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SOUTH DELTA LEADER SPIRIT OF GIVING DECEMBER 5 2010 › 1 Free recycling for charities Urban Impact owner and Ladner resident Ni- cole Stefenelli (above) is offering free recycling to select charities through its 2011 Community Impact Charitable Giving Program. Urban Impact, a recycling company based in Richmond, commits one per cent of its pre-tax profit to helping Lower Mainland charities by pro- viding free recycling as an in-kind contribution. "This helps reduce the waste disposal and oper- ating costs of participating charities, allowing them to use their scarce funds to do what they do best— help others," Urban Impact said in a press release. Nominations are being accepted now un- til Dec. 31. Non-profit organizations must send their name, contact information, what recycling services they are interested in, and a brief de- scription of what cause their charity focuses on to [email protected] or call 604-273-0089. A calming, forested get- away is being devel- oped on hospital grounds that will serve as a refuge as well as recognize generosity from the community. Thanks to Ladner resident Al Hollinger, the Delta Hospi- tal Foundation's concept for a Forest For Our Future is well underway and scheduled to be complete next spring. Charitable gifts manager Shelley Slaughter said the idea for a forest came up a few years ago as the founda- tion looked for a project on hospital grounds that would also give back to the commu- nity. "We realized we have a tre- mendous amount of land with this hospital. We're probably one of the only ones within the Fraser Health region that has access to land like this," said Slaughter. "We wanted to increase the beauty of the hospital, but also create some- thing for the community." The foundation partnered with Fraser Health, which agreed to donate the land at the corner of Mountain View Boulevard and Harvest Drive, and the Corporation of Delta, which has agreed to help with maintenance. But it wasn't until founda- tion staff met Hollinger that the project started to come to life. Hollinger, who often Special shopping trip Members of the Kiwanis Club of Tsawwassen and Ladner went on a special shopping trip recently. Using funds raised by the club they bought 53 gifts for young teens that will be distributed by Del- tassist in time for Christmas. Helping Kiwanis club members Lorne Dandridge (right) and Colin Haskins find just the right items for the $1,000 donation was Lynn Malcolm (left) from Sears in Richmond. Members said their annual shopping trips have been made for more than 20 years and have always focused on young teens, an age group that often lags behind in donations from the public. To learn more about Deltassist's annual toy depot, visit deltassist.com. This year's toy depot is being held from Dec. 7 to 9. Royalties to Burns Bog Author and environmentalist Rod Raglin is donating the net royalties from the sale of his latest novel to the Burns Bog Conservation So- ciety. Raglan recently released Not Wonder More: Mad Maggie and the Mystery of the Ancients, the third novel from his Eco Warriors series. Available at www.devinedestinies.com, the novel looks at environmental issues in the con- text of contemporary romance. Raglin describes the story on his blog as pitting "mystery, magic and madness against logic, cause and affect, and asks the questions, 'can love find a middle ground?'" A series brought to you by Gifted greenery The S pirit of Giving DECEMBER 5 2010 ◗ SHELTER SUPPORT ◗ COMMUNITY CARE ◗ SPIRITUAL MOMENT Continued on p. 4 Delta Hospital Foundation executive director Teresa Cooper with Al Hollinger, who is making the Forest For Our Future possible. Contributed photo by Kristine Salzmann Estate gift makes hospital foundation project possible Call our catering department for your personal consultation or visit our website at www.deltainn.com Reward your staff with a sumptuous holiday treat: e Mistletoe Luncheon on December 14th, 2010 from 11:00am - 3:00pm, $20.95 per person. For a truly memorable Christmas tradition, enjoy our Christmas Dinner Buffet on December 25th from 3:00pm - 6:30pm. Adults: $39.95, Kids 12 and under: $17.95 Please call 604.946.4404 for reservations. 6005 Highway17 at Highway 99 Delta, BC V4K 5B8 P: 604 946 4404 F: 604 946 5916 Perfect Party The Perfect Place For Your
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SOUTH DELTA LEADER spirit of giving DEcEmbER 5 2010 › 1SOUTH DELTA LEADER SUNDAY DECEMBER 5 2010 › 1
Free recycling for charitiesUrban Impact owner and Ladner resident Ni-
cole Stefenelli (above) is offering free recycling to select charities through its 2011 Community Impact Charitable Giving Program.
Urban Impact, a recycling company based in Richmond, commits one per cent of its pre-tax profi t to helping Lower Mainland charities by pro-viding free recycling as an in-kind contribution.
"This helps reduce the waste disposal and oper-ating costs of participating charities, allowing them to use their scarce funds to do what they do best—help others," Urban Impact said in a press release.
Nominations are being accepted now un-til Dec. 31. Non-profi t organizations must send their name, contact information, what recycling services they are interested in, and a brief de-scription of what cause their charity focuses on to [email protected] or call 604-273-0089.
A calming, forested get-away is being devel-
oped on hospital grounds that will serve as a refuge as well as recognize generosity from the community.
Thanks to Ladner resident Al Hollinger, the Delta Hospi-tal Foundation's concept for a Forest For Our Future is well underway and scheduled to be complete next spring.
Charitable gifts manager Shelley Slaughter said the idea for a forest came up a few years ago as the founda-tion looked for a project on hospital grounds that would also give back to the commu-nity."We realized we have a tre-
mendous amount of land with
this hospital. We're probably one of the only ones within the Fraser Health region that has access to land like this," said Slaughter. "We wanted to increase the beauty of the hospital, but also create some-thing for the community."
The foundation partnered with Fraser Health, which agreed to donate the land at the corner of Mountain View Boulevard and Harvest Drive, and the Corporation of Delta, which has agreed to help with maintenance.
But it wasn't until founda-tion staff met Hollinger that the project started to come to life. Hollinger, who often
Special shopping tripMembers of the Kiwanis Club of Tsawwassen and
Ladner went on a special shopping trip recently.Using funds raised by the club they bought 53
gifts for young teens that will be distributed by Del-tassist in time for Christmas.
Helping Kiwanis club members Lorne Dandridge (right) and Colin Haskins fi nd just the right items for the $1,000 donation was Lynn Malcolm (left) from Sears in Richmond.
Members said their annual shopping trips have been made for more than 20 years and have always focused on young teens, an age group that often lags behind in donations from the public.
To learn more about Deltassist's annual toy depot, visit deltassist.com. This year's toy depot is being held from Dec. 7 to 9.
Royalties to Burns BogAuthor and environmentalist Rod Raglin is
donating the net royalties from the sale of his latest novel to the Burns Bog Conservation So-ciety.
Raglan recently released Not Wonder More: Mad Maggie and the Mystery of the Ancients, the third novel from his Eco Warriors series.
Available at www.devinedestinies.com, the novel looks at environmental issues in the con-text of contemporary romance.
Raglin describes the story on his blog as pitting "mystery, magic and madness against logic, cause and affect, and asks the questions, 'can love find a middle ground?'"
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eSpirit of GivingDECEMBER 5 2010 ◗ SHELTER SUPPORT ◗ COMMUNITY CARE ◗ SPIRITUAL MOMENT
Continued on p. 4
Delta Hospital Foundation executive director Teresa Cooper with Al Hollinger, who is making the Forest For Our Future possible. Contributed photo
by Kristine Salzmann
Estate gift makes hospital foundation project possible
Call our catering department for your personal consultation or visit our website at www.deltainn.com
Reward your staff with a sumptuous holiday treat: The Mistletoe Luncheon on December 14th, 2010 from 11:00am - 3:00pm, $20.95 per person.
For a truly memorable Christmas tradition, enjoy our Christmas Dinner Buffet on December 25th from 3:00pm - 6:30pm. Adults: $39.95, Kids 12 and under: $17.95
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Jaron Flett is one of the many volunteers lending their time to the annual Salvation Army Christmas Kettle Campaign. Jim Kinnear photo
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5 sheltering homeless petsDelta staff and recreation facility users help the homeless pets with a special Christmas collection.
6 community care The Delta Youth Orchestra brings the music of the Christmas season alive through concert perfor-mances.
7 spiritual moment Pastor Steven Nay-lor reminds us the season for celebrat-ing goes much deeper than the shiny wrapped gifts under the tree.
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fi rst—the musical jingle of little bells, a telltale sign the Christmas giving season is here. Then you see the familiar col-lection kettle packed with coins, folded paper bills and next to it the smiling face of a Salvation Army volunteer.
This year in South Delta there are six locations for the annual campaign to raise funds for the various programs the Salvation Army supports. And locals have proven to be generous.
Last year, in the Ladner, Tsaw-wassen, South Surrey and White Rock areas, the kettles col-lected approximately $125,000, said Noel Sterne, the Salvation Army’s fundraising outreach coordinator for the region that includes Delta.
The money goes towards a number of programs such as the family services, food banks and counseling programs for chil-dren and teens.
Generous, too, at this time of the year are the volunteers who lend their time to stand beside the kettles, shake the jingle bells and accept the donations.
“Our volunteers are fabu-lous,” Sterne said. “They are more than willing to fi ll the shifts we need.”
A minimum of two hours with the kettle are required, but there are some volunteers who ask for the full eight-hour run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
“We try to accommodate their wishes,” Sterne says.
One volunteer, Jaron Flett, says he got involved because
he wanted to play a role where he could impact the lives of the less fortunate.
“It feels good to be able make a difference in people’s lives,” he says, “especially with how the recession has hit people so hard in the past couple of years.”
In South Delta the Salvation Army kettles will be located out-side the Safeway stores in Lad-ner (5275 Ladner Trunk Rd.) and Tsawwassen (1143 56th Street), the B.C. Liquor stores in Ladner (5202 48th Ave.) and Tsawwas-sen (1319 H 56th Street), Lon-don Drugs in the Trennant Park Mall in Ladner and the Tsaw-wassen Town Centre Mall.
For more information about volunteering, call 604-531-7314.
—Philip Raphael
Volunteers give their time to Salvation Army campaign
Season’s Greetings!Wishing you all a joyous holiday season
This holiday season, for the loved ones in your life, consider a gift
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A holiday greeting card will be provided to your loved one in acknowledgement.
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visited a friend at the Extended Care Unit who has since passed away, saw the sign for the proj-ect and came in asking to learn more.
When Slaughter informed him the Forest For Our Future project will cost about $300,000, he decided to donate the money to the foundation in his will.
Today, Hollinger is 77, and when the forest is completed next year a sign will be erected recognizing that his donation made the project possible.
His estate gift also inspired the foundation to make the forest a place to recognize pri-vate donations. The forest will feature signage honoring those who leave estate gifts to the hospital.
Indigenous trees have already been planted, and in the cen-tre a water feature has been completed through an in-kind donation by Ladner-based Wa-terscene.
In the spring, more indig-enous shrubs will be planted, turf will be laid, and pathways from the hospital into the forest will be paved.
The Tsawwassen First Na-tion and Delta Museum and
Archives have been brought on board to support two of the three pathways. Both will cre-ate interpretive signage along their path, said Slaughter—TFN on the history of their culture and the museum on a history of Delta.
To learn more about the For-est For Our Future, visit www.deltahospital.com. Anyone who wishes to contribute an estate gift can contact the individual giving manager Stacey Boyda at [email protected]
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Charitable Gifts Manager Shelley Slaughter with Graeme Peck, Project Manager and volunteer from Wesgrae Construction Delta, on the grounds where the forest will be constructed. Contributed photo
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H ave you ever been inspired
by someone who can slice onions—plenty of them?
The staff in Delta’s Parks Recreation and Culture Department have. Now, they are in-spiring others to reach out and help the needy at Christmas time.
Sheri Walmsley, rec-reation facility supervi-sor at Winskill Aquatic & Fitness Centre says one of her co-workers back in 1993 was gath-ering food products for charity by using his kitchen knife skills to slice onions for a local business.
“It was Pierre LaBelle, who was a custodian and ice maker at the Ladner Leisure Centre,” said Walmsley. “He was a chef by trade and was collecting food for families at Christmas time. He didn’t have a lot himself, and that re-ally inspired us to help out.”
Other leisure centre
staff pitched in, so did those coming in to the facility, and each year enough was gathered to take care of a local fam-ily or two.
The tradition contin-ued when Walmsley moved jobs in 2006 to Tsawwassen and got the Winskill Pool and South Delta Recreation Centre groups involved.
This year, the two fa-cilities are changing the focus of the efforts and are gathering items for needy, homeless ani-mals at the Delta Com-munity Animal Shelter.
Walmsley says she got a needs list from the staff there for a multitude of items—from paper towels and a wet/dry shop vacuum to help clean up, to old blankets and cash do-nations to keep the ani-mals warm and fed.
“Even small dona-tions like paper tow-els, they add up. And it’s money the shelter doesn’t have to spend and can use on other
things like special food for animals who have medical diets.”
To donate to the shelter, items can be dropped off at Winskill
Aquatic and Fitness Centre (5575 9th Ave.) or the South Delta Rec-reation Centre (1720 56 Street).
—Philip Raphael
Shelter helpRecreation staff gather donations for homeless animals
Staff at Winskill Aquatic and Fitness Centre kicked of their Christmas season campaign to collect food for animals at the Delta Community Animal Shelter last weekend. Joining the shelter's Tamara Laza (second from left) were (L-R) Jon Munro, Sonja Moore, and Brett Salary. Jim Kinnear photo
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Music comes aliveDelta Youth Orchestra to host holiday outreach concerts
T he Delta Youth Orches-tra is helping Christmas
music come alive this holiday season. There is a full concert in Genesis Theatre early in De-cember and a series of outreach concerts that follow.
The Delta Symphony S o c i e t y , sponsor of the orches-tra, supports musical ed-ucation for young peo-ple from pri-mary school age to young adult. A vital
part of the cultural life of South Delta, the Delta Youth Orchestra continues a 39-year tradition of fi ne music, welcoming youth from all over Greater Vancouver.
String players progress through the Capriccio, Junior, and Inter-mezzi divisions as wind players develop in the Wind Ensemble division. All advance to come together in our senior division, the Symphony Orchestra. Se-lected players also get together in smaller chamber groups.
At the Christmas Concert, all divisions share their joy in music. The group's youngest
players sparkle with their en-thusiasm, advancing perform-ers offer their skill, and older members present mastery.
This year’s program, a blend of the orchestra’s current reper-toire with Christmas favourites, includes soloist Jonathan Lago performing the Accolay violin concerto in A minor.
The event starts at the Gen-esis Theatre (5005 45th Ave.) at 3 p.m., Dec. 5. Tickets at the door are $10 for adults, $7 for students, and free for children age 13 and under.
Can’t make it to the Christmas Concert, or wish to hear more fi ne music later in the season? During the following two weeks, various orchestral divisions and player
groups present free concerts at selected venues throughout South Delta and Richmond.
On Dec. 11 at 10 a.m., the Inter-mezzi Strings and Junior Strings perform at Delta Hospital Extend-ed Care Unit. Later that same day, the chamber groups share their music in the Ladner Pioneer Li-brary at 12:15 p.m. and the Wind Ensemble plays in the Tsawwas-sen Library at 12:30 p.m.
On Dec. 18, the group's play-ers visit Richmond with the In-termezzi and Junior Strings at Courtyard Gardens (7051 Moffat Rd.) at 10 a.m. and the Symphony Orchestra at Lansdowne Centre at 11:30 a.m.
Ted Hopkins is a board member of the Delta Youth Orchestra.
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All divisions of the Delta Youth Orchestra will share their joy of music at a concert at Genesis Theatre Dec. 5. Contributed photo
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Beyond wrappingO n Christmas Eve of 1993
my family was given a one-year-old German shepherd named Bear.
She was wonderful and intel-ligent, but one thing we did not know was that she disliked be-ing left alone.
My family went to the Christ-mas eve ser-vice like we did every year, and as always left the lights to the Christ-mas tree up, which was put by the front win-dow.
When we r e t u r n e d
home after the service we no-ticed the lights were not on. Odd, but we did not think too much about it. My mother found a note from our neighbor saying that Bear had knocked the tree down and shredded the wrapping paper on the presents. My parents had us wait outside—which growing up in Florida the weather ac-tually permitted—while they covered the gifts with blankets
so we could not see what was waiting for us the next morn-ing.
Having no more wrapping pa-per my parents spent all night trying to put the pieces of paper together and fi nding other pa-per products to wrap the man-gled gifts.
The next morning my sib-lings and I awoke and found what can only be described as a mess. The wrapping paper was pieced together and some were wrapped with newspaper and even a couple with paper tow-els. It was far different from the nicely wrapped gifts we were used to, but for us kids we did not care we just wanted the toys inside.
Christmas has become a time when we are mesmerized by the lights, the shopping, the giving, and the idea of what we may get in return. We sing carols and send good tidings to those around us, but all of that is merely wrapping paper.
Realizing this, we begin to remember the manger the Lord was put into after his birth. But this still is only a small portion of the true gift God has given us. The true gift was not com-plete on that fi rst Christmas
day, but rather years later upon a wooden cross.
On Christmas day we were given a savior named Jesus Christ, but it was in his death and resurrection at Easter that we were given the true gift, the gift of salvation and the forgive-ness for our sins.
As we enter into this Christ-mas season may we not get caught up in its wrappings, but in the gift of eternal life through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Merry Christmas.
Steven Naylor is the pastor at Saviour Lutheran Church.
