Happy Easter!
DEADLINE! Sunday, March 31 is the deadline for children bursary applications for the April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024 year. Miltonvale Park has a $75 bursary program per child per year (residents only) to participate in extracurricular sports, arts, cultural groups/activities and events. https://miltonvalepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bursary-application2020.pdf
DEADLINE! March 31 is the deadline to buy tickets for the Milton Community Hall next 50-50 twice-monthly draw. You can buy tickets at the hall-or send an e-transfer to miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. $3 each or 2/$5. Thanks to all for your support! Congratulations to Allison MacDonald who won $140 in the mid -March draw!
The Miltonvale Park Council Office will be closed on Easter Monday, April 1.
Coffee Club will go ahead Monday at 10 a.m.. Thanks to Miriam Hooper who offered to look after the tea and coffee drinkers!
Official Plan and Development Bylaw Amendments – The deadline for public comments on the proposed changes to these planning documents to be received is Tuesday, April 2 at 12 noon to admin@miltonvalepark.com or to be dropped at the Municipal Office at the Milton Community Hall. There is a mailbox on the doorstep, if the office is not open. Details about the proposed amendments are available on the municipal website.
Yoga with Leone – Tuesdays and Fridays (upstairs) – 9 a.m. Building Blocks of Yoga (mat) & 10:30 a.m. Chair Yoga. $6 Miltonvale Park residents and $7 for others at the hall on Tuesdays, with classes by donation on Fridays, with support from the Central Region Sport and Recreation Council. Classes follow school cancellations/delays for weather.
Planning Board meets on its regular evening – Thursday, April 4 at 7 p.m. Please RSVP if you wish to attend.
The Rules and Regulations for Hanging Out The Wash – Young at Heart Theatre is pleased to be embarking on a new tour with a brand-new show! Written by Diane Barnes and Wade Lynch (who brought you Sadie Off the Rails), The Rules and Regulations for Hanging Out The Wash will be at the Milton Community Hall on Sunday evening, April 7 at 7 p.m. Marlane O’Brien directs this funny and charming musical with a stellar cast: Marlene Handran, Brynne Cutcliffe and Jamie Cordes. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door…. Bring your clothesline stories if you have any! Reserve your tickets at miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com. (E-transfers to that email too!)
Council Meeting – The regular monthly meeting of the council for the Rural Municipality of Miltonvale Park will be Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. at the Milton Hall. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to admin@miltonvalepark.com.
NEW – St. John’s Anglican Church, Milton will be holding a Silent Auction and Cake Auction at the Milton Community Hall on Saturday, April 20th. at 7:00 p.m. They are also selling tickets on a Gift Basket which will be drawn that night. The tickets are $3.00 for 1 or 2 for $5.00. For more information, contact Miriam at 902-368-2011.
Workshop – Anti-Racism: The Basics – DATE CONFIRMED – Date Thurs. April 25, 2024 at 6 p.m. FREE. Light supper provided at 5:30 p.m. for those who pre-register. What do you know about ANTI-RACISM?
In this 3-hour session, participants will be engaged in discussions on white privilege in the context of white supremacy and colonization, understanding racial trauma and how it is perpetuated, conversations on intersectionality and how various marginalized identities (e.g., gender, ability, class, sexual orientation, etc.) intersect to create unique experiences of oppression, and an exploration of ways to reduce unconscious bias and white privilege.
The workshop will be highly interactive and participants are asked to be open to challenging their own ways of thinking. Facilitators Aaron and Amirah from BIPOC USHR promise to give participants space, within reason, to explore difficult questions and concepts.
This workshop is funded by an Anti-Racism Microgrant, funded through the Province of Prince Edward Island. Please register at 902-566-3154 or MiltonCommunityHall@gmail.com
Save the Date – Milton Community Hall annual Lobster Take Out – Saturday, May 11. Tickets are not available yet, but will be $30.
WEEKLY EVENTS
Coffee – Visit neighbors each Monday and Friday from 10 -11 a.m. at the Milton Hall. Coffee, tea, and snacks are available by donation of coin or treats. Please drop in, no pre-registration is required.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meet at the Hall on Tuesdays at 6:15 p.m. For more information contact Joyce at 902-368-2055.
Weekly Wednesday Zumba Classes take place at 5:30. Miltonvale Park residents – $2/class and others are $5. Email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com to register.
Learn to Square Dance -Tuesdays at 2 p.m. $5 a session. admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090. Continues through April.
OTHER NEWS
NEW! – Volunteers Wanted! The hall is catering a turkey supper on Saturday, April 6. If you are able to lend a hand, either that evening or on Friday or Saturday, please contact the hall at 902-566-3154 or miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.
Community Garden Update – We had a great meeting on March 21. More details to come. Please contact the Council office if you would like to reserve a plot in the garden this summer (There is no cost to have a plot -and residents have priority… but it is a pretty big space! 902-368-3090 or admin@miltonvalepark.com.
Book Club – We have several copies of Blackouts to Bright Lights, Canadian War Bride Stories–If you would like to borrow one and join in on a discussion – please contact admin@miltonvalepark.com or 902-368-3090.
Air Fryer – We have an air fryer for Miltonvale Park seniors to borrow to try out. Please contact MiltonCommunityHall@gmail.com to borrow it for approximately a week, or call 902-566-3154.
The Milton Community Hall is seeking someone who may be interested in being on call to raise and lower the flag at the hall on a volunteer basis. It does require using a tall ladder. If you are interested, please email miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com or contact 902-566-3154.
For Miltonvale Park residents, if money or transportation is a barrier to any of the Milton Community Hall MVP (Most Valuable People) events, please let us know and we will do what we can to ensure that everyone can participate. Email MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.
Sign up for regular (approx. weekly) emails from the municipality listing events and reminders by emailing admin@miltonvalepark.com.
Activities in the Milton Hall MVP project have received funding from the PEI Alliance for Mental Well-Being, and are coordinated by Peggy Chen, MiltonMVPs@gmail.com.