March 19/99

Assistance
needed for
former
student

a September 1998, Jessie Bouvier,

a 20-year-old second year student at
Capilano College, began experiencing
very severe lower back pain and
progressive loss of mobility in his legs.

Despite this, he finished the Semesict on

the dean’s list.

In early J anuary of this year, ic was

finally diagnosed as having cancer of the
spine. Confined to a wheelchair, he is
undergoing chemotherapy i in preparation

for major spinal surgery which, if

undertaken, will leave him permanently
paraplegic, with attendant Loe of other
functions.

Jesse, his family, and his caregiving

team at G.F. Strong Rehabilitation
Centre, believe he should be at home. —
Unfortunately, the East Vancouver house 7

where he lives with his mother and sister
needs. very extensive modifications and

additions to make it wheelchair :

accessible. This costly work is beyond
the financial means of his family and,
because Jesse’s situation is the result of

illness rather than accident, virtually no

public funds are available.

Friends and supporter. of the family

have therefore beguna fundraising drive.

A pub ¢ event is in the early planning
stage. Jee an account be bank

Submitted by

vid Bouvier

Polly Richards, left, the Foundation’s alumni and special events assistant, and
Gail Owen, a member of the College Foundation’s special projects committee,
are seen here with a queen-size quilt and a Victorian rabbit named Rose. Both
these items were made by Polly and will be raffled to support the CommuniTEA
project. Tickets are $2 each or three for $5.

It's tea time again
at the College

ast year, some of you met the Mad

Hatter. This year, come and meet
Rose, a Victorian rabbit, at the next Tea
for Toonie on Thursday, April 22, 2 to 4
p.m. in the Birch building, room 126.

The tea is sponsored by the Special
Projects Committee of the Capilano
College Foundation and is our part in
the North Shore CommuniTEA project.
This project is presented by the Lions
Gate Hospital Foundation, the North
Shore Community Foundation and the
Memorial Library Foundation of West
Vancouver, as well as our own
Foundation.

The proceeds from last year’s tea
enabled the College Foundation to fund
a book which captured the 25-year
history of the Squamish campus,
purchase new gowns for the Capilano
College Singers, support a literacy field
trip for the Carnegie Learning Centre,
and assist the Koerner lecture series.

The main tea-off event for this
year’s CommuniTEA party will take
place at the College on Sunday, May 2
from 2 to 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 if
purchased before April 10, and $25
afterwards. Sponsored by Murchie’s,
this tea for 400 people will include
garden club exhibits, tea readings,
antique china assessments by Royal
Doulton, a tea garden, entertainment
by NiteCap, and plenty of door prizes.

Both employees and members of
the community will be encouraged to
hold another tea event and are eligible
for grand prizes in four categories:
Sport-TEA, Simplici-TEA, Odd-i-TEA
and Devote-TEA.

For more information and a
brochure, contact Polly Richards at
local 4983.

Submitted by Lana Robinson

@nformer