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SWANSEA CHEERS AT THE SCOTIABANK WATERFRONT MARATHON - OCT 16, 2011

Thanks to everyone who came out and helped us cheer on the Champions!

And a special thanks to all volunteers and our

SPONSORS, ENTERTAINERS & SUPPLIERS!

The winner of the DANIER Jacket drawn on Wednesday October 19th was J. Slaughter! Congratulations!

At left, SASA Line Dancing teacher Jack draws the winning ticket. Jack ran the half marathon on Oct. 16th and came first in his age class! Way to go Jack!

Congratulations all Swansea Cheerers! Our Cheering Station won 3rd Prize this year!

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MAY 12, 2011 SWANSEA AREA SENIORS ASSOCIATION AGM

A great time was had by all at the S.A.S.A. Spring AGM Event. All present enjoyed a tasty lunch, a lucky ticket draw, bingo with prizes, all followed by the Annual General Meeting.

APRIL 19, 2011 PASSOVER SEDER IN THE ROUSSEAU ROOM

March 27, 2011 ANOTHER FANTASTIC INDOOR GARAGE SALE

On Sunday March 27th, the Swansea Town Hall hosted another busy and fun indoor garage sale. Over 60 vendors offerred a wide variety of interesting items. On our front piazza, an Inorganic e-waste market was also held on the day in conjunction with iRecycle Computers. People grabbed a delicious gourmet hot dog, a massage offered by Swansea Massage Clinic, and bid on the amazing silent auction put on by the Seniors Association on the Ravine Level. A good time was had by all!

February 16, 2011 - JOHN TORY SPEAKS AT SWANSEA TOWN HALL AGM

On Wednesday, January 16th, the Swansea Town Hall and Swansea Town Hall Association held their Annual General Meeting in the Rousseau Room. MP Cheri Di Novo and Ward 13 Councillor Sarah Doucette addressed those present. Special Guest Speaker was John Tory, Broadcaster and Chair of CivicAction. Other highlights included the election of new board members and a reception.

January 17, 2011 - COUNCILLOR SARAH DOUCETTE - TOWN HALL MEETING

On Monday, January 17th, Sarah Doucette hosted her first constituency meeting as Ward 13's newly elected City Councillor. Former Budget Chief and Councillor Shelley Carroll, Josie Lavita and Judy Broughton from the City of Toronto Finance Department were also panelists during the presentation about the City budget and finance issues.

Councillor Doucette's staff members Katherine and Sonia (left) greeted people in the Council Chambers before the presentation.

December 2010 - SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM SWANSEA TOWN HALL!

Christmas Season is upon us here at 95 Lavinia! Our lovely decorated tree is in the lobby, the Christmas cactus is in full bloom in the kitchen and our winter clothing donation box is filling up! Thanks to all who have donated socks, hats, scarves, mitts and warm winter clothing for the clothing drive we are supporting this year in conjunction with 11 Division's Community Police Liaison Committee. Have a happy, safe holiday season and all the best for 2011!

Tuesday November 30, 2010 - SWANSEA PARTNERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZE!

Members of the Swansea Partner Group which organized the Scotiabank Marathon Neighbourhood Cheering Challenge on September 26th ventured downtown to Scotia's headquarters for a reception and awards ceremony and to accept the award for the BEST Cheering station on the 2010 Race Route! We again want to thank all cheering participants, volunteers, entertainers, sponsors and, of course, Scotiabank, who has awarded the partners our first prize of $6,000!

November 28, 2010 - 8th Annual West End Antique Show!

We had another very successful Antique Show at the Town Hall on Sunday! Lots of wonderful treasures to browse and buy and a great tea room and lunch on the terrace! Many requests came in for the Tea Room's Scottish Oatmeal Bread, so we are including the recipe below AND the recipe for last year's lunch room Tomato Soup, another big hit! Just click on the links below!

Scottish Oatmeal Bread

Antique Show Tomato Soup

Thursday, November 11, 2010 - Remembrance Day Ceremony

Honoured by the presence of veterans, members of the Royal Canadian Legion #46, Fire Department officials and bugler and many members of the community, we held a moving ceremony in bright sunshine on November 11th. Master of Ceremonies Jack Slaughter, Chair of Swansea Town Hall's Board of Management, officiated the service.

Swansea Legion member Jack Bowler was first vice and read the Act of Remembrance followed by Jason Czuba, Swansea Firefighter, Station 425, who played the Last Post and Rouse on his authentic World War I bugle.

Cheryl Crompton, Board Member, read In Flanders Fields by Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. After the service, everyone was invited inside the Town Hall and a reception was held in the Rousseau Room.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - Sod Turning - Mayor David Miller Breaks ground for Swansea Town Hall's 2nd phase of expansion!

Mayor David Miller came to Swansea Town Hall to break ground for the next Phase of our expansion. A new room will be built on the lower north level of the building over the next year.... we are looking forward to the much needed extra space for more events, courses and community uses!

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - Swansea Cheering Challenge at the 2010 Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon

Thanks to our enthusiastic community cheering crowd, wonderful entertainment, great food and drink, dedicated corporate sponsors and champion runners, our Swansea partner team garnered FIRST PRIZE among all the cheering centres along the race route. Scotiabank will award the partner group $6000 in prize money for this honour, which will go towards all the great programs, plans and activities of the partners. Congratulations also to the lucky winner of our raffle for a jacket generously donated by DANIER...see below!! For further information about this year's marathon or to watch for news about our cheering section planned for next year follow this link! . . . . . . MARATHON PAGE

July 28, 2010- Planning is underway for the 3rd annual Cheering Section for the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon running on Sunday September 26th. We are busily organizing some great entertainment and will offer food and refreshments and lots of fun as we cheer on the racers during the early morning!

This event is a great community builder and raises money for 4 Swansea Community Groups; The Swansea Community Recreation Center, The Swansea Town Hall , The Swansea Area Ratepayers’ Association and the Swansea Royal Canadian Legion Branch 46.

Last year we raised in excess of $6000, split evenly among these 4 groups, and this year we are trying to beat that record! Scotiabank awards prizes to the BEST cheering sections along the route and last year we got an honourable mention and $1000 prize! This year we are aiming for FIRST PRIZE and, to do this,

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!

Please come down to the Lakeshore at Windermere at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday September 26th. PLEASE bring colourful flags, noisemakers and wear colourful clothes! We will provide you with food AND great entertainment! Have fun and help us show the racers what a great community Swansea is....we know how to CHEER!!

Click here to see more at our MARATHON PAGE

February 23, 2010 - The Swansea Town Hall Association and the Swansea Town Hall held their Annual General Meeting on a snowy Tuesday evening. Members of the community who came out were able to ask questions of Fiona Crean the Ombudsman for the City of Toronto, after she spoke on "Fairness: our rights and responsibilities". To find out more about the office of the Ombudsman visit her website at www.ombudstoronto.ca

Community Blog - December 2009

December 21 - The Staff and Board of Management at the Swansea Town Hall would like to wish you a Happy Hanukkah, a Very Merry Christmas, and Habari Gani for Kwanzaa. Hope to see you in 2010.

Our Christmas Cactus

Community Blog - 2009

November 11, 2009 - The Swansea Town Hall and the Swansea Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion held our annual Remembrance Day Service. We were joined by members of the community, M.P. Gerard Kennedy, Charles Smith representing M.P.P. Cheri DiNovo, City Councillor Bill Saundercook, Rosa Pinto Manager and Lisa Moran Library Service Manager of the Swansea Memorial Library.

September 27, 2009- The Swansea Town Hall for the second year joined with the Swansea Area Ratepayers Association, The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 46 and the Swansea Recreational Centre Advisory Committee to host the Swansea Cheering and Entertainment Centre during the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on the median at Lakeshore and Windermere on Sunday September 27th. We are very grateful to our sponsors; Essence of Life, Swansea Brew Club, Corona, Manion Wilkins & Associates Ltd., MacKenzies High Park, Cheese Boutique, Superkul Architect Inc., Adamson Architects Associates, Pivot Sport Medicine and Orthopedics, Dundas Price Chopper, Danier, Cobs Bread, Swansea Hockey Association, Bloor West Village Real Estate Ltd., Davids Tea, Cheri DiNovo M.P.P., Toronto Olympic Club, My Place and Royal LePage. We must also thank Starbucks for their donation of coffee.

A very special thank you to our four champions who participated in the marathon, Greg Bohuslawsky, John Meijer, Michael Slaughter and Sybil Wilkinson. Below you will see some of the activities we had on the day. Thank you to the wonderful performers Zumba Fitness, At Ease and Just Us who kept us entertainment as the marathon runners went past our location. the Colour Guard provided by the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 46 who stayed all morning to cheer. Cheese Boutique and Davids Tea provided amazing refreshments. Thanks to our student volunteers who came out at 6:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning.

May 27 - Members of the Swansea Neighbourhood Cheering and Entertainment Centre went to Nathan Philips Square for the official media launch of the 10th Annual Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. The Swansea Royal Canadian Legion Colour Guard joined Mayor David Miller for the kick off.

This year's marathon takes place on Sunday, September 27th. Our Neighbourhood Cheering and Entertainment Centre will be located at Lakeshore and Windermere from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome to come and join us to cheer on the 18,000 runners!

May 27, 2009 - The Swansea Town Hall would like to welcome the grade 7 & 8 students from Swansea Public School to our blog. The blog allows us to post photos and write about anything that goes on in and around Swansea not just in the Town Hall. Thank you for letting me come and speak to you during your Career Conference at Swansea School today.

Sarah

May 23 and 24, 2009 - The Swansea Town Hall was very proud to be a part of the Doors Open together with the Swansea Memorial Library. The building was open to the public who could look in on all regular programs going on in the building, explore the Lucy Maud Montgomery exhibit, listen to readings from authors, actors, and wine experts, participate in a scavenger hunt, watch the Scottish Dancers perform, go back in time with our 1959 Flash Back to the year our building opened and visit the Swansea Historical Achieves. We had almost 500 people come and experience this exciting event with us.

The Royal Scottish Country Dancers and The Johnson Academy of Irish Dance

Marilyn Lightstone read from Anne of Green Gables and Sharon Jennings read from Franklin

Lucy Maud Montgomery Museum from Norval

Dress on loan by Joan McCool of The Antique Shoppe

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