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OBSERVER QUESNEL - CARIBOO
SINCE 1908
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
VOL. 98 NO. 57
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Multi-centre fundraising kicks off The North Cariboo Multi-Centre Fundraising Committee is gearing up for some heavy-duty campaigning. A meeting last week was held to relay information about the community events fundraising program. With 11 community events planned over the next 18 months, the theme of the evening was education and developing partnerships. As noted in the fundraising plan, the community events range from a Golf Ball Drop, Arena and Theatre Seat Sales, Concerts, Dinners, a Payroll Donation program and special event days. “We were very happy to see a great range of groups attending the meeting,” fundraising committee chair Eric Wickham said. “With attendees from both arena user groups and the arts community, it gave us a chance to present information on partnerships that we believe will benefit both the fundraising campaign and the community groups.” One of the benefits to the local community groups is to have their name, logos and group information included on all marketing and advertising. Wickham reported that, “using the fundraising campaign to highlight a local community group and increase awareness of the services they provide is the type of winning partnership that we are planning.” The fundraising committee will host additional meetings to outline the community events, sponsorship opportunities and benefits for local community groups. The fundraising coordinator is also interested in attending other groups’ meetings to present similar information. If groups are interested in attending or hosting a presentation, contact the coordinator at ncmc.fundraising.coordinator@ gmail.com The North Cariboo Multi-Centre will be a modern facility designed to replace aging infrastructure. It features a 1,600-seat NHL-sized arena, a 450-seat performing arts theatre and accompanying event and assembly space.
Sign of spring With the first day of spring already past, residents and wildlife, including birds like this robin, are lifting their heads to the sun and looking for telltale signs the season is changing. Karen Powell photo
Seniors’ group gains momentum DANIKA M. HÉBERT Observer Reporter New seniors group, A Voice for North Cariboo Seniors, have a second meeting under their belt and have started to move forward with projects. The group, spearheaded by Peter Nielsen, has grown from 12 members at the first meeting to 81 members of all ages at the second meeting last Thursday at the Seniors’ Centre.
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“The first meeting was held at Robins Donuts and I had more people show interest in the group, so I approached the Seniors’ Centre and they donated the hall for the second meeting,” Nielsen explained. Nielsen presented the COSCO group to the members at the second meeting and explained why he thought they should join. “COSCO is a group who represents seniors’ groups,” Nielsen said to the
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attendees at the meeting. “They have retired lawyers, doctors and church members, who have successfully overturned decisions by governments to shut seniors’ housing down in places as close as Williams Lake.” Nielsen also opened the floor for discussion on where the members saw the group going and what the group’s priorities should be. Members heard horror stories from the health care system and seniors
housing in Quesnel. “My husband had to go to the hospital because he broke his pelvis,” one elderly member said. “The hospital kept him for four – six weeks, then decided he was ready to come home without therapy. “He was sent home on the bus and I wasn’t given any help to give him baths, no help for anything.” An issue with drugs also arose at the meeting. see PAGE A6
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