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Community Resource Centre August, 2008 News

August 8, 2008

Summer time is sizzling and the CRC is offering a cool respite from these hectic summer days! Why not take this opportunity to connect with our new services and programs? We would love to give you a tour of the Centre and show case our new services and programs.

Join us in celebrating these fine summer days with a Singles Dinner Club summer picnic. Enjoy the company of others, share a meal and make connections with members of your community. As one enthusiastic member pronounced, "It's a wonderful way to enjoy an evening."

The Community Kitchen is also looking for donations of quart jars for our FREE Chutney Course. Please contact the Centre at 885-4088 if you can help.

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Upcoming Events:

*August 13, 2008 from 12:00-1:30 pm. Women's Potluck Luncheon. Don't miss this opportunity to socialize with long-time friends and meet new ones! While you are here, learn more about our work in the community.

*August 14, 2008 from 2:30-5:45 pm. FREE One to One Financial Advice. By appointment, call 885-4088.

*August 16, 2008 from 1-3 pm. Sunshine Coast Cancer Support Group(drop-in). Call 885-4088 or 886-0886 for information.

*August 22, 2008 from 2-4 pm. Book Club. Celebrate Canadian literature with Jane Urquhart's, A Map of Glass. This gem of a novel delves into the rich intricacies of our collective and familial past, friendship, and the love that changes us. Urquhart seamlessly weaves the ancestral stories of a Canadian shipbuilding family, beginning in Ireland and following the characters to the banks of the St. Lawrence River in the nineteenth century, to a young artist in Toronto who holds the pieces of a womans lovers past.

Services:

* Singles Dinner Club. August Picnic dinner. Please call 885-4088 for information and to register.

* Information and Referrals to other non-profit and
government services on the Sunshine Coast. In person,
telephone or email. Mon-Fri from noon - 5 pm. No appointment necessary.

*FREE Access Justice Pro Bono Legal Clinics Thursdays
12-1:30 pm by appointment. Call 885-4088 for more information.

* FREE Community Volunteer Income Tax Program, by
appointment. We assist people who earn under $25,000
annually file their basic income tax returns for the 2007
taxation year. Our volunteers are trained by the Canada
Revenue Agency.

* Free Internet/computer Mon-Fri from 12-5 pm (drop-in).
One-to-One Training sessions by appointment. Call 604-885-4088 to book a place.

* Free Form Filling Service. Receive one-to-one assistance
in completing forms including government forms. Book an
appointment at 604-885-4088.

* NEW Sunshine Coast Cancer Support Group. People
experiencing any type of cancer and / or their caregivers
are welcome to participate in this free drop-in peer
support group. Meet third Saturday of each month 1-3 pm,
next meeting July 19, 2008.

* NEW SC Seniors Housing Information Project. Provide information to seniors about housing options and government assistance. Call 885-4088 for more information or to book an appointment.

* NEW Money Management for Women Program. Free courses,
e-newsletter, lending library and free one-to-one money
management sessions. Call 885-4088 to book an appointment.

*NEW Disability one-to-one with internationally renowned
founder of PLAN, Jack Collins. Call 885-4088 to book an
appointment.

 


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