Beverly Heights Community League

We would like to invite you to attend the BHCL Annual General Meeting at 7pm on Tuesday April 9, 2019.  We will meet in the Family Centre at the Beverly Heights Hall.  Please share the invitation with neighbours, family, and friends in the area.

Learn about community league activities and programs, hear what the current board has accomplished this past year, and elect board members for vacant and term positions. A 2018/2019 BHCL community league membership is required to vote and will be available to purchase at the door.

Positions up for election this year include: Vice President, Secretary, Civics Director, Membership/Community Liaison Director, Publicity & Communications Director, Rink Director, Sports Director and the vacant Program/Social Director. We have some incumbents interested in continuing but always welcome new members interested in taking on a role! Please see the BHCL Board Positions for a short description of the positions.

If you have any questions please email Tracey Hirtle, our outgoing Vice President, at Volunteer.BHCL@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you at our AGM! We’ve had an amazingly productive year and are excited to share updates with you.

There is still time for you to come out and enjoy our 49th annual Variety Show! We have done four shows so far, and have six to go. Lots of good seats are still available. Give us a call at 780-471-3600 to reserve your tickets.

Remaining shows:

• Friday, March 8 – Ukrainian Dinner Night – optional $15/plate Ukrainian dinner, served at 6:30, provided by Paulina’s Catering
• Saturday, March 9
• Friday, March 15 – Ukrainian Dinner Night – optional $15/plate Ukrainian dinner, served at 6:30, provided by Paulina’s Catering
• Saturday, March 16
• Friday, March 22 – Buy One, Get One (BOGO) evening. Our first BOGO night sold out, so we decided to host another!
• Saturday, March 23 – Closing night of our 49th Season

Tickets for the Variety Show are $20 each. All the proceeds go directly into our community. Please come out and join us for an evening of laughs.

For more information on the Variety Show, please see our FAQ.

Your Community League Board met on February 12 for our monthly meeting. Some highlights of the meeting:

• Signage:
  • additional signage for the new smoking area will be ordered and installed when it arrives. This is to ensure the hall is compliant with the new City of Edmonton smoking ordinance.
  • new signs for the Family Centre and Main Hall entrances will be ordered and installed when it arrives. This is to decrease confusion on which door leads to which space.
  • new neighbourhood watch signs have already been installed (S on 34th St. before 114 Ave., and S on 38th St. before 114 Ave.)
• Our January 2019 Casino Fundraiser was a success! Thank you to all the volunteers who came out to support our community. We have been confirmed for our next casino in 2021.
• Lots of events are happening over the next few months! Crystal Boyde, our current Membership Director who also sometimes wears the hat of Program Director has the following scheduled:
  • Taste of Greece – April 13 @ 6:00 pm
  • Mother’s Day Brunch – May 11 from 11:00 – 1:00
  • Father’s Day Lunch – June 15 from 11:00 – 1:00
  • See our Events page for more information.
• Tickets for the 49th Annual Variety Show are half-sold! We are the longest running community-based fundraiser in Edmonton. Please join us for a night of laughs. For tickets, phone 780-471-3600. See our Variety Show page for dates and FAQ.
• Beverly Heights will not be managing an outdoor soccer season. Anyone interested in outdoor soccer will need to register directly through EMSA North. For more information on soccer, please see our Soccer page.
• Social Media Guidelines – Our BHCL facebook group has continued to grow. As such, the Board approved a set of guidelines for the Users and Administrators of the group. You can see these posted on our facebook page.
• Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate for us to host a Family Day Skate. We are hoping to have a skating event and memorabilia sale on March 9, but this is still weather-dependent. Will post more information when we are closer to the date. Lots of fun memorabilia for sale!

Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 9 at 7:00 pm. If you are interested in learning more about what’s on in our community, or you want to volunteer your time, please mark the date on your calendar!

Looks like the long-term forecast is in our favour for a Family Day Skate. Hopefully this cold weather won’t last much longer and we will be able to enjoy our rink.

Join us from 1:00 – 4:00 for skating, free hot chocolate and s’mores. In our rink building, we will be hosting a Jersey & Memorabilia Sale. If you have ever participated in sports through Beverly Heights, you might be interested in seeing some of the old photos and trophies. Prices will be reasonable! We are trying to clean out space in the rink building.

A huge thank you to Sport Central, who donated skates to our community. We now have a selection of skates to offer as free rentals. If you have any gently-used skates and/or helmets, please consider donating them to our community.

December and January were busy months for BHCL with a lot of exciting events. As such, we had a lot to discuss at our January board meeting. Here are some of the highlights for you:

• We approved two new policies – Honourary Lifetime Membership and Rental Discounts. Thank you to our Rentals Subcommittee for all your hard work!
• Thank you to Sport Central, who donated 13 pairs of skates to our community rink. This allows us to offer free rentals to our community league members. We now have a variety of sizes from 2 through 12. If you have any gently used skates and/or helmets you would like to donate, please drop them off at our rink building.
• January 28 will be our Introduction to Karate Freebie Night! Interested in seeing what karate is all about? Have questions about our new program? Please come down and join in! The regular schedule will apply:
  • 6:00 – 7:00 – Youth/Family Class
  • 7:00 – 8:00 – Adult Class
  • 8:00 – 9:00 – Kobudo (Weapons) Class
  • See more information on our Karate webpage.
• Ticket sales are underway for the 49th Annual Variety Show. We always need more volunteers for this event, so if you would like to volunteer, please let us know. You can either email us at varietyshow.bhcl@gmail.com or use our online form.
• Taste of Greece will be happening on April 13. For more information, see our Events webpage.
• Our Casino is happening this weekend – January 19 & 20. A huge thank you to all of our volunteers for making this fundraiser a success.
• Save the dates!
  • April 9, 2019 at 7:00 pm will be our Annual General Meeting. Please note there will be several positions up for election. You can review the position descriptions here.
  • April 26, 2019 will be our Volunteer Appreciation Evening. More details to come as we plan this event to celebrate our wonderful volunteers.

As always, community league members are welcome to attend our meetings. Our next meeting will be on February 12 at 6:30.

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday, January 12 for the Taste of Romania. It was the first of our new supper series and we were so pleased that tickets sold out for our inaugural event!

We were fed a variety of Romanian delicacies, thanks to N&C Catering. Alongside our food was the option for some Romanian wine. We listened to Romanian music and enjoyed the evening with our neighbours and friends.

Thank you to the members of our community who spoke to us about Romanian culture, history, and food.

Are you interested in our next event? We will start selling tickets for the Taste of Greece on February 20. Please continue to check our website for more information regarding this and other events.

Taste of Greece will happen on April 13; doors open at 5:00 pm, supper at 6:00 pm. Again, the menu will feature all food from Greece, alongside a brief presentation of culture and history.

Beverly Heights Community League is proud to announce our partnership with Kaizen Dojo. We will be offering karate classes on Monday nights at the hall, starting Monday, February 4. Tuition fees are $30 per month, which gives you unlimited access to our Monday classes and to the Thursday evening classes through the Gold Bar Community League.

We will be hosting a Freebie night on Monday, January 28. If you are interested in finding out more about the new karate program, please join us for a lesson. You will need to wear clean, comfortable sweats and a t-shirt if you wish to participate. We will be there to complete your registration and take payment.

Our weekly schedule will be as follows:
6:00 – 7:00 – Youth/Family Class
7:00 – 8:00 – Adult Class
8:00 – 9:00 – Kobudo (Weapons) Class

For more information on our new program, please visit our Karate webpage.

Join your neighbours to ring in the New Year 2019! We have two fun and exciting events planned!

New Year’s Eve Party in the Family Centre – entrance tickets are $10; drink tickets are $4.

Invite your friends and neighbours! Tickets will be available at the door, pending availability. Party starts at 7:00 pm!

New Year’s Day Wobbly Skate at the Rink – 1:00 – 4:00. Looks like we will have fantastic weather for our first annual Wobbly Skate!

Smores over an open fire outside. Free popcorn and hot chocolate inside the rink shack, courtesy of Worry Free Plumbing & Heating.

Your Beverly Heights Community League Board met on Tuesday, December 11. There is a lot going on in our community and we always seem to have new ideas for events! 

• New Year’s Eve Party at the hall! Check out our Events page for more details. 
• New Year’s Day Wobbly Skate at the Rink Shack! Check out our Events page for more details. 
• Skating rink will be open as of Friday, December 14. Check the hours on our Sports page. The rink shack will be open with a concession. We are still looking for donations of lightly used skates and helmets so we can offer free rentals to our members. If you have any, please drop them at the rink shack.
• Taste of Romania is happening on January 12. Doors open at 5:00, dinner at 6:00. Tickets for this event are $30. More information is on our Events page. 
• Tickets will be available to the 49th Annual Variety Show, “We’re Not Tired Yet…!” on January 7. Phone 780-471-3600 to reserve your tickets. More information can be found on our Events page.
• We had so much interest in our Christmas Lights Tour that we sold out two busses! This is definitely an activity we will look into for next year.
• Neighbourhood Watch is still collecting signatures for new signage in our community. 

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 15 at 6:30. As always, all Community League members are welcome to attend.

Last night, your Beverly Heights Community League Board met for its November meeting. We had a lot to discuss and it ended up being a late night!

Upcoming Events & Programs:

• 25th Annual Craft Show is happening Saturday, November 24! This year we have extended hours (10:00 – 4:00) to ensure you can find a gift for everyone on your list.
• We hope to start making ice fairly soon, depending on the weather! Continue to check our website and our facebook page for our grand opening! If you have any skates and/or helmets to donate, please consider donating to the Community League. We are looking to get a stockpile of skates and helmets to offer free rentals to any Community League members.
• Variety Show Wine & Cheese – December 4 at 7:00 pm. Want to participate as a volunteer for the Variety Show? We have all types of jobs available. Come find out where you could lend a hand!
• Merry Little Christmas Party – December 9 from 2:00 – 5:00. Come join us for a Christmas movie in the Main Hall, or in the Family Centre for a drink! Santa will be visiting after the movie!
• New Year’s Day Wobbly Skate – January 1, 2019 from 1:00 – 4:00. Join us for free hot chocolate and smores to ring in the New Year! Of course, this is pending weather, but we are hoping for a delightful day and potentially an annual event!
• In January 2019, we will be pleased to offer a karate program for youth, families, and adults. Continue to check the website for more information.

A number of community meetings are happening this week:

• Gold Bar Park Alliance – everyone is invited to attend the City of Edmonton’s Utility Council Meeting, Friday, November 16 @ 1:30 pm. This is an opportunity to voice any concerns you might have.
• Rundle Heights Playground Redevelopment Committee – next meeting is November 19 at 7:00 pm at St. Jerome. There will be lots of opportunities to get involved in this multi-year project!
• Yellowhead Expansion Q&A – Monday, November 19 at 7:00 pm at the Beverly Heights Community Hall. Ask any questions or voice any concerns!

As always, everyone is welcome to attend a Community League Board meeting. The next one will be held on December 11 at 6:30.