January 29th, 2010
Our annual Block Party/Membership Drive will be held on FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 from 5:30 pm-8:30 pm rain or shine.
All Holyrood Residents welcome!
*Free Hot Dog/Hamburger BBQ
*Ice Cream, Cool drinks
*Entertainment/Penny Carnival Games/Balloon Art
*Greenspace planning information/Spray Park Fundraising
Please come out and mingle with your neighbors, check out the new playground and see what is in store for Phase II. In addition to the Block Party activities we will be hosting our second annual CAR BOOT SALE. It was a huge success last year! Interested in selling your previously loved items at our sale? Parking stalls are free - just back in so your trunk faces the outer perimeter. If you would like to rent a table please contact Jeannette at 780-469-7089. Proceeds go to a new spraydeck in 2011.
August 4th, 2010
After 4 years of planning, there is a lot of activity in our greenspace! Unfortunately, the demolition of the old playground began before school was out and not as planned in July. If your kids are sad to see the old playground gone, please tell them that the Emmanuel Foundation recycled parts of it to build a playground in a third world country.
We are installing naturalized play feature that are half the price and twice the fun as traditional playground equipment. We are still fundraising, so please consider making a donation or volunteering on the project committee.
This summer will see the playground completed and many features that seniors and people with disabilities told us they would like to make the park a welcoming space for them: smooth pathways, wheelchair accessible tables and seating under shade. We are also creating an outdoor entranceway to the hall and installing a giant community picnic table!
If you go by the school, you can see that the school courtyard project, where the old parking lot used to be, is also underway. Trees, stump seating and raised beds are now in place.
Our rink is used year round - kids play soccer in the spring and the Holyrood Daycare uses it for games all summer long. We are dismayed to find dog poop over and over again. Please pick up after your dog and don’t ruin the privilege to use the rink. Also, to all the responsible dog owners out there, please consider putting extra plastic bags in the dispenser by the rink gate. The City of Edmonton does not support the use of public parks, school grounds and rinks for dog off leash use, therefore no bags are provided for this purpose. If this continues to be a problem the rink will be locked to dog owner use.
August 4th, 2010
Holyrood Soccer will be fielding the following teams
U8 mixed (looking for a coach)
U10 Boys - Coach: Gary Biddell U10 Girls (looking for a coach)
U12 Boys (looking for a coach)
U14 Girls - Coach: Roger Southron U14 Boys-Coach Martin Relhau
U18 Girls - Coach: Herb Ilkew
For registration dates please check with Edmonton SE Zone Soccer at http://southeastsoccer.ca
To help out with a team or to volunteer in the Soccer Program please contact Ray Volmer at natvolmer@yahoo.com
March 19th, 2010
Parents and caregivers of babies, toddlers and preschoolers are invited to come and socialize while the little ones play. This program is a great way to meet other families in our neighborhood!
Join us on Tuesdays from 9:30 am - 11:30 am at the Holyrood Community League Building.
Free to community league members.
For more information please contact Wendy at 780431-0511 or email wlweir@shaw.ca
March 16th, 2010
Our playschool is a parent-run cooperative and a program of the Holyrood Community League. The playschool offers Monday - Wednesday - Friday morning programs for children 3 to 5. Children must be three years of age on or before December 31, 2010.
The playschool will be hosting an OPEN HOUSE on April 12, April 14 and April 16 from 9:00 am - 11:15 am. Please RSVP to Julie at playschool@holyroodleague.org if you are planning to attend.
We are now accepting registrations for the 2010/2011 school year.
For more information please email playschool@holyroodleague.org or telephone 465-1577 extension 3.
February 19th, 2010
We need your help to build Holyrood’s New Playground!
Our community needs to raise $30,000 to cover the cost of the new playground. With sufficient donations we can also build an environmentally-friendly water feature next year.
Please click on the posters below and see how you can help by purchasing a piece of our park.
You can also contact 780-462-1513 or johnjustine@shaw.ca
Main play structure
Tot play structure
February 12th, 2010
There is still space left for Summer Soccer Clinics. These clinics will offer instruction in the basics of soccer to entry level players. Develop skills through drills and practice game situations. The program centers on learning in a fun, non-competitive environment.
August 9-19 Monday to Thursday
10:00 am-10:40 am age 4-5 at Holyrood Code 355678 $15.00
10:45 am-11:45 am age 6-7 at Holyrood Code 355681 $25.00
11:50 am-12:50 pm age 8-9 at Holyrood Code 355684 $25.00
1:40 pm-2:40 pm age 8-9 Fulton Place Code 355687 $25.00
2:45 pm-3:45 pm age 6-7 Fulton Place Code 355690 $25.00
3:50 pm-4:30 pm age 4-5 Fulton Place Code 355693 $15.00
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
By Phone: 311
On Line: eReg@edmonton.ca
In Person: Any City of Edmonton Leisure Centre
February 6th, 2010
The Holyrood Community Annual General Meeting will be held on April 28, 2010 at 7:00 pm.
Babysitting and kids activities will be available
All Holyrood residents are welcome.
Social to follow.
January 25th, 2010
We are breaking ground to build our new playground and plaza this summer. We have raised $600K of the $900K project budget through grants. What we are asking from Holyroodians is a collective community contribution of $28,000.00 to ensure we get an environmentally-friendly water feature. So let us have some fun achieving this goal and join us on February 6 for a Robbie Burns Night and February 14 for Family Day.
For three years we held meetings, open houses and conducted surveys. Kevin Dieterman, a talented landscape designer who lives in Holyrood, donated his expertise to put these ideas on paper in a concept drawing. The committee received an Outstanding Project Team award from the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues for this work. We then received a grant from the City so that we could hire Kevin to turn his concepts into construction drawing for the City to work from.
The school community also built a mosaic bench at the front of the school as a memorial to friends we have lost. The school received national recognition from the Evergreen Foundation. The new courtyard at the school will be landscaped this summer to create a natural learning environment for all.
Picking up on our vibe, Researchers from the University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services selected Holyrood for an intergenerational study of what amenities make neighbourhoods walkable and age-friendly.
The Southeast Edmonton Seniors Centre and our very successful elementary school have both expanded and are great community partners in this project. The Greater Edmonton Housing Authority for Seniors, The Holyrood Extendicare and the group home for people with disabilities all contributed to the design of our new park. In an age when many people do not know their neighbours, this is truly a great neighbourhood to grow up in and grow old in. Consider making a contribution to our project and help us leave a legacy for years to come.
DONATIONS OVER $25.00 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AN OFFICIAL TAX RECEIPT.
January 20th, 2010
Sunday February 14, 2010 from 1:00pm - 4:00 pm
Please join your neighbors in celebrating Family Fun Day.
All Holyrood residents are welcome!
Free food and drinks.
