Swing into summer at SBNH

Swing into summer at SBNH
Here and Now column by Dan Hilborn, Burnaby Now assistant editor
Published May 10, 2003

Lots of fun and "no long speeches!" That's the main event at the Swing into Summer fundraiser being held by South Burnaby Neighbourhood House this month.
The May 24 event at the Burnaby Firefighter's Club features dinner, entertainment and great door prizes, all in the name of helping children and families in the city.
While the group has only been in Burnaby for the past four years, they are rapidly growing into one of the most active non-profit societies in the city.
Among the many activities and events sponsored by SBNH are three child-care programs, a Family Place drop-in, youth leadership programs, plus sponsorship of community barbecues, school and park cleanup campaigns, homework support programs, summer day camps at four schools and an income tax clinic for adults.
This summer, the society's founding executive director, Antonia Beck, is taking time off work after the birth of a baby daughter, Sylvia. In the meantime, the top job at SBNH will be capably filled by the society's program director, Kimberley Barwich.
Tickets to the Swing Into Summer fundraiser are $25 at the society offices at 6768 Jubilee Ave., or by calling 604- 431- 0400.

PMSS coincidental?

What do the journalist, the fire inspector and GVRD parks staffer who were all on site at the blazing fire at the 'Aintree' house in Burnaby Lake regional park have in common?
We're all graduates of Port Moody senior secondary school and we're invited to the school’s 30th anniversary reunion on Saturday, May 24.
My old high school has just finished a $10-million renovation and, to celebrate, they're planning a full day's worth of activities and merriment. School mementoes will be for sale and pieces of the old gym floor will sold to raise money for scholarships. A snack bar and no host bar will also be open.
The PMSS 30-year reunion runs from 2 to 10 p.m., May 24, and tickets are only $5. Register online at www.pmssblues.net or call the school at 604-939-6656.
By the by, the three graduates who were all working at the fire site last week were myself, GVRD staffer Ron Wood and Burnaby fire inspector Capt. Perri Talkarri.
(PMSS grad 1980.) Ron and I played in stage band together, while Perri lived four doors away and played street hockey with my brothers.

Liberal fundraisers

Members of the Burnaby-Douglas Liberal riding association had some high-powered help from Ottawa when they held a fundraising dinner at the Hart House restaurant last month.
Maurizio Bevilacqua, Secretary of State for Financial Institutions, was the guest of honour for the Thursday afternoon reception, held at the beautiful Hart House restaurant.
The host of the event was Tony Lee, president of the local riding association, and an estimated 50 party members were on hand for the event.
The next really big event for local Liberals will be May 31 when Paul Martin, John Manley and Shiela Copps arrive in Vancouver to participate in a so-called leadership forum. (And whatever happened to having an old-fashioned, drag-em-out, knuckle-bearing debate, anyhow?)