President’s Report
New Membership Portal
There is a new online membership
portal at www.cliffbungalowmission.com. It has more capabilities than the
previous system and it will require less volunteer time to manage.
To get to the location online,
click on “Get Involved,” then click on “Memberships,” the new membership portal
link is at the bottom of that page.
When you purchase online, you
will get a receipt that acts as a membership card. You can download this to
your phone. If you wish to have a plastic membership card, just bring your
online receipt to a community event such as jazz or a potluck. If you already
have a plastic card, then bring it to a community event with your online
receipt and we will update the date sticker.
Bon Voyage Marilyn and Rick
Former Board members Marilyn and
Rick Williams have sold their heritage house on Cliff Street SW and are moving
to Victoria. They both served on our CBMCA Board for many years. Marilyn was
our Heritage Director for many years. Rick has had many roles – including
President. His picture was on the cover of our December newsletter. Both were
involved with heritage groups in Calgary. We will miss them and we wish them
well as they move to Victoria, another heritage community.
Ongoing Community Events
At the moment, we have two
monthly ongoing events. One is the jazz concerts from September to June. The
second is the potlucks from September to July (the latter is in the park,
weather permitting). Check out the Community Calendar elsewhere in this
newsletter.
We have formed a new Social
Committee. Would you like to join it and get involved in helping events happen?
Contact Hannah Hahn at [email protected].
Lilac Festival
The Lilac Festival this year is
on Sunday, June 7. The Lilac Festival is the largest Street event in Calgary,
and we helped get it started in 1990. We are registered to be near our usual
location on the east side of 4 Street SW near 21 Avenue SW. We will need help
setting up at 8:00 am, being at our booth 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, and tearing down
and transporting our things back to our community centre at 6:00 pm. Contact
Bob at [email protected].
Changes to Our Hall Rentals
Our community hall was created
from two classrooms. There is a folding door that can divide the hall back into
two rooms. For many years the Montessori School of Calgary has been renting our
hall space and using the west half as a classroom on school days. In the past,
we had concurrently been renting the whole hall after 5:00 pm. In most cases
that has meant the school would remove their things (on wheels). This has
caused various concerns for the school. Over several months, we had discussions
with Montessori on how we might address these concerns.
At our June 2025 Board meeting,
our Board decided we would stop renting the whole hall to outside groups
starting September 1, 2025. We will still use the whole hall for CBMCA events
such as Jazz and Potlucks. We will still rent out the east hall for small
events like Condo AGM’s.
For rental inquiries, email [email protected].
History Book 3rd Printing
We have the third printing of
our award-winning history book. It is one of the most successful community
books in Calgary. It is available for purchase at all our events at the
community centre. Cost is still $30 (cost recovery). This is a great way of
learning the history of the community in which you live. They are great as
gifts.
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