QPARSE Activities

The QPARSE Board of Directors meets once a month from September to June at the English Montreal School Board. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at 10.30 a.m., and all members are invited to attend.

In addition, we hold a Fall Reception for newly retired members, and a Spring Tea at the Robinson Residence in Cowansville. Our Holiday Celebration in December includes entertainment as well as refreshments. Several workshops are held during the year.

Any suggestions for additional workshops and activities will be very welcome, send a message through the contact form. See the calendar for up-coming dates and locations.

Thursday October 22nd, 2009 14h00 - 16h00	Fall Reception to welcome New Members	Salle Laurence Patterson EMSB Current members $5.00

Tuesday November 17th 2009 Carmine's Tuscany Grill 10h45	Speaker and Lunch Dr. Rodger Titman, Wildlife Biology Professor at McGill will give a presentation on birds and the work of the McGill Bird Observatory	Carmine's Tuscany Grill

Thursday December 3rd 2009 Salle Laurence Patterson EMSB 10h45	Christmas Celebration and Lunch	PJ's Pub 12h30
Thursday January 21st 2010 Carmine's Tuscany Grill 10h45	Speaker and Lunch - Elizabeth Jennaway-Eaman of the McCord Museum "Costumes Through the Ages"	Carmine's Tuscany Grill 12h30
Tuesday February 16th 2010 10h45	Stephen Gruber/Consulting Hypnotist and Lunch Hypnosis for Health and Wellbeing Check out his web site ask-the-hypnotist.com.	Carmine's Tuscany Grill 12h30
Friday March 26th 2010 Patterson Room EMSB 10h45	Workshop and Lunch Investment Group / estate and income planning - Tax planning-long term care insurance	Carmine's Tuscany Grill 12h30
Thursday April 22th 2010 Carmine's Tuscany Grill 10h45	Shelia Kindellan-Sheehan author "Memoir and Fiction: Challenging Companions".	Carmine's Tuscany Grill 10h45
April 28th 2010	Atlantic City Trip with TMR Seniors QPARSE AND THE TMR Adult Center GOES TO Atlantic CITY April 28th TO May 2nd 2010. A non-refundable deposit of $30.00 is due by January 10th, 2010. Cheques should be payable to DMC (Credit card payment available) US Border: passport required all the info & old REGISTRATION FORM	The price has gone DOWN again. trip info and registration form.
Tuesday May 11th 2010 9h30 Patterson Room EMSB	AGM followed by lunch.	Carmine's Tuscany Grill 12h30
Wednesday June 16th 2010 9h30 a.m. from EMSB Get the registration form here	HIGH TEA at the ROBINSON RESIDENCE and A DAY IN THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS Transportation cost $25.00 per person - Guests welcome High Tea at the Robinson Residence (cost $10.00 to be collected on the bus) A little about what there is to see and do during this outing: Bromont, Knowlton & Cowansville are beautiful areas of the Eastern Townships. In addition to the Duck Farm, many stores and museum, you can take a walk along the hiking trail or stroll through the villages and enjoy the magnificent scenery. If you are tired just sit and look! Please join us that day for what will be most rewarding outing. Maps will be provided to you so that you can design your own 2 hr tour. Get the registration form here	ROBINSON RESIDENCE 14h00 Wednesday June 16th 2010 Get the registration form here
	---------- 2008/9 events archives below ----------
Sunday Septemberber 28th, 2008	Fall Foliage @ Mont Tremblant 9h00 - 15h00	Register by Sept 14th, 514-738-6169
Thursday October 23rd 2008	Reception for new members 15h30	Salle Laurence Patterson EMSB 6000 Fielding Ave.
Monday October 27th, 2008	Atlantic City trip 4 nights	Register by Sept 14th, 514-738-6169
Thursday November 20th, 2008	Richard Zeidler Speaker followed by lunch 10:45 a.m. CJAD Travel Consultant. “The Do’s and Don’ts" of Today’s Traveling	Picasso Restaurant 6810 St-Jacques

Thursday December 4th, 2008	Holiday Celebration 10:30 a.m. Featuring Jacqueline Woodley, soprano, accompanied by Philip Crozier. Followed by Lunch at 12:30	EMSB Laurence Patterson Room then Baton Rouge 3538 rue des Jockeys

Thursday January 22nd, 2009	Susan Montgomery Speaker followed by lunch 11:45 a.m. Journalist, Montreal Gazette “Rwanda: Not Just Another Scary Place”	Picasso Restaurant 6810 St-Jacques

Friday March 27th, 2009	Workshop 10:30 a.m. Informing the 60-plus • Types of residences available • What to expect in each one • Rates/subsidies available. followed by lunch at 12:30 p.m.	EMSB Laurence Patterson Room then Baton Rouge Restaurant 3538 rue des Jockeys
Thursday April 16th, 2009	Maria Lafontaine Speaker followed by lunch 10:45 a.m. Winner of the Governor General’s Award for excellence in teaching. “Reclaiming my Life" (Coping with MS)	Speaker- at Loblaws, 6600 St Jacques W. (corner Cavendish) in the community room secound floor at 10:45. Lunch: at PJ's Pub 6910 St Jacques W. (in front of Super "C")at 12:00 p.m.

Thursday May 14th, 2009	Annual General Meeting 9:30 a.m. followed by lunch 12:30 p.m.	EMSB Laurence Patterson Room 6000 Fielding Ave. Lunch: Carmine's Tuscany Grill 5525 Cote St Luc Rd. Montreal (at Giruard) 12:30

Wednesday June 17th, 2009	A Day in the Eastern Townships Bus leaves at 9:30 a.m.to Domaine Principal and ice cyder tasting followed by high tea at the Robinson Residence. $20 Bus departs from Montreal for Frelighsburg 9h30. There is a tour, museum, tasting, $10 tea and return to Montreal by 17h45. Registration form .pdf	call Sandra Aird 514-738-6169 airsan@videotron.ca Registration form .pdf