Saddle Up for Stampede Breakfast

Our Annual Stampede Breakfast returns Tuesday, July 9th from 9 to 11:30AM!

Join us at the WHCA facility and enjoy a morning of delicious, fresh-made pancakes, sausage, and coffee with some family-friendly activities all courtesy of our wonderful events sponsors! Don your western wear and get in the Stampede spirit with us while we enjoy some great music by local group The Hubcaps.

This is a free event for community members, so get your family together and bring the whole posse on down for a breakfast with your neighbours and friends. Our staff and friendly volunteers will be waiting with a plate of hot and fresh breakfast!

No registration required. For more info, visit westhillhurst.com/whca-events.

YEEHAW!

Get Garage Sale Maps Starting Today

The Neighbourhood Garage Sale maps for this weekend, June 15th (Calgary’s Neighbour Day) are now available online and in the facility!

We assembled a map of all the homes throughout West Hillhurst that registered for our Garage Sale day. If you missed your chance to get included, there’s always next year! Registration gets your home added to the map, as well as a bright yellow garage sale sign to post in your yard or on your street. Which, if you haven’t picked your sign up yet, you can find those in the office at the WHCA along with yard stakes.

You can find the garage sale map here, as well as the printable PDF. If you find yourself in the area, feel free to drop-in and grab a copy! We have lots to go around.

So take part in the garage sales this Saturday. Who knows, you might find some hidden treasures!

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!

Join the Neighbourhood Garage Sale

Join the 2019 Neighbourhood Garage Sale with the WHCA for Calgary’s Neighbour Day, June 15th!

Found some hidden gems while doing your spring cleaning that you no longer want but can’t bring yourself to throw out? Maybe you’ve got a stash of goodies you’ve been holding on to but haven’t had the time to list them online? Or if you’re in the process of planning a garage sale yourself, we’ve got you covered!

WHCA Members can register FREE for our Neighbourhood Garage Sale day! Registration gets you a bright yellow “GARAGE SALE” sign for your lawn, as well as inclusion on our neighbourhood garage sale map that will be sent out to community families and posted online. This saves you the time, money, and effort of going out and putting together the signs and posters yourself, as well as giving your sale exposure to a much greater audience!

So if you’ve got something to sell, register today! If you want to be a part but don’t have a WHCA Membership, you can get one for your household for only $36.75/year and it includes a bunch of other great benefits (like discounts at area business, free WHCA classes, and more).

So don’t wait, REGISTER TODAY for THE JUNE 15TH GARAGE SALE!
You can also register by emailing John (programs@westhillhurst.com) with your name and address.

Ready, Set, Grow!

If you’ve become a part of the 2019 community gardens at the WHCA, or if you’re an aspiring/practiced gardener looking to get more experience for your green thumb, then stop by and check out our gardens opening on April 27th and take in the great garden talk by Calgary’s Cottage Gardener Janet Melrose!

To coincide with Spruce It Up!, our community clean-up day, we are also have a clean-up and preparation of the community garden plots. Volunteers from Youth Central will be present to help get your plot in tip-top shape so you can use your new-found knowledge from Janet’s garden talk while it’s still fresh in your mind.

Janet’s talk begins at 10 am and has a $10 admission for the general public but can be attended for free if you own a 2019 Community Garden plot with the WHCA. Topics to be covered include:

Using your space wisely
planting techniques
companion planting
crop rotation
and more!

For more information about the gardens or Spruce It Up!, check out their respective posts on our blog, or visit the gardens page or the events page.

Get a Helping Hand With Your Spring Projects

The Job from the Jar Day contest is coming to an end at the end of April, so you have a little over two-weeks to get your entry in if you haven’t already!

March & April’s JobJar contest in West Hillhurst will see a lucky community resident and a neighbour of their choice win a free day with a handyman to help them out with their spring projects! Whether you need a hand cleaning up your yard, moving some things around the house, completing some home renovation projects, or whatever you can think of, the JobJar Skilled Doers will be able to spend some time helping you get those projects done. So if you’ve got any sort of project on the go, and would like to help out a neighbour in the process, then throw your name in the hat and see if you win.

For the West Hillhurst contest, we were lucky enough to get West Hillhurst Paint & Design on board to donate a gallon of paint for you and a neighbour of your choice! How’s that for an extra cherry on top?

To enter West Hillhurst’c Job from the Jar Day contest, visit www.jobjar.ca/jjp/?westhillhurst and fill out the entry form. We will announce the winner at the conclusion of the contest at the end of April.

Good luck!

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!

WHCA Winter Carnival on Family Day Weekend

If you’re looking for a fun, family-friendly event for the Family Day long weekend, look no further than the West Hillhurst Community Association Winter Carnival!

Join us on Saturday, February 16th from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm for a day of winter fun & activities for the whole family. Some of the great activities we’ll be holding include:
Indoor Public Skating from 10:30 am to 12 noon
Sleigh Rides from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Maple Syrup Taffy Pull from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Hot Dogs & Hot Chocolate for sale at the Gazebo
And more TBA!

This is a public event, so whether you’ve got a Family Membership or not, feel free to join and bring along your friends and family. The weather should be in our favour for the long weekend, but be sure to dress in layers in preparation for typical Alberta winter weather.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Learn to Play Squash

Here’s your chance to get your foot in the squash-door before we kick off the 2019 WHCA Squash Championship. The WHCA is partnering with Sport Calgary to provide an introduction to squash for All Sport One City. Throughout all of Saturday, January 26th, we will have courts set aside in order to accommodate members of the public to stop by the Health Club and get their feet wet in the world of squash.

Learn the basics or brush up on your skills for this active quick-paced racquet sport

Played in an indoor court, the aim of squash is to make a small rubber ball bounce twice on the floor before the opponent is able to return it. You have to be extremely quick to get to the ball but you also have to have great endurance and recovery to keep getting that ball back time and time again, especially when it can travel as fast as 270kmh!

If you are a beginner, you will learn the rules and the game of squash. If you have some playing experience, but need to improve your skills, this class is for you. This is also a great class for people who have never tried squash before and want to give it a try in s safe and supportive environment.

Let’s start with the basics! It’s not as hard as it may look!

SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
None, really. Just try it out and have fun!

ADAPTABILITY:
Call in advance to discuss needs .

EQUIPMENT / ATTIRE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE:
Workout clothes, workout indoor shoes, water bottle. If you have your own gear, please bring it. Otherwise, equipment will be provided, including goggles.

CHECK IN:
At the entrance
Please arrive 15 min before session start

FAQs

For all other FREE sessions offered at All Sport One City, click HERE

WHO IS OFFERING THIS SESSION? West Hillhurst Community Association

DO I HAVE TO PRE-REGISTER OR CAN I JUST SHOW UP ON EVENT DAY?
The only way to guarantee a spot is to register in advance. Registrations will close one day prior to the event start. Drop-in is possible, although space cannot be guaranteed for drop in. (Best to contact the session provider before the session start)

MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENTS?
Adult, over 18 years of age

TRANSPORTATION/PARKING OPTIONS?
Parking available. There are a few bus options. Check CalgaryTransit.com for details.

WHEN SHOULD I ARRIVE?
At least 15 minutes prior to the start of the event.

FOOD & BEVERAGE AVAILABLE?
No, but pubs and restaurants nearby.

REGISTER HERE

Dungeons and Dragons for Beginners

If you’ve ever wanted to get introduced to tabletop role-playing games, here’s your chance. First Monday of the month, The Ship and Anchor hosts Entry Level Dungeons and Dragons from 5 to 10 p.m.

Get acquainted with DnD as well as other tabletop RPGs with a group of like-minded adventurers. Learn the basics about what the game is, how it works, and ways to play with hands-on experience. Not quite ready to jump into a role? Attendees are welcome to sit and watch the adventures unfold.

Dungeons and Dragons is more than just nerds reading lore and rolling dice. It is partly that, but it’s also enthralling and entertaining storytelling and game play that’s guaranteed to suck you in.

Check out the next session on February 4th at the Ship and Anchor. To sign up or if you’ve got questions, contact shipdandd@gmail.com

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