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DOUKHOBOR CULTURAL ASSOCIATION (DCA) LAST SUPPER NOVEMBER 18, 2018

29 Thursday Nov 2018

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The surviving members of the Doukhobor Cultural Association (DCA) met at the Sandman Inn, Castlegar, B.C., to socialize and bid adieu to each other.

Extreme left to right clockwise:

    1. Joe Podovinikoff (back to photo)
    2. Betty Zarikoff
    3. Irene Tamelin
    4. Mary Picton
    5. Kathy Popoff
    6. Ann Zibin
    7. Lawrence Popoff
    8. Marilyn Verigin (standing)
    9. Wanita Hunter-Oglow (Caterer, standing)
    10. Pat Picton
    11. Elmer Verigin (standing)
    12. Fred Chursinoff (standing)
    13. Dorothy Dergousoff (standing)
    14. Molly Konkin
    15. Nellie Kerieff
    16. Ann Chursinoff
    17. Bill Voykin
    18. Paris Voykin (photographer)

Sunday, November 18, 2018, marked 50 years since the Doukhobor Cultural Association was established. It is also a few years since it has disbanded.

17 surviving members met for a dinner organized by Ann Zibin and Marilyn Verigin to share memories at the Sandman Inn.

I want to thank all those who were members over the years that successfully proved that if people listen to each other, hear and understand what is being said that equal representatives from the three Doukhobor groups in 1968, could live and work together.

We also learned how to have fun together!

Achievements are:

  1. Full development of 48 seniors units in Delta, B.C., with local interested people
  2. Full development of 10 seniors units at Rosewood Manor in Castlegar, B.C.
  3. Assisted In development of 28 seniors units at Parkside Villa in Grand Forks, B.C.
  4. Assisted in development of the Doukhobor Village in Castlegar, B.C.
  5. Development of Whatshan Lake Retreat at Edgewood, B.C., and establishing the Doukhobor Heritage Retreat Society #1999 (See Miracle at Whatshan in my blog)
  6. Funding of feasibility study and organization of the Kootenay Columbia Seniors Cooperative and start construction of over 100 housing units at Grandview Housing in Castlegar, B.C. (See Seniors Speak from the Ledge in my blog)
  7. Green City “Functions”
  9. Contributing funds to The Castlegar Hospital and Hospice
  10. Many other contributions too numerous to list here
  11. They also took a course at Selkirk College in parliamentary procedures and successful association so that all members learned how to Chair and handle an organization successfully

I am proud to have been associated with such a group that have now moved into the sunset.

You have made this place a better place with your efforts

Thank you!

Posted November 29, 2018 by Elmer Verigin

Those who may be interested to know more about the DCA may search my blog for reports and other articles on this society.