Yoga Morning and Breakfast
2026-02-14 09:00 - 11:30 (America/Toronto) | Hudson Community Center, 481 Main Road, Hudson, QC, J0P 1H0, Canada
What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than by starting with a relaxing yoga session with loved ones and friends. Grannies Aid for Africa, Hudson are hosting a morning of regenerative yoga with Maureen Ruiter, followed by a light breakfast consisting of delicious home baked goodies. Begin this weekend with peace, compassion and love in your hearts!
Grannies Aid for Africa, Hudson has been working for 15+ years to raise funds for the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. The Stephen Lewis Foundation‘s community-led partners are building a future free from AIDS by providing care and support to women, children orphaned by AIDS, grandmothers, LGBTIQ communities and people living with HIV and AIDS. For more information, or how you can get involved, please contact 514-770-9997.

Trivia with VanGogos
2026-02-21 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Vancouver) | British Columbia
Saturday, February 21 at 2 PM PST/5 pm EST on Zoom
$15 per person
Proceeds to the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign
The event will run approximately 1.5 hours. No prizes, just Bragging Rights.
Last day to sign up: Feb. 19
Event Format
3 rounds of 12 questions. Each round formatted as 4 questions, a break out with your team to discuss answers, and then return to the main Zoom room for the answers and the next 4 questions, etc.
4 or 5 people per team (form your own or we can assign you to a team)
Questions will be given verbally and also entered into Chat.
NOTE: To view the questions once you are in the breakout room, click the Chat button again. (This feature is not available on all devices.)
Participants should have pen and paper handy.
Winners will get a Certificate of Trivia Glory emailed to them.
How to Join
Contact Arline at aoishi@telus.net with the following information:
Your name and email address (if replying for a team, name and email for each team member). Participants will be emailed a Zoom link just prior to Feb. 21
Name of your team, if applicable, OR let us know if you want us to assign you to a team
If more than one person is playing from one computer, the names of the people.
How to Pay
Let Arline know the following information when you pay:
That the payment is for Trivia
If paying for more than yourself, names of the other players
If making an additional donation, the amount of the donation
(For donations over $20, please include your name and full address if you want a tax receipt.)
Where to send your Money:
e-transfer $15 to VanGogos at vangogospay@gmail.com
(Put relevant info in the Message box)
Mail a cheque made out to VanGogos
c/o Arline Oishi
591 West 19th Ave
Vancouver, B.C.
V5Z 1W8
Hope to see you then!
Your Hosts,
Arline and Marilyn

18th ANNUAL SCRABBLE FUNDRAISER
2026-03-03 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-05 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-07 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | British Columbia
Wow! A fun day on Salt Spring! Come with friends or on your own and make new ones!

MUSICATHON 2026
2026-04-11 | Create St. James Anglican Church, 7 Bond St. E., 7 Bond St. East., Fenelon Falls, Kawartha Lakes-Brock, ON, K0M 1N0, Canada
7 continous hours of music, all genres; big band, choir, country and folk, guitar, Celtic fiddle music, African drumming circle. Audience particpation prizes. Refreshments are available. Come and spend the whole day or come to hear your favourite singers or group. Admission by donation to the Stephen Lewis Foundation, Grandmothers Campaign.

Harmony & Hope: Jazz, Soul and Blues Benefit Concert
2026-04-16 18:00 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A concert to celebrate the 20th year of the Grandmothers Campaign featuring two great Canadian icons: Jay Douglas and Jackie Richardson!
Headlining the evening is Jay Douglas, a three-time Juno nominee whose rich career spans global music festivals and iconic stages such as Koerner Hall, Harbourfront Theatre, the CNE Bandshell, and The Old Mill. Known for his deep connection to reggae, blues, jazz, and soul, Jay has collaborated with reggae legends and is the subject of the new TVO original film Play It Loud, chronicling his life, struggles, and triumphs.
Jay will perform with a full band and backup singers. Joining him as a special guest is Jackie Richardson, award-winning vocalist and actress, widely regarded as Canada’s foremost singer of gospel, blues, and jazz, a Canadian jazz legend, and a proud recipient of the Order of Canada.
Guests are invited to arrive early for a silent auction and light refreshments, with doors opening at 6pm and the concert beginning at 7:30 pm. The Fairview Library Theatre offers comfortable, fully accessible seating, free parking, and easy TTC access.

Songs and Scones
2026-04-25 14:00 - 16:30 (America/Toronto) | Jubilee United Church, 40 Underhill Dr, North York, Ontario, M3A 2J5
Brookbanks for African Grannies present the Emerging Canadian Artists of the Amadeus Choir.
A traditional Afternoon Tea will follow. 2 pm at Jubilee United Church 40 Underhill Dr
Tickets $30 call 416 427 4357

A Spoonful of Shauna
2026-11-08 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | British Columbia
An on-line cooking class led by the nutritionist Shauna Lidzon where the participants will cook a full meal
