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GWSA Group & Activity Reports<br />
ALL Activity Groups require that you MUST have an up-to-date GWSA Membership to participate.<br />
Art in the Hall<br />
Art in the Hall is an opportunity<br />
for all artisans associated with the<br />
GWSA to showcase their work. It<br />
has been running for many years<br />
and will continue to display the<br />
fine artistic talents of GWSA<br />
members. Over the past year the<br />
following groups have participated:<br />
Rug Hooking, Quilting, West<br />
End and West Hills Art Groups,<br />
Bunka, Photography and the<br />
Guelph Carving Club. Work can<br />
be offered for sale or display only.<br />
A portion of the proceeds from<br />
each sale is given to the GWSA. If<br />
you have not had an opportunity to<br />
see the fine work, please make<br />
your way down the hall towards<br />
the library and look outside Room<br />
4 for the display. Two large walls<br />
have been dedicated to hanging art<br />
and window space is also available<br />
for smaller items. Generally, art is<br />
displayed for a two month period.<br />
If you wish to buy a piece, please<br />
advise the staff at the front desk<br />
and they will be happy to assist<br />
you in making a purchase. Enjoy<br />
the changing displays. I trust you<br />
will be amazed at the talent!<br />
The Sentinel - <strong>March</strong> <strong>2024</strong> — Vol. 48, No. 7<br />
Badminton<br />
The Badminton Club continues to<br />
be a thriving and popular club with<br />
a full membership capped at 115.<br />
Our play days and times are provided<br />
under GWSA Groups & Activities<br />
Contact Information separately<br />
in the Sentinel.<br />
In addition to badminton, the<br />
club hosts a number of other social<br />
and activity events during the year.<br />
The most recent was our Christmas<br />
Social on December 14, 2023,<br />
as well as a food bank drive during<br />
the same week. Thanks goes to our<br />
various club volunteers for making<br />
this social a hit. The social was<br />
very well attended and accompanied<br />
by live music. The food barrel<br />
donations were overflowing. A<br />
number of our more skilled players<br />
continue to be involved in outreach<br />
programs at schools where<br />
they help to coach badminton to<br />
our youth and hence ensure the<br />
future continuation of our sport.<br />
A badminton teaching clinic was<br />
held in February over a period of<br />
three weeks to help a number of<br />
club players improve their skills;<br />
this is the second such clinic during<br />
the 2023-<strong>2024</strong> season. We<br />
made good use of our newly acquired<br />
“Shuttle Feeder” for some<br />
of the skills drills. Thanks to our<br />
various coaches who generously<br />
gave of their time to help other<br />
players in the club.<br />
We also had a pair of players<br />
participate in the current year’s<br />
Ontario Seniors Badminton Tournament<br />
held mid-February. Others<br />
took their chances at a late February<br />
“Direct Path Qualifier” Tournament<br />
for the Canada 55+ Summer<br />
Games to be held in Quebec.<br />
We are quickly coming up on a<br />
new season starting April 1. As we<br />
approach the new <strong>2024</strong>-2025 season,<br />
we will have a number of<br />
Leadership Team volunteers stepping<br />
down at the end of <strong>March</strong> after<br />
serving for several years. During<br />
the next couple of months, the<br />
club will be looking for other<br />
members of the club as replacements.<br />
The change to an early registration<br />
by the City of Guelph has<br />
brought some new challenges that<br />
the Leadership Team has had to<br />
navigate. We will also be looking<br />
for volunteers for help in unofficial<br />
capacities.<br />
Thus far, it was a highly successful<br />
year. Badminton continues to<br />
grow in popularity and our club<br />
continues to grow and adapt to the<br />
needs of our members. Come<br />
check us out and maybe we’ll see<br />
you on the court!<br />
Beading & Jewelry Making<br />
Bring your kit along to the Board<br />
Room Fridays from 11 am to noon<br />
to work on your personal beadwork<br />
and jewelry projects. Leslie<br />
will facilitate impromptu miniclasses<br />
on Metis beadworking. We<br />
will also have resources to share or<br />
give away and Leslie will have<br />
materials you may purchase if you<br />
wish. Cost $2.00 per session.<br />
Book Club 1<br />
Our group meets in the Board<br />
Room on the last Friday of each<br />
month from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.<br />
For <strong>March</strong>, our selection is<br />
“Loyalty” by Lisa Scottoline. In<br />
April, we will be reading “The<br />
Storied Life of A.J. Fikry” by Gabrielle<br />
Zevin. Monthly fee is<br />
$3.00. At present, we have a waiting<br />
list.<br />
Book Club 2<br />
Our group meets the second Friday<br />
of the month in the Board Room<br />
from 1-2:30 p.m. We will be reading<br />
the following books: <strong>March</strong> -<br />
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah<br />
Penner; April - Snow Road by<br />
Elizabeth Hay; May - Cemetery<br />
Road by Greg Iles, and in June,<br />
How The Light Gets In by Louise<br />
Penny.<br />
The monthly fee is $3.00 and we<br />
currently have a wait list.<br />
Bridge<br />
GWSA welcomes all Bridge players<br />
with a basic knowledge of the<br />
game to enjoy playing bridge in a<br />
friendly and comfortable environment.<br />
No partner? No problem!<br />
We mix and mingle with a room<br />
full of eager players so that every-<br />
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