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MEMBERSHIP Maureen Eagle, Membership Secretary, reported that no new members signed on this month, but we were very pleased to welcome back Helen Brewer who attended the meeting and re-joined at the same time. Helen was a member of the Friends some years ago. Last month we asked you to call in and tell us the year you joined the Friends. The response has been quite good, but we particularly need to hear from long-time members as our current records only go back to 1991. We hope to delve into the archives shortly but it would still be a great help if you could let us know the year you joined. Call Maureen at 604-922-8507. We have noted some long time members: Eileen de Bues (1986) Irene Caudwell (1987) Betty O'Sullivan (1988) Joan Skipper (1981) Spring Cleaning? Are your bookshelves overflowing? Bring in your unwanted Books, CD's, Videos, Puzzles, Children's books or current magazines to the Library's Circulation Desk. Your donations will either be added to the Library's collection or included in our book sale. TREASURER'S REPORT From the desk of our Treasurer Ian Loudon, here is the Financial Statement for the period March 27 to April 23, 2003: Bank Account $ 4,910 Term Deposit $ 11,407 Cash $ 204 Total $16,521 Gaming Account $797 *To date the Gaming Commission has not responded to our request to use the $797 towards the refinishing of the table tops in the study area* Book Cart Sales for the month were $763, year to date $2,646. Book Cart Replenishing Patricia Treadwell is currently working out the procedures, and we have several friends who are currently replenishing the book cart on a weekly schedule, Bee Barker, Marvin Childs and Maureen Eagle. We are anxious to involve more individual "Friends" in this process. We apologize for incorrectly printing Patricia's phone number in our April issue. Patricia may be reached at 604-921-8520. CONGRATULATIONS Our own president, Sophia Weremchuk, was recognized at the 2003 "Postmark Awards" where eight Above and Beyond Awards were presented. Sophia was honoured for her long-time involvement with the Heritage Club (Canada Post retirees) and for her volunteer work within the Community at large. Sophia has been an active volunteer with Victim Services in Vancouver, a Literacy Reading Program in Richmond, the Alcan Dragonboat Festival, the Indy 500, her Church and, of course, the Friends of the West Vancouver Memorial Library. The awards were presented on April 10th at the Simon Fraser University downtown campus at Harbour Centre in the Fletcher Challenge Theatre. Our congratulations, Sophia. Book Launch Shirley Baker-Thomas, was so appreciative of the reception for her book launch on the 30th of March that she sent a donation to the "Friends" in the amount of $100. She wrote "The wonderful ref reshments and the great ladies who took care of them were greatly appreciated by all."