The NOW COQUITLAM, PORT COQUITLAM, PORT MOODY, ANMORE AND BELCARRA
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
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Community
Centre offers free French club
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re you 19 or older and looking to practise your French in a relaxed, social and adult-oriented environment? Do you need to speak French at work? Do you want to be able to help your children with their French language learning? If so, you’re invited to join Place Maillardville’s French conversation club, which meets on the first and third Thursday of every month, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the lobby at Place Maillardville Community Centre, 1200 Cartier Ave. in Coquitlam. There’s no need to register.
Just drop in. The French conversation club is a participant-driven program, with a volunteer coordinator (Natasha Viens). There are several other free programs at Place Maillardville Community Centre, including: • After School @ the Centre, for children aged six to 10 years, runs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 3 to 5 p.m. • Baby’s First Year Drop-In runs Fridays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. • Family Drop-In runs Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon, and Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. • Family Drop-In Sports at Alderson
Elementary School runs Thursdays through Dec. 13 from 10:25 to 11:10 a.m. • Seniors’ Whist Drop-In runs Tuesdays from 12:45 to 3 p.m. • Youth Drop-In, for those aged 11 to 14, runs weekdays from 3 to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. Child-minding is provided, upon request, for the children of adults participating in Place Maillardville Community Centre’s adult programs. To find out more about the centre’s programs and/or volunteer opportunities, visit www.placemaillardville.ca, e-mail info@placemaillardville.ca or call 604933-6166.
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