eSPOKES ~ Update

Thanks for your patience as we worked last year to keep Thetis Island eSPOKES dependable and available to everyone.  eSPOKES is being delivered using two services: Google Groups and Tiny Letter. We are making a change in 2016.  After January 31, 2016, we will be posting exclusively to eSPOKES delivered by TinyLetter.  This will save work for your eSPOKES volunteers.

This is a Google Groups eSPOKES.  There is no need to unsubscribe from this Google Group, but please subscribe to TinyLetter eSPOKES by following the instructions at: http://tinyletter.com/espokes

Please let us know of any difficulties at:espokes@gmail.com

Your eSPOKES volunteers,

Claire and Carol

2016

Will Lennox ~ Celebration of Life

Please join us as we celebrate the life of Will Lennox.

Thetis Island Community Hall, January 24th 1:00 - 4:00 pm.

To share stories, memories and laughter, as Will wished that we would remember him.

Mary Forbes

TIRRA Executive Meeting

On January 24th, your TIRRA Executive will be holding it's first business meeting of the New Year. As part of this meeting we will be creating an Agenda for our AGM (TIRRA Annual General Meeting).  If you have any topics, issues, concerns that you would like us to discuss at our TIRRA Executive please let me know.

Take Good Care,

Steve Frankel,

OBO TIRRA Executive

blueheronisland@gmail.com

Ph# 250-246-2099

from the Library ~

Come to your library to see the many additions to the collection!  Books, dvds and chairs.

I will be in the library Saturday, Jan.2 from 10-1.

Maybe you have a request for materials or suggestions to make our library even better.

I am missing Boardwalk Empire season 2, Homeland season 3.

The Friends of the Library continue to man the library on Saturdays and Sundays (treat and tea day). At this time, our roster of volunteers is getting low.  Would you like to join the group and spend an occasional 3 hours in a room full of books and talking to book lovers?  Let me know if you would like more information.

Best wishes for 2016.

Celine 220-246-4349 or valestrands@gmail.com

Upper Body Workouts ~ Starting up again January 4th

Upper Body Workout starts up again on Monday January 4th at 9:15 am at the Community Hall. Everyone welcome to join this fun group of people.

Any questions contact Gloria @250-246-3091.

Watch Found ~

Found a watch without strap at  the bulletin board near the ferry line-up.

Call Gloria @250-246-3091 if this is yours.

Ride from Victoria for 2 Thetis Youth Needed ~

2 Thetis Island youngsters looking for a ride home from Victoria on Wednesday, December 30th.

Please call Finn Bond at 250.416.6736 or email info@jollityfarm.ca

Missing Dog ~ FOUND

Urgently needed as owner is leaving the island

Boston Terrier: looks like a small bulldog; name Lulu

If seen, please call: The Lamb's 250-246-9770

Missing Dog

Urgently needed as owner is leaving the island

Boston Terrier: looks like a small bulldog; name Lulu

If seen, please call: The Lamb's 250-246-9770

Ride Wanted to Departure Bay

I am heading to Vancouver the morning of Monday, December 28th and am wondering if anyone may be heading to Departure Bay who can offer me a ride, hopefully heading off Thetis on the 8:05 AM ferry.

Happy to share costs and buy you a coffee/tea and muffin at the Book Nook on our way.

Please email Glenda at glendajp@telus.net

Or call (250) 416-0638

Syrian Sponsorship Update ~

$10,000 might have seemed have like a lofty goal, but our Thetis Community (both on Thetis now and those presently off island) are quite an amazing group of people. To date, $10,310 has been raised to sponsor the Kaiyali Family to come to Canada.

The minimum required funds, sponsorship paperwork, and documentation for the family is now ready to send off to Immigration Canada. Then we wait while it gets processed both in Canada and Lebanon. Given the current political climate, we hope the family will arrive by the end of February. I will keep you up to date on the progress. 

If you would like to give a donation, they are still being gratefully accepted. Cash, cheque or credit cards all work either via me or directly to the Cowichan Intercultural Society (CIS). Credit cards can be phoned in to CIS (less of a service charge than donating online). A tax receipt will be issued for donations over $25. More information can be found here.

Cowichan Intercultural Society

205 – 394 Duncan Street, Duncan, BC. V9L 3W4;

250-748-3112

http://cis-iwc.org/donating/                                                                                                                        

If you would like to be involved working with or helping out the family once they arrive, please let me know and I can pass on info about ways to be involved.

On behalf of the Thetis Island Refugee Group, Cowichan Intercultural Society, and the Kaiyali Family, thank you so very much for both your interest and response.

Hoping you all have a lovely Christmas.

Michelle Black