Rogers Bottle Drive Walk for ALS St. Albian’s Fall fair Heritage Bus Tour


Sep 19 2007


At a glance


Rogers school is having a bottle drive Saturday, Sept. 22 from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

People can drop off bottles at the school that morning at 765 Rogers Ave. Students will also be going around the neighborhood. Please have your bottles ready for pick-up.

Sept. 23 is Victoria’s Walk for ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which affects people’s motor skills. The walk is at University of Victoria Lot 6, with registration starting at 9 a.m. and the walk kicking off at 10 a.m. Walks in other cities have already raised $70,000 this year. Donate or register online at www.als.ca/walk

St. Alban’s church is hosting its Fall Fair Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Parish Hall, on the corner of Belmont and Ryan. The fair begins at 11 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m. Inside the hall will be home baked goods, coffee, donuts and other booths. There is also a white elephant sale, hot dogs, books and corn-on-the-cob.

Author and columnist Valerie Green will host this year’s Heritage Bus Tour and Tea. The bus leaves from Saanich Hall on Vernon Street and will tour Cadboro Bay and the 10 Mile Point Area, stopping at the home of artist Helen Stewart.

Afternoon tea will be served at Goward House. The bus leaves at 12:45 on Sunday, Sept. 16. For information, contact Isobel Hoffman at 475-1775 ext. 3502.