In the Community

Sunshine Coast Quilters’ Guild

A fundraiser for victims of Hurricane Dorian last Saturday afternoon in Sunnycrest Mall raised $1,000 to help with Canadian Red Cross relief efforts in the Bahamas, organizer Michael Maser said.

Former Sunshine Coast ElderCollege board member and program committee chair Laurean Reid has been honoured with the prestigious award of the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers.

Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCM-SAR) Station 14 crew member David Croal, who also sits on the board of Station 14’s fundraising arm, the Gibsons Marine Rescue Society, has been recognized with the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Administr

Tokyo will be in the sporting spotlight next summer as host of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It’s hard to imagine a city better equipped to welcome the world. At 38 million, Tokyo’s residents outnumber all of Canada’s.

The Fall Faire Scarecrow contest “Decorate the Town in Straw” entry deadline is this Saturday, Sept. 28. Enter at [email protected]. The Chili Cookoff is now open for registration, $10 entry fee. Info and sign up at [email protected].

Please consider volunteering once a week at Halfmoon Bay Community School’s Homework Club. Duties include preparing a healthy snack, welcoming kids after their day at school and helping with homework.

Canadian Federation of University Women

North Vietnam

Irene Bushfield turns 98 on Sept. 24. She is the only surviving member of the little group that founded Harmony Hall in Gibsons. “We were a little group of six,” she says. “There wasn’t any place for us to meet, so we met in private homes.