• Count your blessings.
    Avoid negative people.
    Take responsibility for every area of your life.
    Leave everything a little better than you found it.
    Send lots of Valentines Day cards and sign them "Someone who thinks you're terrific."
    Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
    Strive for excellence, not for perfection.
    Never underestimate the power of love.
    Have a dog.
    Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.
    Be the first to say hello.
    Sing in the shower.
    Have a firm handshake.
    Over tip breakfast waitresses.
    Plant a tree on your birthday.
    Ask for a raise when you feel you've earned it.
    Make new friends but cherish the old ones.
    Always accept an outstretched hand.
    be there when people need you.
    Use the good silver.
    Sing in a choir.
    Wear polished shoes.
    Drink champagne for no reason at all.
    Stop blaming others.
    Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
    Never refuse homemade brownies.
    Be forgiving of yourself and others.
    Feed a stranger's expired parking meter.
    Rekindle old friendships.
    Keep your promises (no matter what).
    Watch a sunrise at least once a year.
    Keep it simple.
    Leave the toilet seat in the down position.
    Remember other people's birthdays.
    Wave at kids on school buses.
    Commit yourself to constant improvement.
    Floss your teeth.
    Compliment even small improvements.
    Don't expect life to be fair.
    Keep secrets.
    Marry only for love.
    Plant flowers every spring.
    Learn three clean jokes.
    Call your mother.
    Don't be afraid to say "I don't know."
    Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
    Return borrowed vehicles with the gas tank filled.
    Look people in the eye.
    Carry jumper cables in your trunk.
    Buy whatever kids are selling on card tables in their front yards.
    Live your life as an exclamation, not an explanation.
    Dance like no-one is watching. Sing like no-one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt.
    Say "please" a lot.
    Compliment three people everyday.
    Don't be afraid to say "I made a mistake."
    Say "thank-you" a lot.
    Return all things you borrow.

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Baillie House

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Indoor venue is the Common Room in Maple Ridge Hospital Hospice building. It’s on the second floor on the opposite side of an open quadrangle so considerable moving of equipment is required. However, the room is small and doesn’t require big speakers nor headsets. Monitors and keyboard are adequate. Outdoor venue is the large open-air […]

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Creekside Adult Day Centre

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Adult day program centre. They have a large gathering room for activities, music programs etc. There is a piano (not well maintained, unfortunately). I recommend we pring our own keyboard. Access is through the parking lot adjacent to the hospital, then down a short curving road. There is essentially no parking at the bottom so […]

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Dogwood Pavilion

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The Seniors Pavilion at the Poirier Community Centre in Coquitlam. It has many facilities, including: Mike Butler Room A large auditorium/gym space with a stage and sound system and stage lighting. Can be divided for smaller functions Centennial Rose Garden Outdoor grden with a patio area and a brick stage suitable for outdoor performances Cards […]

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Glen Pine Centre

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Glen Pine Pavilion. Often used for the Meeting of the Melodies concerts with two other choirs. Large hall upstairs with seating for about 150, 10-foot ceiling and upright grand piano which is usually kept in decent shape. Stage with room for 20. PA system of some sort, video screens.

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