On Wednesday Nov. 18th this week the Social Committee showed their gratefulness of the WMPG workers by going up to the Beach Club and delivering envelopes with a letter of appreciation and a certificate of recognition of the tremendous work they do for Craig Bay. Attached is a photo of the Serious Coffee gift cards and notes for each recipient, picked up by the leaders of the groups within WMPG for distribution to the [...]
Everyone was a winner on Wednesday, November 18th, as the total collected for tickets sold tallied a whopping $1,295.00 for Oceanside Hospice!! Once again, this generous village of Craig Bay stepped up to the plate and supported a very worthy cause. The winners of the baskets were: 1st Prize – Lynne Pearson 2nd Prize – Cheryl Rathburn A BIG THANKS GO OUT TO MANY: The artists and crafters [...]
To all Seaside Village Residents: We would like to inform all residents about the system that is in place to handle Building Maintenance issues that arise, so that we can avoid having direct email and phone requests going to committee members. As you can imagine, receiving a deluge of phone calls and emails to personal contact points becomes overwhelming for individuals very quickly. We do not usually respond to direct emails, as there [...]
THANK YOU! Those simple words do not seem to be enough for the outpouring of generosity from the residents of Craig Bay – at least that is what Fire Chief Marc Norris intoned at our Giveaway on Sunday morning. Major Norm Hamelin from The Salvation Army also spoke to the gratitude he feels for the help we are providing his organization. What prompted those words and the rounds of applause from all those gathered [...]
“Alone, we can do so little; together we can do so much." Helen Keller These few words mean so much as we near the end of our Annual Fall Food Drive. Only 2 Drop Days left this week – 2 more days to help make that difference in the lives of so many in our greater community. If you have not had a chance to visit the drop zone, if you have a few [...]
GIFT BASKET RAFFLE FOR OCEANSIDE HOSPICE The Online Craig Bay Arts and Crafts Fair is up and running - and these same vendors have each donated items for two (yes, two!!) Gift Baskets. Tickets for a chance to win one of these baskets can be purchased, at a safe distance of course, from volunteers stationed in front of the Cape Cod Beach Club entrance from 10am to 12pm on these dates: Monday, November [...]
READY, SET, SHOP! Our Annual Fall Arts and Crafts Fair (which was previously cancelled) is NOW OPEN for your Online shopping pleasure! A private Facebook group page has been set up to showcase the creations of our many multi-talented Artists and Crafters that you have come to enjoy over the years. They have posted their creations (with pictures) online, for your shopping pleasure. For everyone's safety, this Facebook page has [...]
APPRECIATION FOR THE BOTTLE DRIVE VOLUNTEERS As soon as a COVID-19 compliance plan was in place, the dedicated bottle drive volunteers have been meeting monthly (now on the first Monday of the month) to collect, sort and transport returnable bottles to the recycle bottle depot. Funds collected have supported social events for Craig Bay. Unfortunately, it has not been possible to provide coffee hour with goodies from our baking volunteers following each bottle drive [...]
JUST A GENTLE REMINDER … The November issue of the Craig Bay Travellers newsletter will feature drinking your way around the world. As Christmas approaches, and we probably won’t be able to down a pint or two at the local pub, the best we can do is have a virtual tipple. From beers to cocktails; coca tea to lassi yoghurt, please share your stories of memorable drinks with us by Friday, October 23rd. [...]
