A big warm thank you to everyone who helped chill the North Pole this year at the Bowen Community Recreation's Breakfast with Santa. The event was made special with visits not only from Santa Claus but also from the Chillbillies and Shari Ulrich. Kids (and some adults) made sure that cookies were decorated, candy cane mice and snowflake ornaments were made, and letters were written to be mailed to the North Pole for special consideration. All this plus lively bouts of reindeer games. Best of all, lots and lots of pancakes and sausages were gobbled up.
The Reindeer Raffle wrapped up at the event and we are pleased to announce that over $1,830 dollars was raised for the Christmas Hamper through ticket sales. This year's raffle winners were: Barb Randell ($50 gift certificate to Trolls Restaurant), Denise Trethewey ($50 gift certificate to Trolls Restaurant), Ann Walters (Movement Global shirt), Shauna Jennings (silver earrings), Inga Toews (community recreation weightroom tickets). The grand prize of a humongous basket of chocolate from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory went to three-year-old Marek Pelzer (Don't forget to share, Marek). Thank you to all the donors of prizes and to those of you who sold tickets.
Special thanks to our sponsors: Brian Park (Snug Cove General Store), Julie Cree (Artisan Eats), Ruddy Potato, Save on Foods, Caulfield Safeway, Thrifty Foods, and Extra Foods. Thanks to Dayna Purdy for photographing all the kids who sat on Santa's lap and for sending digital images to their parents.
This event wouldn't have been possible without Santa's elves. From decorating, flipping pancakes, facilitating craft and game stations to cleaning up, we had a lot of help from our youth elves as well as friends and staff.
Thank you to all who assisted in making special memories for the children and families on Bowen Island. Bowen Island Community Recreation wishes everyone a merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.
Shelley Shannon and Shauna Jennings
Community Recreation Programmers
