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2008

Practice Schedule

January 7 and 21, February 4 and 25, March 3 and 31, April 14 and 28, May 12, June 2

 

1) Sunday February 10: Annual TBB Winter Party, 1:30p.m. to 8:30p.m., 425 Scarborough Golf Club Rd., in the Atrium

2) Wednesday February 13: Highway Terraces Group, 7:30 - 8:20p.m. and 8:40 - 9:30p.m. Rexdale Presb. Church, 2314 Islington Ave.

3) Sunday March 9: Martin Grove United Church, 7:30 - 8:30p.m., dessert afterwards plus mingling...

4) Thursday May 22: Barrie Sports Celebrity Dinner, (confirmed) 5:15 p.m until around 7:00 p.m. I would anticipate that the logistics would be similar to the last event. It's a bit of a marathon but it sure was fun. Unit. Army Navy Air Force Lounge 7 George Street Barrie, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. (Approx.)

Event Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Barrie with proceeds to Community Projects including the Royal Victoria Hospital Cancer Build

We look forward to your confirmation for this event. Thank you for your consideration. Best regards, David Mills, Director - Rotary Club of Barrie

Directions are as follows:

Taking Hwy. # 400 North into Barrie, take the Hwy. 90/Dunlop St. West exit EAST bound. Traveling east bound for approximately 1-2 kilometres, turn Right onto Anne St. North. Traveling South on Anne St. North, take the first Right onto George St. Once on George St, the ANAF (Army, Navy, Air Force) building is on your Left hand side. There is plenty of parking. We enter from the West entrance and will be playing in the lounge area. Our start time for playing will be approximately 5:15 p.m.

5) Sunday May 25: Rameses Special Ladies' Luncheon, 3100 Keele St. (The Ramases Shriners' Temple), approximately 2 kilometres north of Hwy. # 401 on the west side of Keele St. - additional details were sent via email; luncheon at 11:00a.m., play approximately 12:15 - 1:15p.m. Please confirm if attending the luncheon - to Grace and Glen.

6) Saturday May 31: Ladies Auxiliary - 60th Anniversary, Royal Canadian Legion - Aurora Branch 385

Most members can travel to Aurora using their own maps or Mapquest. In Aurora, travel to the main intersection of Yonge St. and Wellington St. Wellington St. is located centrally in Aurora and just about equidistant from both the north and south ends of Aurora. Once at Yonge St. and Wellington St., take Wellington St. East for approximately one (1) kilometer to Industrial Parkway. Turn left onto Industrial Parkway North and travel approximately two-thirds (2/3rds) of a kilometer north to the Royal Canadian Legion # 385. Cocktails 4:00p.m., dinner 5:30p.m., play 7:00 - 8:00p.m. Let Grace and Glen know if staying for dinner as with the May 25th gig. See Glen's emails on this.

7) Sunday June 8: Mount Albert's Sports Day, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Two sets with a short break between each one (12:15 to 12:40 p.m.)

8) Saturday June 14: Yonge St./Lawrence Ave. BIA, 11:20 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., 2 sets in front of Tim Horton Donuts, just south of Cranbrook Ave., (i.e. three blocks north of Lawrence Ave. on Yonge St. - West Side), a one hour break begins at approximately 12:30 p.m.

9) Tuesday June 17: Past District Deputy Grand Masters BBQ, All Saints Anglican Church - King City, 8:00 - 8:45p.m., 12935 Keele St. (approximately one quarter mile south of King City Side Road on Keele St. - East side. Show to be in the basement of the church.

10) Sunday September 14: Bracebridge Fall Fair, 2 sets, details to follow

 

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