28 - Sunday, April 6, 1986 ~ North Shore News

ADRIAN Bloom, will be guest
speaker at a meeting organized by
the West Vancouver Garden Club
on April 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the West
Vancouver Recreation Centre.
Bloom will give a_ slide-
illustrated lecture on Plants and
Ideas for Canadian Gardens.
Bloom has been a prime force in

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promoting new plants to the
gardening public all over the
world,

He has: authored many::books
publicizing plants.

In February, Bloom was, award-
ed the coveted Victoria Medal. of
Honor awarded by the Royal Hor-
ticultural Society. ~

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STAFF of the ‘North Shore News learned how to make and cell Big
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sion was McHappy Day, when $1 from the sale of every Big Mac was
donated: to the local Ronald McDonald House. Danielle Notte and
. | Chris. Johnson, above, oversee the food preparation while, Wanda
- Welch, below, completes the order with a smile.

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‘TWO NORTH Vancouver seniors _
_ groups. -will use a-total of $35,740.»
in federal’New Horizon Program

funds:for community projects... .

The North Shore Senior Net-

’ work Steering Committee will use

a $25,601 grant. to assist. in
developing a seniors’ network: and

outreach program to meet the.

needs of seniors still living at
home.

An ad campaign is planned and
information sharing will. be

fostered by the production of a—

regular newsletter.

In addition, to the task of co-
ordinating the activities of seniors,
another major activity will be the
accumulation of information as to
services available and the dispens-
ing of that information on a ‘tone
phone number”’ basis.

The .Salvation Army Over-60

“Chib. will use a $10,139 grant to
continue its present program of -
*, regular fellowship meetings “3

followed by.tunch, singing, crafts,
film presentations and social
events.

The group plans to establish an
outreach ministry to seniors by

. visiting one care facility each

month,
To enhance this program ‘and to

“encourage older people to par-

ticipate in. community life, a
newsletter will be produced. ;

New Horizons is a: program’ of

the Department of National Health

and Welfare, which funds projects ~

by groups of seniors enabling them
to remain active: and involved in
their community.

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at 104-1525 W. 8th Avenue, Van-

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