01-23-26 A great Win!
Today I did manage to get a lot done, but I also took a mental health break and built my happy plants that the Watson Family gave me for Christmas. They are adorable.
I headed straight from work to the arena to be trained as a 50/50 banker for Rotary. I was also a seller with Laura. Lallah did a great job walking me through it all.
Near where my selling spot was there is a wall of hometown hockey and I was thrilled to see that Jason Marshall had been added to the line-up. I house sat for his Mom when they went to the draft. He was picked 9th overall by the St Louis Blues who also happened to be the team who played the Canucks at the first NHL game I ever went to. It brought me joy that he ended up playing with my Ducks.
Tonight’s intermissions had weiner dog races that were hilarious. It was a salute to Leslie Long Rescue who does amazing things for animals in this city. It was announced that Rotary was giving $750 of their share of the 50/50.
I went to witness the way to draw the winning number and gasped to Lallah that I sold that ticket and knew who won. It just happened that I had noted the numbers when I sold. Sure enough, the winner was D, an 80 year old volunteer for Leslie Long Rescue!! She took home over $2700. It was very moving to say the least. We got a picture of her and of presenting a cheque to the organization
I stopped to say hi to Jake and Yumi who had driven with Ashlée after flying Vancouver to Calgary. We will all get together for Jeanne’s celebration of life tomorrow and then spend some time together.
triumphgal 