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Le Soleil - Newspaper

Each week it has an activity page for
younger children called ‘‘Le Petit
Rayon’’. There is a T.V. Guide section
for the French channel. Often immer-
sion & Programme Cadre schools
submit children’s work which is prin-
ted. Older students might be in-
terested in reading the regular

features on the history of fran-
cophones in B.C. or even the recipes
& horoscopes. There are announ-
cements of coming plays and other
events, & always new from various
communities around the province. Le
Soleil de Colombie, 3213 rue Cambie,
Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 2W3. $12.00 per
year for a weekly subscription by
mail. An excellent way to show Fren-
ch is a living language in B.C.

Fun And Frolic — En Francais

“Eun and Frolic—en Francais” was
held on May 23, 1981 in Richmond for
100 children in Early French Immer-
sion and Program Cadre. Using many
of the talents of their bilingual C.P.F.
members, an exciting variety program
was conducted entirely in French.
The activities of the day were divided
into four categories — crafts, music,
drama (with make-up) and illustrated
stories. The children were grouped
according to their grade level and

rotated through each of the four ac-
tivity centers as the day progressed.
The events at each center were also
adapted to the age level and French-
speaking abilities of the children.
The Richmond Parents for French
members wish to thank all those
people who participated in the
program.

And a special ‘Merci Beaucoup” to
Peg Doi and Jetske Hunter for plan-
ning and organizing the entire Day!

‘‘Thanks’”’ To Our
Volunteers

During April/80 - March/81, CPF
asked members working on some of
its projects to record their volunteer
time and other contributions. Many
of our active members did so, and the
results are both startling and
gratifying: more than 3000 hours
were recorded, worth (if these people
had been paid) well over $25,000.00.
In addition, many members and non-
members were not reimbursed for
such things as mileage, long-
distance calls, photocopying, ac-
commodation for speakers, etc.
These donations amounted to over
$1100.00 worth of materials and ser-
vices.

By way of comparison, our total
provincial budget for the projects in-
volved amounted to about $15,000.00.
And we know that a great many con-
tributions of time and materials were
not recorded.

On behalf of all members of BCPF
and of those parents and children
who have been helped, the provincial
executive wishes to acknowledge
these efforts. A heartfelt MERCI
BEAUCOUP!

J. Gibson
President, BCPF