It feels good to be in mid-summer, doesn’t it? The sunshine, warm breezes, lovely days, and warm evenings spent outside are a balm to body and soul. We hope you’re enjoying a beautiful summer, whether it’s a vacation away or a staycation right here in Deer Ridge, enjoying the many activities and mature green spaces that our community offers.
Community Gardens Update
The community gardens have been getting great support from volunteers and plot holders, and it’s turning out to be another wonderful growing season. If you’ve been by, you’ll have noticed some changes, some upgrades, and enhancements. If you haven’t come by yet, please do – the gardens offer a beautiful seating area amongst the greenery and flowers, and you will find it a restful and welcoming space, whether you’re accompanying a family member to their sporting activities in the area, having a coffee with friends, or looking for a quiet space to sit with your thoughts for a bit. Choose your time of day – it is always changing and always welcoming.
Many thanks to Anita for re-staining the benches and planting flowers, to Gord and Drew for assisting with recladding the beds, to Bob for organizing the gardens, gardeners, and volunteers, as well as spearheading the upgrades and personally doing so much of the physical work that goes into bed renovation, planting, and garden décor. And a great big thank you to the volunteers who assist with mowing, trimming, watering, general cleanup, and all the little things. You are appreciated.
Fish Creek Provincial Park 50th Anniversary Celebration Update
“50 years of adventure, nature, and a heck of a lot of good times!” – https://friendsoffishcreek.org/fcpp_50/.
On June 7, the Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society celebrated the 50th anniversary of this park in our backyard that we enjoy so much – and your community association was there! Deer Ridge had a booth at the event, staffed by volunteers (thank you Dawn for organizing). We were there to show our support for the Friends of Fish Creek and for the park itself, and to let everyone know how much we appreciate our proximity to the park and its amenities. The event offered walking tours, kid-friendly activities, an amazing cowboy trick roping demonstration, native seed giveaways, planting, and more. Much rehabilitation work has been done at the park, and this was a great opportunity for the community to engage with it and learn about the ongoing biodiversity and conservation efforts taking place in the park.
Annual General Meeting Update
Deer Ridge Community Association held its Annual General Meeting on June 17 at Fish Creek United Church. Thank you to all the community members who came out to hear what we’ve been up to this past year, have a look at the financials, stand for election to a seat on the board, and discuss and vote on community initiatives. Your interest is what keeps this community vibrant and humming with activities and amenities. An updated list of Board Executives and Directors will be posted in the next newsletter.
11th Annual Community Festival Update
The Annual Deer Point Community Festival was held on June 29, at Deer Point Plaza in Deer Ridge. This annual event brings together families and neighbours from Deer Ridge, Deer Run, Queensland, Parkland, and Lake Bonavista communities for a vibrant day of live music, artisan vendors, food, kids’ activities, and general good times. Deer Ridge once again hosted a booth with kids’ craft activities – sand art is always a hit. A great big thank you goes out to our crafting booth volunteers. We hope that you, our community guests, were able to come out and enjoy this very popular event and thank you to those who stopped by our booth to say hello.
City of Calgary “Dump Your Junk” Community Cleanup Update
The Deer Ridge City of Calgary Dump Your Junk event was held in conjunction with the Queensland/Diamond Cove Community Association in their community hall parking lot on July 5. We hope you were able to collect up all your disused, no longer wanted items and take them over to the collection site for the City to dump in the landfill, free of charge to you. This event is always so great for cleaning up all the junk that collects in a year.
A heartfelt thank you to our volunteers for assisting with traffic control and safety at the collection site, and an enormous thank you to the Queensland/Diamond Cove Community Association for once again including us in this much needed and appreciated community cleanup event.
Movie in Yellow Slide Park and Deer Ridge’s 45th Anniversary! – August 16
It’s been a busy summer already, and we’re not done yet! Deer Ridge Community Association will be hosting its 45th Anniversary party, together with the much-loved Movie in the Park event this year. It’s all free, no membership required, bring your friends, neighbours, and family, because this is going to be amazingly fun.
Come at 5:00 pm for hot dogs, drinks, treats, cake, cupcakes, and coffee. Entertainment for all ages of kids is planned for before the movie – the bouncy castle will return as will some other favourite entertainments, and some new ones – stay tuned for more announcements on our webpage and in the community members’ email blast. That’s where you’ll hear about which movie will be shown, too, as that decision is always made closer to the event date.
We were able to rent the same large, bright screen that was so successful last year, so we will show the movie at 7:30 pm, and young families can stay to enjoy the movie, before bedtime.
Thank you to those of you who have already volunteered to help. Those of you considering it, we encourage you to sign up – this is a great event. Volunteers are a part of creating a truly fun experience, and they enjoy a good deal of camaraderie in doing so. If you plan to volunteer for only one thing this year, make it Movie in the Park – you will not regret it. Connect with us at [email protected] and let us know what happiness creation and great experience volunteer role would appeal to you. Join in the fun and feel the community spirit!
Summertime Board Recess
The board takes a recess from meetings during July and August, although community work continues. You will see us out and about at Movie in the Park, the community gardens, Yellow Slide Park, or in the community, and we would love for you to stop and say hello.
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