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Love at First Sight?

GreenHearted — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:55:26 +0000

You smiled and tipped your hat to an off-island friend of mine, a lovely woman 65ish, at Tru Value on Pender Island. She’s been thinking about you ever since (probably the gallantry ! If you’re single, she would love to meet you. You are a male, not tall/not short, not lanky/not fat, slightly balding, with the biggest, kindest, most gorgeous brown eyes she’s ever seen. She couldn’t tell your age, but what does age matter? She is fairly petite, with stylish grey hair, a pretty face, and a Scottish accent. Respond here if you’d like me to arrange a meeting. In any case, you made her day!

Playgroup “Everybody Welcome” Meeting

junglequeen — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:29:45 +0000

The Pender Island Playgroup Board invites all members – current, old and prospective, as well as interested supporters to a meeting Thursday May 3 from 1-3pm at the Playgroup.

The purpose of this meeting will be to better understand how our society serves the membership and community, while also examining how it might better meet our needs. One of the goals of the meeting will be to generate a prioritized list of action items to direct the Board and interested members in the coming months.

If your family is unable to attend the meeting but would like to participate in the dialogue, please email me at anna.lundeen@gmail.com or catch me in person and I will do my best to make sure you are included.

Come with your ideas, questions, enthusiasm, and an open mind. Feel free to bring a snack to share if you wish and, of course, children are totally welcome.

Regards,
Anna Lundeen

Interested in Hosting an ‘Intro to Biodiesel’ Presentation?

Dreamer Propulsion — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:06:03 +0000

Perhaps by now you’ve heard that it’s possible to make your own biodiesel from used cooking oil, and you’re interested in learning more.

The Dreamer Propulsion Project is offering by-donation workshops in homebrew biodiesel production. If you are willing to host a workshop in your home, office, community centre or any other venue, we are willing to travel to your community (limited to Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands) to share what we know.

What we offer is a 90 minute presentation that covers:

-basics of transesterification (biodiesel production)
-how to make your own backyard biodiesel refinery with off-the-shelf hardware parts for less than $500
-how to start a biodiesel co-op with friends and neighbours to share costs and effort
-how to convert your diesel vehicle to run on straight vegetable oil
-the future of biodiesel; alternate ingredients and processes

This lecture is offered in easy to understand language. You need not be a mechanic, engineer, or chemist.

Ideally we like to present to 5 or more people and pass the hat to cover travel costs. This is simple oral presentation that can also be offered as a demonstration if you are able to supply used, dewatered and filtered vegetable oil, methanol and lye. (Contact us for more details on where to find these things)

This presentation can also be tailored to your needs. Let us know what you’d like to learn.

Child Care Available

emmam — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:07:35 +0000

Creavtivity Based, Nurturing Family Environment. Daily crafts, outdoor time, healthy meals, a variety of learning activities and an emphasis on working with individual learning patterns.

Beginning March 1st, 2012

Full or part time care, under 18 months welcome!

Please e-mail Emma with any questions or to set up an interview.

emmamclay@gmail.com