Toonie Carnival on August 18! P a g e 0 3 Volunteer opportunities with TCL Page05 Rabbit Hill Road construction Page11 Where is your old soccer jersey? Page14 www.terwillegar.org Issue 42 June 2012 Terwillegar Tribune Serving the Communities of Terwillegar Towne, Terwillegar Greens, Terwillegar Gardens, South Terwillegar, Sandalwood, Magrath, and Mactaggart Stay and play near home this summer There are many fun things to do in the summer: camping, a trip to the lake, an afternoon at a u-pick — the list is endless. This summer, take some time to enjoy great activities close to home. With something for all ages to appreciate, the area in and around Terwillegar is a great place to be in the summer time. Good old fashioned family fun starts at the annual Terwillegar Community League’s Canada Day bike parade. Meet some neighbours, decorate your bikes, and join the parade. The activities will start at Tomlinson Common Park on July 1 at 10a.m. Throughout the spring and summer, don’t forget to bring your kids to one of our local playgrounds for crafts, games and activities with our playground leaders at the green shacks. See the Terwillegar Community League (TCL) website at www.terwillegar.org for details on times and locations. Make sure you don’t miss TCL’s second annual Toonie Carnival on August 18 at South Terwillegar Park. Come on out and have a great time with your neighbours and friends while Above: Thomas and Sarah enjoy an afternoon supporting a great cause — the development of riding their bikes in South Terwillegar. 2 Community South Terwillegar Park! See page 3 for details! 6 TRAC / Seniors Go for a bike ride or a walk through our Take advantage of the Terwillegar Community 8 Opinions extensive trail system, and stop for a picnic near Recreation Center. Remember that a Terwillegar one of the ponds throughout the area. Grab your Community League membership provides 9 Spiritual camera or binoculars, and check out our wildlife. discounts and free swim times. 12 Health & Fitness From red winged blackbirds to muskrats, geese, Check out more great events happening in and 18 Kids Corner ducks and plenty of rabbits — there are lots of around our area on page 31. 20 Parents photo opportunities. Stay and play near home this summer and enjoy Drop by the Southwest Edmonton Farmers’ all that our own community has to offer. The 24 Teens Market, now at the Terwillegar Community Terwillegar area is a great place to live because 26 Home & Garden Recreation Center west parking lot any of our strong sense of community. Make some 29 Food Wednesday from 4:30-7:30p.m. Buy local new friendships bloom this summer in your own 30 Finance produce and enjoy a summer evening wandering backyard. What`s Inside Inside What`s the booths. See you on the trails! 31 Coming Events Page 2 www.terwillegar.org June 2012 June 2012 Park builds need volunteers for success By Danielle Gordon South Terwillegar site. If enough funds are raised Newsletter Editor by April 2013, this initiative can be constructed The effort to build parks is initiated and led next summer. Imagine how great a spray deck by enthusiastic community members who will be on those hot summer days! Following spend countless hours planning fundraising construction of South Terwillegar Park will events, applying for grants and matching funds, be Mactaggart Park, completing our four park and planning the park space. This summer initiative. many families will be out enjoying our newest Without casual volunteers, dedicated leaders playground, located by our two new elementary and generous donors like you, these parks would schools. The first of four park initiatives, the not be possible. You can help build parks by school park was made possible due to the efforts spending only a few hours helping out or by of dedicated volunteers, and generous donors. donating to the initiatives. This summer you can Magrath Park is close to being ready for help by: construction, depending on grant availability, - canvassing door to door in South and will be the next park built. Plans for Terwillegar. Historically, door to door campaigns South Terwillegar Park are well underway and raise significant funds in a short amount of fundraising continues for the playground, splash time, as well as help spread the word about the park, trails and sports fields planned for the initiative. This important opportunity needs volunteers who are willing to spend a few hours walking our nieghbourhood, knocking on doors and collecting donations. Contact Mandy at [email protected] for details. - volunteering at an event. This summer, volunteers will be selling raffle tickets for a backyard playhouse, as well as planning and running the second annual Toonie Carnival. Volunteers can spend an hour or two helping Get Involved! at an event, or commit to more by helping with event planning. For details on both initiatives Next TCL board meeting see page 3. is at 8:00pm onTuesday, - joining the Terwillegar Community League as a board or committee member. See page 5 for June 19 at Holy Trinity details. Riverbend Church Together, we can build these parks for our community! To donate to the park projects, you can fill out and return the form below with your donation, or donate at one of the events. For more details Lead volunteer for school park initiative, on the park initiatives see TCL’s website at: Stephanie Gillis Paulgaard (right) is recognized for her acheivement by City of Edmonton www.terwillegar.org coordinator Linda Bombardieri. Terwillegar Community Parks donation form The Terwillegar Community League (TCL) is incorporated in Alberta as a not for profit organization and is requesting donations to the City of Edmonton to support the construction of the parks in the TCL area. Donations are held in trust by the City of Edmonton for use by the League for park construction. Donation receipts will be issued by the City of Edmonton. This campaign is estimated to raise $40,000 and will cost approximately $200. Our address is PO Box 84031, Towne Centre RPO, Edmonton, T6R 3P4. If you have any questions, please contact our Treasurer, Monte Weber, at 780- 231-6114 or by e-mail at [email protected]. June 2012 www.terwillegar.org Page 3 Wanted! Talented entertainers for August carnival By Danielle Gordon • Macs Froster Truck Newsletter Editor • Entertainment (YOU!) Wanted! Come out and have a great time with your family while supporting a great Talented individuals or groups that dedicate themselves to making a cause — the development of South Terwillegar Park. We’ll have a display difference in the lives of youth through dance, singing, activities, sports or featuring our concept plan of the space which includes sports fields, paths, other entertaining talents. a play structure, and a spray deck for those hot summer The second annual Toonie days. Carnival will be happening You can help make this dream a reality by donating either in South Terwillegar Park on money or time. If the necessary funds are raised by April August 18, 2012. 2013, it will be possible to develop the space next summer, The Terwillegar Community but we can’t make it happen without support. League is still in the planning Donations of $20 or more will be issued a tax receipt stages of this event, but from the City of Edmonton. You can donate in person at possible features include: the carnival or by filling out the Terwillegar Community • Carnival Games Parks donation form found on page 2 and mailing your • Prizes donation along with the form to the address indicated. • Refreshments We are also seeking volunteers for our door to door • campaign. Please contact Mandy at communications@ Bouncy Houses Belly dancers perform at last years Toonie Carnival • Face painting terwillegar.org for details. Page 4 www.terwillegar.org June 2012 June 2012 Customers and vendors enjoy I’m too big for it sale By Michelle McWilliams I received many e-mails from both vendors and people who attended TCL Fundraising Chairperson the sale, however there was one e-mail, sent by Connie Samycia, which The Terwillegar Community League’s 2012 Spring “I’m Too Big For It” best captures the success of the sale and the changes we made. It read as sale was held on Saturday, April 10th at Esther Starkman School, and it follows “Thank you again for keeping a cancellation list and calling me was a huge success enjoyed by all! The doors opened to a massive crowd when a table came available. Relocating this sale to Esther Starkman was of people waiting outside at 10 a.m., and the crowd stayed constant for an excellent choice by administration for the simple reason it provided most of the sale. With 40 different vendors, there was a large selection more space. More space allowed more breathing room between vendors and variety for people to to display their items as choose from, consisting well space for movement mainly of clothing, toys, for the customers. In the games, books and movies. past, there would be so The large item area set up much congestion around in the back of the gym was the door entrances and stuffed with strollers, car the customer aisles were seats, playpens, exersaucers, too narrow... a couple of bicycles, jolly jumpers, train side by side strollers with tables and more. children equated to a traffic Clockwise from Know of a good story? This is the second time jam and truly bringing left: A vendor, the sale has been held here everything to halt except Feel free to let us know! Jenny, is ready to in Terwillegar, with our for expediting stress levels sell; Lea and Lorrie first in the fall of 2011.