Clubs & Groups
?Canadian Mental Health Association Delta offers a Family Support Group for individuals supporting someone with a mental illness on the second and fourth Wednesday every month: 7 - 9 p.m. Next meeting takes place on Wednesday, May 29 at Delta Hospital, 5800 Mountain View Blvd., Ladner (Education Room). Call CMHA Delta for info at 604-943-1878.
?Delta Nature invites you to a Birds on the Bay event on Wednesday, June 5. Join Tom Bearss and his informal birdwatchers for a 2.5-hour amble around Boundary Bay Regional Park. Enjoy the abundance of resident and wintering inhabitants, including shorebirds, waterfowl, raptors, and smaller birds. Bring binoculars if you have them. The outing will end with a beverage and snack at historic Cammidge House. Meet at Cammidge House in Boundary Bay Regional Park. Walk is from 9 a.m. - noon. No charge for event. Voluntary donation for snacks Info: 604-940-9296 or tom. [email protected].
?The Lower Mainland Green Team is working with the Corporation of Delta to remove the invasive plants ivy and lamium at Ladner Harbour Park on June 8 from 9: 45 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tools and gloves provides, no experience necessary. To sign up and for more info please go to: http: //www. meetup.com/The-Lower-Mainland-Green-Team/ events/97723492/
?Calling all dads, uncles, and grandpas - come introduce your baby, ages newborn to 23 months, to the wonderful world of children's books, song, rhyme and rhythm on Tuesday, June 11, 6: 30 p.m. at Tsawwassen Library, 1321A-56th St., or at George Mackie Library, 8440-112th St., on Thursday, June 13, 6: 30 p.m. Mothers, aunts and grandmas welcome too!
?Learn how to load library books onto your eReader at the Ladner Pioneer Library, 4683-51st St., Wednesday, June 12 from 7 - 8: 30 p.m. and at the Tsawwassen Library, 1321A-56th St., from 7 - 8: 30 p.m. Note: At this time, Canadian library eBooks cannot be loaded to a Kindle.
Seniors
?A Spring Luncheon will be held Friday, May 31 at 12: 30 p.m. at the McKee Seniors Recreation Centre, 5155-47th Ave., Ladner. Entertainment by Fyne Tuned. Members $7; guests $8. Tickets at customer service desk.
?United Way's "Better at Home" program provides non-medical home support services to seniors. We need your help in bringing this program to your community. If you or someone you know needs this kind of support, we invite your input at a Community Meeting in South Delta on Thursday, June 6, 1 - 4 p.m. at the South Delta Baptist Church, 1988-56th St. For more information contact Deirdre Goudriaan at [email protected] or 778-891-8948.
Fund Raisers
?The 1st Kirkland Scouts and Venturers are fundraising for Canadian Jamboree 2013 in Sylvan Lake, Alberta with a meat draw at the Landing Pub in Ladner, Saturday, June 1 from 3 to 6 p.m. For more information call 604-946-1056.
?Southpointe Academy's Citizenship Club's community parking lot sale is scheduled for Saturday, June 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Southpointe Academy, 1900-56th St., Tsawwassen. Proceeds go to Canuck Place.
?IODE Boundary Bay Chapter has a garage sale fundraiser on Saturday, June 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 4939-1st Ave. (near English Bluff) Tsawwassen. Join us for coffee and cookies and browse through a wide assortment of anything and everything. All proceeds go towards local charities.
Special Events
?Mark your calendar for the always-popular collectible sale at Delta Hospital Auxiliary's Ladner Thrift Shop, Wednesday, May 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in our new Furniture Store located at 4830 Delta St., Ladner. All proceeds go to patient care and comforts and medical equipment at Delta Hospital.
?St. Stephens East Delta United Church's 12th annual community hymn sing will be held on Sunday, June 2 at 2 p.m. This year's special guests will be the Chimes Choir from Ladner United Church. We are located at 9696 Ladner Trunk Road (Hwy. 10, just east of Highway 99). All are welcome.
?Car boot sales hosted by the Cammidge House Volunteers at Boundary Bay Regional Park take place every second and fourth Saturday commencing June 8 at the Centennial Beach Parking lot from 8: 30 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m. If interested in selling please bring ground sheet or display table etc. Allocated space only $10. Be ready for set up by 8 a.m. Additional information phone Tom 604-940-9296.
?There will be a free guided tour of Burns Bog for newcomers in Delta Saturday, June 8 at 10: 30 a.m. Meet at Planet Ice parking lot, 10388 Nordel Court. To register contact Gurpreet Kaur at 604-5943455 ext. 128 or gurpreet. [email protected].
Arts
?A First Nation's art and exhibit show will be hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #289, 221835-56th St., Tsawwassen from June 1 to 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
?To celebrate Aboriginal History Month in June, come and see our artist in residence, Loretta Williams, as she works on her current project at each of the three libraries. Loretta is a weaver who works in traditional and contemporary styles in both cedar and wool. She will be at George Mackie Library, 8440112th St. on Sunday, June 9 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., at Ladner Pioneer Library, 4683-51st St. on Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., and at Tsawwassen Library, 1321A-56th St. on Wednesday, June 12, 5 - 8 p.m.
The Coming Events column is published every Wednesday as a community service. If you have a non-profit event, mail, drop off, fax, or e-mail (events@ delta-optimist.com) the details to the Optimist by 3 p.m. Monday. Submissions are subject to space limitations (no phone calls, please).
