April bunnies and eggs welcome at the seniors' centre

Yes! April and Easter bring new beginnings and we welcome you and them at our centre.

Junior Talent Night, Tuesday, March 20, was a highlight for the performers, the many relatives, friends and our seniors' centre appreciative audience. All, stars of tomorrow, shone that night. Stellar participants were Singing Duet: Amanda Williams, Hayley Pickess, Violinist: Robert Matson, Interpretive Dancer: Jade Delaronde, Singer: Christopher Jones, Violinist: Stuart Matson, Singer: Isabelle Della Siepe, Pianist: Joanna Dowdell, Singer: Alana Gibney, Pianist: Stephanie Guhl, Five Violinists & Step Dancers: Juliette, Janelle, Annelyse, Monique and Seth Jansen, Singer: Emily Guhl, Pianist: Mary Lazzaro, Singer: Amanda Scott, Guitarist: Olivia Lazzaro, African Drummers: Brenden Murray, Austin Dukoff, Chet Blair, Cheer Leaders, all (8) finished the program with a grand Pyramid.

All received Certificates of Performance and a $10 gift certificate to McDonald's from our centre and McDonald's.

Our annual meeting Sunday, April 22 will begin our official new year. Monica Smith will assume the president's chair and promises a year second to none. We enter our 12th. year confident it will be a year to remember. To pastpresident Stan Walters and his executive we extend a grand thank-you. Sadly, due to the unfortunate terminal illness of our president Stan, our executive under the able chair of incoming president Monica Smith have been carrying on to our 2006- 2007 extended year-end. President Stan gave unselfishly his time, effort and talent to our centre. To Stan, his wife Dorothy and family we say, "Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again."

A grand "hurrah" to our centre manager Beverly Nurden, her staff including past-president Robert ( Bob) Smith, (recipient of his third Paul Harris Fellow, Sapphire award, Rotary's highest award) and our centre pillar supreme. To our countless volunteers and members who have given and we know will continue to give their efforts and support to president Monica and our centre.

Our annual members meeting will be held Sunday, April 22, 2 p.m. at the centre. We require your presence and support, (proxies are not you), to ensure we plan and accomplish what You wish for our future. Expansion plans and status, charitable giving status, new and exciting programs, events for you and our financial budget position after our major April fund-raiser. Make every effort to attend this important meeting. Yes, we enter a new year. It will be exciting and full of new beginnings bigger and better than ever. Your participation will make it so!

April Highlights

April 12, PROBUS, 9:30 a.m. meet & greet, 10 a.m. speaker, principal Michael Walmsley, Caledon educator, Bolton historian incoming Master True Blue Masonic Lodge, A.F.&A.M. N0.98 G.R.C. chairman, 150-year celebrations. His topic: celebrating 150 Years (1858-2008) in Bolton.

Non-members welcome accompanied by a member. Membership available now!

April 13, 9:30 a.m. games day. Bid euchre & bridge lessons! Noon lunch too. 7 p.m. bridge & euchre. 11 a.m. NIA dance exercise.

Friday, April 13, 6 p.m. Spring fling Dinner Dance & Draw. $20/member, $25/non. Our major fundraising raffle. Dancing to the "Sentimental Gentlemen" and our grand draw. The "big one." Draw ticket $2/each, or 3 for $5 or a book for $20. Top prize $1,000 cash. Prizes galore get your ticket(s) now.

April 16, 7:30 p.m. Every Monday. "Come Dancing." Every Thursday 1 p.m.Excellent! instruction, friends to meet and fun.

April 17, 1 p.m. bridge & euchre. Come and make it a "full house."

April 18, delicious noon lunch followed by 1 p.m. bingo! And Club Italiano. Buon Giorno!

April 27, 11.30 a.m. annual volunteer appreciation luncheon. A week of activities celebrating and honouring the contribution of our many volunteers who make our centre the joy and success it is. Our centre executive and members unanimously say, "thank you one and all!"