Kathleen Cosgrove, Val Newman, Sahib (David DeMuynck), and

Tamara llersich wait outside the tea reading room.

Above left: the tea ladies include Anna Lee
Boulton, Itidal Sadek and Polly Richards.
Top right: Madam Mystique wows the crowd with
her amazing tea readings.

Above: Linda Denley, Brenda Soeder, Doug
Jardine and Rose Georg have a cuppa.

(Photos by Dianella Knight.)

Tea provides a healthy boost for Foundations

he spring Tea for Toonie was held

on Thursday, April 22 in the Birch
building’s room 126 with Foundation
board member, Gail Owen, as hostess.

About 130 members of the College
community came by to sample the
magnificent treats prepared by Gail and
her team of volunteers.

In its second year, the tea supports the
larger CommuniTEA project of four
North Shore Foundations: Lions Gate
Hospital Foundation, Memorial Library
Foundation of West Vancouver, North

Shore Community Foundation, as well
as our own foundation.

Many people purchased tickets for the
queen-size quilt made and donated by
the Foundation office’s Polly Richards.
The quilt was won May 2 at a larger
CommuniTEA tea-off, also held at the
College, by Joy Phelps of West
Vancouver. The event featured a tea
garden by Murchie’s, Nite Cap
performances, tea readings and a silent
auction of 35 unique bird houses
donated by John Schaff. John is the

father of Retail Marketing instructor
Heddy Bing. The auction raised more
than $1,300.

Over the next two months, members
of the community will be having their
own tea parties to raise awareness and
funds for the four foundations. If you
would like more information,
including how you can win some great
prizes, call the Foundation office at
local 4983.

Submitted by Lana Robinson

@nformer