A Message from our Executive Director

I am pleased to announce that Jonah Brown has been hired as our summer student this year. Jonah is entering his 4^th year in the Behavioural Sciences program at Ambrose University.

We have been reviewing our coffee policy and unfortunately the costs of offering free coffee for the year is around $3,000. Our cost per cup is around $0.25 to $0.30 with over 15,000 visitors to our programs and events each year. Rather than increasing all our fees, we have decided to put a donation jar by the coffee and are asking everyone if they would contribute $1 per person. We appreciate your understanding.

June and July are going to be busy months at Bow Cliff with numerous free and fundraising events. Bow Cliff will once again be hosting the 4^th annual Bowling Stones Lawn Bowling Tournament on Sunday, June 8^th, featuring teams from our 13 Super Membership partners. Each Centre will have one or two teams of four. Guests are also welcome to come and watch. We will be serving BBQ Bacon Cheeseburgers and BBQ Hot Dogs, with thanks to our sponsor Chartwell Retirement Residences. Please let us know if you would like to come and watch the event.

We have launched our Canada Day 50/50 raffle online. The draw will be held on Wednesday, July 2^nd at our annual Canada Day Luncheon. We are hopeful that the prize will be worth approximately $2,000.

We are hosting our annual Stampede Bridge Tournament on Saturday July 5^th. Please contact the office for more details. Our annual Stampede Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, July 9^th.

The Hellenic Seniors Society of Calgary is sponsoring a free Stampede Breakfast for all seniors at Bow Cliff on Tuesday, July 8^th from 9am to 11am while supplies last. Thank you to the Hellenic Seniors for inviting Bow Cliff and Super Members to their Stampede Breakfast.

Outside of the Canada Summer Jobs Grant, we haven’t had much luck with our grant applications lately. We are more dependent than ever on our fundraising and your generosity to help offset the incredible increase in the costs of operating. We appreciate everyone supporting our events and raffle.

Bow Cliff Seniors’ 50^th Anniversary 10-day Caribbean Cruise on February 2 – 12, 2026, is almost sold out. We have secured 19 rooms at very special rates. We have a total of 3 rooms remaining at over 50% off regular price - one Oceanview double and two Inside Doubles. Please contact the office if you are interested in those rooms.

As always, thank you to all our volunteers, especially our lunch bunch volunteers. They continue to work hard to put together a nice nutritious lunch for only $12. We look forward to seeing you on Wednesdays and thank you for your continued support.