Social news du 21 janvier

If you want a safe and exciting experience for your child during Spring Break why not join our Spring Break Day Camp at Dawson Community Centre. Registrations start on February 1 - 9, at 8:30 to 6:00 p.m., and the camp takes place from March 5 to 9. Cost for the whole camp is $75.00 plus $10.00 membership fee. This includes breakfast, one snack and all the outings. Camp opens at 8:30 and ends at 4:00 p.m. If you want extra supervision, it is offered from 7:00 to 8:30 am and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., at a cost of $25.00 for the week. Payment must be made in full upon registration. Dawson Community Centre is located at 666 Woodland and the telephone number is (514)767-9967

Want to make your experiences into more that just photos in a shoe-box?

Come and join us every Monday starting January 22, 2007 at 12:00p.m. to 3:00p.m., for scrapbooking at Verdun LaSalle Baptist Church. Capture your special moments with stunning-and completely unique scrapbook pages made by yourself. Stay for a cup of tea, homemade goodies and a word from the Pastor. Our address is 4750 Wellington Street corner of Third Avenue. For information please call 450-586-3432 or 514- 766-3619. Come with your photos and we will get you started.

On Saturday February 3rd, 2007 from 10 am to 3 p.m., at St.Clement’s Church: mini Bazaar for St. Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day & Easter plus a Luncheon consisting of Soup, Sandwiches, Dessert, Tea & Coffee $5.00. The church is located at 4322 Wellington. @ST:Robert Burns Dinner

The Scottish Centre of Montreal wishes to advise that the Robert Burns Dinner which is to be on Saturday, February 3rd, 2007 has been sold out. We wish to thank the media for their continued support of the Scottish Centre of Montreal and the Sons of Scotland Benevolent Association

The Scottish Centre will be holding its monthly Invergordon Cribbage Night on Friday, February 2nd, 2007 starting at 8:00 p.m. The cost is $5.00. The Scottish Centre is located at the corner of Champlain and Stephens in Verdun. For more information, please call 514-365-9185.

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 get to you, come join our group and meet new people. Call 514-767-9967 or come to 666 Woodland at Dawson Community Centre.

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

Saturday Night Dances – Starting at 8:30 p.m. in the Clubroom, with live music. The bands for January 27th – Karaoke Night. We invite all our members & guests to come down & enjoy an evening of dancing. For further information or questions regarding any of these events, please call the Branch at: (514) 769-2489.

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 counselor, 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.