August 12, 2011 International Youth Day and Boundary Bay Beach Clean-up was extraordinary, truly extraordinary: 95 people came out to clean-up Centennial Beach. Actually if you count my mom, the four chefs, myself, Maddy's Dad, and the camera chicky-poo from the South Delta Leader = 103!
Clean-up:
Most of the volunteer garbage picker-uppers were youth from Tsawwassen and Ladner, but the event attracted all ages (think mom) from North Delta, Surrey and from Newfoundland (True, story at the end).
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| Impressive haul! Thanks Neil (Corbett) |
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| Look past the happy-ham and see the cakes from Safeway and all the raffle prizes from local merchants! |
Food:
In my books, an event is not an event without food! Trust me, this was an event extraordinaire: the food was exceptional!
Fruit trays from Save-On-Foods, veggie trays and dip from Thrifty Foods and cakes from Safeway! Check it out! (Little grocery store humour.)
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| Gees, another happy-ham, no wonder, check out the veggie and fruit trays |
Apparently their parents don't have cameras.
Meet le hotdog chéfs
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| Gary, Dave, Murray and Bob from the Tsawwassen Boundary Bay Lions Club |
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| Murray - service with a smile! |
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| Bob checking the dogs |
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| Dave & Gary getting the dogs ready |
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| The food was worth the wait! |
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| Alison and Taylor getting ready for the crowds |
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| Taylor: Beauty creating Beauty on Beauty |
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| Alison with her finished art |
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| The makings of Spiderman |
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| Not sure who painted Spiderman, but he is brilliant! |
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| "Beauty on Beauty" |
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| Before: a regular "nice" guy |
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| After: scorpion ready to skim board & take on the world |
- The first 100 people will receive a gift bag with a chocolate bar, pen and coupons for pizza, a cone, and a Delta Recreation pass. (Courtesy of: Shoppers, Rona, Freshslice, McDonalds, and Delta Parks & Rec.)
- Major prizes curtsey of : Albany Books, Centre Stage, Lucky Surf & Skate Company and Rogers Video
Times have changed, now a high school student has to complete 30 hours of volunteer hours to graduate. Special thanks to Andrew at Pacific Advertising for printing off the beautiful certificates of appreciation. Like Murray delivering a hotdog, Andrew delivers service with a smile!
Meet Tony, a Newfie riding across Canada to raise money for disabled orphaned children in the Ukraine! (Er, can I say Newfie? Is it politically correct?) Heather has Newfoundland roots (no, not grey roots, Newfie roots) and a huge passion for children: instant kinship developed. Also meet Jr Andrew, Tony's mate who is taking the picture as Heather paints Tony face.
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| Tony another Hero - getting his face painted for the kids |
I like the guys, I like their mission, and I like their story, so I'll be weaving their story into the blog. If you want to follow their story without my 2 cents worth you can follow Tony on Twitter @2011bikerider or go to their website at Operations Can Be Done.
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| Honestly, he isn't sticking his tongue out at me (I was being good) |
Tony O'Grady
@2011bikerider Newfoundland
Operations Can Be Done Cross Canada Bike Ride Aug 15/2011
If you have any concerns, contact Heather-her information is at the top of the page.
Better yet, call Marsha at 604 220-8968 to purchase your tickets for the Gala.
Heck, think big: book a table for the Gala - more Gala details in tomorrow's blog.
Come to the Gala and party like a KING with the KING!
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