JVSU seeks donations
Jasper Victim Services Unit has sold all 144 spots in its annual golf tournament, but the organization is still on the hunt for donations.
鈥淚t鈥檚 auction items that make our day pretty successful,鈥� said Paul Schmidt, unit coordinator for Jasper Victim Services. 鈥淲e鈥檙e asking for donations for the silent auction or for prizing.鈥�
Last Wednesday, Schmidt received a large donation from Tim Hortons. 鈥淭hey donated $1,100 through their Smile Cookies campaign. They鈥檙e always great supporters.鈥�
The golf tournament, scheduled for Sept. 6, is Victim Services鈥� largest fundraiser of the year, usually collecting about $15,000.
Jasper survived judgement day
The international Communities in Bloom judges were in Jasper, July 29, to see everything the community has to offer.
As well as meeting Jasper the Bear and a number of community members for breakfast, Evelyn Alemanni and Steve Preston were treated to a walking tour that included everything from the Jackman House, to the Two Brothers Totem Pole, the Railway Station and Mile Zero Rock. The judges also saw the Anglican Church, the Reuse-It Centre, the Jasper Municipal Library, Snapes Hill and Cabin Creek.
Halfway through the day, while enjoying their lunch at Centennial Park, the judges said they would love to stay longer.
鈥淚 wish I could get out into the mountains,鈥� said Alemanni. 鈥淭his is a wonderful tour, but there is so much more to see. I feel like I want to stay another two weeks.鈥�
Jasper has won on the provincial and national stage of Communities in Bloom already and this year is vying for the top spot internationally. Competing for the same title are Stettler, Alta.; Fogo, N.L.; Antigonish, N.S.; Lakeside Chatauqua, Ohio; Stanghow, UK; Tenby Town, UK and Abbeyshrule, Ireland.
The winners will be announced during the National Awards Ceremonies in Ottawa-Gatineau in October.
Fundraising the roof
The Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives is less than $10,000 away from reaching its $70,000 fundraising goal to repair its leaky roof.
The most recent donations include $1,200 from the Jasper Tramway and $1,500 from Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge through its Meadows to Menu Community Dinner, bringing the total funds raised to $61,500.
The 鈥淩epair Our Roof鈥� donation campaign began in March with a $10,000 contribution from the Jasper Volunteer Fire Brigade. The campaign goal is to sell 2,800 square feet of the roof for $25 a foot.
Other funds have been raised through a penny drive, corporate donations, proceeds from the ticket sales from the United Church Thrift Shop鈥檚 fashion show, Totem Spring Run Off, Women of Wilmore Wilderness film and book launch and the Canada Day Pancake Breakfast.
鈥淚t has taken us five months to raise $60,000, which is amazing and that鈥檚 thanks to this amazing community. The support has been phenomenal,鈥� said Anna Marie Couture, Jasper-Yellowhead Historical Society member. 鈥淲hen I first had this [thermometer graphic] done and we were at $10,000鈥� I thought we were never going to get there.鈥�
Work on the museum鈥檚 roof will begin in October, so Couture hopes the remainder of the money will be raised by then.
Roof repair donations can be made in person at the museum, by mail, or by donating online through the museum website at www.jaspermuseum.org.
