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Gogo grandmas to the rescue

A feisty group of West Van grandmothers is taking their charity train to Deep Cove.
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A feisty group of West Van grandmothers is taking their charity train to Deep Cove. 

The West Van Gogos meet regularly to raise funds and awareness to help African grandmothers and their orphaned grandchildren in communities devastated by HIV and AIDS. 

On Thursday, April 5, Deep Cove Stage Society is putting on a special performance of Blithe Spirit in collaboration with the West Van Gogos to raise funds for the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. 

Blithe Spirit is a timeless comedy exploring love and marriage. Charles Condomine’s dinner party turns into mayhem when a seance led by Madame Arcati provokes the ghost of Elvira, his late first wife, and only Charles can hear her. Will Charles ever be free of Elvira? Or will his new wife, Ruth, also join her in haunting him too? 

All funds raised by the Gogos support millions of African grandmothers who are raising their grandchildren orphaned by the scourge of AIDS. The Stephen Lewis Foundation works through local African NGOs which support the grandmothers, offer counselling and medical help, give loans for small business ventures, and pay for school fees and uniforms. 

Doors open at 7 p.m. at Deep Cove Shaw Theatre for this special event, with the show starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20. Phone Daphne Hales at 604-926-2805 for tickets and more information about the Gogos.