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Help needed for casino shifts

WE ARE SHORT OF VOLUNTEERS!

Please help us fill our slots for our casino event. Our involvement in AGLC casinos helps us to keep running our scholarship and seniors programs.  Without the funding that AGLC distributes to us, we would not be able to keep these programs going.

We’re using SignUp.com (the leading online SignUp and reminder tool) to organize volunteers for our upcoming casino on January 19 & 20, 2020.  The Yellowhead Casino is located at 12464 153 St NW in Edmonton. There are day shifts and evening shifts available. No experience necessary! All volunteers will get a free meal! 

Here’s how it works in 3 easy steps:

1) Click this link > Sign up link to see our SignUp sheet:
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
3) Sign up! It’s Easy – you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com. You will be required to give your email address so that we can contact you and send updates about your volunteer position.

Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact us by email  imantaedmonton@gmail.com and we can sign you up manually.

 

 

Casino Volunteers Needed For January at the Yellowhead Casino

We’re using SignUp.com (the leading online SignUp and reminder tool) to organize volunteers for our upcoming casino on January 19 & 20, 2020.  The Yellowhead Casino is located at 12464 153 St NW in Edmonton. There are day shifts and evening shifts available. No experience necessary! All volunteers will get a free meal! 

Here’s how it works in 3 easy steps:

1) Click this link > Sign up link to see our SignUp sheet:
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
3) Sign up! It’s Easy – you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com. You will be required to give your email address so that we can contact you and send updates about your volunteer position.

Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact us by email  imantaedmonton@gmail.com and we can sign you up manually.

Our involvement in AGLC casinos helps us to keep running our scholarship and seniors programs.  Without the funding that AGLC distributes to us, we would not be able to keep these programs going.

 

New season for our Children’s Group

Our learning season has resumed! Join us for family fun and a little Latvian culture! Meet other Latvian families in Edmonton. Our Latvian children’s group is once again ready  to make this a great year for learning the Latvian language, enjoying a great time with Latvian friends, learning interesting things about Latvia and learning some Latvian dances.  The IMANTA Children’s Group now meets twice per month, on Sundays from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Laurier Heights Community Hall, 14405 85 Ave, NW Edmonton, AB

Click on the following link for more information:

Info for new season of Children’s group

 

Jog Latvia in the World

OK lets see if we can make it happen here in Edmonton!  Saturday, May 5th 1 p.m at the Fort Edmonton Foot Bridge.

May 4 is the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia Day, which is the perfect time to gather families, friends, neighbours and communities around a white-clad table, cherishing togetherness and the gift of living in a free country of our own.

May 5, this year on Saturday, is the perfect time to continue celebrating Latvia and its hundred years with a healthy and fun sports activity! “Jog Latvia in the World” is the activity that invites you to create a jogging, walking or biking route resembling the geographic shape of Latvia around your town or city with the help of your favourite sports app. The distance does not matter – it is all about the contour and the fun! You can share your route in the social networks with your friends, family members and neighbours, using the hashtag #izskrienLatviju, and invite them to participate also. Let’s all jog Latvia in the world together!

http//latvia.eu/news/jog-latvia-world

 

 

Spring Tea, Līgo and Other Activities

Come join us Sunday, April 22, 2018 12:30 p.m. for tea and music at Laurier Community Hall, 14405 85 Ave. NW in Edmonton.

Daiga Stube on piano and her daughter Anna Štube on the violin will be performing a selection of popular melodies.  This will also wonderful opportunity to meet our Latvian Ambassador Kārlis Eihenbaums and his wife Ināra Eihenbauma who are visiting.  Come Continue reading → Spring Tea, Līgo and Other Activities

Līgo 2017 – Save the Date

Mark your calendars – we’ll celebrate Līgo on Saturday, June 24, at The Shelter in Devon Lions’ Campground (www.devonlionscampground.activenuketoo.com). Camping must be booked directly with the campground. Further information will be available in early June.

Imanta svinēs Līgo svētkus 24 Jūnijā, Devon Lions’ Parkā, (www.devonlionscampground.activenuketoo.com). Ja vēlaties pārnakšńot Jums laicīgi jāpiesaka rezervācija tieši Devon Lions’ Campground. Vairāk informācija sekos Jūnija sākumā.

November Independence Day Celebration & October 2014 Newsletter

November 2014 Invitation

(Please click on invitation to enlarge)

We are very pleased that Juris Ķeniņš, a well-known Latvian and Canadian cellist from Toronto, will be visiting Edmonton and performing at our November celebration. Juris and his wife spent 4 weeks in Riga this fall on a visit that included a concert and lecture tour. The program for us will feature music by Latvian composers. Pianist Renna Hoang will also perform.

We have changed venues to accommodate the program and because of this, tickets MUST be purchased in advance. The Polish Hall has a strict catering policy.  Seating will be limited and we need to have a confirmed number of guests to ensure that we can cover the cost of dinner.

A ticket order form is attached.  Please note the RSVP deadline of November 8th. Tickets will be mailed starting October 25th.

If you have further questions, please phone any member of Imanta’s executive or email : imantaedmonton@gmail.com

Transportation for Seniors: This is available to seniors through our casino funding. Please take advantage of it! Phone Yellow Cab at 780-462-3456 for a ride. If you have no vouchers, they are available at every event and the driver will come in with you to fill one out. You will be given another voucher to use for your return trip.

THANK YOU to all our members who volunteered at our Casino in July. Through this program we are able to offer scholarships, the seniors’ program, events in cooperation with other organisations, and other special events.

Sandis Kondrats, our favourite Latvian sculptor and now living in Seattle, was back in Edmonton in early July 2014 to take part in Sand on Whyte, a
sand-carving exhibit in Old Strathcona. Those who attended the festival and met with him were able to see the art form in which he excels.

Two of IMANTA’s staunchest supporters and hardest workers are leaving Edmonton for a milder climate. Daina Bruners, IMANTA’s former president, and her mother, Vilma, have contributed to our Latvian society for so many years, in too many ways to count. Daina was instrumental in modernising IMANTA and revising its constitution to keep up with the reality of our local Latvian society.
We will miss them greatly and wish them all the best as they settle into their new home on Vancouver Island!

November Ticket form and membership form

Lithuanian Concert and Dinner with Ambassador – April 21, 2013

SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2013
LITHUANIAN CONCERT
FOLLOWED BY DINNER WITH AMBASSADOR VYTAUTAS ZALYS

 LITHUANIAN CONCERT @ 2PM
With Agne Radzevičiute, Piano and Taddes Korris, Double Bass. Holy Trinity Church, 10027 -84 Street. Free admission, sponsored by the Lithuanian Society of Edmonton.

Don’t miss this concert featuring two young Lithuanian performers, 19 year old pianist Agne Radzevičiute from Lithuania and our own Taddes Korris, double bass.   Artists will be performing a range of works from Lithuanian Composers as well as more traditional classical repertoire.  The works of Frederick Chopin,  JS Bach,  Balys Dvarionas and Mikalojus Constantinas Ciurlionis will be performed.

DINNER WITH AMBASSADOR ŽALYS  @ 4:30 pm
The concert will be followed by Dinner with Ambassador Vytautas Žalys at the Lithuanian Hall, 11629 – 83 Street. Admission:  $10.00 per person.

This will mark Ambassador Žalys first official visit to Alberta.  He will be meeting with government officials in the Province of Alberta and is an Honourary Patron of the Consular Ball in Edmonton.

Please RSVP to imantaedmonton@gmail.com.

Imanta Casino: Volunteers needed!

Hello Imanta members,
Our next fundraising casino is scheduled for February 4 & 5, 2013 at the Palace Casino in West Edmonton Mall. Volunteers are needed for shifts as per the schedule below. If you are able to volunteer, please email imantaedmonton@gmail.com and specify the shift you’d like to work. Thanks for volunteering! Your support is, as always, much appreciated by Imanta’s Executive.

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