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The Maple LeafThe Maple LeafThe Maple LeafThe Maple Leaf
January-March 2015
Smsranjish.com
Highlights of 2014 Fall Activities
Preview of 2015 Events,
including the March 14th
Snowball Gala!
2 Contact Information
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Honorary Chair: Chantal Meagher
President: Kirstin Lamoureux, [email protected]
Treasurer: Carla McLean, [email protected]
Secretary: Claudia van der Heyden, [email protected]
Delphine Jamieson, [email protected]
Membership: Julie Lestage, [email protected]
Welfare: Kirstin Lamoureux, Sharon Kania, [email protected]
Activities: Suzanne Rush, Brenda Pincura, Danielle David
Activities-Nichada: Position open.
Fiddleheads: Claudia van der Heyden, [email protected]
Lunch Bunch: Julie Lestage, [email protected]
SnowBall: Daniele Lavoie, [email protected]
Tickets: Claudia, Daniele: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Liz Lu, [email protected]
Asst. Editor: Delphine Jamieson, [email protected]
Member at Large Vanida Kasemsri
The Maple Leaf is published by Club Canada Thailand, which supports the Canadian expatriate
community and local charities, and promotes Thai-Canadian friendships. We welcome new
members and look forward to your participation. Please feel free to contact us.
New Year’s Greeting from the President
Dear Club Canada members
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy New
Year. 2014 was a fun-filled, wonderful year and I hope you enjoyed all the
wonderful activities and opportunities Club Canada Thailand had offered.
Work has taken my family to Myanmar, but I will be visiting Bangkok on a
regular basis and am pleased to report that I will be able to serve out my
term with the kind assistance of fellow Board members.
I look forward to seeing you all at CCT's exciting Snowball Gala on March
14. For tickets, please contact [email protected].
Again, on behalf of Club Canada I would like to wish each and every one of
you a very healthy, happy and laughter filled 2015.
Kirstin Lamoureux
CCT President
3 CCT Members Honour Remembrance Day
CCT President Kirstin Lamoureux
and club members presented a
wreath during a Remembrance Day
ceremony at the Official Residence
of Canadian Ambassador Philip
Calvert in November.
Participants observed a few minutes
of silence in memory of all who lost
their lives in armed conflicts. 2014
marked the 100th anniversary of the
beginning of the First World War.
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WELCOME BACK COFFEE MORNING
CCT Donates to Sang Tawan Children’s Home
Club Canada Thailand has been a long-term
supporter of the Sang Tawan Children’s Home,
which provides education and shelter to
abandoned children, all in a home-like settting.
In the past, in addition to donations for the
Home’s operating expenses, CCT also invited
the children to our club’s annual Christmas
luncheon. This year, CCT decided to donate
B10,000 to Sang Tawan so the
children could enjoy a holiday
shopping trip and purchase
clothing and other items they
need.
For more information about this
CCT Charity project, please
contact Delphine at:
Treats Kids to Holiday Shopping Trip
Chantal Meagher, Honorary Chair of Club
Canada Thailand and wife of Canadian
Ambassador Philip Calvert, graciously
hosted an Oct. 1 Welcome Back Coffee for
CCT members at the Official Residence.
Guests greeted friends, met new members,
and enjoyed a wonderful array of tasty treats,
including maple leaf-shaped cookies baked
by Julie Lestage.
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CCT members and spouses met friends Oct. 25 at the Bourbon Street restaurant for “Mingle
Night”. Everyone enjoyed happy hour cocktails and a dinner of delightful Cajun cuisine.
Mingle Night at Bourbon Street
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Just like bridge, majong is fun
and sharpens mental skills.
Interested in joining other CCT
members for a game?
Contact:
Every Monday, CCT has a tennis group of
one or two courts playing at Soi Ari, from
7:30-9:30 am, and a one-hour beginner's
coaching session from 8:30-9:30 am. For
more information, contact:
Tennis, Anyone?
Majong Afternoons
(L-R) Coach Thong Bei, Brenda Pincura,
Marie Jennings, Rose Swagermakers, Claudia
van der Heyden, Danielle David, Suzanne
Rush, Delphine Jamieson.
6 CANCER CARE FUN RUN—NOVEMBER 1, 2014
Ready to Start. Front row (L-R)): Phil Calvert, Linda Dishart, Liz Lu, Dawn Lynn Bowness, Delphine Jamieson. Back Row (L-R) : Jack Mauri, Chip Bowness, Danielle David, Yves Coderre, Claudia van der Heyden.
Relaxing after the race. Below (L-R): Chip Bowness, Yves
Coderre, Dawn Lynn Bowness, Claudia van der Heyden,
(hiding at the back) Danielle David, Julie Lestage, Chantal
Meagher.
She did it! Above: Julie Lestage
crossing the FINISH line!
(L-R) Claudia van der Heyden,
Yves Coderre, Dawn Lynn
Bowness, Delphine Jamieson.
CCT members turned out in
force Nov. 1 at Lumpini Park
to support an annual cancer
care fun run hosted by major
sponsors Four Seasons Hotel
and the Thai Red Cross.
Proceeds were donated to
fund cancer research at
Chulalongkorn Hospital.
7 MELBOURNE CUP—NOVEMBER 4, 2014
Above (L-R): Julie Lestage, Caroline Bergeron,
Catherine Dufour, Melanie Lamoureux.
Above (L-R): Delphine Jamieson, Danielle David, Claudia van der
Heyden, Freda Erismann, Carmen de Shuster, Raymonde Lemieux,
Carla McLean, Melanie Lamoureux, Catherine Dufour, Caroline
Bergeron, Julie Lestage, Sarah Lesko, Kirstin Lamoureux, Daniele
Lavoie.
Left (L- R): Kirstin Lamoureux, Carmen
de Shuster, Freda Erismann.
Above (L-R): Sarah Lesko, Delphine Jamieson, Raymonde Lemieux,
and Carla McLean.
Above (L-R): Claudia
van der Heyden and
Delphine Jamieson.
Below (L-R): Kirstin
Lamoureaux, Daniele
Lavoie, Delphine
Jamieson and Danielle
David.
Joining other ladies groups to celebrate
the Melbourne Cup, CCT ladies attended
a Nov. 4th luncheon and showed off
their beautiful and colorful chapeaux.
Carmen de Shuster’s hat was nominated
for Best Novelty Hat!
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Road Trip!
Penang
Malaysia
Fiddleheads
Book Club
Attended November
Literary Festival
On Nov. 28 - Dec. 1, CCT’s
Fiddleheads Book Club took its
first ever road trip!
Members and guests attended
the Georgetown Literary
Festival in Penang, Malaysia,
stayed at the famous E&O
Hotel, and enjoyed the chance
to visit sites mentioned in the
group’s November book, The
Gift of Rain, by Tan Twan Eng.
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Fiddlehead book club
members gathered for
their annual Christmas
Luncheon and Book
Exchange on Dec. 9th.
The ladies enjoyed a
potluck buffet and
before the book
exchange, discussed
Dear Life, by Canadian
author Alice Munro.
January 20, 2015 Book: Manuscript Found in Accra by Paulo Coelho
February 17, 2015
Book: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
March 4, 2015 Book: How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid
For more information, please contact Claudia at:
Fiddleheads Holiday Book ExchangeFiddleheads Holiday Book ExchangeFiddleheads Holiday Book ExchangeFiddleheads Holiday Book Exchange
10 Lunch Bunch Highlights
The Garden We had the pleasure of discovering a Canadian
“connexion” as Chef Autumn McTaggart welcomed
the CCT Lunch Bunch with a special complimentary
dish; homemade poutine! The group greatly enjoyed
the surprise and had a marvellous time catching up
with friends after a couple months hiatus over the
summer. The amazing and serene gardens were the
perfect setting to initiate our monthly rendezvous.
MOJOs
Café and Bar "Good food and even
better company was spread
around our extended table at
the October Lunch Bunch.
Conversation easily flowed
and smiles flourished.
Plenty of leisurely time to
share news and current
events in the lives of our
CCT expats!"
The Garret Secret Bistro & Bar
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White Flower Factory Rama 1 Road., (4 Floor, Siam Square One) |
BTS Siam Station
whiteflowerfactory.com
02-252-2646
Amazing Thai and fusion cuisine. Great
decor, atmosphere and service.
Conveniently located in the spanking new
Siam Square building at BTS Siam.
Friday January 30:
Maison Blanche 38 Narathiwat Road, Soi 2
BTS Chongnongsi Station, Exit 3
www.maisonblanchebkk.com
02-634-7939
Introducing a new variation to CCT’s monthly luncheon. In March we will meet up at the Maison
Blanche restaurant to experiment with a: "Let's Speak French!" Lunch Bunch.” We have
plenty of French speakers in CCT, so let’s get together and parlons français! Everyone is
welcome. Even if you speak little or no French, please come and enjoy the French cuisine and
learn new phrases just by listening to members who are fluent.
Wednesday, March 11:
Gianni's Italian Restaurant 34/1 Soi Tonson, Ploenchit Road
www.giannibkk.com
02-252-1619
Elegant Italian dining. Great atmosphere
and service, and excellent, authentic
Italian cuisine. We will try to book the
private dining room (since, ahem, we
may be happily louder than the business
diners that frequent this popular eatery).
Wednesday Feb. 11:
Please RSVP at least two days
before the luncheon by contacting
Julie Lestage at
12 Every once in a while, we have a whim to take in a
movie matinee, enjoy a Meet & Mingle Evening out, or
just fill a free day with an unscheduled, fun and
interesting activity: Gallery Visit, Bike Tour,
What-Have-You.
An email invitation is sent out. We meet up and
have fun. So watch your inbox for occasional Pop-Up
events from the CCT Actitivites Team (Suzaane Rush,
Brenda Pincura and Danielle David).
Suzanne Rush
P.S. Recommendations are welcome. Please email
Suzanne Rush at: [email protected]
Pop Ups!!
Dec. 17th Pop Up
High Tea at the
St. Regis Pop Up
Nov. 12th
Bangkok
Arts &
Cultural
Centre
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Holiday Party & Gift Exchange
CCT’s annual Holiday Party on
Dec. 3rd was held at the British
Club.
Members met up for a champagne
luncheon and Secret Santa Gift
Exchange before heading out to
start their winter holidays.
CCT Board
members put on
their elves hats to
help bake cup cakes
and other treats for
December’s
Holiday Party.
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• Java from JOMA * Canadian-Owned
Coffee Company
Offers Organic Coffee
Grown in Laos
Joma Coffee (owned by 3
Canadians with branches in
Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia
and Thailand) can now be
ordered in Bangkok via:
simplecoffeeco.com
Learn more about the art, history, and culture of this amazing
country. Become a guide at the National Museum of
Bangkok!
Register for the annual NMV English language guiding course
starting SOON!
Training workshops take place January 21 to early April, on
Wednesday and Friday mornings. At 2,000 Baht, including a
course book, it’s the best deal around!!
To register and for more info, contact:
Chantal or Sheryn at [email protected].
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Snowball Tickets On Sale Now [email protected]
Snowball Gala March 14th! Join Us for an Incredible Evening!
For Snowball Tickets, please contact: Daniele Lavoie or Claudia van der Heyden: [email protected]
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Date to be announced.
March 14th Snowball!
Tickets: [email protected]
The richest man is not he who has the
most, but he who needs the least.
- Unknown
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