B10 -The Terrace Stanclard, Wednesday, December 19,

2001

It's 19 years and counting for the annual truckers bash :

SEVERAL HUNDRED people who jammed into the Thornhill Community Centre Dec. | took part in what has become a com- munity tradition.

It was the 19th annual truckers Christmas party, an event which this year probably took on extra meaning.

“They were needing a night out,” said organizer Marge Skead-in that other Christmas parties were cancelled this year be- cause of the economy.

“T think they had a good night, relaxing and enjoy- ing being with their friends,”

The idea for a truckers Christmas party came about 19 years ago when a small group of people thought it would be a good idea to have one large party for small businesses associated with the truck- ing industry.

“Sometimes with small parties you’d have men in one comer and women in the other,” said Skead.

This way, there’s lots of food, dancing music, door prizes.

A fixture now of every

MARGE SKEAD and Lloyd Jones are two of the original organizing group for the annual truckers Christmas party. The idea took form as the two talked over drinks at the Royal Canadian Legion 19 years ago. SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO.

party is a skit and its parti- cipants spend lots of time on their lines and cos- tumes.

Last year’s skit featured a “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” theme, adjus- ted to become “Who Wants To Be A Million- aire Trucker.”

This year the theme was a take off on the Ca- nadian Alliance, called the Appliance Party.

Food every year comes through the catering of the

ladies auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion and party organizers spend the day before and the day of the party decorating the hall.

Proceeds from ticket sales go to charitable causes. This year the com- mittee has chosen the local food bank and the Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foun- dation.

Skead credits retired trucker Lloyd Scott with

coming up with the idea of a joint party for various small businesses involved in trucking here.

“He approached me one day at the Legion at the Dutch table — that’s where you buy your awn drinks — and that was it. He knew I’d like to be involved and it was a good idea,” re- calls Skead.

Four of the original or- ganizing committee re- main involved with a core

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