April 13th was a beautiful day. It was a bit cool when the sun went behind the clouds, but a good spring coat was a remedy for that. I was grateful for the nice day since the McCauley Community League (MCL) had already rescheduled the “Spring is Here” party we had planned for March 29th, due to that great dump of spring snow. 

Those who attended got to have their pictures drawn by caricature artist Catherine McMillan and we were entertained by singer-songwriter Shauna Lynn. We played a “guess that seed” game with a smart watch for the prize, won by Anna Bubel who is an avid gardener. We had flower seeds and pots for people to take home and grow their own flowers. Mike Siek facilitated a relay race, and we played mingle bingo for small prizes. We ate hot dogs, potato salad and mud cakes; chocolate cake, pudding, whip cream, Oreo crumbs and gummy worms. I want to thank Roma, Shauna, and Kalungi for helping me to make the food. Dan and Grace helped with the hot dogs. We had several other volunteers for the first time, including Drayton at the gate.

As of writing this article, MCL is planning our AGM on June 14th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. It is being held in the Alumni Room at the Commonwealth Rec Centre (11000 Stadium Road). We will get started with the meeting promptly at 2:15 p.m., and there will be refreshments and mingling afterward. All are welcome to attend, but we need at least 30 members of the community league to attend so that we will have a quorum. If you are not a member of the community league, memberships are free and available online at www.mccauleycl.com or you can join the community league at our AGM. We do have board positions open. We are looking for a Vice President and a Secretary as well as other non-executive positions.

Your free membership with the McCauley Community League comes with these benefits:

• Free general admission and community swim at Commonwealth Recreation Centre every weekend (Saturdays 3 p.m to 5 p.m. and Sundays 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.).
• 10% discount on any multi-use recreation pass for Commonwealth Recreation Centre.
• Vote in McCauley Community League’s Annual General Meeting to elect board representatives.
• Free tool rentals from the Edmonton Tool Library.

Corine Demas is the President of the McCauley Community League and is on the board of Boyle McCauley News.