| Gambier Community Centre
The Gambier Community Centre also
known as 'The Hall' is the hub of the community's activities
- from yoga, art and T'ai Chi classes to annual events
like the Spring Dance, Family Fair, Children's Christmas
party and Christmas Caroling. It is also available for
private party rental.
The building houses a
large banquet room, lounge, fully-equipped kitchen,
fitness centre and various storage rooms as well as
a deck and covered barbeque pit, baseball diamond,
children's play area and a large grassy games field.
It is also home to Anavets Unit 276 - www.anavets276.com
The Fitness Centre houses a tread mill,
2 stationary bikes, a rowing machine and an universal
gym. Annual membership (January-June) is $50 (Centre
membership is also required). Email
the webmaster to join or pay with Paypal - see below.
Relying heavily on Centre
members and other volunteers, the facility is managed
by the directors of the Gambier Community Centre Society.
The current directors are Barbara Miklashek, Treasurer,
Haley Benson, Secretary, Nancy Grenier, Scott Hanna,
Camilla Berry, Ashaya Mukuyama, Richard Potter, Nancy
Ashton and Malcolm Smith. The directors plan and coordinate
events and manage the maintenance of the building and
grounds. The average operating costs over the past five
years were $14,272. Revenues include membership (currently
about 100 members), rentals, event proceeds and donations.
See Operating
Costs 2006-2010 for more details.
Membership:
Membership for 2011/12 (June-June) is $35 per immediate
family or $25 for an individual. In
addition to supporting the centre, members receive a
break on hall rentals and some event discounts.
Donations:
The "Hall" is operated by the Gambier Community
Centre Society (GCCS), a non-profit, registered Canadian
charity. GCCS will provide receipts for any donation
over $20. You can claim the donation as a non-refundable
tax credit.
If you haven't already joined this year
and/or you would like to make a donation, you can mail
a cheque made payable to GCCS, NB60 RR3, Gibsons, BC
V0N1V0 or preferably, use Paypal.
You can also designate the Gambier Community Centre
Society as a "directed gift" when you give
with the United Way 
at work. Our registration number is 133062158 RR 0001.
To use Paypal, select
family or individual below and click on the "Add
to Cart" button. To make a donation, select one
from the list and "Add to Cart". You will
be taken to PayPal's secure site to make your payment
with Paypal or your Visa, Mastercard or American Express
credit card - you do not need a PayPal account. "Check
out with Paypal" if you have a Paypal account or
select "Checkout" and enter the required information.
History: It is not a stretch
to say that the current Hall grew out of the ashes of
the Anavet Hall located in Gambier Harbour which burned
down on Easter Sunday 1987. After the first Hall burned
down, there was talk about rebuilding it on the old
site but it never happened - it was rumored that it
may have been built on a road allowance! Instead, with
3.2 acres donated by Helen Negroponte, a large donation
from the Anavets, grants from Go-BC, money from the
Seniors Group for kitchen equipment and loads of volunteer
work, the hall was built and dedicated on May 22, 1994.
The large deck was added in 2005 with support from the
SCRD. An Anavet memorial has been built in Gambier Harbour.
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