Quilts and vaulted ceilings...that's a recipe for teamwork!

The team had fun on Friday as they figured out how to display the quilts, that have been lent to the Institute by local craftswomen and quilting circles, for our Exhibition of Quilts, which is due to start tomorrow, Sunday 10th May (Mother's Day).

We have some mighty high ceilings in our meeting space, where the quilts will be on display. We also have a fabulous team, who have both a great head for heights and some ingenious methods of getting them up there!

Kudos to everyone involved with setting up the exhibition and particularly to those ladies (and I say ladies because it actually is all work from women) who have some awe-inspiring needlework and creative design skills.

If you haven't yet booked to bring your mother to our Mother's Day Brunch on Sunday (10:30am - 1:30pm) you will need to book soon as we are filling up quickly. Please call Fran on 902-251-2727 ext 230 to make your reservation.

Province contributes to the development of our play facilities

Picture L to R: Murray Scott MLA, JFI Scientist Melissa Grey PhD and Gerald Read, Chairman of the JFI Board

Murray Scott paid us a visit yesterday and if that wasn't great enough, he came with a cheque in his hand.

The Hon. Murray Scott, MLA for Cumberland South, Minister of Economic and Rural Development for Nova Scotia and Minister responsible for Nova Scotia Business Inc. has always been a strong supporter for the Joggins Fossil Cliffs development and he was thrilled to be able to hand over a cheque for the development of the play facilities (outdoor playground) at the centre.

The Joggins Fossil Institute applied for provincial funding to help us to develop a new playground on-site. This playground will be an important community and visitor resource, which will replace the old playground on Hurley Road in Joggins.

The design and development of the site will be over two years and the $10,500 ($5,500 in 2009-10 and $5000 in 2010-11) funding was drawn down from the Government of Nova Scotia's Recreation Facility Development Grant Program that is administered through the Department of Health Promotion and Protection (Minister Pat Dunn).

Thanks Nova Scotia for once again supporting the Joggins Fossil Institute and digging deep for your 300,000,000 year old backyard!