Sylvia Eloise Bourne-McLennan Celebration of Life

We are sorry to announce the passing of Sylvia Eloise Bourne-McLennan this past Sunday, 10th March, 2019. Details of her Celebration of Life are as follows:

Friday, 22nd March, 2019 @ 11:00 a.m.
Funeral Service at St. Catherine of Alexandria Anglican Church
2211 Prairie Avenue @ Shaughnessy Street
Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 1V8
604-942-9812

Saturday, 23rd March, 2019 @ 1:00 p.m.
Homegoing Service at Vancouver Bible Presbyterian Church
1651 Lougheed Highway
Port Coquitlam, BC V3B 1A5
604-464-2000

Saturday , 23rd March, 2019 @ 2:00 p.m.
Internment Robinson Memorial Park Cemetery
621 Robinson Street
Coquitlam, BC V3J 0A6

It is in the spirit of Mom’s giving and being of service to others, that we her children request that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Association of Uncle Eddie Home 826-829 Jackson Street, Tucville Georgetown, Guyana using the attached link: https://fundly.com/sylvia-eloise-bourne-mclennan-memorial

Seattle Coach & Cruise Experience, Sept 2019

Breakfast Enroute
One Way Coach to Seattle
1 Day Sail to Vancouver

EuroDam – Holland America
Double Occupancy / Per Person

Inside Cabin $185.88 + $70 Coach
Ocean View Cabin $229.88 + $70 Coach

Deposit of $50 due by Feb 28th
Full payment is due by June 30th.

Coach leaves 8:30am from Guildford Mall.
Prices and availability subject to change until booked.
All payments Non Refundable.
For booking call Sylvia 778 882 1852 and Diana 778 862 7009

Meharam Sugrim Celebration of Life

REST IN PEACE, MEHARAM SUGRIM
October 25,1951- February 12, 2019

Dear family and friends,
Our beloved father, husband, brother and dear friend left this world at 8:30PM on 12 Feb 2019, in the presence of his loved ones. As most of you know, the last six years of his life have perhaps been his most difficult. To see him pass in a peaceful setting and to leave this world with a gentle smile is a great gift to us, and is most deserving for a man of his character.

His funeral is set for Wednesday February 20th, 1:30 PM, at the Valley View Funeral Home in Surrey, BC; followed by a ceremony commencing at the Lakshmi Narayan Madir, 8321 140th Street, Surry at 4:30 PM; then by a 13 day religious service at his home residence.
Your support and presence means much to us during this time.

One of many great things Meharam has imparted on us is a taste and appreciation for great music, particularly Hindi cinema’s golden years. We are sharing a YouTube and Spotify playlist of some of his favourite songs. I can still hear him singing these to us children on many a car rides.
Playing these songs for my father has helped him in releasing and us in the grieving process.

Meharam’s Celebration of Life Music

Meharam was a selfless man. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you donate on his behalf to a charity of your choice or to Seva Canada.
For every $50 received, a blind individual in a developing country will receive a surgery that will restore their eye sight – Seva Canada

Ronda Schuler’s Celebration of Life

We are sad to share the news of the passing of Ronda Schuler – a long-time member of the Association.

Please join us in giving our condolences to her dear husband Joe and family:

2018 Xmas Potluck

GCCABC cordially invites you to our Annual Holiday Potluck on December 9th 2018 at St. Anne’s on Francis Road in Richmond from 2-6 PM
https://www.facebook.com/events/541502166234583/

In addition to any potluck item you might bring to share, we are also asking that you please bring a non-perishable food item for contribution towards St. Anne’s food drive. We appreciate anything you can donate towards this.

We will have a gift hamper for raffling off as well as some other special prizes.

Contributions of money towards the cost of the event as well as contributions of assistance during set up before and clean up afterwards are always very welcome. We are very lucky to have the use of this hall and we like to be good community members and ensure we leave it spic-and-span afterwards

We LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!!!!! 

For potluck information call Sylvia Hodge Jemmott at 778-882-1852 or Louise Gadd at 604-551-1306

OLE TIME LIME – November 3. 2018

OLE TIME LIME – a fundraiser and social event hosted by Guyanese Canadian Cultural Association of BC (GCCABC)
Saturday, November 3rd, from 1-5pm at The Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia Street in New Westminster

In 2016 and 2017 we were able to send at least $500 each year directly to libraries in Guyana to help literacy initiatives. We have been able to partner with Guyana Book Foundation to ensure that those libraries got great value for the money; it allows us to spend in Guyana and thus help the economy; and it ensures that the materials are suitable for readers in Guyana. We all think that supporting literacy initiatives is incredibly important.              

This is our last chance in 2018 to add to the funds for our donation this year.   If you can’t make it, we certainly will miss you, but please consider making a purchase – as a donation – and the full amount will add to the funds

Event will include: Burger, Fries/Salad and a Beer for ONLY $21.50 if you purchase in advance through Eventbrite( https://gccabc.eventbrite.ca ). Tickets will be $25 at the venue, so you save a few dollars if you buy online (and it helps us plan).

We will have music, dominos, and cards and we hope you come out and have a bite to eat and a mingle.

Proceeds from this fundraiser will help the association meet their goals.
Here is the link to the ticketing page.  https://gccabc.eventbrite.ca

If you have any questions please contact us via email:  guyanaassociation@gmail.com  
or check out our Facebook event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/2033595113523725/

BCOCCA 2018 Expo