THE MESSENGER

WHAT DOES ABBOTSFORD'S PLAN "A"
MEAN FOR YOU?
On November 25, 2006 all eligible Abbotsford voters will have an opportunity to vote on PLAN A, a comprehensive, inclusive plan to build three new multi-use facilities that will expand and enhance the opportunities for Abbotsford life. The Clearbrook Community Center will be hosting a public forum on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 in the Azalea Room starting at 1:00 pm in order for the City of Abbotsford to share the details and to answer the many questions that you probably have about PLAN "A" -Plan now to be there!

VOLUNTEERS' BREAKFAST
Here at the Clearbrook Golden Age Society we like to take time to celebrate and appreciate our Volunteers. The Garden Park Tower Staff would like to show our appreciation for all the hard work that the volunteers provide to our Community and our Society. We would like to invite all of our Volunteers and their Spouses to our Volunteer Breakfast on Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 8:30 am in the Magnolia Room and enjoy a delicious breakfast prepared especially for you by the Garden Park staff. All C.G.A.S. volunteers and their spouses are welcome but we need you to sign up in the Office to confirm that you are coming. Please do this as soon as possible; Thank You!

Clearbrook Community Centre’s
17th Annual Craft & Food Fair

Saturday, November 4, 2006
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Don’t miss your chance to do some early Christmas Shopping!

The Community Center will be
CLOSED
MONDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2006
For Remembrance Day
The Coffee Shop will be open from 8:30 am-11:00 am

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
The Kitchen at Garden Park Tower needs an alternate bun maker
for Mondays, and an alternate dessert maker for Wednesdays.  Please See Ingried in the Kitchen if you can help.  Other volunteer positions also need to be filled in Tours, The Coffee Shop, and the Gift Shop.  Please go to the
office to find out more!

GARDEN PARK TOURS
Tours coming soon include:
Chemainus — A Christmas in Wales
Nov. 29, 2006
Take the Horseshoe Ferry to Nanaimo.  Drive to Chemainus and see the many outdoor murals that have made this town famous.  Enjoy a buffet dinner and A Christmas in Wales.  This play with music is an adult’s warm remembrance of an old-fashioned holiday in a tiny seaside town.  It’s a wonderland of Welsh carols, splendid words, and snowball mischief.
Victorian Country Christmas
Dec. 2. 2006
Drive to Puyallup WA for a fun-filled day at the fairgrounds where every building houses either food, entertainment, or hundreds of craft booths.  Do your Christmas shopping while you listen to artists performing at  several locations.  Enjoy the
Singing Nativity— a wonderful choir production in the Showplace Arena.  On the way home, enjoy a buffet dinner at Bellis Fair Country Buffet.
Christmas Harbour Caroling Cruise
Dec. 6, 2006
Travel to Vancouver for a 3-hour harbour cruise with onboard carol singers to sing for you and lead you in some Yuletide favorites.  Song sheets are provided at each table.  Enjoy a traditional single—entrée holiday dinner as you cruise the harbour.