Saturday, October 31, 2009

GLBT Housing Survey

I recieved the following from GLBT Housing, a group which is attempting to create a GLBT village/housing complex in our community.

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COMING SOON – GLBT HOUSING – a reality for Calgary! Yes, it’s true. It’s been discussed at dinner parties and at the bars, between friends and acquaintances, amongst lovers and friends. GLBThousing.ca is now taking the talk to the street – and the next step.

If you are interested (or if you know of someone who is) we need your input. Simply go to www.GLBThousing.ca and click on the link to our web survey. This data will be compiled by researchers and used to determine exactly what type of housing project the initial development will be.Please tell us what you want. We would love to know. To find out more information and to complete the web survey, go to www.GLBThousing.ca

The survey will be available from October 15, 2009 until April 15, 2010.

There will be a draw for a $400 Visa Gift Card made from all entries.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Gay Singles Bookclub

The Gay Singles in Calgary (GSC) group will be hosting a book club this Wednesday (October 28th, 2009).

Time: 6:30 - 9:30PM

Location: Starbucks/Chapters at Chinook Mall.

They will be discussing David Bergen's "The Time In Between," winner of the 2005 Scotiabank Giller Prize for fiction.

For more information visit www.gaysinglesincalgary.org

Calgary Networking Club (CNC) - November Meeting

The Calgary Networking Club is an event for Professionals and Business owners to meet and greet eachother.

When: 5-7PM, Tuesday Nov. 3rd 2009
Where: Ming Bar, 520 17th Ave SW (North Side, 1/2 block West of 4th St SW)
Cost: $10

Guest Speaker: The results from Outlinks recent community survey will be presented. Should be quite interesting!

All are welcome, regardless of your profession or interests.

Saturday, October 24, 2009

ARGRA "Team" Dance, November 21st

ARGRA (Alberta Rockies Gay Rodeo Association) is holding a dance on November 21st 2009.

Hillhurst Community Centre ( a short walk from the Sunnyside C-Train station).

Doors open at 8Pm, $3 for ARGRA members, $5 for non-members.

http://www.argra.org/dances_details.php

Apollo Curling/Winter Sports

Apollo's Winter Sports season is here!

Curling: My personal favourite. Although team registration is now closed, they are looking for spares (spares take the place of a team member who cannot show up). Cost is $10 per game which is a good deal when you consider ice rental. Basic equipment required: A clean pair of shoes (I recomend running shoes), a Slider (>$20) which slips over one of the shoes, and a broom ($40 and up). Games take place Saturday at the Northhill Curling club (1201, 2nd St NW). This is easily reached by the #3 bus which goes up centre street and liases with the C-Train at 7th Ave SW.

e-mail curling@apollocalgary.com

Badminton: As much as like badminton, it is on the FAR east side of the city. For those of you with a car this is no problem. For transit users like me, this means QUITE the ride and personaly I don't feel up to it after working all day. I understand that they have much better deal on rent than when they were downtown. Fair enough.

For those of you with a car, or who are otherwise interested:

St. Martha School (6020 - 4 Avenue NE)
Schedule:

Wednesdays 7 pm to 9 pm from Sep 16th til Dec 16th, 2009.

THEN:

Wednesday, Jan 06th, 2010 til Mar 31st, 2010

Volleyball: Both intermediate and recreational leagues are offered. The below info from Apollo's website.

Intermediate:

YWCA, 320 – 5th Avenue SE
Sundays, 4:30 – 6:30PM. For more info. Call Corey at (403) 217-6191
Sept. 13,20,27 / Oct. 4,18,25 / Nov. 1,8,15,22,29 / Dec. 6,13

Recreational:

Langevin School, 107 - 6A St NE
Fridays, 7:00 – 9:00PM. For more info, call Kitt at (403) 263-2112
Dates: Sept. 11,18,25 / Oct. 2,16,23,30 / Nov. 6 / Dec. 4,11

GLBT - A Community Giving Conference

I had the privlege, thanks to AIDS calgary, to attend Calgary's first GLBT - A Community Giving Conference about philantrophy and fundraising int the Gay Community, sponsored by TD Waterhouse.

There were many excellent speakers from Calgary and Toronto and even Minister Blackett mustered the nerve to show up (after the Bill 44 fiasco). I give him credit for I believe he is sincere if naive. The belief in his sincerity is not shared by everyone, but with the history of the governing PC's, that is understandable.

Anyways, I just wanted to state that I thought it was a wonderful event and I hope that it will help contribute to the increased organization and communication of the GLBT community here in Calgary.

The Dork? C'est moi.

Well sorry, I am dork (we knew this for a while). 1) Laptop melts down 2) I got into that nasty habit of the computer "remembering the user/password info, to the point that I FORGOT IT. I wrote it down on paper......somewhere, yet to be found.

O.K. Let's start from scratch, give me another chance and I will make sure this blog is actually updated.

Cheers,

Jeremy