Friday April 17, 5:00 or 7:00pm seating at St. Michael’s Anglican Church – 709 7th Street Canmore
Hello All. This is Christine Scotland from the Mountain Grannies of the Bow Valley (Banff & Canmore). Please join us for our signature event, Chili in a Bowl.

Tickets are $50.00. They can be purchased at the Kitchen Boutique – 721 Main Street Canmore (Cash or Cheque- in person purchase and pick up only. No phoning in to hold tickets). Or, you may purchase by e-transfer mountaingrannies@gmail.com). In the Comments Section type Chili Bowl Event and which seating you are attending. Your ticket’s will be held at the door.

The chili is made by various restaurants in town (some gluten free). A glass of wine and a dessert buffet (some gluten free) are included with the dinner. Your chili is served in bowls made by several local potters. You get to take the bowl you choose home with you!

This event sells out every year – all ready the 5 PM sitting is getting full. Don’t hesitate, join us for a fun evening. Wishing everyone successful events for 2026

WHAT ON EARTH IS A GRL? Well, in the world of Stephen Lewis Foundation grandmother groups across Canada, of which there are now 125, GRL means Group Regional Liaison. The national body thought it would be helpful to have a couple of people in each province to keep in touch with the various groups, help them stay in touch, problem solve, share information, etc.

Now in Alberta there are 2 GRLS, one in Edmonton covering 2 groups, and recently me taking over Southern Alberta from Judy Howe, communicating with 6 groups. The groups are:
Red Deer: Gramma Link Africa
Canmore: Mountain Grannies of the Bow Valley
Carstairs: Grandmothers for Grandmothers Mountainview Calgary: Ujamaa Grandmas
Medicine Hat: Hat Grannies for Africa
Lethbridge: Harambee Grandmas

News From SLF Grandmothers Campaign:
Members are very much encouraged to sign up for the online Granny Bulletin which is sent out from the SLF Grandmothers campaign three times a year. How? Google grandmotherscampaign.org, then scroll down to the bottom of the page where you will find a place to enter your information. No obligation; you receive interesting articles plus you can access the Members only site (password Ubuntu) which has information on Beds without Breakfast across country, AV resources, information for treasurers, group activities and more.
The site also has information on the upcoming 20th anniversary Gathering in Ottawa Oct. 5-7, 2026. They are presently attempting to get an idea of numbers who will be attending. Questions? Contact me at message@ujamaagrandmas.com
Thanks, Anne Taylor

On July 30, 2025, it was announced that the Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF) was one of 13 leading Canadian humanitarian organizations to receive $1M each to address devastating impacts of U.S. international funding cuts.

The Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF) received $1 million in emergency support from The Slaight Family Foundation to help mitigate the impacts of the Trump administration’s abrupt cuts to international aid directed to the global HIV response.
“The funding losses are threatening the progress that has been made in ending AIDS,” says Meg French, SLF executive director. “The devastating cuts to U.S. global health and HIV funding have sent shockwaves through the sector. Life-saving programs led by community organizations are in jeopardy. We are immensely grateful for The Slaight Family Foundation’s emergency funding, which will help sustain nine community-led organizations that provide vital HIV-related services across eastern and southern Africa.” 

This emergency grant will allow SLF partner organizations in Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe to continue delivering critical services, including education and sexual health and rights programming for adolescent girls, support for survivors of gender- based violence, and critical staffing and mental health supports for frontline workers in communities impacted by HIV.

All SLF partners are impacted by international funding cuts, either through the loss of direct funding, or due to substantially increased demand for their services resulting from the closure of services by other organizations in their communities, especially those that uphold the rights and health of women and girls. The cuts have exposed the fragility of current funding systems and underscore the need for a bold, collective response that puts communities, not politics, at the centre of the HIV response.
“We hope this funding will help sustain access to health care, food, education and protection for the world’s most vulnerable,” said Gary Slaight, President and CEO of The Slaight Family Foundation.
rganizations as they leverage their lived experience as champions of change.

Education and Awareness Committee   (Judy, Charmaine and Susan)

Download and share these posters. 

Art Sale Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18

We are indebted to The Rotary Club whose volunteers drive two large moving trucks to every storage home to pick up donations and deliver them to the Garrison Curling rink before the Fabric & Yarn Sale. We would be hard pressed to accomplish this without their cheerful support.  And we are happy to support them in turn. 

The Second Chance Art Sale is a huge sale of donated art and is a major fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Calgary Heritage Park. Funds raised support Rotary initiatives such as  skills training for vulnerable youth, classroom equipment for under-resourced local schools, scholarships for women conquering addiction, hospice furniture and clean water in rural Nigeria.

Please help us support them by going to their sale at the Acadia Rec Complex on Friday, April 17 from 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM and Saturday, April 18 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.