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          1 2 Military Family Appreciation Week Country Hoedown
3Grace United Roast Beef Dinner 4Free Pancake Breakfast 5Tim Hortons Day 6Giant Games Night 7MFAW Discount Night 8Pot Luck BBQ 9
10Mother’s Day 11 12 13 14Stollery Bake Sale 15 16
17 18Victoria Day 19 20 21Meet the Chamber Board Bank of Canada Workshop 22 23
24 25 26 27 28Safe Boater Classroom Course 29 30
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May Events

Saturday, May 2 thru Friday, May 8

Wainwright Military Family Resource Centre

Military Family Appreciation Week

This year marks the fifth annual Military Family Appreciation Week. Various events throughout the week. See individual event postings for details.

  • Where:  Denwood, various locations
  • Time:  Throughout the week
Background from the web: Wainwright Military Family Resource Centre
Saturday, May 2

MFRC Appreciation Week

Country Hoedown

Petting Zoo, Square & Line Dancing, Family Games, Pie Contest Judging,Pictures with Mr. Canadian Cocoa,Military Family of the Year,Country Cooking (Beef on a Bun, Corn on the cob, potato salad) AND MUCH MORE! RAIN OR SHINE!!! Military and civilian families welcome!

  • Where:  Buffalo Park Hall, Denwood
  • Time:  1:00 to 4:00 PM (1300 to 1600h)
Sunday, May 3

Grace United Church

Roast Beef Dinner

For more information please telephone, 780-842-3870.

  • Where:  Grace United Church Hall
    • 1038 4 Avenue
    • Wainwright
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  • Time:  4:30 to 6:30 PM
  • Admission  $10/Adult, $5/Child, Children 6 and under are free.
Monday, May 4

MFRC Appreciation Week

Pancake Breakfast

FREE pancake breakfast in the MFRC parking lot. Everybody is welcome.

  • Where:  MFRC parking lot (Building 400)
  • Time:  7:00 to 9:00 AM (0700 to 0900h)
Tuesday, May 5

MFRC Appreciation Week

Tim Hortons Coffee Day

Tim Hortons will give a FREE medium or large coffee to military members in uniform all day.

  • Where:  Tim Hortons, 2710 13 Avenue
  • Time:  5:00 AM to 10:00 PM (Restaurant)
Wednesday, May 6

CFB Wainwright Fitness Centre

Giant Games Night

Featuring Giant Checkers, and all sorts of fun activities for all ages.

  • Where:  Base Fitness Centre (Gymnasium)
  • Time:  6:00 to 8:30 PM (1800 to 2030h)
Thursday, May 7

MFRC Appreciation Week

Local Merchant Discount Day

Participating businesses so far: Bio Vista Motel, Canadian Tire, Gracie’s Hair Salon, The Honeypot Eatery & Pub, IDA Pharmacy, Kels Esthetics, Norris Ford, Prairie Vision Centre, Value Drug Mart, Wainwright Liquor and Cold Beer Store.

Other businesses are welcome to participate. See individual businesses for details.

  • Where:  Throughout Wainwright Business Districts
  • Time:  All day long (during regular business hours)
Friday, May 8

Denwood Community Council

Potluck BBQ

Potluck BBQ hosted by Denwood Community Council in Park behind MFRC. Bring your own meat for your family to BBQ and a salad to share.

  • Where:  In the park behind MFRC (Building 400)
  • Time:  5:30 PM (1730h)
Sunday, May 10

Special Occasion

Mother’s Day

Some would have it Mother’s Day is a tradition created by the greeting card industry though it really is a day honoring mothers, celebrated on various days in many places around the world.

  • Where:  Anywhere your family can be together.
  • Time:  Take Mom out for fun filled day.
Background from the web: Wikipedia: Mother’s Day

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Thursday, May 14

ATB Financial Wainwright
Supporting the Stollery Children’s Hospital Edmonton

Bake Sale

  • Where:  ATB Financial Wainwright Branch
    • 509 10 Street
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  • Time:  10:00 AM
Background from the web: Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation
Monday, May 18

National Holiday

Victoria Day

A tradition upheld in Commonwealth countries, Victoria Day (French: Fète de la Reine) is a Canadian statutory holiday celebrated on the last Monday before or on May 24 in honour of both Queen Victoria’s birthday and the current reigning Canadian sovereign’s birthday.

  • Where:  Anywhere your family can have fun together.
  • Time:  Spend the day.
Background from the web: Wikipedia: Victoria Day (Canada)
Thursday, May 21

Wainwright & District Chamber of Commerce

Meet the Chamber Board

This will be a great opportunity to come out and meet the Board in an informal setting. Find out about the topics that were discussed at our recent Strategic Planning Session and share your insights about pressing issues in our local business community.

  • Where:  Wainwright Golf & Country Club
    • 1505-2 Street
    • Wainwright
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  • Time:  12:00 to 1:00 PM
Thursday, May 21

Wainwright & District Chamber of Commerce

Bank of Canada Workshop
Detecting Counterfeits

Are you concerned about the recent rash of counterfeit bills? Have you had to turn business away because of it? Let us help you! We will have a representative from the Bank of Canada to teach us all how to detect counterfeit bills.

Call Peggy Gordon to register as there is limited seating; 780-842-4910.

  • Where:  Ramada Inn & Suites
    • 1510 27 Street
    • Wainwright
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  • Time:  7:00 PM
  • Admission:  $2 for Members & $5 for Non-members.
Background from the web: Bank Notes - Bank of Canada
Thursday, May 28

Wainwright & District Council for Adult Lifelong Learning

BoaterExam.com
Safe Boater Classroom Course

Training provided by BoaterExam, a Division of FNCC, a Transport Canada accredited course provider.

  • Where:  Provincial Building
    • 810 14 Avenue
    • Wainwright
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  • Time:  6:00 to 9:00 PM

Call Adult Lifelong Learning, 780-842-4910 or,

Register online:   Safe Boater Classroom Course