cadodd@shaw.ca

Thanks,

Carol Lundine

Communications

Oceanside Grandmothers to Grandmothers

MEETING AGENDA

January 20, 2015; Knox United Church; 10:00 a.m.

 Welcome Kathy Grand

1. Membership Committee Introductions

III.        Financial Report                                                  Pam Vest

1. Correspondence Kathy Grand
2. i) Tribunal DVD (SLF)
3. Special Recognition Kathy Grand
4. i) New Recruits Needed                                         Kathy Grand
5. Coming Events/Projects
6. i) Events Thinking & Scheduling 2015                   Jacquie Ostrow
7. ii) Island Gathering 2015                                        Gail Morrison

iii)        ‘Granny’s Traditional Preserves’                 Lorna Reid

1. iv) Jewelled Wreaths                                                 Kathy G. for Elaine Hirtle
2. iv) Fundraising Ideas                                                   All

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Coffee Break (10 mins.)

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VII.      Reports

1. i) Extravaganza – Nov. 28-29, 2014                          Ann Tardiff
2. ii) Bottle Brigade – 2014                                           Carolyn Dodd

iii)        Baggie Meeting – January 13, 2015             Marg Hill

VIII.     Next Meeting:

            Tuesday, April 21, 2015; 9:30 am (social) 10:00am (meeting) at Knox.

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*   Please make a copy of the agenda and bring it to the meeting.

** Please remember that Knox is a scent-free zone. Thanks!

Happy New Year to all and trust it will be another great one for our group!

Our first meeting of the year will be at Knox United on Pym Street in Parksville at 9:30, January 20th. If you have any agenda items please email them to Kathy Grand at gkgrand@shaw.ca.

Best wishes,

Carol Lundine

Comminications

(see attached)

“Granny’s Traditional Preserves” were such a hit at the Extravaganza that the preservers in our group have become ambitious and want to do even better in 2015! We received lots of good suggestions from our customers and have decided that we should work throughout the year as the seasons change to avoid a last minute rush and can freeze or juice produce for use when we’re ready.

To achieve our goal we need help from Grannies, specifically:

• Donations of Mason jars of all sizes but especially 125, 250 and 500 ml (jars can be brought to our meetings or contact Lorna Reid (250-951-9680) for pickup.
• Donations of produce as it becomes available in your gardens – fruit of all kinds including rhubarb, beets, onions, garlic and herbs such as dill and mint.
• Volunteers who will make pickles, relish, jams, chutneys, jellies etc. either in their own home or with a working group.
• Volunteers who would enjoy decorating the completed jars for the sale.

If you would like to join the group please contact Lorna Reid at lornareid@shaw.ca

Happy New Year, everyone. As 2015 starts, are you interested in a new role within Oceanside Grandmothers to Grandmothers?  Would you like to help me with photography?  This will involve covering g2g events for the web and for archives (for brochures, slideshows etc). It will also involve taking photos of new members for the Directory.

You need basic skills of digital photography: how to take clear pictures, how to ensure they are at least 1MB in size, how to send them to me without reducing image size.  Beyond that, we can talk together about other features of photos that make them most useful for the website or the Directory.  If you have a mac computer, you might also consider taking on photo enhancement, sizing, and so forth — fun stuff — but that’s not essential.

I’d really welcome one of our newer members volunteering for this role — someone not already involved in a lot of g2g projects.  Please reply directly to me, at either my personal email address in the Directory or at oceansideg2g@shaw.ca  I’d like to have a new photographer in place before our next meeting (Tuesday, January 20), which I am going to miss.

Eileen Dombrowski