ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
THURSDAY, MARCH 18th
1:30 PM
LOWER HALL

Please mark this important event on your calendars and plan to attend. All members in good standing are urged to participate at this meeting and vote for your new Board of Directors.

SPECIAL EVENTS and NOTICES

March Art Show – A Bird’s Eye View . . .
a meeting of two creative hearts and minds
March 5 to March 31
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Joy Ferne and Bryony Wynne-Jones are collaborating for the first time in a collection of fresh, vibrant water colours. They bring you a sensitive and personal view of nature from water’s edge to tree top to all of the budding, birding, busyness at the root and behind each blade of grass.

Beautifully crafted, with attention to detail and character, these paintings compliment flowers and feathers; all range of botanica and the fascination of bird life.

Take a country walk through this exhibition. It will bring Spring early to your senses in the depth of March. It is a natural partnership; feathers and flowers richly represented by these paintings.

Joy and Bryony welcome you to their world. You can feel the soul they express with their appreciation of the brilliance of Mother Nature.

You are welcome to meet with the artists at the Artist's Reception: Sunday, March 7th (1:30 pm to 3:30 pm).

Come and learn how to play this tile game for four players that originated in China, which involves skill, strategy and calculation (as well as a certain degree of luck!). You will have lots of fun learning from our experienced players!

Duplicate Bridge on Sundays
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

(please arrive by 12:45 pm)
        March Schedule:
Sunday, (March 7) - - NO SESSION
Sunday, (March 14) (Lower Hall)
Sunday, (March 21) (Lower Hall)
Sunday, (March 28) (Lower Hall)
Bring your own partner, if possible.
Cost: $2.75 (or activity coupon) for members $5 for guests.

Philosophy Group
Monday, March 15^th
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

The topic for the March 15th session will be: “Will Democracy Have a Future?” New members are welcome to join us for lively discussion. We ask participants to come with suggestions for future topics of discussions.

Birthday Celebrations
Tuesday, March 16^th
2:00 pm

If your birthday is in March, we invite you to drop by Goward House on Tuesday, March 16^th at 2:00 pm for free cake and tea or coffee in the tea room. Invite your friends to join in your celebration. They can enjoy the same treat for $2 each. Please let our front desk know upon arriving that you are there for a birthday celebration.

FUNDRAISER !

St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon
Wednesday, March 17th
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
This event is open to your family & friends.

Come and join us on this Irish feast day which celebrates St. Patrick, and enjoy a luncheon of:

Irish Stew
Soda Bread
Dessert
Tea / Coffee
Green wine and green beer available (by donation)
Come dressed for the occasion.
Prizes for those “best” dressed.

Seating is limited. Purchase your ticket now to avoid disappointment. Reservations will be taken for tables of 4 people or more.

Annual General Meeting
Thursday, March 18^th
1:30 pm (Lower Hall)

Please mark this important date on your calendars and plan to attend our Annual General Meeting. This is your opportunity, as a member, to have input and be involved in planning for the year ahead. You will also be voting for your new Board of Directors.

If you are unable to attend in person but would like to have your vote registered, proxy forms are now available (at the front desk). Only members in good standing will be able to vote at the AGM.

Activities normally scheduled to take place in the Lower Hall on Thursday afternoons will be cancelled on this date to accommodate the AGM.

Your presence and participation is important!

Money Matters
Thursday, March 25^th
2:00 – 3:30 pm

The topic for the upcoming Money Matters meeting is: Estate Planning – Legal Considerations. Guest Speaker will be John Coupar, partner of the Horne, Coupar law firm, who will discuss the implications and benefits of planning from a legal perspective.

Come and join Pam Katunar of TD Waterhouse for what is sure to be an informative session.

Scent-sational Plants
Monday, March 22^nd
Lower Hall
1:30 – 3:00 pm
Cost: $5

Come and join our expert speaker and learn about scent-sational plants.

Scent-sational Plants – everything you have wanted to know but were afraid to ask! Our gardening expert will answer all of your questions, provide helpful hints, share expertise, and have some plants available for sale as well. Register your attendance at our front desk.

Portrait Group Painters
Tuesdays
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Our Portrait Group painters are seeking models. You do not have to be a member of Goward House to model. Yes, you do get to keep your clothes on (unless you would prefer to do otherwise). The volunteer models receive the portrait of their choice (free), in recognition of their donated time and effort in posing.

Membership Renewals

This is a friendly reminder that annual memberships expired for many members on December 31, 2009 as well as January 31st and February 28th, 2010. You can renew your memberships in person at the front desk or by mailing in a cheque payable to “Goward House Society” to Goward House at 2495 Arbutus Road, Victoria, BC V8N 1V9. Annual memberships are $60 and 6-month memberships are $35. Thanks to those who have already renewed.

A Warm Welcome to . . .

our newest members Lois Smith, Shirley Fleet, Elspeth Brown, Ron Brunton, Audrey Wild, Phyllis Gardiner, Max Zahir, and John Rogers. Please introduce yourself and help make them feel at home.

Goward House Library

The Goward House Library gratefully declines the donation of hardcover books. Regrettably we simply do not have adequate space to accept these generous donations. We continue to accept donated paperbacks and soft cover books. Thank you.

Phoning Goward House

When calling Goward House and leaving a voice mail message please ensure you speak LOUDLY into the phone. We are experiencing some problems with our phones (buzzing on the line) and are unable to hear you if you speak softly. Simply leave us your name and phone number and we will call you back. We have been in touch with the phone company to request they repair the problem. Thank you.

FREE Weekly Audio Pod Casts

Some of our Goward House members may be interested in accessing the FREE weekly audio pod casts being produced as part of the Senior College project at U of T. The talks are directed to non-specialists but most of the presenters are very highly-qualified people in the field, many of them retired academics. The topics widely range from climate change to health care. Anyone with a computer equipped for sound can access these FREE audio pod casts. No special log-in is required. Simply 'click' on: http://profrea.podbean.com Just turn up your volume and click on the "play" button shown on the built-in audio player -- nothing else is needed. It is as easy as it is interesting. 

Thrifty’s SMILE Cards

We received $200 from Thrifty Foods last month. “Thank you” to all who participate in this fundraiser. If you haven’t signed up for a Thrifty SMILE Card yet but would like to, we have cards available at our front desk.

Remember that Thrifty SMILE Cards also make a great gift for the university students on your gift-giving list!

Seniors’ Paint-In and Tea
Sunday, April 18^th
1:30 – 3:30 pm

As part of the Community Arts Week in Saanich, Goward House is hosting a Seniors’ Paint-In and Tea.

Come and join us for tea on the main floor and/or enjoy watching some of our resident artists at work in the lower hall. Bette Geisreiter will be providing soothing music on her harp for your enjoyment. This is a perfect opportunity to introduce your friends and neighbours to Goward House, so why not invite them along?

Call for Submissions
Goward House Art Card Contest
Deadline: July 30^th - 4:00 pm

In October 2010 Goward House will be producing note cards for sale as a fundraiser. There will be two designs selected for 2010; one with a Christmas theme and another for a more general use.

If you are a member of Goward House you are invited to submit your work for consideration. Any art form that can be photo-reproduced on a card approximately 4.25” x 5.5” will be considered.

So, if you paint, quilt, embroider, do calligraphy or do photography and are interested in the potential of having your work featured as the selected Goward House card, pick up an entry form at the front desk.

Contest closes July 30, 2010 at 4:00 pm. A panel of judges will determine the two winning entries. Winners will be announced in September.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL WHO ENTER!

Craft Tables for Rent

There is a Goward House Craft Fair in the works for November 2010. Are you (or do you know) someone with a talent for making pottery, jewelry, fabric items, etc.? Any Goward House members, family or friends that would like to rent a table (or half a table) in our craft fair are asked to contact our coordinator: Elaine Leonard at (250) 477-4401.

Trash for Cash or Cash for Trash

Do you have items that you would like to recycle; things you no longer want or use? Have you been stockpiling items destined for the landfill but don’t have a means to get it there?

We are trying to determine the level of interest by Goward House members to hold a garage sale and/or arrange for an Alpine refuse bin to come on site for members’ use only.

The cost to members for using the Alpine refuse bin would be $20 - $50, (depending on the weight of your refuse). In regards to a potential garage sale, only pre-approved saleable items would be accepted for sale.

Please sign up at our front desk to indicate whether or not you would be interested in:

• utilizing the Alpine refuse bin; and
• donating items and/or volunteering your time to a garage sale

Our past Goward House garage sale proved to be successful and raised significant funds for the benefit of Goward House.

Daytrip – Chemainus Theatre
Saturday, May 8th
9:30 am – 5:30 pm
Cost: $78.75 per person (55 yrs and up)

This is a daytrip to the Chemainus Theatre to enjoy their fine production of The Sunshine Boys. This price includes theatre ticket, buffet lunch, and transportation. There will also be a bit of time available for walking around Chemainus. If you are interested, please contact Commonwealth Place at 250 475 7600 to purchase your tickets by phone. Be sure to quote reference number 357114.

The bus departs from Cordova Bay 55 Plus at 5238 Cordova Bay Road. Recommended that you be there no later than 9:00 am.

PLEASE NOTE THIS DAYTRIP HAS NOT BEEN ORGANIZED BY GOWARD HOUSE. THIS NOTICE IS SIMPLY A SERVICE TO OUR MEMBERS.

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