****The March Calendar of Events can be found by clicking its tab under the Events Column.*****

Good Evening Comrades,

I hope this email finds everyone well.

Unfortunately due to the weather on Saturday we didn’t have a quorum for our General Meeting.  The changes to our By-laws will be voted on at March’s General Meeting.

On Saturday we had an awesome Meat Draw.  We had a fund raiser for Elaine, and her kids and husband came for the event, and had a great time.  Robert and I would like to personally thank both Mel Adams and Lora Mears for organizing the fund raiser and all those who supported the event.

Key dates for March are the 16th from 6pm – 9pm when we are having another basket raffle; and March 17th when we are having entertainment by Retrofire and celebrating St. Paddy’s day with Irish stew and games.

Also March 17th is our General Meeting.

We hope to see everyone out at some point this month.

Yours in Comradeship,

Cathy St. John, Branch Administrator, Abbotsford Branch 15

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The February Calendar of Events can be found by clicking its tab under the Events Column.

Good Afternoon Comrades,

I hope this email finds you all well.

First off I would like to say thank you for all of you who came out to our Snowball Event.  A good time was had by all.

A couple of key dates to keep in mind this month………….

Saturday February 10^th……..come down and support our Ladies Auxiliary as they host their Valentine Tea at 10 am.

Wednesday February 14^th …….Valentine’s Day Dinner – sign up sheet at the bar.  $15.00/person.  Wendy will be preparing Baron of Beef and all the trimmings………….come on out the more the merrier.  Entertainment will be provided by Steve Hillis.

Please note our General Meeting for February has been moved to the 24^th of February.  Come on out as we will be voting on the By – Law changes your new executive are preparing.

These by-law changes were available at the last general meeting.  I will send out a copy of them in a follow up email for your consideration.

Yours in Comradeship,

Cathy St. John, Branch Administrator, Abbotsford Branch 15

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Good Morning Comrades,    I hope this email finds you well.

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and are looking forward to a Happy New Year.

Attached please see invitation for our Snow Ball on Saturday Jan. 27^th.

This is a Pot Luck event.  There is a sign up sheet down at the bar or you can email me or call the branch after noon Wednesday through Saturday.

Please indicate what you are bringing.  We are looking for appetizers, main courses and dessert.

I hope to see you all there, let’s start our year off right.

Yours in Comradeship,     Cathy St. John, Branch Administrator

 It is with sadness to report that our comrade Frank Svenshek passed away on Christmas Eve, 2017.  Frank was a solid member of branch 15 and a good friend to many of us.

He served on the executive for a number of terms, including some as Vice President.  Recently his illness caused him to spend less time with us and unfortunately he passed away on what was his 73rd Birthday.   Frank’s Obituary, courtesy of the Abbotsford News, is included here.   Click on the obituary to enlarge it.