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Feb Monthly Lunch

susieq321

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susieq321    31

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I am hosting a bandster lunch next Saturday Feb 24 in Whitby. I do this monthly as part of another group I belong to but I thought I would post this here too.

The lunch moves throughout the city of Toronto once a month and is on a weekend. It is a great chance to meet bandsters in all stages, pre and post op. Everyone is welcome.

The lunch is at Montana's Cookhouse on 75 Consumer Drive, Whitby, www.montanas.ca, basically Thickson Road and the 401 in the AMC entertainment complex. The reservation is under Heather or Canadian Bandsters.

If you are interested let me know so I can change the reservation number

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Yasmina    0

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I will be in Toronto on Sat the 24th. We leave that day on our trip.

Where is Whiby ? I am sure that I would not be able to come but maybe another time .

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susieq321    31

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Yasmina,

It is east of the city, about 20 minutes. But if you are out by the airport it is one heck of a drive for you and more than likely you won't have time. But you are more than welcome. The city kinda goes Airport (mississauga), Toronto, Scarborough, Pickering, Ajax, Whitby it is about 30 minutes to the airport with no traffic. If you can come you get on the 401 (main hwy) and head east, look for the thickson road exit and head north of the exit, the first street past the exit is consumers drive turn left and you will see montana's straight ahead on the left hand side.

There is a new member on my other list from Sudbury if you want I can give her your email so you can set up an emailing chat forum or meeting. I think meeting other bandster is awesome it helps to meet other people going through the same things as you. Let me know

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Rosi    0

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What a great idea. I willnot be able to make this one but will look for other dates.I will be Banded on March 15 if all my test come back OK .So nice to be able to conecct this others in the same BAND.

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susieq321    31

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We do a lunch every month, and we move it around the city so that more bandsters can come. I tend to book one in the east, one in scarborough, one around yorkdale and then in month four we go west and I book one in mississauga.

So if you can't make this one hopefully you can make one of the others we plan.

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