The Society was formed as the St Andrew's Society of
Calgary on 21 November 1884 and our first President was George Murdoch, a
saddler and member of the civic committee who became the first mayor of the Town
of Calgary twelve days later.
Initially, the sole purpose of the Society was to plan for the St. Andrew's Night until quarterly meetings were suggested in 1891. Care of distressed Scots was added in 1892 when the Society took on a more benevolent aspect. The Society was incorporated as a non-profit society in Alberta on 23 November 1923 and was officially amalgamated with the Caledonian Club of Calgary in 1952 with whom there had been a long standing association. The Society continues its active role in the community with more than a century of service and celebration.
Funspiel Coming Up
The Society will once again be holding a Curling Funspiel and Dinner on Saturday, 10 March, 2012, at a different facility – this time at the Acadia Recreation Complex at 240 – 90 Avenue S.E.
Teams will meet for instruction at 2 p.m. with our usual round robin to follow. Cocktails at 5 p.m. with dinner at 5:30 p.m.
Participation costs $45.00 per curler and $30.00 for those who wish to attend only the dinner.
You can register solo or as a team of four. There will be prizes for the most creative names and costumes and we have a limit of 32 players. Each team will play a game of two ends with each other team. Each winning team will receive two points, with ties resulting in one point per team. The team with the oldest median age will receive two points and the team with the youngest median age will also receive two points. Prizes will be awarded for the highest score, second highest score, lowest score, best team name and best costume.
Interested players should contact Carolyn Preston at cprestn5@telus.net or (403) 240- 0603.
If you have comments or suggestions, please send us an email.
Or write to us
The St. Andrew-Caledonian Society of Calgary,
PO Box
34233, Westbrook RPO
Calgary AB, T3C 3W2