JUNE 2013

Get Ready for

SUMMER!

Father & Kids BBQ Sportspoloza

Cranston’s Annual Stampede Breakfast

Camp Cranston: Place for Kids Summer 2013

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Cranston Residents AssociationC/O Century Hall,11 Cranarch Rd. S.E.Calgary, Alberta T3M 0S8Tel/Fax: 403-781-6614info@cranstonresidents.cawww.cranston-connect.com

Century Hall Park and Office HoursCentury Hall Office Hours:Wed to Fri: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Century Hall Park Hours:Mon to Sun: 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Elected OfficialsAlderman:Shane Keating: 403-268-2430shane.keating@calgary.caMLA: Rick Fraser: 403-836-0676calgary.southeast@assembly.ab.ca

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Thank You Cobs!The Cranston Residents Association would like to thank the “130 Avenue SE location of COBS Bread” for their gracious sponsorship of Cranston’s Giant Garage Sale. We thank you for contributing to the success of this awe-some community event!

Summer Programs at Century HallWe know summer schedules can be tricky! For that reason, we have cre-ated summer programs that will meet your scheduling, entertainment, social, and fitness needs! Above and beyond our Summer Day Camp Programs, we are offering several “mini evening camps” to entertain your child and give them the social interaction that they need this summer! Our Full 2013 Summer Program Guide” is available on www.cranston-connect.com! This guide provides complete details on all programs, summer day camps, mini summer evening camps for kids, work-shops, our cancellation policy, and registration “how to’s”! Registration opened May 15th 2013 for residents

and May 18th for non-residents, so what are you waiting for?

Camp Cranston: Place for Kids Summer 2013Join us at the Cranston Residents As-sociation for the best Summer Day Camps in the city! This year, we are taking our camps to new heights, with each week designed around a specific theme suitable for all boys and girls ages 5-12!!! Our camps will run in two separate age groups: ages 5-7 and 8-12! Weekly themes are the same for both age groups, however; activities will be age-group appropriate.

Our programs will be offered from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. daily, in a safe, fun, and friendly environment for chil-dren to learn new skills, explore their creativity, develop confidence and to make everlasting friendships with children in their community! Coop-erative games, sports, outdoor activi-ties, snacks, crafts and special events designed to each theme will be sure to create lasting memories for your child! More great news: we are completely committing to you! Camps will run every single day they are offered, with no fear of cancellation due to low

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registration numbers! Before care (8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.) and after care (4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.) is also avail-able by special request, at no extra charge. Send your child with peanut free snacks and a lunch...and we will take care of everything else...making your summer childcare and entertain-ment solution stress free! Register online at www.cranston-connect.com, by phoning 403-781-6614, X:0, or in person at Century Hall. Regular Weekly Rate (After June 3rd): Resident: $190 and Non-Resi-dent: $200

Weekly Camp Themes:Director’s Cut: July 8th – July 12th Do You Believe In Magic?: July 15th – July 19th Christmas In July: July 22nd – July 26th Cranston’s Crazy Olympics: July 29th – August 2nd Cranston’s Cooking School: August 6th – August 9th Moovin’ and Groovin’: August 12th – August 16th Leaving On A Jet Plane!: August 19th – August 23rd A Camping We Will Go!: August 26th – August 30th

View more camp details in our 2013 Spring Program Guide available at: www.cranston-connect.com.

Adult Program Punch Pass At Century HallThe Cranston Residents Association offers many exciting adult fitness programs to suit all skill levels! New this season, Century Hall is selling program “punch passes” for select

adult registered programs, as specially marked on www.cranston-connect.com. These passes will allow you to attend 10 classes of your choice for only $120…that is $12/class! Punch passes became available starting January 4th 2013 and are valid for an entire year. Punch passes are intended to be used for a variety of programs, and there-fore cannot be used for one entire ses-sion of a single program. Add some flexibility to your schedule and try out a variety of classes without paying the individual drop in fee of $15/class! We hope to see you here soon!

Family Movie Nights At Century HallEnjoy a family movie night, at Centu-ry Hall every third Friday of the month from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., for the mere cost of $5/family! This price includes admission, drinks, and popcorn for your entire family! You can’t beat that price for a family night out! Movie selections will be advertised every month on our website: www.cranston-connect.com. Every-one is welcome… we hope to see you here! June Movie Night: June 21st.

DON’T MISS OUT ON CENTURY HALL’S FANTASTIC UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS!!!

Father & Kids BBQ SportspolozaSaturday, June 15th from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Calling all dads and their children! Go from station to station enjoying summer time fun & sports such as: lawn darts, croquet, washers, boccee ball, mini golf, soccer, bas-ketball and more! Organized picnic games, such as egg toss, egg & spoon race and three legged races will also fill the afternoon with entertainment for all ages. Hot dogs and hamburgers

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will be served to top off this perfect afternoon celebration of Father’s Day! This event is free of charge, however; space is limited, therefore; we do require all participants to RSVP via www.cranston-connect.com.

Cranston’s Annual Stampede BreakfastSaturday, July 6th from 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Grab your cowboy hats and head on down to Century Hall for Cran-ston’s largest event of the year! Com-plete with everything to entertain your family this fine stampede day: face painting, petting zoo, bounce castles, line dancing, professional ropers, mu-sic... and of course lots and lots of pan-cakes! You will even have the opportu-nity to test your appetite by entering our 2nd annual pancake eating competition! This event is free of charge and is open to the public. RSVP is not required, however; we do remind you that this event is first come first serve, with lines being cut off at 11:00 a.m.

Cranston’s Urban CampoutFriday, August 16th from 7:00 p.m. to August 17th at 8:00 a.m. Have you ever thought of how much fun it would be to pitch and tent and camp out at Century Hall? Now you can, at Cranston’s first ever Urban Campout! Residents are invited to grab their tent and sleeping bags for a family camping trip in their own backyard of Cranston! The evening will be filled with a wiener roast, s’more making, campfire sing along and movie under the stars! Rise and shine early to enjoy a light breakfast before head-ing home to get some real sleep! This event is free of charge, however; space is limited, therefore; we do require all participants to RSVP via www.cranston-connect.com.

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Need A Meeting Venue?Need a relaxing, comfortable, and af-fordable venue to host your next corpo-rate meeting or function? Century Hall has several meeting rooms available for rental to accommodate a variety of group sizes for a variety of needs. Please contact us to inquire about rates, options, and availability via email at rentals@cranstonresidents.ca. We look forward to hosting your group soon!

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This year, the Grade 3 and 4 students of École St. Cecilia School embarked on an exciting entrepreneurial adven-ture.

In partnership with BMO, the students learned about running a business and were given the opportunity to sell a product in order to make money to do-nate to a charity. Together with BMO, the students brainstormed ideas about products and business plans. The stu-dents also discussed various charities and decided to support The Alberta Children’s Hospital.

As a way to raise funds, the students came up with three money-making ideas and events. They sold water bot-tles with the school’s 50th anniversary logo to fellow students. They also set up a guessing jar (large gummy hearts) contest as well as a draw for a stuffed lion and $25 Toys R Us gift card. Lastly, the students held a movie night for the school community with dona-tions as well as popcorn and water sales going toward the project. In total, the students raised $2617.41 from this rewarding and educational project to donate to The Alberta Chil-dren’s Hospital.

Ecole St. Cecilia School

Birthday Parties At Century HallLooking for a perfect venue to host your child’s Birthday party… why not host it at Century Hall? Century Hall offers a special Birthday Party Package for all Cranston residents. For the mere cost of $110 + GST, you will have 1 hour private use of our gymnasium, as well as, 1 hour use of a multi-purpose room. This package will accommodate up to 25 guests. Please contact our rentals department by email: rentals@cranstonresidents.ca or by phone: 403-781-6614: X1, to book your party today!

Bilingualism IncreasesBetween 2006 and 2011, the number of people who reported being able to conduct a conversation in both of Canada’s official languages increased by nearly 350,000 to 5.8 million. The bilingualism rate of the Canadian population climbed slightly from 17.4% in 2006 to 17.5% in 2011.

News Canada, www.officiallanguages.gc.ca