Social news du 14 janvier

Dawson Community Centre (666 Woodland Ave.) is offering a new series of workshops for seniors entitled « Verdun-Memories ». Through guided tours and talks led by Kathryn Harvey, historian and former resident of Verdun, the program seeks to encourage the exchange of stories about Verdun’s past. Participants will be invited to bring their pictures, objects and memories with the intention of creating a visual and oral record that can be shared with today’s youth and future generations.

It is FREE and you can join at any time. The first workshop begins Feb. 1st with a visit to the exhibition “Growing up in Montreal,� at the McCord Museum. A bus will leave Dawson Community Centre at 1:30 p.m. For more information, please call Marc Paradis at 514-767-9967

We are open for another session. Openings are available for all ages of children 0 to 5 years old. Parents are welcome too! Workshops for parents, great play and learning experience for children and babies. Don't let the winter blows get to you, come join our group and meet new people. Call 514-767-9967 or come to 666 Woodland at Dawson Community Centre.

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Every Tuesday Night - BINGO - at the Bingodrome starting at 7:15 p.m. Come down and get lucky. Everyone is welcome.

Saturday Night Dances – Starting at 8:30 p.m. in the Clubroom, with live music. The bands for January 20th – Tom Fernandez; January 27th – Karaoke Night. We invite all our members & guests to come down & enjoy an evening of dancing.

TEXAS HOLDEM – Saturday, January 20th, 2007 – main hall open at 5:30 p.m.,

Registration starts at 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. Cost: $30.00 per player.

For further information or questions regarding any of these events, please call the Branch at: (514) 769-2489.

Dawson Community Centre offers to adults 50-plus a wide choice of activities for the Winter session starting January 15. Registration is ongoing. For your health, we have Line-Dancing , Yoga, Low-Impact Aerobics and the new STEP-UP program to improve your balance and prevent falls (2 mornings). For culture and education, we have a Computer Course and an Internet Course designed for seniors and the new ‘’Verdun-Memories’’ program. Tours and Talks with an historian starting February 1st, and a chance to share and leave your stories and testimonials on tape. For seniors with light mobility problems we have a bus service to a Grocery store, IGA-Champagne on Bannantyne . The service is $ 4.00 which includes the bus ride (door to door) , help from volunteers and the home-delivery. Call Marc Paradis at 767-9967, ( 666 Woodland, Verdun ) for more informations

The Scottish Centre of Montreal will be holding its monthly Gordonians' Whist on Wedneday, January 17th starting at 1:00 p.m. The cost is $2.50 with refreshnments being served. The Scottish Centre is located at 1610 Stephens St., Verdun, corner of Champlain Telephone number is 514-365-9185.

On Saturday January 20th from 10 am to 2 pm at St.Clement’s Church, 4322 Wellington St. Everthing must go unbeatable prices. Clothes and shoes for all. Also a white elephant table. Phone 514-769-5373

John is a middle aged Anglophone gentleman, quiet and somewhat reserved, who is presently hospitalised. He would like a male volunteer who could accompany him on outings to help prepare him for his reintegration into the community. John’s previous volunteer moved and he misses the activities which they used to do together. If you are interested to be a friendly visitor to John, and have 1-2 hours a week to spend with him, please call the Volunteer Department at the Douglas Hospital at (514) 761-6131, ext. 2263.

For people who are interested, there is a web site called Verdun Connections on the net which brings together people who were born or grew up in Verdun. Google in "Verdun Connections' and you will find old friends you played with or went to school with. Info Ed -514-768-4198

Les Services d’Intégration Professionnelle Carrefour Jeunesse-emploi de Verdun is now offering free services to Anglophone residents of Verdun between the ages of 16 and 35.

These services include job search strategies, professional profiles, C.V. and cover letter writing, employer listings and career guidance. For more information or to meet with a counsellor, call 514-767-9971 x 201. You can also visit us in person at 4005 Wellington, Verdun.

The LaSalle Adult Education Centre-Verdun Access-to-Work Pavilion located at 1050 Fifth Ave. in Verdun, offers a free Job Training Program for adults with or without Secondary V. Course includes career exploration, job search techniques and stage in a company. This course is offered in English and French. For more information call (514) 765-8444.