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Abbotsford Dutch Coffee Club |
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South Surrey Dutch Coffee Club |
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Vancouver Dutch Borrelavond |
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New Westminster Dutch Coffee Club |
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Langley Dutch Coffee Club |
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Dutch Family Events |
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CAANS |
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Klaverjas Tournament |
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Dutch Family Pot-Luck Lunch & Easter Egg Hunt |
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European Festival in Burnaby |
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2012 EVENTS: MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Thursdays, February 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd: Vancouver Dutch Coffee Club, 10am to 12pm at 1099 Sitka Square.
Be sure to call Mary at 778-355-3148 to confirm. >> More Info.
Monday, February 6th: Dutch Business & Professional Association (DBPA), 6:00pm, Vancouver Club, 915 West Hastings Street, Vancouver. Cost: $40 cash. We hope that you will join us for a presentation by Maria Holman of Broughton Law Corporation. For information contact: Yasmeen van Bylandt at yvanbylandt@sothebysrealty.ca or 604-318-4574. Click >> here << to read the write-up on "Linked In".
Thursday, February 9th: CAANS Jaarvergadering, 1099 Sitka Square, Vancouver. De zaal gaat open om 7 uur en we beginnen precies om 7.30 met de vergadering, zodat we om 8 uur met het “culturele” (en leukere) gedeelte van de avond kunnen beginnen. Het culturele gedeelte bestaat, zoals de laatste jaren gebruikelijk was, uit het vertonen van een Nederlandse video, met name een documentaire gemaakt ter gelegenheid van de 40ste verjaardag van Prinses Maxima in mei 2010. De koffie met koekjes en de wijn staan klaar.
RSVP: Doeshka Timmer (Secretaresse): doeshka.timmer@gmail.com. >> More Info
Wednesday, February 15th: Langley Dutch Coffee Club, 10am to 12pm, at the Food Court in the Willowbrook Mall.
The 3rd Wednesday of each month. Contact Henja at 604-888-0886 or henal@shaw.ca to confirm. >> More Info.
Tuesday, February 21st: Vancouver Borrelavond. We will be meeting for drinks, snacks (or dinner), and lively Dutch conversation from 8pm to 10pm (or later) at the Wicklow Pub (604-879-0821). We are usually upstairs with a beautiful view overlooking Heather Street Marina. The pub is located at 610 Stamps Landing in False Creek on the water's edge beside the Monk McQueen's Restaurant. Take the Moberly Street exit off 6th Avenue just west of the Cambie Street Bridge. Parking is $1 per hour and the lot is a 2 minute walk south of the pub. Please contact Edie Bijdemast at 604-536-3394 or ediebijdemast@telus.net if you plan to attend. Everyone is welcome!
"Inderdaad een leuke ervaring!" >> More Information and Photos
Saturday, March (Date TBA), 2012: Klaverjas Tournament & Games Social (venue TBA). Registration and payment at the door will be from 11am to 11:45am. Bring your own lunch. Three card games will be played from 12pm to 3pm.There will be many great prizes which will be awarded at 3:30pm. There will also be a teaching table for those that would like to learn to play Klaverjas. For those that do not wish to play cards, Banana Grams (similar to Scrabble) will be played at another table. NAJM Members $15, Non-Members $20.
For more information and to RSVP contact: Edie Bijdemast at 604-536-3394 or ediebijdemast@telus.net.
Saturday, May 26th & 27th, 2012: Come to the 15th Annual European Festival and savor the flavours of Europe right at your doorstep. Join in on the 15 hours of family fun, from 10am in the morning to 1am at night in Burnaby (Venue TBA). See the swirling flags and colourful costumes in the Opening Ceremony parade; non-stop Stage performances; relax in the Food Tent & Beer Garden; Children's Tent activities; 30 Cultural Display booths; & the MarketPlace Tent. In the evening, dance up a storm to energetic songs inside the Centre.
Adults $7, Children under 12 free. For more information contact Edie at ediebijdemast@telus.net.
Saturday (Date TBA) October 2012: Enjoy a Lunch Buffet with Horse Racing Entertainment, 12:30pm to 4:30pm, at Fraser Downs in Cloverdale, Surrey. This is an event that the whole family can enjoy. There are floor to ceiling windows and each table in the "Homestretch" dinning area also has an individual small TV screen to see the horses even closer. Doors open: 12:00pm. Buffett: 12:30pm to 2:30pm, includes salad bar, hot dishes, roast meat, and an array of desserts. Races take place from 1:15pm to 4:30pm. Watch 9 to 12 live exciting horse races and place a wager if you feel so inclined.
$30 per person includes the buffet, one beverage (tea, coffee, juice, or pop), 2 programs per table to share, tip & HST.
Admission for children, 10 years or younger is $15 each. Reservations and pre-payment are required.
Contact Helen Bristow to reserve your seat at 604-274-5385 or hbristow@shaw.ca. Make your cheque payable to "NAJM" and mail it to:
Bart Reemeyer, NAJM Treasurer, 1961 Connaught Avenue, Port Coquitlam, BC, V3C 4C5.
Note that your cheque must be received 3 weeks before the date of the event.
Saturday, (TBA): November 2012 Sint Nicolass Dutch Dinner & Dance at the Scandinavian Centre, 6540 Thomas Street in Burnaby. Doors open at 5:30pm, Dinner at 6:30pm, Dancing from 7:30pm to 10:30pm. There will be a delicious "all you can eat" Buffet Dinner of Salmon, Chicken, & Roast Beef and much more! Kick up your heels on the dance floor or just sit back and enjoy great melodies by Peter Vanderhorst's Band.
NAJM Members: $35 per person; Non-Members: $50 per person. Everyone is Welcome! Reservations and pre-payment are required.
Contact Edie Bijdemast to reserve your seat at 604-536-3394 or ediebijdemast@telus.net. Make your cheque payable to "NAJM" and mail it to:
Bart Reemeyer, NAJM Treasurer, 1961 Connaught Avenue, Port Coquitlam, BC, V3C 4C5.
Note that your cheque must be received by November 18th. >> More info.