July
July 1 – Canada Day – Steak BBQ – $15
July 28 – Turkey Dinner – 5 p.m.
June
June 2 – 80th Anniversary Celebration Open House at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Ceremony begins at 2 p.m.
June 9 – Golf Tournament in Dunsford – $40 + Cart (705) 738-2710
June 16 – Eric White performs music from the 50′s and 60′s in the Clubroom
June 22 – Ladies’ Night – The BIGGEST EVENT of the season is SOLD OUT. Read More
May
May 19 – Scott Handel entertains in the Club Room May 19 at 5 p.m.
May 26 – Legion Yard Sale – 9 a.m. Tables (non-Members) = $20 Tables (Members) $10
May 24 – Gold Exchange – Call (705) 738-2710 for more information
May 27 – CLICK to view information about our trip to the Ajax Legion
April
The Slots at Georgian Downs .. Read More
Randy Skelcher performs April 21 at 6 p.m.. Read More
Update:
Bobcaygeon Legion
Casino Bus Trip on a Luxury Bus April 23 at 10 a.m.
To Georgian Downs Casino
$20.00 each – includes lunch on the Bus and Pizza at the Legion on return
Everyone Welcome. This is a great Day to relax at the Casino and enjoy the ride
Call 705-738-2710
Tickets at the Legion
By Margaret Cameron, President
Spring is here and the Legion is hopping. We have declared May & June Fundraising Months for the Legion. Our Loonie Auction was sold out the last time, so get your tickets for May 12 – now only $6 – includes dinner. Our community and members have come through for us with some amazing items to auction off including a “Happy Days Houseboat Rental.” The list is too long to mention here but we will be recognizing everyone that donated that night. Starts at 6 p.m.
Bus Trip to Georgian Downs Casino & Coldwater Legion Monday April 23 10 .a.m. Tickets $20 includes lunch on the bus and Pizza at the Legion. Call Gerry 705-738-2710.
Our Legion’s 80th Anniversary Open House is June 2. Please mark this on your calendar as it is a milestone for the Legion and with all our new renovations and celebration of our history we welcome everyone to our party.
The Legion has something to offer everyone. We have an event/activity almost everyday of the week. Our doors are open so drop in to get a calendar and join in the friendship enjoyed by many already. You may even want to become a member of this great organization.
Our Hall Rentals are increasing and we are receiving so much positive feedback on our new kitchen, bathrooms and other renovations. So why not book your event at the Legion. 705-738-2710.
Don’t forget our Big Bucks Euchre the last Monday of the Month only $10. (April 30th ) includes a great lunch. Doors open at 10 a.m.
See you at the Legion.
March
CLICK to view information about the Craft & Bake Sale -Mar 31
Margaret Cameron, President
Our Member of the month is John Dobbie. John joined the Royal Navy as a Seaman at age 15 in 1951. He qualified in the Anti Submarine Branch, Torpedo Demolitions and was a Ship’s Diver. His first ship was the HMS Largo and later was drafted to the HMS Ceylon. The HMS Ceylon escorted the Queen to New Zealand and Australia during her 1954 Commonwealth Tour. While stationed in the Korean waters he visited Japan, Hong Kong and Burma. He qualified as a Physical Training Instructor in 1958 and was promoter to Petty Officer in 1961. He has been on all 5 continents in the world. After 16 years in the Navy he left to come to Canada. He joined the Legion 17 years ago. John says he has traveled the world and has no regrets. He also does a lot of volunteer work for the community of Bobcaygeon presently a driver for Community Care. He drops into the Legion daily to chat with Friends and Comrades. We thank him for his service to the Legion and the Navy.
On Feb, 21 the Village Baptist Church used our new Kitchen to prepare a free breakfast for 190 people in our community. What a joy it was to see this event and meet these wonderful dedicated people. I want to thank them for using our facility to give back to the community, this is what the Legion is for and what we want to do more of.
We also wish to thank our Ladies Auxiliary for their kind donation of the new Fire Retardant Drapes in our Banquet Hall.
The Legion is looking great thanks to Grants we have received and our hard working volunteers.
Up coming Special Events at the Legion that we hope will be well attended by the Community.
March 6 – Youth Education Public Speaking Contest 7 p.m.
March 9 – Our famous Turkey Lunch at 11:30
March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day Party/Dance in the Clubroom with the “Fiddlebillies” to Entertain
March 31 – Frost Manor Craft/Misc Sale Vendors Tables $20 call 705-738-2710 for info
April 7 – Randy Skelcher Legendary Reflections of Las Vegas Review 8 p.m.
April 21 – Robbin Hawkins Band Tattoo Love Child at 8 p.m. CANCELLED
See you at the Legion.
March 13th – Our General Meeting at 2 p.m.
Hall Rentals 705-738-2710
February
By Margaret Cameron:
2012 is going to be a great year for the Legion. Already we are experiencing an increase in Hall Rentals due to all our building renovations. We are getting more Weddings and Social Events which is great. We are also planning some very special events this Spring and Summer.
On June 2 the Legion is 80 years old so a huge celebration will take place and we are hoping the Trillium Grant will attend so we can thank them for their generosity.
We are now renovating the bathrooms thanks to the Bobcaygeon Legacy CHEST Fund Grant. Everyone has been so supportive and generous so the Legion wants to give back and share our good fortune with the Community. If there is anything we can do please call or drop in to talk with us.
On June 22 we are having our biggest event ever which is a “Ladies Night Out” and details will follow but we will be selling tickets very soon. This will be a great event.
Our Loonie Auction is back May 12 and our next Turkey Lunch is March 9. We are going to the Georgian Downs Casino again with a visit to Coldwater Legion April 23. Please sign up for this trip.
Calendars for all our events are available at the Legion or you can check the web site at www.bobcaygeonlegion.com.
March 1 Silpada Jewellery Party 3 p.m., March 6 Our Youth Education Public Speaking Contest at 7 p.m. March 31 Craft & Misc.Sale (Tables are $20 each).
Due to getting very busy at the Legion we are needing more volunteers. Please call 705-738-2710 if you would like to volunteer for a great organization. Thanks to all our present volunteers who work so hard, you know who you are and that you are valuable to the Legion.
To anyone who is not well at this time we wish you a speedy recovery and our thoughts are with our members who are ill.
We now have Paul’s Clubhouse Pizza’s and Subs at most of our weekly regular events. His Pizza’s are fabulous and I call ahead to order mine so it is ready when I get to the Legion. How great is that.
Please come out to the Legion to support our mission to serve Veterans and their dependents and to help our community. We would love to see new faces along with the friendly ones we already have now.
By Rose Wager:
As I begin this column I need to make a correction re: the meet and greet for the widows as I had written it, it is actually a meet and greet for
the veterans widows on February 14 at 2 p.m.
We are starting our turkey lunches again on Fri.Feb.10 at 11:30. The cost is $7 per person. Please call a day ahead for takeouts so we can have them ready early and so we make sure we have enough for everyone.
The next General Meeting is Monday. February 13 at 2 p.m. We hope to have a good turn out.
We are having a Valentine Day party after the meatroll on Saturday the 11th at 5 p.m. Come out and enjoy the fun.
Big Buck Euchre is on the 27th starting with coffee at 10 p.m. The $10 cost includes lunch.
Our Usual events are Wednesday Darts at 8 p.m.,Thursday hamburgers at 3 p.m. followed by Fun Euchre at 7 p.m., Friday Karaoke at 8 p.m. with Merle, Saturday Meatroll at 2;30 p.m. and Sunday Fun Shuffleboard starting at 1 p.m. Hope to see some new faces at these events!
We are planning to have “Tattoo Love Child Band” come and play at a dance on Saturday, April 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person. This band is lead by Robbie
Hawkins who is the son of Ronnie Hawkins. I’m sure a good time will be had by all. Tickets are on sale at the canteen bar. For more info please call 705-738-2710. Hope you plan ahead and mark it on your calendar!
As I close off this column I would like to thank all the volunteers who work at the legion. Our volunteers recently did some much needed and appreciated renovating and painting. We can not say thank you enough but we want you to know we appreciate the help. If anyone has some extra time to help out just ask at the bar and the steward can direct you to the person in charge of the event.
The hall and the kitchen are now available for rent. Call 705-738-2710 for more information.
January 2012
The winter seems to be going by fairly fast and the weather hasn’t been too bad. This makes it easier for everyone to come out to our activities!
We still have some events for you to attend in January. Jan. 29 we are having a Kitchen shower. This is a time for everyone to come and see our kitchen and to contribute any new item we could use in the kitchen; this could be dish towels, pot scrubbers, milk pitchers etc. The sower begins at 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
On Saturday the 28th we are having a Traditional Robbie Burns Dinner and Dance beginning at 5 p.m. Tickets available at the clubroom bar.
Big Buck Euchre is starting up again on the 30th. The cost of $10 includes lunch. Cards starts at 11 a.m.
Feb 4th at 9 a.m. we are having an indoor yard sale. Tables are available for $20 non-members and $10 members.
We are also having having a Valentine Party starting at 5 p.m. We are planning a Meet and Greet for Widows Feb 14 at 12 p.m. Call for more information.
We are in the planning stage of having a Super Bowl Party so keep reading for an update or you can call the legion at 705-738-2710.
We continue to have our weekly events Wed Nite darts at 8 p.m., Thurs Hamburgers at 4 p.m. with Euchre to follow at 7 p.m., TOPS is upstairs in the hall at 7:30 on Thurs, Fri Nite at 8 p.m. is Karaoke with Merle, Sat at 2:30 p.m. is the meat roll and Sunday Shuffleboard starts at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome and we hope to see you out to some of these events.
If the weather is not so great outside feel free to call the legion at 705-738-2710 for cancellation information.
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With the Christmas season over with we can all look forward to a great New Year. The legion team is working hard at upgrading our building
to make it more accessible for the people in our community. We hope you will come and use it. We have some upcoming events you may be
interested in attending starting with a Party Lite Candle Party Thursday January 19 at 1 p.m. in the clubroom. Sophia Jewelery will be coming in January. I will let you know when I have a date.
A Traditional Robbie Burns Dinner with Sid Simkins entertaining on January 28 at 5 .pm. Tickets available at the clubroom bar.
Turkey Dinners start again the second Friday of the month in February .
Big Buck Euchre the last Monday of the month – $10 pp includes lunch.
There is an indoor yard sale Saturday February 4 starting at 9 a.m. Tables $20 non-members and $10 members. Proceeds from table rental goes to youth darts and the legion…No large items please as they will scratch our floor.
We have our regular events with darts Wednesday nite at 8 p.m., Hamburger Thursday at 3 p.m., followed by Euchre at 7 p.m. and TOPS upstairs at 6:30, Friday we have Karoke with Merle, and Saturday the Meatroll is at 2;30 and Shuffleboard on Sunday at 1. We hope to see you at some of these events. If you have not picked up your membership cards yet please do so before the middle of January so you don’t become a member in bad standing. Anyone who wishes to join drop into the legion and pick up an application you don’t have to serve to be a member.
Thank you to Denis, Bev and Volunteers for a great New Years meal it was enjoyed by all. We would also like to thank the ladies Auxiliary for their donation for the new curtains we need for the hall.
