January 14, 2024 Newsletter
Grab a cup of tea or coffee and catch up with what's happening around Island Park Towers.
(All events in the social room at 195 unless otherwise noted.)
WEDNESDAY January 17 Woodstock Plus Revisited Sing-along. Starting at 7 p.m.
I had the day of the week wrong in the last newsletter but the date was correct.
The songs have been picked and if you want to print off your own copy of the words, or to load them on a tablet to bring with you (and save paper), here's a link to the list and lyrics.
https://iptra.org/images/2024-
It is 5 pages if you print double sided.
If you need a printed copy and don't have a printer, please email Events@IPTRA.org and we'll print off a copy for you.
We'll have the kettle on, the coffee maker too, as well as tap water but if you prefer a different liquid refreshment to help you sing, feel free to bring it along. There will be an intermission after the first 10 songs so people can stretch their legs and refill their cups.
Remember, this isn't a performance, it is a sing-along but don't be self conscious of your voice, when people gather in groups to sing, the stronger voices help moderate the weaker. So please come, and please join in the singing, it is very good for mental health.
The songs have been picked and if you want to print off your own copy of the words, or to load them on a tablet to bring with you (and save paper), here's a link to the list and lyrics.
https://iptra.org/images/2024-
It is 5 pages if you print double sided.
If you need a printed copy and don't have a printer, please email Events@IPTRA.org and we'll print off a copy for you.
We'll have the kettle on, the coffee maker too, as well as tap water but if you prefer a different liquid refreshment to help you sing, feel free to bring it along. There will be an intermission after the first 10 songs so people can stretch their legs and refill their cups.
Remember, this isn't a performance, it is a sing-along but don't be self conscious of your voice, when people gather in groups to sing, the stronger voices help moderate the weaker. So please come, and please join in the singing, it is very good for mental health.
January 25, Thursday, 7 p.m.: An Evening with Carol: the Designer.
This will be a chance to listen to design ideas for small apartments.
This will be a chance to listen to design ideas for small apartments.
January 27: Saturday, 2:30 - 5 p.m. Fabric Exchange/De-stash Clean out material you won't be using, or pick up something new to work with. Everyone is welcome. Please bring your fabrics and crafting materials. There will be a scrap table and a notions table (buttons, zippers, patterns, yarn, etc...) Please bring your items between 2 and 2:30 to set them up. Leftover Fabric etc. will be donated to IWSO
February 1, Thursday, 4:30 p.m. Pub Night at Churchill's Pub on Richmond Rd.
We had a group of 10 last week, including 2 new tenants who came by to meet neighbours!
February 7, Wednesday, 12:00 Brown Bag Lunch
February 7, Wednesday, 12:00 Brown Bag Lunch
Drop by the social room with your lunch for a chance to have some socialization with your meal.
February 17th, in the social room at 195
3 - 4:30ish The Barnyard Races Are Back!
3 - 4:30ish The Barnyard Races Are Back!
Come join in the fun while 2 cows, a horse, a sheep, a donkey, and a goat (all toys) race each other, their speed determined by a throw of die.
Bring quarters if you want a place a very small bet to make the race a bit more exciting. All the proceeds are distributed back to the winners, this is not a fundraiser, it is a FUN raiser.
Bring quarters if you want a place a very small bet to make the race a bit more exciting. All the proceeds are distributed back to the winners, this is not a fundraiser, it is a FUN raiser.
5:00ish - whenever Pot Luck Dinner
Usually we follow the races with a Bring Your Own BBQ but, being winter and there being no BBQ's we decided to listen to those who have been asking for a pot luck dinner and hold one!
More details will follow. At church, I was taught the adage that if everyone brought main courses we'd eat like kings and if everyone brought a dessert, bonus! But those of less faith are hoping to balance out the mains and the desserts and making sure we have vegetables as well, so an easy method to do this is being worked out.
More details will follow. At church, I was taught the adage that if everyone brought main courses we'd eat like kings and if everyone brought a dessert, bonus! But those of less faith are hoping to balance out the mains and the desserts and making sure we have vegetables as well, so an easy method to do this is being worked out.
February 22, Thursday, Stuff Exchange (afternoon & evening)
Homestead is very supportive of things being exchanged between tenants (at no charge) to avoid landfill but they do not want items left randomly on tables or in the garage. As a staff member walks by they are to pick up the left items and take them to the garbage. So when you see something has gone, it is more likely that it has been put in the dumpster than another tenant having picked it up.
As a result, Hassan and I agreed that from now on, there will be a monthly exchange on the Thursday that falls in the third week of the month. IPT staff will set up the tables, Tenants can drop things off to be given away, At the end of the evening, the items leftover will be either taken by a volunteer to be donated to charity OR staff will throw items into the garbage.
If you have a particular charity that you donate to (a church rummage sale, a charity shop, a refugee settlement group) please let me know so that we can salvage as much of the extras as possible.
This past Saturday, there was more than a car load leftover, and taken to St. Vincent de Paul. So this will be a trial run for a few months to see if we can share amongst each other without creating too much work for volunteers.
Don't forget our weekly Meditation Mondays (10:00 a.m.) and Euchre Tuesdays (2:00 p.m.) and to keep an eye on the list of events posted in the mail room (or by the elevator depending on the building).
If you have an idea for an event, please email events@IPTRA.org to pass it along to Linda, our Events Guru.
As a result, Hassan and I agreed that from now on, there will be a monthly exchange on the Thursday that falls in the third week of the month. IPT staff will set up the tables, Tenants can drop things off to be given away, At the end of the evening, the items leftover will be either taken by a volunteer to be donated to charity OR staff will throw items into the garbage.
If you have a particular charity that you donate to (a church rummage sale, a charity shop, a refugee settlement group) please let me know so that we can salvage as much of the extras as possible.
This past Saturday, there was more than a car load leftover, and taken to St. Vincent de Paul. So this will be a trial run for a few months to see if we can share amongst each other without creating too much work for volunteers.
Don't forget our weekly Meditation Mondays (10:00 a.m.) and Euchre Tuesdays (2:00 p.m.) and to keep an eye on the list of events posted in the mail room (or by the elevator depending on the building).
If you have an idea for an event, please email events@IPTRA.org to pass it along to Linda, our Events Guru.
WBCA Carnival New Date: Ottawa ended Jan 6 with a trace of snow on the ground. As of the end of yesterday, there was 23cm of snow on the ground and 35 cm had fallen over that time.
But at the last Westboro Beach Community Association board meeting, there still wasn't much snow on the ground and they didn't have faith in the forecast, so Saturday, February 10th is the new date for the WBCA Winter Carnival. It will be from 1:00 - 3:30p.m. on the Selby Plain (Churchill and Selby) and there will be chili and a bonfire to roast marshmallows over to keep you warm while joining in with the family activities. More details are at:
https://www.facebook.com/
https://www.facebook.com/
There is a sign up form if you know you are attending so they can plan for food.
https://docs.google.com/forms/
Everything is free, all are welcome.
https://docs.google.com/forms/
Everything is free, all are welcome.
In other WBCA news, they will be setting up a community garden this year and are looking for volunteers to help tend it, and volunteers to start seedlings for it. They will have all the tools needed for tending the garden so if you are interested in volunteering, please let me know.
If you are headed south, I wish you safe travels. If you are staying here, I hope to see you at some of our events.
...Kathryn Holman