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7 Ways Your Family Can Benefit From a WHCA Membership

The 7 ways your family can benefit from a West Hillhurst Community Association (WHCA) Family Membership.

  1. Gain immediate access to WHCA Free Member Programs.
    • For just $35 a year, you can join other WHCA families for great free programs such as Member Skates, Sticks & Pucks, Friday Family Gym, Tai Chi, and more! 
  2. Experience a healthier and more active lifestyle.
    • On the North-side of the WHCA is the Squash & Fitness Centre, featuring 3 international squash courts, a fully-stocked weight room with cardio equipment, a dance studio, and tennis courts. Members get 10% off registrations for group fitness classes.
  3. Get invited to Members-only family-friendly events year-round.
    • A WHCA Membership means you’ll be on the list for our annual member’s only events, including Taste of the Neighbourhood, Summer Fest, the Halloween Party, Community Garage Sale, the annual Squash Championship, Skate with Santa, and more! 
  4. Get more involved in your community. 
    • With all of the activity at the WHCA, we offer volunteer opportunities year-round. There is no better way to give back and enrich the West Hillhurst community than to volunteer your time and skills. 
  5. Keep the kids active all year long.
    • With soccer, tee-ball, tennis, basketball, and more, we have sports for kids of all ages available all year-round, inside and outside the facility. 
  6. Meet new friends and build stronger bonds within West Hillhurst. 
    • We have over 2,500 active members at the WHCA and serve as a hub for community members to gather, meet, and mingle. Whether you’re new to the community or a long-time resident, we are always open to meeting new community members!
  7. Save big with exclusive member discounts at local area businesses.
    • Shop, save, and support local with 15 great discounts in the West Hillhurst and surrounding communities. Whatever you’re in the market for, our member benefits partners have a little something for everyone. Some of the great discounts include 10% off at Amato Gelato, 10% off wine at Kensington Wine Market, 25% off regularly priced items at Showhome Furniture, 15% off at West Hillhurst Paint & Design, 10% off at The Barn, and much more! 

Visit westhillhurst.com/whca-membership for a complete list of discounts and more membership information. 

Neighbour Day Summer Fest

Join us for 2019 SUMMER FEST!

For YYC Neighbour Day, we will be hosting (along with the Garage Sale) our first ever Summer Fest at the community association. Stop by from 11 am to 3 pm for an entire afternoon of activities provided by our amazing sponsors. Some of the great events we have planned are a bouncy house, carnival games, public skating, “Beat the Bucket” water-dunking, basketball, soccer, badminton, BBQ, and more! We are only able to bring you so many great activities due to our amazing sponsors: Cadence Chiropractic, Master Meats, Baboushkin DeJong Real Estate Group, Dairy Lane Cafe, Coca-Cola, and Amato Gelato! Thank you all again for your amazing support! Events like these allow the neighbourhood to connect and grow a our sense of community together.

So take some time on Saturday, June 15th and have some summer fun at the WHCA with SUMMER FEST!

Green Shirt Day at the WHCA

Join the WHCA in support of Green Shirt Day 2019! On Sunday, April 7th, we will be having a free community event from 3 to 5 pm in conjunction with Green Shirt Day in order to raise awareness for organ & tissue donation in honour of the “Logan Boulet Effect.”

“On April 7, 2018, Humboldt Broncos defenceman, Logan Boulet succumbed to his injuries, his parents, Bernadine and Toby Boulet offered to donate his organs so that six lives could live on. They did so, because Logan told his parents, he was registering as an organ donor, and that he was inspired by his coach and mentor Ric Suggitt. Ric passed on June 27th, 2017 and was also an organ donor and saved 6 lives.

As news spread of the organ donation, by this young hockey player, over 100,000 people registered to become organ donors in the days and weeks that followed. To date this is the largest number of Canadians registering to become organ donors in Canadian History due to one event – one person.

Green Shirt Day, hopes to honour, remember, and recognize all the victims and families of that fatal crash, and to continue Logan’s legacy, by inspiring Canadians to talk to their families and register as organ donors.

In Canada, almost 90% of Canadians say they support organ donation, but only 23% have actually registered their intent to donate. Though donation rates have improved over the last ten years, there is more to be done as approximately 250 Canadians die annually waiting for an organ transplant.”
-GreenShirtDay Website

The WHCA’s Green Shirt Day event will feature free food and beverages supplied by our friends at the Barn Pub and Sunterra Market. Calgary Flames alumni Jamie Hislop will be in attendance and available for photos & autographs. We will wrap up the event with a free public skate in the WHCA Arena from 4 to 5 pm.

So rock a green shirt and come on by on April 7th and show your support for this great cause!

Come Skate with Saint Nick!

Don’t miss your chance to spend some ice-time with Santa before he takes off for his worldwide gift-giving tour! On Friday, December 21, we are hosting Mr. Claus from 4:30pm – 6pm on the ice to give WHCA members an opportunity to get some firsthand holiday spirit. This event is FREE with your WHCA membership and will be full of holiday cheer for the whole family. So bring your family down to the WHCA arena for a jolly afternoon of Christmas fun!

Don’t miss out! For more information, check out the events page or call 403.283.0464 extension 4. We would like to also thank Ross Aitken Re/Max Real Estate for proudly supporting Skate with Santa!

Celebrate the Holidays with WHCA

This December, the WHCA is excited to bring you some great holiday-centric events for you and your family to enjoy.

Kicking it off, we’ve got the ongoing Letters to Santa from November 19th to December 21st. Swing by the WHCA and let us help you get your Christmas wish-list on its way to the North Pole!

Nothing puts us in the holiday spirit quite like Christmas lights! Join us for Show Us Your Lights on December 14th from 5 – 8 pm. For more info, check out the poster below, visit our events page, or contact John on ext. 4.

Here’s your chance to hit the ice with Santa himself! Skate with Santa is free for WHCA members and lets you get close to the big guy just days before he embarks on his global Christmas journey. Check it out December 21, 4:30 pm to 6 pm.

Stay up-to-date with these great events by following us on social media and we hope to get you as excited for the holidays as we are!

Science in the Cinema: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Calgary is a vibrant city with more arts and culture than most think.  There is never shortage of new and annual events to attend.  Join the Science in the Cinema: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button for an extraordinary explanation of the film in terms that the general public will understand.  As found on the Avenue Calgary website, “What’s better than a free movie screening? A free movie screening with real-life scientists in attendance who can answer your burning questions. For this edition, members of the Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute will host a screening of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and discuss the relationship between genetics and aging. ”

Dates: November 21, 2018

Times: 6 p.m. doors; 6:30 p.m. showtime

Cost: Free

The Plaza Theatre, 1133 Kensington Rd. N.W., 403-283-2222, go.ucalgary.ca

 

Plan to attend this amazing FREE event and learn some new and interesting concepts.  For more information, please contact go.ucalgary.ca

Parents + Tots Drop-In Play Time

Are you a member of the WHCA?  Are you new mother or father?  Looking to get out of the house and converse with like-minded new parents?  Do you want another option for play time with your toddler?  Come join the West Hillhurst Community Association on Tuesday’s for our new Parent + Tot Drop-In Play Time!

The FREE member program runs every Tuesday from 1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. in the dance studio for fun, play and socializing.  Do you want to know about what the program all entitles?  Contact John at programs@westhillhurst.com or via phone at 403.283.0464 ext 4

Reminder: Free Member Skate

For all the wonderful members of West Hillhurst Community Association, we just wanted to pass you a friendly reminder that October FREE MEMBER SKATE is happening now!  Check out the schedules within the community association on the digital screens, our billboard print media, website or on our social media platforms such as:  Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and BlockTalk!

Be aware that FREE SKATE is monitored, so please have your WHCA Membership available. If you don’t already have your membership, come visit us in the office to purchase yours today for ONLY $35.00 + GST!  Start benefiting from the exclusive benefits such as free programs and discounts at partnered local businesses in the area!  Memberships are good for a year from purchase date.

Member Family Gym is BACK!

Friday Free Gym has now been in full swing the last couple weeks.  This FREE member program happens Friday’s from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. and is full of fun for the whole family.  Come on down for some good exercise, sport and games!  Initially, the WHCA was offering the program every second Friday but we are announcing that it will now happen on a weekly basis.

We want to thank our family volunteers who have taken the time to host, supervise, monitor and cleanup on Friday’s to help ensure the program runs weekly.

Are you wanting more information or want to find out how you can volunteer?  Contact John by phone or via email at programs@westhillhurst.com!

Enjoy play time every Friday starting October 12, 2018!  We will see you here!

Minecraft Registration Full

We want to thank everyone who has registered for the MineCraft coding workshop.  Unfortunately, due to it’s popularity, registration is now closed and all spots have been filled.  For those who were able to reserve your spot, have a blast and may the coding course bring you Minecraft success.

Did you miss out?  Do not worry – we will have lots more of the free member-only programs coming soon!  Stay tuned!