Season’s greetings from the badminton group!  It was again the time of year for our much anticipated Bonsor Cup tournament and lunch event.  180 people, including Mary Horton and Michelle St. Jean, gathered for lunch on November 23 and witnessed the medal ceremony for our Bonsor Cup tournament which took place earlier in the morning.  We were also honored to have Teri Sabot and Ernie Kashima drop by and speak to our members.

As usual, the volunteers were already busy doing preparation from 9:30am, setting up tables, drinks, door prizes, etc.  They also put together 180 small gift bags to give out at the door.

For our lunch menu, there were 3 options: chicken, pork or beef with vegetables and rice or noodles.  Everyone received a large lunch box with one of the options; then rounded out with a delicious deep fried sesame ball and a custard egg tart for dessert.  I heard the desserts were so delicious that they were devoured even before the lunch boxes were opened.

One of the highlights of the lunch was to celebrate the 90th birthday of one of our members, Mr. Po-Zay Wong.  After the Happy Birthday song and candle blowing, he happily shared his delicious BD cake with other members.

For the 50/50 prize draw this year, the badminton executives decided to dedicate the fund to Second Street Community School. A total of $385 was raised from the ticket sales.  $193 were earmarked for the school.  The other half, $192, were then divided into 3 prizes: 1st prize - $92; 2nd prize - $60; 3rd prize - $40.  Our 1st prize winner, Thekla Lit, was very generous and donated her winning to the school.  She really demonstrated the true meaning of charity and Christmas spirit.  A BIG THANK YOU TO THEKLA!!!

Finally, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the 16 volunteers who worked tirelessly to make it successful.  They were the true hero of this event.

Submitted by Caroline Young

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