Barbadian Community Events -2011
Upcoming Events:
2011 - 2012 Events:
· February 13th: National Council of Barbadian Associations (Central Region) – Annual Valentine’s Brunch. Contact Jessica Carrington at
905-472-1188.
· May 14th: Harrison-Queen's College Alumni Association - Annual Spring Fling at Thornhill Community Centre, 7755
Bayview Avenue, 6:30 pm - 1:00 am. Contact Grant Morris at 905-420-3990.
· May 20th - May 23rd: National Council of Barbadian Associations - Annual Conference in Winnipeg. For more information visit:
www.ncbac.ca.
· June 4th: Alexandra School Old Scholars Association (Toronto) Inc. (ASOSA) Celebration at The Church of the Epiphany,
700 Kennedy Road at Eglinton), Scarborough; beginning at 6:00 pm. Contact ASOSA at
asosabarbadoscanada@gmail.com for more information.
· June 11th: Barbados Ball Canada Aid - 8th Annual Barbados Charity Ball.
· June 30th - July 3rd: Barbados Ex-Police (Toronto) - Bus Trip to Washington. Contact Ricky Marshall at 905-471-8519 or Eurieta Cummins
at 905-890-9342.
· July 9th: Barbados Ex-Police (Toronto) - Percy Cummins Memorial Cricket Match at Percy Cummins Cricket Grounds, McNicoll and
White Heather, Scarborough, beginning at 12:00 pm.
· July 31st: Barbados Ex-Police (Toronto) - Annual Picnic at Darlington Provincial Park. Contact Ricky Marshall at 905-471-8519.
· August 6th: The Consulate General of Barbados at Toronto - Consul General’s Fundraising Luncheon. For information call
(416) 214-9805.
· September 3rd: Barbados Overseas Community Canada Inc. (BOCC) - 'Bajan Night'. Contact Jessica Carrington at 905-472-1188
· September 10th: Barbados Nurses Association of Canada (Toronto) Annual Dinner at Rembrandt Banquet Hall, 930 Progress Avenue,
Scarborough. Contact Joseph Deane at 416-795-0788, (905) 239-3913 or e-mail jdeane@yahoo.com.
· September 17th: Alexandra School Old Scholars Association (Toronto) Inc. (ASOSA) Underground Freedom Railroad Bus Tour. Contact
ASOSA at asosabarbadoscanada@gmail.com for more information.
. October 1st: DLP Barbados(Canada) - Annual Errol Barrow Memorial Dinner at Delta Toronto East Hotel, 2035 Kennedy Road,
Scarborough. Guest speaker: Hon. Fruendel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados. For tickets contact: Marsene Maloney
at (416) 287-8291, Joan Rowe at (416) 756-1070, Heather Barker- Roberts at (416) 618-3446 or Larke Miller at (416) 279-
1711; or e-mail: dlpbarbados@sympatico.ca.
· October 15th: St. Michaels' Alumni Annual Banquet. Delta Airport West Hotel, 5444 Dixie Road, Toronto. Contact: Cecily Corbin-
Gittens at (905) 896-3270, Joan Rowe at (416) 756-1070, Thelma Carter at (905) 848-4346 or Gloria Went at (905) 819-
9233.
· November 5th: St. Michaels' Alumni Annual Bowlathon at Thornecliffe Park Bowlarama. Contact: Cecily Corbin-Gittens at
(905) 896-3270, Joan Rowe at (416) 756-1070, Thelma Carter at (905) 848-4346 or Gloria Went at (905) 819-9233.
· November 5th: Barbados Ex-Police (Toronto) - Annual Dinner/Dance at Rembrandt Banquet Hall, 930 Progress Avenue, Scarborough.
Contact Eurieta Cummins at 905-890-9342 or Malcolm Flatts at (905) 428-9316.
· November 20th: Annual Barbados Independence Service at the Church of St. James Cathedral, 65 Church St. (King and Church) Toronto,
beginning at 4:00 PM.
· November 26th: The Annual Barbados Independence Celebration at Thornhill Community Centre, 7755 Bayview Avenue, Thornhill,
Ontario. Start Time: 6:00 pm - Dinner: 7:00 pm - Dancing - Awards - Semi-Formal - Price: $80.00. A celebration of the
45th anniversary of independence organized by a group of organizations, under the auspices of the Consulate General of
Barbados at Toronto and Barbados Ball Canada Aid. For tickets contact: Jessica Carrington (905) 472-1188, Cecily Corbin
-Gittens (905) 896-3270, Malcolm Flatts (905) 428-9316, Grant Morris (905) 420-3990, Simeon Benjamin (905) 837-5186,
Charles Cook (416) 499-4410, Reynold Austin (905) 572-1685, Angela Fregusson (416) 506-0474, Barbados Consulate
(Kathyann Sandiford) (416) 214-9805, Barbados Ball Canada Aid at bbca@sympatico.ca.
· December 3rd: St. Michaels' Alumni Annual Christmas Concert. Venue to be advised. Contact Joan at (416) 756-1070, Thelma at
(905) 848-4346 or Gloria at (905) 819-9233.
. January 21, 2012: Barbados Ball Canada Aid - "The Snowball Event" at Thornhill Community Centre, 7755 Bayview Avenue, Thornhill,
Ontario. A family event. Start Time: 5:00 pm - Dinner: 6:00 pm - Casual Dress - Price: $40.00. For tickets contact:
Jessica Carrington (905) 472-1188, Juan (Ju-Pecky) Clarke (416) 216-5418, Peggy Murray (416) 614-3143, Steve Kirton
(905) 665-1799, Grant Morris (905) 420-3990, bbca@sympatico.ca.
905-472-1188.
· May 14th: Harrison-Queen's College Alumni Association - Annual Spring Fling at Thornhill Community Centre, 7755
Bayview Avenue, 6:30 pm - 1:00 am. Contact Grant Morris at 905-420-3990.
· May 20th - May 23rd: National Council of Barbadian Associations - Annual Conference in Winnipeg. For more information visit:
www.ncbac.ca.
· June 4th: Alexandra School Old Scholars Association (Toronto) Inc. (ASOSA) Celebration at The Church of the Epiphany,
700 Kennedy Road at Eglinton), Scarborough; beginning at 6:00 pm. Contact ASOSA at
asosabarbadoscanada@gmail.com for more information.
· June 11th: Barbados Ball Canada Aid - 8th Annual Barbados Charity Ball.
· June 30th - July 3rd: Barbados Ex-Police (Toronto) - Bus Trip to Washington. Contact Ricky Marshall at 905-471-8519 or Eurieta Cummins
at 905-890-9342.
· July 9th: Barbados Ex-Police (Toronto) - Percy Cummins Memorial Cricket Match at Percy Cummins Cricket Grounds, McNicoll and
White Heather, Scarborough, beginning at 12:00 pm.
· July 31st: Barbados Ex-Police (Toronto) - Annual Picnic at Darlington Provincial Park. Contact Ricky Marshall at 905-471-8519.
· August 6th: The Consulate General of Barbados at Toronto - Consul General’s Fundraising Luncheon. For information call
(416) 214-9805.
· September 3rd: Barbados Overseas Community Canada Inc. (BOCC) - 'Bajan Night'. Contact Jessica Carrington at 905-472-1188
· September 10th: Barbados Nurses Association of Canada (Toronto) Annual Dinner at Rembrandt Banquet Hall, 930 Progress Avenue,
Scarborough. Contact Joseph Deane at 416-795-0788, (905) 239-3913 or e-mail jdeane@yahoo.com.
· September 17th: Alexandra School Old Scholars Association (Toronto) Inc. (ASOSA) Underground Freedom Railroad Bus Tour. Contact
ASOSA at asosabarbadoscanada@gmail.com for more information.
. October 1st: DLP Barbados(Canada) - Annual Errol Barrow Memorial Dinner at Delta Toronto East Hotel, 2035 Kennedy Road,
Scarborough. Guest speaker: Hon. Fruendel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados. For tickets contact: Marsene Maloney
at (416) 287-8291, Joan Rowe at (416) 756-1070, Heather Barker- Roberts at (416) 618-3446 or Larke Miller at (416) 279-
1711; or e-mail: dlpbarbados@sympatico.ca.
· October 15th: St. Michaels' Alumni Annual Banquet. Delta Airport West Hotel, 5444 Dixie Road, Toronto. Contact: Cecily Corbin-
Gittens at (905) 896-3270, Joan Rowe at (416) 756-1070, Thelma Carter at (905) 848-4346 or Gloria Went at (905) 819-
9233.
· November 5th: St. Michaels' Alumni Annual Bowlathon at Thornecliffe Park Bowlarama. Contact: Cecily Corbin-Gittens at
(905) 896-3270, Joan Rowe at (416) 756-1070, Thelma Carter at (905) 848-4346 or Gloria Went at (905) 819-9233.
· November 5th: Barbados Ex-Police (Toronto) - Annual Dinner/Dance at Rembrandt Banquet Hall, 930 Progress Avenue, Scarborough.
Contact Eurieta Cummins at 905-890-9342 or Malcolm Flatts at (905) 428-9316.
· November 20th: Annual Barbados Independence Service at the Church of St. James Cathedral, 65 Church St. (King and Church) Toronto,
beginning at 4:00 PM.
· November 26th: The Annual Barbados Independence Celebration at Thornhill Community Centre, 7755 Bayview Avenue, Thornhill,
Ontario. Start Time: 6:00 pm - Dinner: 7:00 pm - Dancing - Awards - Semi-Formal - Price: $80.00. A celebration of the
45th anniversary of independence organized by a group of organizations, under the auspices of the Consulate General of
Barbados at Toronto and Barbados Ball Canada Aid. For tickets contact: Jessica Carrington (905) 472-1188, Cecily Corbin
-Gittens (905) 896-3270, Malcolm Flatts (905) 428-9316, Grant Morris (905) 420-3990, Simeon Benjamin (905) 837-5186,
Charles Cook (416) 499-4410, Reynold Austin (905) 572-1685, Angela Fregusson (416) 506-0474, Barbados Consulate
(Kathyann Sandiford) (416) 214-9805, Barbados Ball Canada Aid at bbca@sympatico.ca.
· December 3rd: St. Michaels' Alumni Annual Christmas Concert. Venue to be advised. Contact Joan at (416) 756-1070, Thelma at
(905) 848-4346 or Gloria at (905) 819-9233.
. January 21, 2012: Barbados Ball Canada Aid - "The Snowball Event" at Thornhill Community Centre, 7755 Bayview Avenue, Thornhill,
Ontario. A family event. Start Time: 5:00 pm - Dinner: 6:00 pm - Casual Dress - Price: $40.00. For tickets contact:
Jessica Carrington (905) 472-1188, Juan (Ju-Pecky) Clarke (416) 216-5418, Peggy Murray (416) 614-3143, Steve Kirton
(905) 665-1799, Grant Morris (905) 420-3990, bbca@sympatico.ca.
