A big thank you to the Community Foundation for rewarding us a Neighbourhood Small Grant; we used it for advertising. It was the first time we were able to offer our free meditation classes virtually via zoom. To begin with, it was a challenging learning experience, but in the end we managed it. As an added bonus, we could extend our classes beyond our local community and connect with people from all over Vancouver Island. What helped us put the word out was our advertising budget (thank you!) that was spent on promoting our virtual classes on Meetup, Facebook and other avenues. Now we are finally back to in-person meditation classes, but we still keep offering the occasional online event.

With the help of a $350 Responsive Neighbourhood Small Grant, Junior Curling Coaches at the Qualicum Beach Curling Club hosted a fun-filled 'Try Curling' day on Oct. 5th. The event trained 12 new curlers aged 9-14 to learn the skills of curling and get a true feel for the sport.

C-Streets Emergency Response Organization (CERO) was able to schedule a first aid training course for 11 residents on August 24, 2021. The course was provided by Alert First-Aid Inc. of Victoria through their Nanaimo branch. The course was a full day and covered the basic elements of first aid.

Oceanside a Cappella Chorus is one of the choirs of the Qualicum Beach Seniors Activity Centre. They have used their Neighbourhood Small Grant to produce and share a virtual video of members singing 'Blackbird.'</a.