October is a quiet and yet busy month. The Executives team is busy getting all the pieces together to host the Peter McConville Cup tournament on November 22, 2024. The tournament is using a team competition format. This adds another layer of organization work in making it happen.

There was no PBB training program in October. However, the PBB trainers provided free one on one badminton training to some Gap Days participants (see picture below).

We also had a fun "Orange & Black" dress day at the gym. Members never disappoint to have "More Fun and Better Badminton"!

Stay tuned for the exciting November PMC Team Tournament and all the fun happening at the post tournament tea party in the November report. Have a great month.

James Wong
Bonsor 55+ Badminton Group

We started every Wednesday with our B team winning 3 for 2 matches; rotating home and away matches well into the new year.

We also:

• Hosted evening movie night on the big screen “Colour of Money”
• Had our yearly Mary Horton match in West Vancouver - we might not have won the trophy but we surely won the respect of West Van for such a display of unity
• Hosted a day of 9 Ball tournament with lunch, winners and trophy
• Hosted a new B Select team
• Continued to enrol new members

Su Herrmann
Group Leader Bonsor Snooker

The Open Art group was invited to the Mulberry PARC Art Walk event held on September 21, 2024. About 20 members from the group attended, displaying more than 30 paintings. The show was well attended by residents and visitors of Mulberry. Our hosts commented on the high quality of our paintings and our enthusiasm. We had a wonderful time and we look forward to participating in next year's show.

We have 49 members as of June, 2024. We have a summer break for 2 months and will resume on 
September 12, 2024 at the Bonsor Recreation Complex Mult 1 & 2 from 1 to 3 pm. A time schedule will be
 provided to all our members for 2024 and 2025 when we meet again.

We are a group of music lovers. We sing songs in English from all over the world, mostly from 50s and 
60s, some from musical theatres, and folk songs. We have a pianist, a treasurer, coffee masters, office helpers,
a drummer, and two song leaders to lead the groups to sing, using song books provided by Bonsor and
 returned to Bonsor at the end of the sessions.There are two solo sessions. Members are free to use their
 cel phones, music sheets for the pianist, or sing without music. All are welcome. We enjoy songs in all languages.

The group fee is $10.00 per person per year.  He/she must also be a member of Bonsor Recreation Centre. They 
will get a memebership card once the fee is paid.

We have coffee breaks in between and enjoy snacks donated by our members or purchased by our coffee fund.  
We celebrate special occasions with pot lucks. We have many volunteers. We recognize their contributions at the end 
of year with special gifts.

Alice Crestejo
Leader of Bonsor 55+ Sing Along