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Fair builds community on broken goods DENISE RICHARD CONTRIBUTOR
Alex Jurgenson, Jessica Gladysz and Jocelyn Gladysz are raising money to help bring visually impaired people over for a summer camp. photo supplied
Supporting Camp Bowen keeps a tradition alive MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Outside the General Store last weekend you may have noticed a fundraising table set-up, and walked past without finding out what it was. Or you may have purchased a ticket to the fundraising event, and learned that Camp Bowen is raising money to bring visually impaired people to here for a week of comraderie and fun in the summer. Until 2010, the Bowen Lodge was a known as the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Lodge. When it closed, former camp participants stepped up to
keep at least part of the program running. Last summer, the lodge hosted one five-day camp for adults. Alexandro Jurgenson, president of what is now called Camp Bowen Society for the Visually Impaired, says that to run an adult camp, roughly $1,000 in donations is required for each participant. In order to host a camp for kids, that amount would increase to $2,000. Currently, Camp Bowen is run entirely on private donations. The camp offers visually challenged adults the chance to play games like Showdown (which is a mix between
ping-pong and air hockey), ride on tandem bikes, enjoy campfires and connect with other people who are visually impaired. In the summer of 2018, Jurgenson says the Camp would like to host a session for kids, which the organization has been unable to fund since 2013. To support and learn more about Camp Bowen, head to their pub night at Doc’s on Saturday, starting at 5:30pm. Tickets are $10, and can be purchased at Doc’s. You can also learn more about Camp Bowen through the organization’s website: www.campbowen.ca.
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In search of lightening the litter load, a small group of playfully minded islanders put forward a simple and practical idea: a little Fix-it-Fair where those who have the skill can support those who want and need items repaired. Several of these events have been held already on the island, and we’re gearing up for another on March 25 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Collins Hall. This fair is a place where Bowen shines with generosity and curiosity. All ages come to gather and work the magic, from the child who looks to have her toy fish repaired to the teen mending trousers on his mom’s sewing machine. The attitude is sound and the effect is good for all. All of our fixers are pros at what they do, and tend to have a background in their fixing specialties. This round, we’ll have Bill Leithead as a general fixer (he’s proven particularly adept at fixing old clocks), Keith Slade on bikes, Peter Matthews on electronics and electrical, Aaron Davidson on electronics, cables and small appliances, and Elena Waldman sewing (hopefully joined by
On the calendar FRIDAY MARCH 10
Community Health Nurse visit at Family Place 11am, Baby’s first foods: Conversation on helping your child develop a healthy relationship with food
Skilled fixer Steve Frazer contemplates a broken space heater. photo supplied Deanna Adams). Fix-it-Fair – Collins Hall – March 25 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. All are welcome. Sponsored by Bowen in Transition: Contact Denise Richard, mfdrichard@gmail.com, 2540 for further inquiry.
MONDAY MARCH 13
SKY will have exercise at 9:00, coffee at 9:45, Speaker’s Corner with Debra Stringfellow talking about the Art of Photography at 10:00 and Yoga with Diana Kaile at 11:15.
SATURDAY MARCH 18
Alice In Wonderland, a production by students at IPS, 6:30 at Cates Hill Chapel Tickets $15, available at Phoenix, IPS or the door
Bowen Bee House Build 2pm Grafton Community Garden Please RSVP on Facebook or by emailing di@ artbydi.ca
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Camp Bowen Pub Night at Doc’s, 5:30 8:30pm, Learn about summer camp programs for the visually impaired Enjoy a 50-50 draw and more - tickets $10
Meditation Life Skills Journey: A free presentation with Shahar Rabi, Leo Chan, Joyce Ganong and David Shadbolt. 3-5pm at Collins Hall, presented by the Bowen Island Public Library
SKY will have exercise at 9:00, coffee at 9:45, Speaker’s Corner with Bob Turner discussing “The Salmon are Back” at 10:00 and Yoga with Diana Kaile at 11:15. SKY will have exercise at 9:00, coffee at 9:45, Speakers Corner with Debra Stringfellow talking about “The Art of Photography” at 10:00, and Yoga with Diana Kaile at 11:15.
Places of Worship Welcome You BOWEN ISLAND UNITED CHURCH Rev. Shelagh MacKinnon
Service and Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Collins Hall Bookings: Helen Wallwork Minister of Music: Lynn Williams
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BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH www.bowencommunitychurch.org Pastor Clinton Neal 1070 1070 Miller Road 604-947-0384 604-947-0441 Service 10:30Service a.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. 10:30 School a.m.
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