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THE NEWSat St. George’s

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The International bonspiel saw our old friends the Dineens andKarolidis’ play a superb game against JoAnne Inouye to defendtheir title. Similar to last year, Mother Nature threw a little snow

our way, but with the theme being the Winter Olympics in Sochi, nothingcould stop the fun that this spiel generates. Excellent Russian themedfare was enjoyed on Friday night (what a presentation), home hostingand a superb Saturday night meal topped off the event. Our Friday nightcostume party was hotly contested by many teams with the “Greeks”coming out on top. Congratulations for all of the creativity that was shownby the teams. At publication time the funds are still being tallied for theraffle and auction of which the proceeds will be donated to the SpinalCord Injury of Canada foundation.

For more curling news and photo gallery from theMixed International Bonspiel, see page 2 and 3

Mixed International Bonspiel travels to Sochi

Sheila Penton, Chris Dubbin, Anne Duck and Neil Montgomery

Wendy Boyd, Debbie Hawkey, Bill Chalmers and Kevin Day

MIXED INTERNATIONAL BONSPIEL

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Deb Koehler, Mary Hallett and Mike Shelegey

Paul Huyer, Steve Martin, Tracy Martin and Judy Huyer Middle

Emilio Gatti, Caroline Hull, Joe Mazzucco and Tina Mazzucco

Kim Simmonds, Paul Simmonds, Crystal Miller and Matt Glandfield

Team Auld from Donalda Trudy Brown from Oakville

CURLING NEWS

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Business Ladies’Snowflake BonspielThe Business Ladies held their annual Snowflake Bonspiel on January 25th. The com-

petition was stiff but the team of Linda Grass, Marlene Bailey, Diane Leahy and Chris-tine Mendes prevailed. Linda brought in friends from the Boulevard, Annandale andChinguacousy curling clubs to enjoy the St. George’s hospitality. The ladies raised anamazing $1,150 towards Moorelands Community Services. Well done. CURLING

NEWSCOMING SOON...

MIXED-PAD THAI BUFFETCome and join us for Chef’s Pad Thai Buffet onFriday February 7th between 5:00-9:30pm.

DRAGONSPIELFebruary 11-12. Still room for a couple of out-side teams. Tell your friends. They won’t wantto miss out.

DRAGONMASTERFebruary 22-23. Put in a team to enjoy a tailgateparty, poker and yes a little curling. Special pro-motions will be on for food & beverage duringthe event. Make sure your friends know!

LADIES’ CURLING

The ladies curling is back in full swing. Onceagain teams are competing on Tuesday after-noons for the Lily Knight trophy series and Thurs-day afternoons for the Molly Mansfield cupseries. We are happy to welcome two new play-ers Nancy Ralph and Nancy Chorley.

TEAM ENTRY

The Team Entry series against Weston resumesagain on Mondays. There are four teamsinvolved and each will play two games atWeston and two at St. George’s.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FALL SERIES WINNERS:

Top: Cansfield Cup Winners:Judy Huyer, Gail Paar, Susan Kennedy and Nancy Raithby

Bottom: President’s Cup Winners:Cynthia Moore, Vivian Suttie, Angela Bartlett and Pat Sawa

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CLUBHOUSE NEWS

WelcomeJacqueline Lambert

It is with pleasure that we welcome Jacque-line Lambert to the St. George’s Food andBeverage Department in her role as CateringEvents Manager. Jacqueline has spent the last five years at

the Granite Club developing her skills within thefood and beverage department, working facetsof both events and banqueting operations. Pro-gressing from a Food & Beverage/BanquetsSupervisor, Catering Coordinator, ReservationsManager and Catering Manager, Jacquelinehas a keen understanding of procuring, plan-ning and executing events.

Jacqueline’s responsibilities included closeplanning with all house committees, implemen-tation of event operating systems, coordinationof interdepartmental communications, involve-ment in marketing & promotions of internalevents, as well as overseeing all high profileevents. Jacqueline received her Hospitality &Tourism Administration Diploma from CentennialCollege, and is a Certified Wedding Coordinatorfrom the Wedding Planners Institute of Canada.Jacqueline was also a Top 30 under 30 recipientfrom the Ontario Hostlery Institute.

We welcome Jacqueline and look forward toher becoming part of our team as we strive toachieve our goals together.

In the kitchenSTEAKHOUSE WEEK: What a week for beef!The carnivores were out in full force with over 300Members joining us for the five evenings that focusedon our Steakhouse inspired menu. The phones wereringing to get the last few tables available each nightand a full dining room each evening was wonderful tosee. Those in attendance provided positive feedbackon food, service and exclusive wine offerings available both by the glass and bottle, creating a consistent‘buzz’ amongst Members. We would like to thank all of those that joined us and we look forward to ournext culinary theme week in March when we visit Italy! Stay tuned for details.

SOCHI ARRIVES AT ST. GEORGE’S: Catch Olympic action, cheer on our Canadian athletesand nibble on Russian inspired fare with our Sochi 2014 menu. Available in the Royal York Room fromFebruary 5-23 with daily specials in the Dragon Lounge. View our Olympic menu HERE.

JULIO BOWL: Well the game wasn’t much to talkabout in terms of an even match, but the festivities sur-rounding the game were better than ever! Julio Bowl hasbecome a marquee event here at St. George’s and withover 110 Members signed up the event filled up weeksprior to kick off, this is a hot ticket! Our very own Juliowas out in full force, dressed in football gear and gettingthe energy up for game time. Our Mill St. Brewery sponsored tail gate had Members enjoying bottles ofOrganic Lager and Tankhouse Ale while snacking on hot sausages and hot dogs off the grill. The neverending buffet inside kept our kitchen team working hard to ensure everyone got plenty to eat each timethey topped up their plate! The half time suckling pig carved by Chef Chris was a highlight and althoughthe game was a bit one-sided, the food selection was not. Our post game 50/50 raffle went to Chris Mag-girias, with the additional $500 being donated to Els for Autism, to show support of our own Marco Fata,who is employed in our restaurant department and has Autism Spectrum Disorder. A win for all!

SUNDAY BRUNCH IN FULL SWING: Since its launch in mid-January, the Sunday BrunchMenu has garnered excellent feedback. The à la carte selections and Chef attended omelette stationoffer up the perfect late morning or early afternoon dining experience. Available Sundays from 10am-2pm, the menu features innovative, yet recognizable, classic brunch dishes prepared to order and theMimosas and Bloody Caesars are ready to be served as well. Reservations Recommended. View ourBrunch Menu HERE.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS: • Bill Sparfel – Social Membership • Alan Bowman – Social Membership

IN MEMORIAM: Our deepest condolences to Ernest McMullan on the passing of his wife,Margaret McMullan, on January 10, 2014 at the age of 86. Margaret was a former golf, curling andsocial Member. Margaret is the mother of Sue Vassel (and Dan Vassel) and grandmother to ErinVassel. Our sympathies to Ernie, Sue and their family and friends during this difficult time. A privateservice has been arranged. Donations can be made to the Alzheimer Society.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Community OutreachThe following is a submission from Andrea Homes of the Yorktown Shelter for Women. Andreareached out to request the opportunity to thank the St. George’s community for their ongoingsupport for the shelter and the services they offer.

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Located in North West Toronto is Yorktown Shelter for Women, a havenfor women and children who have left behind lives fraught with vio-

lence and abuse to begin the challenging journey of transitioning into newlives. Only 10 minutes from the Shelters doors is St. George's Golf andCountry Club, home not only to an outstanding golf course but also to anoasis of philanthropy – the caring members that give back to the localcommunity.

In May of 2013, Yorktown Shelter for Women (YSW) had the good for-tune of finding itself on the radar of the generous members of St. George'sGolf and Country Club. It is my pleasure and my privilege to deliver a mes-sage of heartfelt 'thanks' on behalf of YSW's clients; social and communityworkers and staff; Board of Directors and volunteers. We can not thankyou enough for your thoughtfulness and kindness.

Since May of last year, Yorktown Shelter for Women has been the ben-eficiary of several philanthropic initiatives that members of St. George'sGolf and Country Club have undertaken.

Many of you may have been involved in some, or all, of the followinginitiatives (listed in chronological order): • Ladies' Captain's Choice Golf Tournament Fundraiser; proceeds have

helped mothers and their children move from the Yorktown Shelter forwomen into their new homes. In particular, funds were used to pur-chase new beds for the families. To date, 10 families have been settledinto their new homes.

• St. George's Golf and Country Club donated furniture (bookcase, diningchairs, side tables) and dishes that were used to furnish the homes forthe 10 YSW families.

• Winter coat drive; St. George's curling members collected 165 wintercoats that were donated to several agencies, 25 were donated to York-town Shelter for Women.

• Warm clothing drive; St. George's curling members collected hats,mitts, and scarves which were distributed at the Yorktown Shelter forWomen. The warm clothing could not have come at a better time,when, beginning just before the holidays, our city endured severalweeks of sustained substantially sub-zero temperatures

• Undergarment clothing drive; a friendly competition was initiated bySt. George's curling members who challenged the curling members ofthe Weston Golf and Country Club in an undergarment clothing drive.A large quantity of lovely items were collected. An event at the Shelterhas been planned for mid-February where the garments will be dis-tributed to the clients.

• Lady Curlers X-mas Luncheon Raffle; ever thoughtful and generous,the ladies took the opportunity to raise some funds for Yorktown Shelterfor Women.

• Members of St. George's have gone on to connect Yorktown Shelterfor Women and it's sister agency, Yorktown Child and Family Centre,to other local organizations helping to build Yorktown's network of phi-lanthropists. We are truly grateful to everyone at St. George's Golf and Country Club

who contributed to the success of the above initiatives. Please know thatyour investment in the clients of Yorktown Shelter for Women and York-town Child and Family Centre is very much appreciate. Your altruism ishelping us to bring positive change to lives of many deserving children,youth, women and families in north west Toronto.

We would like to offer a very special 'thank you' to Paul and JudyHuyer, Tracy Martin, Debbie Hawkey, Keith and Angela Bartlett, BarbMosakos, Graeme McCarrel, and MaryKay MacPherson for being instru-mental in the success of the above initiatives.

Yorktown has been bringing programs and services to at-risk and mar-ginalized communities in north west Toronto for over 20 years. If you wouldlike more information on the work that we do or would like to see for your-self how you have contributed back to the local community, please feelfree to contact me at andrea@yorktownfamilyservices.com. I would bevery happy to answer your questions and set up a tour of our facilities.

With warmest regards,Andrea Holmes, Director of DevelopmentYorktown Family Services | T: 647-244-0292

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GOLF NEWS

Inside the Learning CentreIt has been one month since the opening of our new Indoor Learning Centre and we have 70 Memberssigned on to enjoy the facility. Due to the success of our winter coaching programs, we are now offeringfive group training sessions per week, and we encourage all of you that have signed up for one of theseprograms to book your next private lesson, and/or group training session as soon as possible.

NEW FEBRUARY GROUP TRAINING SCHEDULE:

Tuesdays and Wednesdays 7:00 pm to 8:00 pmThursdays 11:00 am to 12:00 pmSaturdays and Sundays 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

As mentioned in our Sunday group email, and the last month’s e-blast, our coaching team are offeringfour FREE Ball Striking Seminars starting on Tuesday, February 4th from 6 - 7 pm. These one hour sessionswill be dedicated to learning how to control your ball flight, through understanding the cause and effectsof what happens at impact, measured by TrackMan. You'll also learn how to make minor swing changesor set up adjustments, to improve your contact, distance, and direction of your golf ball. By managingyour golf ball, you can easily lower your scores. Sign up with one of our staff, and we look forward to see-ing you on Tuesday, February 18th at 6 pm.

There is still time left to improve your game before the 2014 golf season. To view all winter golf packagesCLICK HERE.

GOLFSHOPTHE GOLF SHOP IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS

If Members are interested in visitingthe golf shop to shop or place orderswe kindly ask that they email or phonein advance at tmoore@stgeorges.orgor 416-231-9350 ext. 260.

GOLF SHOP PROMOTIONSTHE DRAGONSPIELBLOWOUT SALE!

Stop by the Golf Shop next week. All 2013inventory is priced to go!

Huge Golf Shop SaleTuesday, Feb. 11th to ThursdayFeb. 13th from 10am-4pm

• All Men’s Clothing minimum 50% off• All Ladies Clothing minimum 60% off• All in stock golf shoes $99.99• Clearance racks starting at $10• Large selection of both new and

demo clubs on sale

Don’t miss the biggest clearancesale of the season!

Also... Don’t miss out on the 2014 TitleistCustom Ball Promotion available throughto the end of February. Enjoy free customprinting on all Titleist golf balls.

Golf Dues Installment PlanFull Play & Limited Play Golfers can opt to pay annual dues in three (3) installments.A $50 admin charge applies. Notify Barbara Pennington by email atbpennington@stgeorges.org to enroll.

40%due March 31/14

30%due May 31, 2014

30%due July 31, 2014