ditorium with complete bar facilities, allows

the club to achieve hall rental and bingo in- ‘

come that funds the lion’s share of its annual midget of some $18LDOO. This hall also fea- tures a unique wall mural depicting the vari- ous sports and activities that go on in the club throughout the four seasons of the year. This mural was designed by Barbara Efidres and executed by the members of the St. James Art Club under Endres’ supervision. Though Ladies Auxiliarées are a thing of the past at most other Winnipeg community clubs, Deer Lodge still has a very active women's group, composed mainly of

younger women with small children who use the centrepTlTese women are responsible for some of the more innovative fund-raising ideas, like craft shows, that the club has ruin in recent years. They are typical of the close-knit group of volunteers who run the centre aEd its programs. Wm asked what motivates them, men We Don Banks fiilll just shrug flick shoulders and say that they could not imagine life without the centre. It has become a big part of their lives and the easy companionship of neighbours working together is, perhaps, the biggest attraction of working at the Deer Lodge Community

Club. Although the club requires an eight year commitment from its members as they slowly malE their way through the offices, this does not seem to scare prospective board members away. The club has not experi- enced the same fall-off in volunteer numbers as Have other city clubs. The neighbourhood remains rflatively stable through the cycle as WEfamilies age arLd are replaced by new fami- lies. The housing stock remains affordable for young couples so that the rinks and play- ing fields of Deer Lodge will be full of active participanTs for some time to come.