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Friday, September 22 and Saturday, September 23, 2017
6:30 pm at Eben-Ezer Church
2051 Windsor St. Abbotsford
Tickets available after August 1st
Information and tickets.
$25.00 per ticket –
$200 per table (8)
No tickets will be sold at the door.
M/C and Visa accepted.
Phone Elaine @ 604-870-9272 for information and tickets.

Saturday, April 22, 2017

As many of you know we are planning to build two buildings this year, a shop and an addition to our kitchen, washrooms and office building. Work has begun on the shop and the plans for the other building are drawn and are at the engineer’s office now.  As soon as all the paper work is done we will apply for a permit.  The plan is to build this during late summer and into fall.  Funding for the shop has been paid by some of our membership but there is a need for some funding for the addition.  If you can help us with this it will be greatly appreciated.  

In a voluntary charitable organization, everybody is considered a link in the chain of that society. This analogy also holds true in the importance of the directors and officers of the board of that organization. Although each director has a specific role and responsibility in the portfolio that they hold in the Board of Directors, some have a more direct impact on the operation of the board then others. Some of the obvious ones are the chair-person, vice chair-person and secretary. It would be unfair to choose certain people because of their service as director, but when a director has served one year as chair-person, seven years as a secretary and one year as assistant secretary, it is noteworthy to mention that person. Bob Spyksma is that person and we at the FVGS want to extend our gratitude to Bob for his service and dedication for all the years of his service.  We remember Bob and his wife Jennie, as she is facing severe health issues and our prayers are with him and his family.              Submitted by Peter Funk

* We are currently open Monday to Saturday–8:30 am until noon. 

*  The Plant will be closed Saturday, July 1st for Canada Day and August 7th for B.C. Day. 

* We have finished making 14 million soup servings at our FV Gleaner Plant. 

* Gleaners needs donations of beans, lentils and peas (already dried) to add protein to the soup mix.   For our Saskatchewan representative contact Mike Wonnick phone #306-251-1588 for info.    For Alberta and BC contact Carl Goosen @ 1-866-772-7070

* Pray for God to give direction for the 2017 Year at Fraser Valley Gleaners. 

* Current Fundraising Projects: Tires for Peterbilt Truck - $4,000  –   Legacy Building Project - $350,000 Soup Mix Bags - $10,000 -  

Ben Doerksen, Jack Friesen, Peter Funk, Mark Hardy, Ed Klassen, Dave Staley,
Wade Trimble, Ann VanderMeulen, Marilyn Vriend and Vic Willms.

The Bible says: "If you serve, you should do so with the strength that God provides so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ."    1 Peter 4:11

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