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Rotary Club of North York presents electronics recycling April 30 and May 1 at Centrepoint Mall in Toronto/Thornhill. corner of Yonge and Steeles, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Help club fundraiser and help the environment. Appliances not accepted, bring your TVs, computers, telephones, cell phones, VCRs, radios, batteries, ink cartridges to Yonge Street mall parking lot.
Sunday, May 1 Come Hike for Hospice May 1 starting from Hill House Hospice on Wright Street (just west of Yonge) in Richmond Hill, York Region’s only residential hospice. Registration opens at 9:30 a.m.; 3-km walk starts at 11 a.m., followed by barbecue lunch and draw prizes. Rain or shine; funds raised stay in York. Call 905-737-9308 for registration and/or donation details. Take part in the Mandarin MS Richmond Hill-ThornhillAurora Walk May 1 starting from Elgin West Community Centre, Elgin Mills at Bathurst in Richmond Hill. Check-in at 9 a.m., start time for 2.5- and 5-km routes is 10 a.m. Bring friends and family and fundraise to beat Multiple Sclerosis; food, entertainment, and prizes. To register, visit mssociety.ca and click on MS Walk.
Markham Welcome Centre, 8400 Woodbine Ave., Suites 102 and 103 invites newcomers who are internationally trained in finance to a Financial Sector Employer Networking event May 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. Get information from industry experts and ask questions at round table discussions; refreshments served. Pre-registration required; call 1-877-761-1155 ext. 3645 or email register@welcomecentre.ca
Thursday, May 5 A meeting of Vision Impaired Persons (VIP) will be held May 5 at Langstaff Community Centre, 155 Red Maple Rd., Richmond Hill from 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. Special guest is Richmond Hill poet Stan Daneman; lunch provided (bring your own lunch if you have food allergies); plus social activity. For details, call Mariam at 905-770-0601. Temple Har Zion, 7360 Bayview Ave., Thornhill presents a Yom Hashoah Commemorative Service May 5 at 7 p.m. Especially during turbulent times, we are obligated to recall the horrors of the Shoah. Moving stories, readings and presentations shared by Holocaust survivors, their family members and synagogue youth. For details, call 905-889-2252.
Ladies’ Golf Club of Toronto at 7859 Yonge St., Thornhill presents an open house May 1 from 1 to 4 p.m. Drop in for tour of clubhouse and course — the only private golf club in North America where women have priority access to tee times. Learn about private and group programs for beginners to advanced, men and women. For details, contact Loryn Ingham at 905-881-3531 ext. 308 or loryn@ladiesgolfclub.com
Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Support of York Region meets May 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, 10295 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. Peer group discussion on the merits of traditional and alternative health care options for the symptoms of various conditions. Free admission.
Monday, May 2
Rotary Club of Richmond Hill presents Rotary Smile Guyana Caribbean Night Out International Gala & Dance May 6 at Le Parc, 8432 Leslie St., Thornhill. Cocktails 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. and dancing to live music at semi-formal event in support of dental health services in Guyana and support both local and international literacy projects. Tickets $100; call Glen Waugh at 905-884-2900 or Gord Vandyke at 647400-4725 or visit www.richmondhillrotary.com.
Feel alone, depressed, hopeless? The Canadian Mental Health Association offers Support for Depression groups. A Richmond Hill group meets weekly Monday nights 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at McConaghy Seniors Centre, 10100 Yonge St., room 204. No fee or registration; trained facilitators welcome new members. For details, call CMHA York Region at 905853-8477 or visit www.cmha-yr.on.ca Richmond Hill Garden and Horticultural Society presents Oak Ridges Moraine Rejuvenation May 3 at 8 p.m. at McConaghy Seniors’Centre, 10100 Yonge St., with speaker Michael White, president of the Richmond Hill Naturalists. Learn about collaboration between the horticultural society, Rotary Club and York schools to reforest and maintain the ecology of Oak Ridges Corridor Park. Those interested in preserving our enviroment welcome to attend. Monthly meetings open to guests for $5 or become a member; visit richmondhillgardensociety.org.
Wednesday, May 4 Parenting teens is a challenge these days; get help from Bayview Glen Church, at 300 Steeles Ave. E., Thornhill through four-week course beginning May 4 at 6:30 p.m. Small fee for material and dinner; visit bayviewlen.org for details. All are invited to a subsidized housing information session, presented by The Housing Help Center, at Richvale Library branch, 40 Pearson Ave., Richmond Hill, May 4 from 3-4 p.m. Offered in English and Korean; no registration required. For details, contact Suzan at 647-267-5319 or visit
Friday, May 6
The third annual Jane’s Walk in Thornhill offered May 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. by Society for Preservation of Historic Thornhill and leader/guide Adam Birrell. Meet at southeast corner of Yonge and John streets to learn about “Early Industry, Commerce and Transportation in Thornhill”. For more, visit janeswalk.org; janeswalk.org/canada/markham or thornhillhistoric.org Thornhill Garden & Horticultural Society’s annual spring plant sale is May 7, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (rain or shine) at the Thornhill Community Centre parking lot, northwest corner, facility at corner of Bayview and Green Lane. Annuals, perennials, shrubs, houseplants, garden books and tools available. For details, email thornhillhort@live.com North American Native Plant Society presents the annual spring Native Plant Sale at Markham Civic Centre, 101 Town Centre Blvd., (Hwy. 7 and Warden Ave.) May 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Annual sale of wildflowers, ferns, grasses, trees and shrubs; tips on choosing right plants for your location. Free parking and admission; visit www.nanps.org
Email non-profit events to mbeck@yrmg.com
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