Thank you Lorraine from all of us.

1. IF YOU GREW UP IN EAST
VANCOUVER SHARE
MEMORIES
A Facebook page started by
Lorraine Mahovlic Gargaro
In July 2011

2. CHRISTINE O’LEARY
CONNELLY
 Hey Lorraine, thanks so
much for creating this page...it
has done an amazing job of
getting people from East Van
together as well as creating
brand new friendships. It's been
fun for sure. [♥]

3. MIKE CATLIN
 I would like to thank Lorraine for
bringing me back to my neighbourhood.
As you know I am overseas and a long
time gone, so joining group has reminded
me of where I am from. While not a
perfect area, there was a lot of good about
the east end .... I'm talking about the
people. No, I am not a daily poster on this
page but I am a daily reader. Once again,
Thank You.

4. SHIRLEY LADRET
 I would like to add my thanks to Lorraine for
starting this group. It has been a real walk down
memory lane, sharing stories, photos and music and a
lot of laughs with everyone. I had joined hoping to
reconnect with some old friends from EVan that I
had lost touch with over the years, but that didn't
happen. What did happen though was that I have
made some new friends and although I have only met
them thru cyberspace as of right now, we do plan to
get together in the future! This would not have
happened if it wasn't for you. Cheers,

5. ALEX MCLEAN
 Hi Lorraine just a note to let you
know how much I have enjoyed ( our )
site since you had that wonderful flash
of an idea and started all of this.
The people I have met on here have
been great to interact with and the
stories and memories are fantastic!
Thanks again Lorraine

6. BILL MOORE
 The group has been like
reading a comic book. Lots of
memories from the olden days.
Good group.
Thank you for starting it.

7. PAT B O U RG E T & DA R RY L
M I C H AU D
 East Van Share Memories - it
has been such a fun site and
rekindled so many childhood
memories! Thanks Lorraine for
thinking of it!

8. SANDI BARR
 Hello. Thanks to this site I
have caught up with all my
friends I went to school with and
used to hang out with who I
really missed especially Mike C. I
am so glad Lorraine started this
group!

9. BILL BRYAN
 I joined the first day of the
group. One of the greatest things I
have found is that all of us that
grew up in different areas of East
Van, all had the same experiences.
I have also been able to re-connect
with people that I grew up with.
THANKS LORRAINE -

10. MARILYN KIPLING
COELHO
 Lorraine, You have brought many of us
'EastEnders" together forming a new bond.
Not specific to a neighbourhood but to the
boundaries of East Van - north , south, east
and west. So many stories, so many
memories. Some good, some not so good but
still memories. Even those who voiced their
opinions to the point of anger. I from the
bottom of my heart thank you for revitalizing
those deep down thoughts. Did you think it
would have gotten this big?

11. LINDA MACNICOL SCOTT
 Thank you Lorraine for starting the East Van
Site so that all of us as a result of your kindness have
been able to re-connect with friends from years ago
who grew up in East Van and also the site has
allowed us to make many new friends from East Van
in our lives. We can have a bad day and come online
and laugh at posts or we can come online on a good
day and make others laugh with our posts. Together
we bring back memories that all of us can share
because we experienced it in East Van. Thank you
Thank you Thank you... xo

12. TRACY BYTTYNEN
 Lorraine- you rock for
putting this East Van memories
group together. You have
retrieved so many great
memories for me thank you!!

13. L VINCENT CHOW
 Thanks for creating a place
where we can share our
memories. One thing we all have
in common, at least for a bit, is
that we grew up in East Van, and
nobody can ever take that away."

14. LORI LEMIRE
 Lorraine, you have given us such a
gift with this site. The gift of our
childhoods. The gift of our youth. The
gift of laughter and music and
memories. For this I thank you from
the bottom of my heart. Though you
now live far, far away you will always be
part of our lives now. Thank you
darlin'....thank you.

15. LOUISE LEDUC
 Lorraine, Thank you for
opening up "If you Grew up in
East Vancouver" and allowing me
to join. The people, the posts, the
music, everything is there and I am
really enjoying your group. Here's
hoping one of these day I get to
meet you and others from the
group.

16. JUNE MARGARET FUERST
 It has been such a pleasure
going down memory lane with
everyone! Thanks Lorraine!!!!

17. ROD KNOWLAN
 I was excited to find something on
Facebook dedicated to people who grew up
in East Van. The walks down memory lane,
the photos, the friendships and the history
that we all share is really amazing! Since being
added to the page I've reconnected with
people I hadn't seen in years, met people who
knew my extended family (oh, the stories!!)
and made some new friends. It was a brilliant
thing to start this page, thanks for getting it
going!

18. DONNA WILSON-LEWIS
 I have only been on FB for a year or
so and it has been so wonderful to be
connected to friends that until now have
just been memories. But it has been sad to
see how many of those friends have
passed on and will forever just be
memories. It was so thoughtful of
Lorraine to put together the East Van
Memories group so that we east enders
can keep in contact. Thanks Lorraine.

19. RAY ANDERSON
 Thank You Lorraine for
taking the time and thought to
produce a venue for us East Van
folks to reconnect. It has been a
lot of fun.. :)

20. By Lori LeMire
July 2012