Tribute To Big Sister, Tashia Boyce
ONE Change Recieves Donation From RBC
Pictured above L to R: Alisha with her big sister, Tashia (Photo Courtesy of Laurie Collins) By Laurie Collins In the last issue of Around the Block, we celebrated Little Sister Alisha Wilson who received an award from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Saint John. Alisha was pictured with her Big Sister, Tashia Boyce who at the time was very ill. Our hearts have been aching since hearing the news that Tashia passed away from brain cancer on October 13th. Along with touching the lives of her Little Sister Alisha and her family, Tashia deeply touched the lives of her Big Brothers Big Sisters family as well. She was a loving daughter, sister, family member, and friend and will be forever missed for her love of life, positive energy and volunteer spirit. We miss you Tashia!
Holiday Traditions At The Y By Heather Oldfield If you are looking for a fun place to spend your holiday vacation, please consider the YMCA's Forest Glen Community Centre! We will be running Holiday Camps both weeks that school is out. Week One: December 24 (half day 7:30am - 12pm) and December 27 and 28 from 7:30am - 5:30 pm. Week Two: December 31(half day 7:30am -12pm) and January 2, 3 and 4 from 7:30am - 5:30pm. We will be spending our days doing fun activities including Winter Olympics, outdoor adventures, crafts and more. To register please call 658-2816 and ask for Heather. We look forward to making new holiday traditions with you!
By Wendy Barron-Belmore, Community Coordinator. ONE Change Inc., 223 Victoria St 635-2035 Theresa Keane-Gormley of RBC presented $5000.00 towards the afternoon program of the ONE Change Youth Inclusion Program (YIP). On behalf of ONE Change, Gina Reid, Scott Crawford and some of YIP participants accepted the generous donation. ONE Change would like to thank Royal Bank of Canada for their kindness and generosity to the residents of the Old North End.
HW/SF Christmas Dinner Tradition Hi, my name is Alicia Peterson. I’m a grade six student at Hazen White/ St. Francis School (HWSF). Today I will be writing about HWSF’s Christmas dinner tradition. If you would like to learn more, keep reading. Every year at HWSF we have a very delicious Christmas dinner. Usually for dinner we have roast turkey, mashed potatoes, peas, carrots, corn, rolls and gravy. For dessert we have an extremely yummy chocolate or vanilla cake. We also get a present. For a present we usually get a PJ set and a pair of sneakers. Last year I got a brand new pair of purple sneakers and a purple PJ set. Cooking turkey for a large crowd is a lot of work. A tremendous effort is put into this extraordinary event. The effort put into this event is truly remarkable. The staff here is amazing and does a great job of cooking this wonderful Christmas dinner. Overall, the HWSF Christmas dinner is an amazing tradition that I and the whole school hope goes on forever!
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