You like to party, don’t you?
Look at all the fun stuff community leagues do! (Image: EFCL)
Since you all like to party this story will be worth your time.
How does one, big city-wide party sound to you?
Yeah, you like that.
Well, the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues (EFCL) also likes it like that, so they’ve declared the third Saturday in September (Sept. 18) “Community League Day.”
(Image: EFCL)
What that means, so it’s not just another day that’s declared something or other, is that community leagues around the city will be throwing parties. Wouldn’t you know it, there’s a community league in your neighbourhood.
So far, 30 leagues have joined the party.
To be clear, the Strathcona Centre annual Arts BBQ will probably be on the Sunday (Sept. 19). We usually hold it on a Sunday. (This is my community league. I recently returned to the board for another two years.)
Some of those other events may also be on the Sunday. And if the other 100+ community leagues all want in, they may also split it between Saturday and Sunday.
But that still means we have great, community events, all weekend, all around Edmonton. See you at one of the parties!
For those of you on Twitter, and engaging in community in other online forums, let me talk to you for just a minute.
Community Leagues are a great way to take all the good connections and ideas from the online world into the real one. They’re also a good way, if you want to be on your league’s board, to help effect change and programming in your neighbourhood.
The pre-weekend headlines
This being Friday and all I’m not going to talk your ear off.
Headlines it is!
from the Edmonton Journal:
Vimy Ridge possible twin-arena location
Former Edmonton MP Rahim Jaffer responds to allegations of drug possession, drunk driving
Edmonton transit’s Air Miles swap ‘good for riders, environment’
United Way kicks off campaign with lofty goal
Slain Ontario girl’s father bikes into Sherwood Park (Tori Stafford’s father is headed to the mountains.)
from the Edmonton Sun:
$10-million phone service source of frustration (The City’s 311 service.)
Grizzlies report shows species in rough shape
from Metro Edmonton:
Alberta Health Service tells police bed closures no strain (Beds at Alberta Hospital.)
from 630CHED/iNews880:
Edmonton Police switch on new speed camera (At 91 Street and 34 Avenue.)
from CBC Edmonton:
Brothel owner should get prison term, crown says (If you are not familiar with this story, it’s pretty wild.)
from CTV Edmonton:
Barker meeting a disappointment for both sides
Read up. Then it’s the weekend!
