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Pg. 2 February 2017 Thank you for supporting your community association and your local businesses! Board Message Get outside and enjoy the rink! hen in the midst of a cold winter, make the most lying around etc., taking a quick second to toss it into the of it! While the weather has been frigid and bins is greatly appreciated and helps to keep our wonderful W snowy, our ice rinks have never been better. The facility and community as beautiful as ever. use of both the hockey rink and the leisure ice has been fantastic and our community volunteers that invest their February is AGM month for the DRCA so we look forward time again and again, braving the artic like temperatures to to seeing you then. Are you interested in joining the clear snow and flood the ice, are true community heroes, Board or working with a Sub-Committee? We need some who cannot be thanked enough. When you see any of them additional help to move through 2017 so please contact us around the facility, please take a minute to say hello and at [email protected] to let us know if you can pass along your family’s thanks for all that they do for our assist or discuss any areas of interest. recreational fun! February also holds our largest fundraising event in some We hope you and your family have had the chance to check time. We have been granted a Casino on February 10 & out the new skate change area and benches. We’ve had 11. This brings tens and tens of thousands of dollars to plenty of great feedback on the new additions! It is being our community for our events, facilities and other DRCA enjoyed by many but there is no magical “cleaning fairy” community requirements. Volunteering to work at the that comes to tidy up so please remember to pick up after Casino is a one-time commitment and we have few areas yourselves and if you are at the Rec Facility and see trash that the time invested brings such reward. And they are fun to work at too! Please help as the Volunteer Board cannot do it all…it takes a community! Thanks to all of our volunteers past, present and future! We live in a very special neighbourhood! ~ by Jacquie Hansen-Sydenham QUESTIONS? Do you have an interesting (or boring!) question for your DRCA Board of Directors that others may have too? Please email your questions to [email protected] and we’ll try to answer them in an upcoming edition of the Ridge Review. 150 150 1867-2017 -2017 1867 1867-2017 CELEBRATE CANADA’S 150 with Souvenir Lapel Pins BJ SALES 403.236.7776 • [email protected] WHOLESALE PRICES • GREAT FUNDRAISER • CONTACT US TODAY! Pg. 3 February 2017 l The OFFICIAL community newsletter for Discovery Ridge When significant snowfall occurs, The City Calgary.ca/ may call a snow route parking ban. Stay up- Snow Your City Section to-date by visiting Calgary.ca/Snow. facebook.com/thecityofcalgary You can be a Snow Angel by helping a Calgary.ca/ twitter.com/cityofcalgary calgarycitynews.com neighbour keep their walkway clear of snowAngels ice and snow. If you know of a Snow Check out these important updates Angel, call 311 or go on line to recognize from The City of Calgary them and nominate them for prizes. Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of nature games, Calgary.ca/ Spring & Summer Recreation Program Calgary.ca/ wildlife crafts, scavenger hunts and more at ParksEvents Guide: hits stands Wednesday, February Recreation our free We Are Family event on February 22. From day camps to sailing and rock 19 at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. climbing, start planning your summer early! Do you know a Calgarian who has made Calgary.ca/ a difference? Nominate them for a Calgary The Youth Employment Centre offers FREE nextSteps. Calgary Award. Deadline is March 1st. Awards year-round services and resources to help org For nomination details, visit calgary.ca/ youth, aged 15-24, secure employment and calgaryawards. take the first step in their career. 10 • DRCA RIDGE REVIEW • JUNE 2014 What Does the PFC/ What DoesDRCA the Partnership PFC/ DRCA PartnershipMean to You? I would like to make a donation in support of Parks Foundation Calgary to Discovery Ridge Recreation Facility – Phase II. Mean to TheYou? DRCA has partnered with Parks Foundation Calgary Donor Information (PFC) to administer donations he DRCA has partnered TITLE _______ FIRST NAME ________________________ LAST NAME ___________________________________ with Parkstowards theFoundation Discovery ADDRESS ________________________________________________________________________________ CalgaryRidge (PFC) Recreation to admin Facility.- PFC is a not-for-profit organization, CITY ________________________ PROVINCE _________________ POSTAL CODE ________________________ Tister donationswhich towards means thatthe nowDis your- covery Ridge Recreationdonations of $25 Facility. or greater PHONE (H) ____________________________________ PHONE (M) ___________________________________ PFC is a not-for-profitmade towards organizathe recreation- EMAIL __________________________________________________________________________________ facility will be eligible for a tion, which meanstax receipt that as now a charitable your INDICATE HOW YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR NAME TO APPEAR FOR DONOR RECOGNITION: donations of $25donation. or greater Please donatemade ______________________________________________________________________________________ today! ❊ towards the recreation facility will Payment Information be eligible for a tax receipt as a o I would like to make a one-time donation in the amount of $ __________________________________ charitable donation. Please donate o Please charge to my credit card (enter info below). today! G o My cheque is enclosed (Payable to “Parks Foundation Calgary.” Please specify “DRCA Recreation Fa- cility” on the memo line.) o I would like to pay in o monthly o quarterly o annual installments of $ ____________________ CREDIT CARD INFO o VISA o MASTERCARD o AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD EXPIRY ___________________ (MM/YY) CARD NUMBER ________________________________ SIGNATURE ____________________________________ Donations of $25.00 or more will receive a tax receipt. Mail donations to Discovery Ridge Community Association, PO Box 75023, Westhills RPO, Calgary AB T3H 3M1 o Yes, email me Park Foundation Calgary quarterly newsletter. o No, I would not like to receive Park Foundation Calgary quarterly newsletter. Pg.