This upcoming weekend is a big deal for Moose Javians!
Over 500 alumni Snowbirds are expected to land in the city for the Snowbirds 50th reunion, as well as a host of visitors and shoppers making their way to Moose Jaw to invade our downtown to take in the sights, sounds and shopping of the Christmas season.
Christmas in Moose Jaw kicks off on Thursday, Oct. 20. Please make them all feel welcome!
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Kudos to all of the remarkable people who spend their time volunteering in a number of capacities, making life a little more pleasant for a lot of people. One such individual, Starla Klinger, received the Lois Boyle award presented at the Friends of the Forces volunteer and staff appreciation night.
She has a list as long as her arm of her achievements. Congratulations Starla!
As well, congratulations to all of the recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medals recently given out, 45 in all.
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This is a very busy and generous community, and as I flip through the pages of this edition I see a number of events that are taking place that need a helping hand, whether it be a request for volunteers, financial support or even getting in on a raffle.
I think the Reality Check event being held on Wednesday by the Chamber of Commerce, in co-ordination with the Prairie South School Division and Holy Trinity Catholic School Division is an absolutely fantastic endeavour.
It could certainly be a wake-up call for certain grade 9 students to see exactly how far the money goes in trying to balance a budget, be it now as a learning exercise or in the school of hard-knocks when they grow up and have to balance their own money.
Hunger in Moose Jaw has kicked-off their annual ‘I Bought Lunch’ campaign. Please be generous and donate to this worthy cause so that our school kids have a healthy lunch and are able to concentrate on their studies.
The Moose Jaw Co-op, TD Bank, CIBC and Conexus Credit Union will all be collecting donations on behalf of Hunger in Moose Jaw, as well as Hunger in Moose Jaw where individuals can make their donations directly at their office, or by e-transfer, credit card or by a mail-in cheque.
It only takes a few minutes to drive up to our local hospital and drop into the gift shop to purchase a ticket for their raffle fundraiser. It’s all in the name of fundraising for an ultrasound machine for the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Hospital and could make a big difference in many lives.
And who knows, you may even be the lucky winner of one of the lovely prizes in the draw to be held on December 14th.
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Correction:
Wouldn’t you know it; in last week’s editorial regarding ‘humbling oneself to the admission of a mistake in business,’ I am now admitting that in the very same editorial, I made a faux pas in the misspelling of a name.
My sincerest apologies to Scott Greenough for misspelling his name in my column.
You might even think I made this error to maybe even emphasize the point, but let me assure you…that is not so. No one likes to see their name misspelled in print.
At this time, I am humbled and again apologize.
