The ladies of Riverbend Fellowship Church held a salad supper May 13 in the Borden Seniors' Room, with close to 30 out to enjoy a great variety of salads. Special music was provided by Becky Loewen, Shauna Schmidt and Lori Janz of Waldheim.
Guest speaker was Linda Chamagne from the Bridge on 20th Fellowship Centre in Saskatoon. The centre came into being 12 years ago, to bring hope to many who have no hope, to those who are lonely, to the addicted and disenfranchised.
They opened with $120 budget and one full-time volunteer, and now have 250 visitors a day, serve over 1,250 meals per week and now have an operating budget of $250,000. The centre employs seven full-time and three part-time staff.
The Bridge would like to offer transitional program housing to help the homeless and broken people and hope to raise enough money to buy land and renovate and expand, with the help of many donations, at a cost of $2.5 million.
Chamagne also spoke about her life as a Métis. She said she moved from drug and alcohol addictions to turning her life over to Jesus and getting the Bridge started.
To donate or learn more about the program go to www.thebridge20.com or call 306-382-2855.
Door prizes of pansies wrapped in gold foil and placed in small pastel painted watering cans went to Diane Tracksell, Laura Loeppky, Elizabeth Derksen, June Nichol, Deanna Wall, Ann Brand, Anne Palmer, Linda Chamagne, Lori Janz, Marie Ann Williams and Becky Loewen.
The Borden Friendship Club held their monthly business meeting May 11.
A report was heard from an SOS Village in Africa that the club supports for $300 per year.
Members were invited to join the Radisson Seniors May 19 at 2 p.m. and to the Royal Purple Tea and program June 1 at 2 p.m. in Radisson Hall.
The club is inviting other clubs to join them Tuesday, June 14 at 2:30 p.m. (changed from June 15). There will be a games night after their next potluck supper May 25.
The Borden Seniors' Room was decorated in a Mexican theme for a bridal shower honouring Jill Olzewski (nee Larsen) May 15. Gerry Wainwright introduced the head table - Joyce Olzewski, mother of groom; Sylvia Larsen, mother of bride; Jill; sister Kim Osmond; and friend Jenna Berlie.
Jan Elliot was in charge of games and Gerry gave a brief history of Jill. She grew up in Borden, attending kindergarten to Grade 12 at Borden School. She attended McKay Institute , studying to be a medical office assistant. Her husband Scott took his schooling in Langham and took an environmental course in Alberta. He is now trucking with his dad. Scott and Jill had married in Mexico in January.
