SEVEN DAYS

Children

Living Hope Christian Fellowship (12246 100 Ave.) presents Sonworld Adventure Park day camps for kids who will be in Grades 1-6 in September. Enjoy skits, stories, crafts, games, music, and snacks from 9 a.m. to noon. Phone 604-588-8109 or visit www.lhcf.ca for more information. Preregistration is required by today (July 13). No late registrations.

New Hope Christian Church (11838 88 Ave.) is hosting two camps: Summer Splash, Tuesdays and Thursdays in July from 1:30-3:30 p.m. and Camp Adventure on July 21-23 from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Call Karen at 604-596-8178 to register.

Register your child in the Burns Bog Conservation Society’s Wetland Adventures Summer Day Camp. The day camps run Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. until August 15. The cost is $100 for first child and $80 for each additional child. T-shirt and camper’s manual included. To register or for more information, call 604-572-0373.

In celebration of its 25th year in business, Kidsbooks is partnering with Surrey Public Library, also 25 this year, to offer a $5 coupon for each child who signs up and participates in the Summer Reading Club at any of Surrey Public Library. The $5 Stay Cool This Summer and Read coupon is redeemable at any Kidsbooks location but kids must bring their reading record with them. For more information about the Summer Reading Club visit www.spl.surrey.bc.ca or any branch of Surrey Public Library. Kidsbooks is located at 15033 32 Ave. For more information, visit www.kidsbooks.ca/southsurreystore.htm

Attention teens! This summer, be creative, have some fun and win cash. Enter Surrey Public Library’s Young Adult Writing Contest and create a short story, poem, or comic. Cash prizes will be awarded per category and age group. The contest is open to ages 12 to 18. Entries must be in by Aug. 11. Entry rules and forms are available from any branch of Surrey Public Library or on the web at www.spl.surrey.bc.ca. There is a $3 fee per entry.  Call Gayle at 604-598-7431 or e-mail gjharris@surrey.ca

Donations

Hunger knows no season. The Surrey Food Bank is asking the community to help celebrate Christmas in July by organizing a food drive to collect non-perishable food items in July. The summer months are lean as people become busy with summer vacation plans, and the food bank needs to build up reserves to help make it through to Christmas. Contact Shirley Jensen at 604-581-5443 or e-mail development@surreyfoodbank.org for more information or to register your food drive.

Fundraising

Dance and Social Night fundraiser to support Annette Savage and the Niall Mellon Township Trust will take place July 19 at 7 p.m. at the Crescent Beach Legion #240, 2643 128 St. Music by Joe Kool and guest. Door prizes, raffle, 50/50 draw and silent auction. The $20 tickets must be purchased in advance. Call 604-507-1691. For more information about the charity, visit www.irishtownship.com

Health

Clear up misconceptions and get the facts on family health issues. This year, the Summer Health Institute is expanding. They are covering some more advanced content, and welcome questions for the instructors (you may submit yours when registering online). These free events are held at SFU Surrey on Thursday evenings throughout July and August from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Room 3170 at SFU Surrey, Central City, 13450 102 Ave. Presented by Continuing Health Education and SFU’s health counselling specialists, topics include: Get your family to eat their greens! (July 24), Fit for Life (July 31), Healthy Relationships (Aug. 7), Conflict and Communication in relationships (Aug. 14), Surviving Heart Break (Aug. 21), and Human Papillomavirus (Aug 28). Everyone is welcome. Limited seating so pre-registration is required. To register, visit www.sfu.ca/healthed, e-mail healthed@sfu.ca, or call 778-782-7451.

Music

During the week of July 14, from Tuesday to Friday, Vicki St. Pierre will offer one-on-one, private, one-hour lessons and, on Friday, an evening master class for Surrey singers who wish to take advantage of this rare opportunity. Master class students will perform a piece that St. Pierre will critique in the group setting. She holds a Master of Music Degree in Music Performance from the University of Western Ontario and is currently completing her Doctor of Music program. She has been music director and conductor of musical theatre productions including Sondheim’s Into the Woods, Gilbert & Sullivan’s Iolanthe and Baum’s The Wizard of Oz. For more information, call Patricia Dahlquist at 604-594-9506.

The Surrey Choral Arts Project Society wants you to join the Surrey Children’s Choir family of choirs for the 2008-2009 season. Auditions are now being held for all voices, ages 6 to 70, for places in the Junior and Intermediate Training Choirs, Senior Children’s Choir, Chamber Choir, 2006 CBC Choral Competition Prize-winning Youth Choir and the Adult Community Chorus. For more information call 604-541-2519.

The Roaring Twenties Jazz Orchestra meets every Monday evening from 7-9 p.m. Repertoire includes great jazz and dance standards from the ’20s and early ’30s. Experienced trumpet, sax and rhythm players are welcome to contact Rick at 604-530-6646 for more information and location.

The Maple Leaf Singers Want You! Don’t hide your voice in the shower. Raise your voice with the Maple Leaf Singers and shine in a varied selection of music, including pop, jazz/blues, rock, classical, spiritual, and Broadway show tunes. This 45-voice show choir features talent from across the Lower Mainland and invites male and female singers to audition for the upcoming season. All voices welcome: tenor, bass, baritone, alto, second and first soprano. For more information, call Anne Baird at 604-922-9827.

Soundscape, Surrey’s a cappella community chorus, welcomes prospective new singers during the month of September. Tenors and basses are especially encouraged to join. For more information or a voice placement, e-mail director Joey Minshall at joey_minshall@telus.net

Reunion

Langley Secondary School’s class of 1968’s 40th reunion and BBQ takes place in south Langley on July 26. For more information, call Jean Allsopp Emmons at 604-533-1891 or Elsie Feenstra Warren at 604-534-1524.

Queen Elizabeth Secondary School is holding its Class of ‘88 20-year reunion on Oct. 4 at the Coast Hotel Langley (Cascades Casino Ballroom). Tickets are $70 before July 4 and $90 onwards. For more information, visit www.qe88.ca

Sports

Join team members, coaches and dignitaries as the City of Surrey welcomes the U.S. Speedskating team to South Surrey for a training camp. The welcome ceremony and community BBQ takes place July 14 at 11:30 a.m. at the South Surrey Arena, 1925 148 St. A training session open for public viewing takes place from 9-10:30 a.m. The team consists of 18 athletes and four staff members. To date the team has won 75 olympic medals. There is a $5 cost for the BBQ. For more information, visit www.aheadofthegame.surrey.ca or call 778-593-2010.

Volunteers

The Canadian Red Cross is seeking caring and committed community members to become Volunteer Prevention Educators for the RespectED: Violence & Abuse Prevention program. Fluency in English is essential. Volunteers receive comprehensive training and are certified to deliver Child Abuse & Relationship Violence Prevention presentations to youth aged 12-18 in local schools and community centres. Training begins September 24. To apply, e-mail Beatrice Adjoury at Beatrice.Adjoury@redcross.ca or call 604-709-6629.

PICS Assisted Living is looking for volunteers to assist the seniors at various points. Volunteers will also schedule to assist in organizing special events, performing reception duties and escorting seniors during outside activities such as shopping, and walking. A good reference is required. Contact program coordinator Jay Bains at 604-596-0052, ext. 108. e-mail jay.bains@pics.bc.ca

Help the environment and join other volunteers at Brownsville Park along Fraser River for the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. This event will be a perfect opportunity for school groups, community groups, families and concerned individuals to get involved in a hands-on conservation program. It provides a chance to become involved with an activity that has a real, measurable effect in the environment both locally and globally. Cleanups are more than just collecting trash, they are examples of communities working together to create solutions that ensure our oceans and waterways are kept clean. They will meet at Brownsville Park (at the foot of Old Yale Road) on Sept. 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteer appreciation lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. The event will happen rain or shine. For more information or registration, call Sonia at 604-290-1705 or resister online at www.vanaqua.org/cleanup. Registration is recommended this year.

Czorny Alzheimer Centre seeks individuals for its volunteer team to help with a variety of programs including music, gardening and visiting programs. Call 604-575-6702.

Women

South Fraser Women’s Services Society Journal Writing Workshop for women, July 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 15318 20 Ave. Pre-register by calling 604-536-9611, ext. 221.

The Leader’s mailing address is #200 - 5450 152 St., Surrey, B.C. V3S 5J9. Fax 604-575-2079. E-mail: bjoseph@surreyleader.com