The Athol Recreation Centre

Athol Recreation Committee Meeting tonight at 7 pm.  Come find out what we have planned for the balance of the year.

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  Just a reminder that Games Nights are off now until September.  

Exact return dates to come.

In the meantime have a safe and happy summer from those friendly folk of

the Athol Recreation Committee.

To those of you who are busy this summer in your gardens remember this

important gardening tip!

Gardeners Tip: When planting Bassetts always check pot size.

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Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who came out and made the Strawberry Social again this year a wonderful community event.  

What a great way to welcome Summer!  

Thank you to our Secretary Janet  for designing and printing our ads and posters and distributing them.

Thank you to our Strawberry Hullers: Lily, Janet, Cheryl, Bob, Ryan, Chris, Sandra, Donna, Deborah, Jane, Carol, Alice, Nora-Lyn, Buffy and Mary Lou.

Thank you to Ron and David for helping with set-up.

Thank you to our servers,  kitchen crew,  ticket takers and raffle sellers and clean up crew: Donna, Carol, Janet, Ron, Graham, Linda, Ryan, Tess, Peter, Vi, Peta,  Michelle and to our Treasurer Lily.

Thank you to our Celebrity and Community Bakers: Nora-Lyn Veevers, The CV Lions Club, Barb Wyatt, Graham Davies, Jutta Naim, Laura from the Hubb, Gail Murray, Linsday Casey, Tess Girard,  Jenny from Zest Kitchen Shop,  Claire of the Lunch Box, Henry and Natalie of Humble Breads, Chris and Cam McLeod, Bonnie Carpenter, Cynthia Peters of From the Farm Cooking School, Milé Murtanovski of Small Pond Arts, Carol King, Anne House of Mad Dog Gallery, Christine Renaud and local yogis, Pierrette along with a few mystery bakers.

Thank you to Laundry farms for wonderful strawberries at a special price.

And a big thank you to our raffle sponsors Megan of the Regent Cafe for yet another wonderfully creative cake for our raffle and to Bernadette Baran for her wonderful donation of a strawberry inspired tray set.     

Our sincere thanks for your support and have a safe and wonderful Summer!

Susan and Glen Wallis

Strawberry Social Lead coordinators and members of the Athol Recreation Centre.

P.S. We have tried to remember everyone, if we have missed anyone, our sincerest apologies!

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What a wonderful Strawberry Social again this year at the

Athol Recreation Centre in Cherry Valley.

Thanks to all our volunteers and to all who came out to support this event.

Mmm…Mmmm. good!

Peter and Ryan our ticket takers and greeters!

Wonderful community baked cakes. Thank you bakers!

Mile’s from Small Pod Arts cake!

Thanks to all!

Our golden RAFFLE cake made by Megan of the Regent Cafe.

Yummy cakes of all sizes and flavours!

Full house!

Licking the plates clean are Dougle and Mile.

Little ones loved it too!

Bernadette Baran from Toronto donated the wonderful tray set for our raffle!

Lauren Shanahan visiting from Montreal loved her 1st Strawberry Social and won the wonderful Strawberry tray set!

Our smiling servers!

Our kitchen crew. Graham, Donna and Ron.

Susan and Glen Wallis our happy Strawberry Social Co-ordinators!

Cynthia Peter’s From the FArm Donation!

Enjoying the strawberries from Laundry Farms!

Janet putting a cherry on top!

Claire from the Lunchbox’s yummy donation!

Raffle Winner of the Regent Cafe’s wonderful cake, a happy Joan Sarley.

Kelly, Krista and Linsday having a great time!

Laundry Farm’s strawberries!

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