DECEMBER 25, 2019
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Bringing Christmas Cheer to Vegreville Manor Submitted
Debbie Fedoruk held her annual, piano and voice, Christmas recitals at Vegreville Manor on December 6 and 7. A total of 25 students participated, and they performed a wide variety of Christmas carols. Some played piano solos, while a few students were brave enough to play while they sang. There were a couple of vocal duets and a team of sisters who worked together, one accompanying while the other sang. Debbie Fedoruk accompanied most of the students who sang and did some singing herself. There was an appreciative audience of around 50 seniors, parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters. The students were well prepared, and the recitals were a big success. Don Harfield of Perogies and Jam provided the sound equipment. Carissa Fedoruk operated the sound and took the photographs.
Front row, left to right: Chelsea Denosta, Reed Hoyteniuk, Treasa Jofin, Allie Bodnarchuk, Hana Bodnarchuk. Back row, left to right: Jarden Bellamkonda, Norah Hoyteniuk, Megan Hoyteniuk, Jessie Zeleny, Abigail Bellamkonda, Ken Timanson and Debbie Fedoruk.
Vegreville Elks Lodge Contributes to Community Groups Submitted by the Vegreville Elks Lodge On November 29, 2019 the Vegreville Elks presented a cheque to the St. Joseph’s Covenant Foundation for $4,500
the ECG machine. Shown in the photo (L to R) representing the Elks Lodge, Bro. Marshall Stewart, Bro. George Childs presenting the
tion was raised from raffle ticket sales during last summer’s Vegreville Country Fair. Shown in the photo are Elks Lodge members (L to R) Bro. Paul
On December 5, 2019 the Vegreville Elks Lodge donated $1,200 to the Vegreville Music Parents Association. Several youth musicians along with their music teacher dropped by the Elks Hall during the Elks Lodge Christmas party to accept the donation from the Elks members. The donated funds will be used by the Music Association to offset travel costs to music festivals in Alberta.
to assist in the costs of purchasing a portable ECG machine for the hospital. The Elks Lodge has been making annual donations to the Covenant Foundation since 2017 to cover the cost of this machine. To date, the Lodge has contributed $14,000 and will contribute a further $4,000 next year, bringing the total contributed to $18,000 for
cheque for $4,500 to Mickey Melnyk, Covenant Foundation Major Gifts Officer, Anthony Brannen, Site Administrator for St. Joseph’s Hospital, Bro. Bernie Florkow and Bro. Robert Bennett. On December 5, 2019 the Vegreville Elks Lodge donated $500 to the Vegreville Food Bank. This money for this dona-
Seniuk, Bro. Bill Smolak, Bro. Allen Kornicki, Raffle Chairman Bro. Bernie Florkow presenting the cheque to the Secretary for the Food Bank, Ann Thompson and Bro. Paul Bosse. On December 5, 2019 the Vegreville Elks Lodge donated $500 to the Vegreville Christmas
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