Thanks, Ontario Trillium Foundation and Byron Turner!

In April, 2014, the ABCA was awarded a sizable grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to improve the ABC Hall. With Director, Byron Turner at the helm, 20 active participants logged more than 450 volunteer hours over a year and a half on this important project.

During this time, new multimedia equipment, tables and chairs were purchased, the heating and ventilation system was upgraded, the hall was insulated and sided, eavestroughs were installed, and the timber-frame portico (in memory of former ABCA President, Martin Yates) was built.

We are so lucky to have such a comfortable, well-equipped facility in the heart of our rural community - please use it! We are a non-profit organization run by volunteers so your suggestions, support and participation is vital, and always welcome and greatly appreciated. Membership is only $10 per family per year though you don't have to be a member to help :-).

Thanks, Annie Dalton!

This summer, we commissioned local graphic designer Annie Dalton to design a logo for the ABCA, and a new roadside sign for the hall. We love her playful variation on the 'tree of life' - it brings to mind interconnection and family roots of course, but also the lumbering history of the area, and even memories of the old oak tree that once stood in the hall parking lot. As a symbol of shelter, friendship and goodwill, we think it's just perfect for the Althorpe Bolingbroke Community, and a hall that's been connecting neighbours since 1947. Kudos, Annie!

The sign structure echoes the new hall portico. It was built by ABCA President Mike Erion, who also painted and lettered the sign; Sign Design in Perth fabricated the round logo. A fitting beacon for our renovated community hall!

A Fun Night Out

Come on out - and bring along your friends, too - to the ABC Hall this Saturday evening for a Bolingbroke Café Pub Nite featuring local favourite, String Tease. Doors open at 7 p.m., music starts at 7:30 p.m.

Sorry, no games in sight, but there will be lots of fun, and lively music, along with a variety of beer and wine to whet your whistles!

$15 admission includes munchies.

Info: Pub Nite ~ String Tease

Sample, Socialize & Shop

The fun keeps coming! Here's another fantastic fundraising event, our annual Pampered Chef party hosted by PC Consultant Jan Theoret and ABCA Director of Events, Pat Hough.

Enjoy product demos and tasty food (like Hearty Tuscan Soup, Festive Holiday Cheese Spread and Gingerbread Trees) with friends and neighbours at the ABC Hall on Saturday afternoon, November 7 from 1-4 p.m.

Pampered Chef kitchen tools are top-notch and would make the cook or baker on your Christmas list mighty happy, too!

If you're not able to attend, but would like to purchase some products, you can place your order with Jan beforehand; the ABCA will still get credit for the sale.

Details: Pampered Chef Party