With spring in the air the G.C.A Executive, Directors, and Members are gearing up for another year of exciting events, fund raising, Lawn Bowling and much, much more! If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please don’t hesitate to contact any of the 2009 Executive.
President: Helen Dean (613) 623-0893
Treasurer: Carol Lacroix (613) 623-3051
1st Vice President: Susan Allen (613) 623-9704
Secretary: Lana Dean (613) 623-0113
2nd Vice President: Mark Dallas (613) 623-7687
Hall Rental: Eleanor Wallace (613) 623-3890
Memberships: Peter Shoup (613) 623-3562
Directors: Bert Gardiner, Tony Crowe, David Jefferies, Diane Egan, Ron & Eleanor Wallace, Glenn Eastman, Dean Bellinger, Peter Shoup
What’s happening?
Kitchen Renovations: We are very pleased to inform you that our Hall has a new look! January was devoted to renovating the Kitchen which now offers a fresh new look, convenient accessibility, and is more comfortable to warm and prepare meals in. We wish to extend a sincere thank-you to everyone who volunteered their time to ensure this project was a success. Please be sure to attend our upcoming events and check it out.
Rink: Thank you to everyone who took advantage of a great skating season at our Outdoor Rink. There were many new faces, lots of laughs, and hours of fun shared this year at the Rink. The G.C.A upgraded the rink surface last fall and the results sure paid off this winter. The quality of the ice was excellent thanks to Gerry Sayer for maintaining the ice and snow removal. Thank you Mark Dallas for monitoring and scheduling volunteers to monitor. Safety comes first, so thank you to everyone who volunteered.
Looking Ahead
Galetta Community Association General Meeting: April 27, 2009 at 7 p.m, the G.C.A will be hosting a General Meeting and invites each of you to attend. We are always looking for new ideas, suggestions, and volunteers. Please mark your calendar and support your community!
Lawn Bowling: Looking for a great outdoor sport, exercise, a way to meet new friends, and have fun? Try lawn bowling!! It won’t be long now and they’ll be hitting the greens. May 22nd is opening day; bowling will begin at 3 p.m and will be followed by a supper at 5 p.m. If you are interested in trying your skills, June 2nd, 9th, 23rd, at 6:30 p.m the Lawn Bowlers are hosting an Open House for everyone to come out and share in the fun!!
For more information contact: President-Glen Eastman (613) 832-2568
Beef Barbeque: We are very excited to host the annual Beef Barbeque Saturday, July 4th. This is tasty event for sure! There will be three sitting again this year, 4:30 p.m, 5:30 p.m, and 6:30 p.m as it is more manageable in this manner! Check out our website for more information www.GalettaCA.org
Rummage Sale: Our annual Rummage Sale will be held October 17th-19th and the hours will be posted at a later date. We are accepting donations at the Galetta hall, April 15th-May 24th and September 1st -30th Please leave donations on the back veranda. We appreciate your generous support every year as this is a major fundraiser for our association, however we need more help to organize this event and for the Rummage Sale to continue. For more information: Contact Lana Dean (613) 623-0113
Website www.GalettaCA.org : Check this out! Our website is a great way to check out upcoming events, Lawn Bowling schedules, Galetta history, See and Do in the area, photos, and much more. Thank you to our Webmaster Ken Holmes and assistant Webmaster Colin Crowe for updating the site for us!
Come out and support your community, meet your neighbor, or volunteer!
We need your support to continue to grow and provide the area with fun indoor and outdoor events!!
Galetta Community Association
Newsletter, January 2009
Hard to believe it’s a New Year! The Galetta Community Association extends all the best to you and your family in 2009! We’re looking forward to another active year in your community and hope that each of you will get involved and support our exciting Association and events.
The New 2009 G.C.A Executive needs your help to ensure another successful year!
President: Helen Dean (613) 623-0893
Treasurer: Carol Lacroix (613) 623-3051
1st Vice President: Susan Allen (613) 623-9704
Secretary: Lana Dean (613) 623-0113
2nd Vice President: Mark Dallas (613) 623-7687
Hall Rental: Eleanor Wallace (613) 623-3890
Rink Maintenance: Gerry Sayer (613) 623-3300
Rink Supervisor: Mark Dallas (613) 623-7687
Memberships: Peter Shoup (613) 623-3562
Directors: Bert Gardiner, Tony Crowe, David Jefferies, Diane Egan, Ron & Eleanor Wallace, Glenn Eastman, Dean Bellinger, Peter Shoup
What’s happening?
Kitchen Renovations: That right? Big changes are happening inside our Community Hall! After months of planning and organizing, the entrance way and kitchen area are being upgraded to make things much more convenient for the many events held at our hall. We hope to have these renovations completed by February 1st, and look forward to each of you viewing our “new look! “ Don’t forget, this is a great place to host any function, call Eleanor Wallace to rent the hall now! Everyone will enjoy creating memories here in Galetta!!!
Rink: The skating conditions at the outdoor rink are incredible! Many active skaters and hockey enthusiasts are enjoying the great outdoors. We are very pleased with the ice quality! Resurfacing the rink area in 2008 certainly has paid off! It’s wonderful to see so many smiling faces enjoying level ice and a well maintained rink. Many thanks to Gerry Sayer for removing the snow and flooding the rink to ensure quality ice time! Mark Dallas is the rink supervisor this year and is looking for any volunteers to help monitor skating hours to ensure everyone is safe and no one abuses the area. Please contact Mark if you would like to assist even for a few hours. We appreciate any help!
Rink Hours:
Monday- Friday: Skating 6pm- 8pm, shinny 8pm-10pm
Saturday & Sunday: Skating 12pm-2pm, shinny 2pm-4pm,
Skating 4pm-8pm, shinny 8pm-10pm
Mark your calendar and plan to attend! Bring out the whole family to enjoy skating, hockey, games, and snacks! Every year this outdoor event keeps growing, please join us! This event will occur weather pending, let’s hope for cold weather to maintain the ice! There are no indoor events scheduled this year as last year the attendance was poor!
February Six Hand Euchre: Need a night out? Don’t be shy, come and try your skill at six hand euchre! This will be held at the Galetta Hall, February 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th at 7:30p.m. The admission is $4.00 per person, prizes and refreshments provided.
*May be postponed if renovations are not completed!
Looking Ahead!
THE GALETTA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION NEEDS MORE HELP!
In order for us to organize our annual events, we simply need more volunteers to help out! If you are interested in helping us, please contact any of the Executive listed above or email lbdean@xplornet.com . If we feel that we just don’t have enough helping hands, events will not happen this year. The Executive will be making a decision by April 1st if we will proceed with the following annual events:
Beef BBQ- July 4th,
Rummage Sale- October 17th-19th
Please take the time to GO HERE and
to assist us with our decision!
Galetta Community Association September 2008 Newsletter
I hope everyone had a great summer! The Galetta Community Association executive and directors appreciate your help and support organizing the many summer events we hosted and look forward to the upcoming fall events that are planned. While we enjoy the beautiful fall colors and fall fairs, we are getting geared up for an eventful fall and winter season!
WHAT’S HAPPENING?
Lawn Bowling
The Lawn Bowlers had a great year sharing a unique outdoor sport. Hosting two well attended tournaments and seeing an increase in their membership certainly were highlights for this energetic group. Lawn bowling is a sport for all ages! This seasons closing game will be held at 3 p.m. and will be followed by a dinner at the Hall on September 23rd at 5 p.m.
For more information contact:
Glenn Eastman- President (613) 831-2568 or Sandra Goffin- Secretary (613) 832-3098
Beef Barbeque
G.C.A Celebrating 75 Years
November is our annual Membership Drive, so be prepared we want you to join the G.C.A. There’s no better way to meet your neighbors and new friends. Our annual fees are as follows:
Single membership $ 5.00, Senior membership $4.00, Family membership $10.00, and Senior Family (one person over 65) $8.00. Contact Peter Shoup for more information (613) 623-3562
Sharing ideas, organizing fun events for all ages, meeting new friends, that’s what the Galetta Community Association is about. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend the General Meeting. Come out and find out what’s happening in your community. Attend the meeting and you will learn about upgrades and projects planned for the fall. The nominating committee will be appointed and we look forward to seeing new faces! We appreciate constructive feedback, suggestions or any new ideas you may have!
It’s that time of year again, come out and try your hand at euchre. Mark your calendar- November 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th- enjoy an evening of fun, friendship, snacks and laughter! This game brings the “card shark” out in everyone, young and old!!
October 25th, 26th, 27th
G.C.A’s most successful fundraiser is just around the corner, so you know what you need to do? Dig deep into your closet, dresser, cupboard, basement and toy room for all of those items you no longer use and donate them to the rummage sale. We collect items daily, please feel free to drop your donations off at the hall (the back veranda if you can) and we will be happy to add them to the wide variety of items already in place to sell. We appreciate all donations and prefer to have items that are functioning, working and not broken! Nothing to donate, help out and volunteer! Need community hours for school, please don’t hesitate there’s a job for everyone! For more information please contact (613) 623-3890, (613) 623-0893, or (613) 623-3051.
What’s NEW?
Upgrades to Rink Surface
That’ right!! We recently resurfaced the rink area to ensure quality ice and skating this season. It won’t be long and we’ll be flooding and pulling out the hockey nets and sticks for all ages to enjoy. Watch the local papers, the rink tender for maintaining the ice and monitoring the Sports Centre will be published in November! We hope with the new surface other sports will be enjoyed in our Community.
Don’t forget to log onto our website and check out our active poll! This allows the G.C.A to meet your community needs! We appreciate any suggestions or feedback you may have.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions!
President: Helen Dean (613) 623-0893
Vice President: Michael MacHardy (613) 623-3653
2nd Vice President: Debbie Elliott (613) 623-5420
Treasurer: Carol Lacroix (613) 623-3051
Secretary: Lana Dean (613) 623-0113
Hall Rental: Eleanor Wallace (613) 623-3890
Memberships: Peter Shoup (613) 623-3562
SPARE A FEW HOURS AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!
Galetta Community Association September 2008 Newsletter
I hope everyone had a great summer! The Galetta Community Association executive and directors appreciate your help and support organizing the many summer events we hosted and look forward to the upcoming fall events that are planned. While we enjoy the beautiful fall colors and fall fairs, we are getting geared up for an eventful fall and winter season!
WHAT’S HAPPENING?
Lawn Bowling
The Lawn Bowlers had a great year sharing a unique outdoor sport. Hosting two well attended tournaments and seeing an increase in their membership certainly were highlights for this energetic group. Lawn bowling is a sport for all ages! This seasons closing game will be held at 3 p.m. and will be followed by a dinner at the Hall on September 23rd at 5 p.m.
For more information contact:
Glenn Eastman- President (613) 831-2568 or Sandra Goffin- Secretary (613) 832-3098
Beef Barbeque
G.C.A Celebrating 75 Years
November is our annual Membership Drive, so be prepared we want you to join the G.C.A. There’s no better way to meet your neighbors and new friends. Our annual fees are as follows:
Single membership $ 5.00, Senior membership $4.00, Family membership $10.00, and Senior Family (one person over 65) $8.00. Contact Peter Shoup for more information (613) 623-3562
Sharing ideas, organizing fun events for all ages, meeting new friends, that’s what the Galetta Community Association is about. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend the General Meeting. Come out and find out what’s happening in your community. Attend the meeting and you will learn about upgrades and projects planned for the fall. The nominating committee will be appointed and we look forward to seeing new faces! We appreciate constructive feedback, suggestions or any new ideas you may have!
It’s that time of year again, come out and try your hand at euchre. Mark your calendar- November 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th- enjoy an evening of fun, friendship, snacks and laughter! This game brings the “card shark” out in everyone, young and old!!
October 25th, 26th, 27th
G.C.A’s most successful fundraiser is just around the corner, so you know what you need to do? Dig deep into your closet, dresser, cupboard, basement and toy room for all of those items you no longer use and donate them to the rummage sale. We collect items daily, please feel free to drop your donations off at the hall (the back veranda if you can) and we will be happy to add them to the wide variety of items already in place to sell. We appreciate all donations and prefer to have items that are functioning, working and not broken! Nothing to donate, help out and volunteer! Need community hours for school, please don’t hesitate there’s a job for everyone! For more information please contact (613) 623-3890, (613) 623-0893, or (613) 623-3051.