We would like to thank our family and friends for making this a memorable 50th anniversary celebration.

We would like to thank the following:

Our friends and family for attending. A special thanks to those guests who came from out of town.

A special thanks to our family:

Karen Barden - for organizing this event, duplicating slides and photographs to create the memory albums, decorating the guest book and pen set, making chocolates, designing and stamping the invitations, making the table decorations, decorating the archway and the ballroom.

Brett Barden - for organizing this event, designing the invitations, creating the computer presentations, cleaning up and sizing the hundreds of photos, requesting certificates and photographs, being the master of ceremonies, arranging for Gillian Campbell to entertain the guests, designing the time capsule and for designing this website.

Neale Barden - for driving Karen and Brett to every scrapbook and craft store between Chilliwack and Portland! He also helped decorate, transport decorations, and for taking photographs and making dinner so Karen could craft!

Rhianna Barden - for hand colouring invitations, decorating the ballroom, and taking photographs.

Ernie Bourassa - for requesting certificates and decorating the ballroom and for takedown of decorations.

Linda Bourassa - for decorating and takedown of decorations at the ballroom.

Warren Isaac - for taking photographs and videotaping and takedown of decorations at the ballroom.

Melinda Isaac - for decorating, taking photographs and videotaping.

Callista and Arianna - for being the sweetest little girls at the celebration!

And special thanks to:

The Staff at Newlands Golf and Country Club

Caylea Hutton - Catering Sales Coordinator
Collette - Onsite Event Coordinator
Catering/Food Services staff
Linda - Decorator
Linda - DJ

Gillian Campbell, the Motherlode band, and the Gypsy Dancers.