As this is our free day, I thought I would tell you about the trip on the bus. We've done quite a few of these trips and really enjoy them. They are organized by the Canada Post Heritage Club. The president of the Pacific Region is Fred Danells. Fred and Leslie were our neighbours in Steveston. Not only did Cec know him from the Post Office, he was a great neighbour. Fred is the reason the Santa Letter writing program, the Thomas the Train restoration in Squamish and so many activities are such a success. He organizes monthly luncheons, cruises. Every year Fred organizes a spring bus trip and a bus trip to Tulalip for Black Friday shopping staying at the Casino for the gamblers. The work and time Fred puts into this is incredible. This year when they decided to go to Santa Fe, Fred and three others flew to Santa Fe for five days. They rented a car and went everywhere the visitors centre suggested. They took the tours they thought we would enjoy and planned our trip.
The people on the bus are wonderful. Everyone is very pleasant and we've met some great friends. Most return every year as we do. They start the day off with trivia and through the day we play bingo and have a raffle. There will be a horse race on our way home and I'll explain that when it happens. Everything is donated. We raise funds for the orphanage they support in Africa and a lot of other great charities. So far I've won one bingo and a nice raffle prize. I wish the raffle prize was the afghan Annalise made or one of Pauline or Sharon's great craft creations but it was a gorgeous scarf. Last year's shorter trip raised over $1,600.00!
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| Nice bus with LCD TV's for movie time. I brought Calendar Girls and You've Got Mail. |
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The Group. Thanks to Ian our driver for organizing the group picture.
Fred is center, back row in the red jacket, Leslie is left with the black coat and stripped slacks. |
