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Mission Statement: To provide programs and services that will help seniors

maintain and enhance their quality of life.

9350 82 Street NW

Edmonton Alberta T6C 2X8 E-mail: 2015info@seesa.ca

Phone 780.468.1985 Website: www.seesa.ca

Proud Member of

2016

Welcome to the Club! Every year we ask SEESA members to nominate members whom they feel are deserving of special recognition for their outstanding volunteer service to SEESA and its members.

Members are nominated in 2 categories: Leadership - someone who has taken a leadership role, either as a board member or activity liaison, perhaps someone who has started a club, organized a special event or chaired a committee, and someone whose service has gone above and beyond. Then there is the category of “Behind the Scenes contribution” to SEESA - someone who has been less visible, but no less important, to the day to day operations of SEESA.

The winners are chosen by a committee that includes the chair of the membership committee, a former winner, and the Executive Director. This year’s Honorary Lifetime Membership recipients are:

Al Thomas - Leadership Walter Klepechek - Behind the Scenes

Congratulations to both of you!

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FRONT OFFICE HOURS MONDAY - THURSDAY

8:30AM to 8:30PM FRIDAY

8:30AM to 4:30PM SATURDAY

9AM to 12:00PM*

CAFETERIA OPEN MONDAY -FRIDAY BREAKFAST 8:45 - 10 AM LUNCH 11:30 AM - 1 PM

1st WEDNESDAY EVENING DINNER 4:30 - 6 PM**

*Except long weekends **RESERVATION REQUIRED

STAFF

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Kim Buehler

Personnel & Centre Business

kimberly@seesa.ca

FUND DEVELOPMENT

Mary Anne Jaedicke Fundraising & Centre Rentals

maryanne@seesa.ca

BOOKKEEPER

Sharon Svendsen sharon@seesa.ca

Peggy Hansen phansen@seesa.ca

PROGRAM MANAGER

Elaun Cable Lind Member Activities, Social Media & Website

elaun@seesa.ca

COORDINATOR OF VOLUNTEERS

Sherr Wadson sherr@seesa.ca

OUTREACH WORKER Counselling, Home Visits & Support Services

Leslie Amundson

outreach@seesa.ca

HOME SERVICE & COMMUNITY

ENGAGEMENT Celeste Nicholson

homeservice@seesa.ca Newsletter@seesa.ca

KITCHEN COORDINATOR

Bev Clarke bev@seesa.ca

SECOND COOK

Joan Yandeau

KITCHEN ASSISTANT

Jeffery Yamazuki

BUILDING ATTENDANT

Steve Montague steve@seesa.ca

WEEKEND

BUILDING ATTENDANT

Dick Proctor

NEWSLETTER CREW

Editorial Layout:

Celeste Nicholson Norma Marion

Elaun Cable Lind (Web)

Photographers:

Elaun Cable Lind Shirley Zygun

Proofreaders:

Kim Buehler Kay Klepachek

Roz Schilberg Marilyn Robinson Ollie Machon

Dorothy Korbut Ellen Killips

Karen Sheridan Lil Filewych

Sherr Wadson Mary Anne Jaedicke Earl Anderson

Peggy Hansen

©SEESA 2016

Board Members 2016/2017

President - Eric Solash 1st Vice President - Lois Gangl

2nd Vice President - Vacant Treasurer - Barry Headrick Secretary - Heather Baker

Past President - Sheila Clifford-MacKay

Directors

Joan Brady Norma Marion

Daryl Gray Harvey Norstrom

Linda Smeland Karen Sheridan

Marlen Shustov

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Next Deadline: April 14th Send submissions to: newsletter@seesa.ca

From the President’s Desk…

A very good April to everyone. Thank you to all the members who took the time to come out and help us at the AGM. We updated the bylaws, accepted a new budget, (almost) learned how to conduct an assembly meeting and introduced our new Board members. Everyone enjoyed the wine and cheese afterwards and I got to talk with many of the participants. I’m looking forward to bringing the new board forward and continuing to position SEESA at the forefront of Centers in Edmonton. Many of you were influential in your business lives and we could use your knowledge to help make SEESA even better. Volunteer to work on one of the numerous committees that enable the running of SEESA, or (gasp) help decide the directions we take by working on the Board. New ideas are what help keep us young. Share yours.

Eric SOLASH, President SEESA service since 2014 Rotary service since 2001 Field service since 1962

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Raise the Roof

The challenge is on…

Starting April 1, 2016

put 25₵ per day

in a jar At the end of a year turn in your

money

get a charitable receipt for $91.25

If all 1400 members did this we‘d have $127,750

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Labels for your jar available at

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Kim’s Korner

Thanks to everyone who attended

our AGM. It is always nice to see everyone

working together to make our association

great.

Welcome to our new Board

Members, Joan Brady, Norma Marion,

Linda Smeland and Marlen Shustov — I

look forward to working with you all.

The new bylaws have been sent to

Corporate Registry for approval. As you

know I sit on several committees and I

have never enjoyed a committee as much

as I enjoyed the bylaw committee. We

had wonderful discussions, we did

research, we agreed, disagreed and

came out with a really great document.

Truly my hat is off to these dedicated

members for a really wonderful job.

Congratulations and thanks for a job well

done Lois Gangl, Eric Solash, Sheila Clifford-MacKay & Gordon Block.

Back in the Fall the

Board of Directors decided

to rename our Dining Room.

I am pleased to share with

you that the Dining Room

has been renamed—The Tillie

Poulsen Dining Room (or Tillie's Café). Tillie

was a member of the founding board and

was SEESA’s first female president! Even

after she moved away she always returned

for special events. Sadly Tillie passed away

a few years ago. May her spirit of good

works and laughter continue to reign!

Congratulations to our newest

Honorary Life Time Members: Allan

Thomas and Walter Klepachek. Thanks for

all your very hard work and dedication.

WECAN Food Basket Dates

Order/payment April 8th

Pick up April 21st

Orders and payments are made at the front desk.

For more information speak with Celeste

You may have noticed in the Spring Program Guide the Card Makers and

the Quilters & Crafters have been

reclassified from Clubs to Community Contributors.

These groups, while socializing, meet to make goods for SEESA to sell. As

Community Contributors they give as they are able for the good of our

SEESA community.

For example: Marcelle makes Teddy Bears with materials she provides and we sell them for $25 each. Sometimes

we sell 5 bears per month - that’s $1875 per year. Wow!

How are you contributing to your centre?

A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other. Simon Sinek

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Don’t be a

FOOL!

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Start CollectingStart CollectingStart Collecting April 1—Drop off

for SEESA Spring Rummage sale begins.

Please drop off at the earliest date; also ensure items are clean.

Note: We do not accept encyclopaedias

and other dated items, TVs, computer software or hardware,

shoes, baby furniture or heavy furniture.

Save the Date-April 23 & 24 Actual Sale

Melody SingerS’ Annual Spring Performance

Sunday, May 1, 2:00 pm $7 / Person Tickets on sale in advance

through choir members or at the Front Desk

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LET’S GO OUT- May 25th, 2016

Event: Scott Woods—Fiddle Concert & Dinner at Tony Romas

Time: Bus departs SEESA: 3:00 pm

Return time: Approx: 9:30 pm Cost: $46 member $56 non-member

Includes: Concert ticket, bus transportation, and fee.

Minimum number of particpants:20

Deadline to register: Monday, April 11th

at 4:00 pm. Please pay at SEESA front desk.

Evening Concert: Scott Woods is a

Canadian Open Fiddle Champion. Scott and

his band will play some of your favourites from yesteryear. He invites you to clap

your hands, tap your toes and sing along. Scott combines his masterful playing

ability, a wonderful sense of humour and an

incredibly talented group of musicians and puts it all together into a top notch fiddle

variety show that is sure to delight.

Pre Concert Dinner Tony Roma’s at

Westmount Mall—Not included in above fee,

but we’ll arrive in time for their lunch menu where you can choose from several items

priced at $11.00. Coffee and tea are $3.00

We’ve invited the seniors at Central Lions

to join us for this outing hoping to get enough people to make this trip a success,

thus the bus will pick up and drop off at Central Lions as well.

Jo-Ann Moloney Co-ordinator of Let’s Go OUT

780-475-1465 Mon– Thurs only

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Girl Guides Edmonton Area are collecting the following items in April for crafts we will be doing at our rally: plastic water and pop bottle lids for a

camp hat craft cereal boxes metal bottle caps buttons toilet paper rolls plastic containers with lids (yogurt, sour

cream, cottage cheese, etc.) clean old jeans. If you would like to help us with these items Elaun will be collecting them until April 30th or you can take them directly to the Edmonton Area Girl Guide office 3rd Floor, 11055 107th Street.

Love to throw a good party? The Lifetime Member Celebratory Tea

Planning Committee will be meeting on April 14th at 2 pm to talk about this year’s event. If you would like to get

involved please come to the cafeteria or speak to Elaun for more details.

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FOOTCARE @ SEESA

1st Friday of the month Call Jessica @ 780-394-4466

for an appointment Jessica formerly provided foot care service

through VON here at SEESA.

MASSAGE THERAPY@ SEESA

2ND Friday of the month Call Lana @ 780 977 4699

for an appointment.

Lana is a registered massage

therapist & does relaxation and

therapeutic massage.

Next SEESA date - April 8th & 22nd

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Floor Curling News Well, it sure is nice to have so many people that will come a little distance to have some fun! Playing a full day of FLOOR CURLING. On Saturday Feb. 27, 2016 that’s what happened. SEESA had a floor curling Tournament with 24 teams! They all were greeted with coffee and muffins. We finished with a wonderful Roast Beef Dinner

DIVISION A First Place-- Stan Androschuk NWESA

Second Place-Don Jackson Spruce Grove

Third Place- Sherrie Bourgeois Villenuve Fourth Place - Louise Libich SEESA

DIVISION B First Place - Bob CORMACK Kinsella

Second Place -Nick Labatuk Vegreville

Third place -- John Markowski SEESA Fourth Place- Phyl Jacula - SEESA

Thanks to all , who volunteered, I had a joy putting the tournament together - Louise Libich

April Contest:

Can you find the following in the newsletter?

1.What is the name of the Board member who

gave out the Lifetime members award?

2. How many events are there on April 1st?

3. How much money are we asking you to save

a day to raise the roof?

4. Where is the Kent Sangster Trio playing?

5. What is the Dining Room’s new name?

6. Who won the contest in March?

7. Name 3 things the Girl Guides are collecting.

8. Who is hosting a community meal?

9.Who sang “Scarlett Ribbons”?

10. Who is hosting a Spring Tea? Paid Advertisement

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Melody Singers!!

The Melody Singers are on the road again! We find nothing more enjoyable than making music with our friends, and to our friends! (apologies to

Willie Nelson)

The first stop was at the Jubilee Nursing Home where Alida Van Braiden did the honours as MC. Dee Litke, Linda Chernetski and Tom McGovern sang “ You Will Never Know” and “Sentimental Journey”. Jackie Rawson sang “Scarlett Ribbons” and clogged to “Sweet, Sweet Smile”. At Hardisty Nursing Home, we were chaired by Kay Yawarski, with the inimitable Tom McGov-ern singing “When I’m Sixty Four” and “Yellow Submarine”. Dee Turner introduced “The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane” - what a gal! We enjoyed Providence Center next. Vivian Lundgren was MC. The story “The Barn Dance” was read by Dorothy Munro. Johann and Alida Van Braeden sang “ What a Wonderful World” and “I Believe” . The next stop on our road trip was Shepard's Care Millwoods. Pearl Lauber kept things moving with her role as MC. Linda Chernetski, accompanied on the violin by Martin

Molzan sang “Lets Call the Whole Thing Off”. Vivian Lundgren and Ben Lauber sang “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” and “Don’t let the Stars get in Your Eyes” Laurel Heights was our last Roadhouse for this report. Tom McGovern chaired this presentation. At the breaks, Joe Browering played “Fairest Isle” and “To a Wild Rose” on the Flugel Horn. Lorraine Kalis and Walter Leckelt sang “Mansion Over the Hilltop” and “Daddy Sang Bass” with Lorraine accompanying on the omnichord. These breaks give the choir a chance to rest; but there is no rest for Anne Marshall who accompanies those who sing during those times; always a stellar performance! Last, but by no means least, we want to thank Ben and Pearl Lauber for transporting the keyboard to our performances over the last several years. Also kudos to Merrill Sandhal, who has taken over this task and also brings and sets up our sound system for each sing-out. This is appreciated by our audience as well. It has been a great road trip this time around.

Respectfully submitted; Elsie Combs

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Busy Bee-ing Fabulous!

Has someone done you a good turn? Share the happy news in the Book of Fabulous at

the front desk!

Thanks Steve for all your help unloading puzzles for the sale in April!

I was in the cafeteria when a gentleman walked in I hadn’t talked to since College

(50 years ago!) We had lots to talk about! You never know who you will meet

at SEESA!

Thank you for your hard work putting on the Casino night - Always FABULOUS!

Thank you Shawn Gramiak for an excellent 6 hour course on Android Tab-

lets Great value!

Thanks for the delicious Irish Stew Lunch!

Thanks Joanne for organizing the trip to

Waste Management Centre. It was great!

In Our Thoughts and Prayers

To all our members and friends who have lost a loved one our thoughts and prayers

are with you.

The following member(s), past members or

family members have passed away:

Harry Kossowan (Peter’s brother), Joy McNeill, Lynn Pettitt, Norman

Strong, LaVerne Norstrom and Gordon Fester

We will no longer publish illnesses in the

newsletter due to the large number of concerns about

mis-information. The information can still be

recorded in the outreach book but will not be

Published in the Newsletter ““Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” ― Dr. Seuss

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March Birthday Party This month we welcomed Sentimental Journey as our entertainment for the

March birthday party. Betty and Gilles

are always crowd pleasures with their selection of music.

This month we had 58 birthday celebrants and 29 guests - it was

indeed a very full house!

Birthday Party Door Prizes winners

Marilynn Anderson & Matt Shykura Lunch Certificates were won by Joyce

Simunakovic & Howard Arps!

Milestones & Celebrations March Landmark Birthdays

Celeste Nicholson Peggy Hansen

Pansy Lucas Leslie Amundson

Virginia Monterrosa Colleen Murdoch

Maggie Hensel Sandy Bell

Joe Bowering Bill Clarke

Harold Martin Rick Pape

Norma Carr Ericka Sasmal

Judy Figol Mathew Thomas

Elsie Kuyt Ernie Ludgett

Joan Dafoe Ted Elford

Walter Schultz Alice Meyer

Jeannine Wirachowsky Jens Jensen

Gordon Carey Allen Brommeland

Ida Carey Lucy Klein

Alberta Smith Gordon Skutle

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March and April Monthly Draw Winners: Marilyn Robinson, Rollie Poulin; Brenda Remin, Linda Chernetski

Food Services Welcome Carol Foreman, Allen Hasselgren, Daphne Lazorka, Irma Rowlands, Ethan Plettl, Michelle Paradiz, and Sam McPeak.

I Dream of Baking... Your baking in our kitchen one afternoon a month will let us have homemade treats. Please talk to me!

Set Up/Tear Down Help What if you came for the Monthly Dinner and there were no tables? or to the Melody Singers Concert and there were no chairs? Can you spare an occasional hour to help us?

MySeniorCentre says 317 members plus almost 100 non-members recorded 31,000 hours in 2015! Thanks for “fobbing in”. If you forget one time, add the hours the next time… the hours are more important than date.

Romantics Afternoon If you love great dance music, why not help in the concession for a Sunday Dance with the Romantics (1:30-4:30)? Making coffee; selling snacks, cookies, non-alcoholic beverages… easy work, fabulous perk!!

Sherr Wadson Coordinator of Volunteers

April 2016 Volunteer Voice

A single rose can

be my garden, a single friend, my world. Leo Buscaglia

St Paddy’s Sing-a-long

64 members enjoyed an afternoon of song and a few green beers on March 17th.

Lead by the fabulously talented Anne Marshall they sang with great gusto, whistled, and even harmonized a little.

Thank you to all who gathered to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day with us.

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Thanks to all who supported the Pot of Gold Fun Casino March 2016 Big Shot Gamblers who bought tickets

All the Volunteers including : Set Up People and Event Helpers

Special mention to: Harvey our Auctioneer and

Duncan the Pit Boss Anderson Vacations—Gave Day Trip

Prize—It sold to Helen Conrad for $5,000,000

Fundraisers who donated all other auction items—Over $36,000,000 spent on prizes from Fantastic to Frivolous.

Ted Anderson won $73 real money in the 50/50; 8 Door Prizes were given away: and 20 Boxes of Chocolate were won.

We made $922 and had a blast!!!

Now that’s wwwwwin—

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Next MeetingNext MeetingNext Meeting Main TopicMain TopicMain Topic———Rummage SaleRummage SaleRummage Sale

Wednesday, April 6Wednesday, April 6Wednesday, April 6 9:309:309:30---10:30 am10:30 am10:30 am

Please Join UsPlease Join UsPlease Join Us———Everyone Everyone Everyone WelcomeWelcomeWelcome

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Home Services

We have had a number of new service providers sign up! This year I do actually have a number of window washers, as well as people willing to clean gutters and eaves!!

The other day someone called me for a service provider to do some yard work. I gave her the names and numbers of three providers. About an hour later the same person called me back to tell me all the service providers I gave her charged too much money for the service. She could find people on Kijiji who charged much less. This is often the case that you will find someone online who is willing to work for less and sometimes they do great work. It can also mean - They do not have insurance, they do not have references, they do not have proper training, etc. etc.

While not everyone on my list has insurance or train-ing, you know their references are solid, and while not perhaps the cheapest, they will be around to stand behind their work. You always have to make the choice that makes economic sense for you - but when shopping online be very careful. Celeste Nicholson Home Services

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Spring Tea with MLA

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MLA Marlin Schmidt and his

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The Edmonton-Gold Bar constituency office is located at 7510-82 Ave.

All are welcome to this drop-in event – no need to register.

Conversation and light refreshments

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Not sure which ones are for what? Not sure how to use that inhaler? Curious about what

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Let the staff at Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy help you sort out your medications.

Please bring a list of your medications and any questions you may have.

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7 STEPS TO A SMOOTHER MOVE FOR SENIORS

OUTREACH News! Friendly Visitor Program Training is well underway, with three enthusiastic volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact me. Training sessions will be provided when there are at least 4 or more people interested. If you know someone you think is isolated and would benefit from regular contact, please let me know! The purpose of Friendly Visiting is to reach isolated seniors, help reduce their feelings of isolation, improve their mental health and may reduce the cost of medical care.

Social Circle We have welcomed several newcomers to Social Circle. A few of them come once a month, others have become weekly regulars! We have room for more participants and more ideas for discussion during Social Circle.

Home Visits Part of Outreach services is providing home visits to seniors needing help with forms, assessment for basic equipment, information and support. Please contact me if you, or

someone you know, requires assistance.

Leslie Amundson Outreach Worker

Shout Out to a Great Community Supporter

Thanks to TGP, our Ottewell

Grocery for donating a $50 Gift

Certificate towards our

Supper Bingo in March.

Love that community spirit.

The following SEESA Member #’s have won a prize:

6-300 6- 824 6-1008 6- 913 6-447

Please come to the Front Desk with your membership card to claim your prize and

thank you for reading the newsletter on-line.

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Lighten UP for Spring & Donate to the SEESA Rummage Sale

with assistance from Lynn Fraser,

Holistic Decluttering Mentor Licensed &

Police Screened.

Limited time SPECIAL OFFER

March 18-April 21/2016

FOR THE FIRST 29 SOUTHEAST EDMONTON RESIDENTS WHO SIGN UP.

Here’s How It Works…

Lynn assists you by DECLUTTERING togetherwith

you for up to three hours in your home FREE

DELIVERY of your items to SEESA April 1 – 21.

Lynn RESPECTS you & your special memories

Benefits…

You stay healthy & independent longer, gain en-

ergy, focus and TIME uncluttered sur-

roundings = uncluttered mind SEESA adds rummage sale proceeds to the

“Raise the Roof” campaign

Plus, Lynn donates 10% of Special Offer Profits to SEESA It’s a WIN WIN!

Your investment: $225 + GST (You Save $75)

Contact Lynn Fraser at 780-465-9893 or lynn@lynnfraser.ca

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You Need to Know!!

The Government will no longer mail out your Vehicle

Licence Plate renewal notices!!!

If your last name starts with a B or Ke you need to renew by March 31

If your last name starts with a D or G you need to renew by April 30th

SEESA Member’s

Baking appreciated for

Bake Sale Please drop off

Friday, April 22

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C.A.R.E. Circle Confidentiality Active listening

Respect Explore

Have you experienced a loss in your life?

Do you need a compassionate audience?

Join CARE Circle on the 1st

and 3rd Mondays in the Library at 1 pm

If you want to join us but aren’t quite

ready please contact Celeste 780 468 1985

A HELPING HAND SERVICES

Home and Personal Care

*Companionship *Setting up a Daily Routine *Menu Planning *Grocery Shopping

*Cooking Healthy Meals of Your Choice *Cleaning *Yard and Garden Maintenance

*Transportation and Accompaniment to Appointments

*Trustworthy Bookkeeping, Banking and Bill Paying *Organizing small or large spaces

*Downsizing & Purging *Organize Moving to a Smaller Living Space

*Move In / Move Out Assistance with Landlords *Packing *Unpacking

Moving Companies and Utility Companies *Taking Items to Charity or Recycling

*Travel Planning, Packing and Airport tasks *Home and Pet Sitting

Give us a call for a free consultation We are here to lend A HELPING HAND!

Lori Butz, Owner 780-974-8176

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Local Food Matters! The Just Harvest emerges this spring in Holyrood

The Just Harvest connects people, local growers and innovative programming to increase food literacy and build community. They approached the Holyrood Community League, SEESA, and neighbourhoods Schools about ways to introduce locally grown food to improve health and as community builder. As a result of these talks The Just Harvest invites you to come and learn more about community food security and how citizens can make a difference.

Come share a meal and learn about a Holyrood Community Food Center which includes community kitchen programs, urban and local grow spaces, educational opportunities and a common space for connections and conversations to happen, bringing about solutions and effecting change from the ground up.

Join us April 19th as we celebrate together with local food, art, and music in the Holyrood Mennonite Church which has offered their lower level to hold this event. Highlighting the event is an African female acapella quartet along with other musical guests and a first exhibit of a local artist. Come and enjoy this celebration of local food and culture as we learn to grow the Just Harvest together. Everyone welcome!

The Just Harvest First Community Meal @ 4-8 pm on April 19th,

located at 9505-79 Street (Holyrood Mennonite Church).

For more information, please call Joe from the Just Harvest at

587.597.2104

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April 8th 2016

April Dance

Featuring:

The Melody

Makers Door 6:30 pm Dance 7—10 pm

$10 per person at the door only

Cash bar available for Members and Invited guests (by

reading this you are invited)

Come Dance in Spring!!

You Have Earned Your

Home Equity!

If you're like many other 55+ Canadians, much of what you own fits into two categories—the equity in your home and the money you've saved. Chances are, the value of your home has grown over the years and makes up a good portion of your net worth. While having a home that has built value is a positive, you typically can’t spend that value unless you sell it. That is something many homeowners simply do not want to do.

That’s where CHIP comes in: A CHIP Reverse Mortgage lets you change the home equity and savings balance by turning some of your equity into cash. Unlike many mortgage-based financial products, you’re not obligated to make any payments until you choose to move or sell.

What makes this program work is that participants depending on their age can only ever take up to 55% of the value of their homes, which ensures you have access to the cash you want now and also the security you need for the future. Let me design a funding plan that works for you!

Nadia Devenz Licensed Mortgage Professional River City Financial your Mortgage Architects 780-660-4654 nadia@rivercitymortgages.ca

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Scrabble & Games There will be no more Thurs. scrabble games for the spring & summer months.

Instead, we are planning a few

Monday afternoon games throughout this time. TBA .

Call Ally for times & locations.

Ph # 780-429-4826

All classes and clubs cancelled on Friday, April 22, 2016 We will be setting up the

SEESA Rummage Sale Table Set Up—9-10am.

Pricing 1pm-finish Put your name on the list on the Fundraising Bd. & you will be called

Box Moving-10-1pm This is a physical job. Please Drop in to help. This means that you do not need to sign up ahead of time

Check in with Volunteer Coordinator

at the cloak room before proceeding to your assignment

Lunch served for $5 from 11-3pm

March Contest Winner Congratulations Catherine Nicol

You found all the Bunnies! Your prize is at the front desk!

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An Evening of Works from

Well Aged Poets

Wine & Cheese

Wednesday, April 20th

Doors 6:30 pm Readings at 7 pm

Tickets on sale March 21 $5 in advance

Want to read? Add your name to the sign up list at the Front Desk

SEESA Showcase!! It is with great pleasure that I invite your group, club or class to join us in presenting the first ever SEESA Showcase!!

Every club or class is welcome to present a maximum of 2 short presentations (combined time 10 minutes) for performance at the Showcase.

The Showcase will be held: Saturday May 28th

5:30 pm Dinner - Show 7pm Tickets $20.00

Submit your request to participate with the following information:

Name of your group and number of participants. Your intended program and brief description If you are interested in more time, once all the

groups have had an opportunity to participate. Contact information (phone and email for the

group leader)

Submit your intent by email to veryvocal@shaw.ca, or in person to Elaun Cable Lind at the front desk. Deadline for submitting is April 8th 2016.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Kate Haginicolakis - Artistic Director

SATURDAY April 23 10AM-3 PM

SUNDAY April 24 11AM-3 PM

We take most anything except: Baby furniture & supplies, Encyclopedia, shoes, computer hardware, Reader Digest Books, National Geographic Magazines, Large Furniture & TVs

Donations accepted at the South Door. Please ensure that all your items are clean. Donations will be accepted until NOON –April 21.

Donations brought after April 21 noon will not be included in the sale.

Book Sale

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April 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Jam Session 7pm

Wecan order due Footcare In

Rummage Sale Drop off Month-ly Dinner tkts on

sale

2 Crib

Tournament 1 pm

3 4 CARE Circle 1 pm

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6 Fundraisers Mtg 9:30 am

Wed Lite Supper

7 Income Taxes and Seniors

FYI 1pm

8 Dance: Melody

Makers 7 pm

Massage Therapist @

SEESA

9 Alberta Floor

Curling

10 11 12 13

14 Special Events

Mtg 10 am

Newsletter Deadline

15 Jam Session

7 pm

16 Vi Wood Memorial Carpet Bowling

17 18 CARE Circle 1 pm

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20 Birthday

Party 2:30 pm

Vintage Poetry 7 pm

21 Wecan order pick up

22 Clubs and Classes cancelled Rummage sale Set up

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Rummage

Sale

10 am - 3 pm

24 Rummage

Sale 11 am - 3 pm

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26 Board Mtg 9:30 am

Deadline for

monthly dinner tix noon

27 28 Monthly Supper 5:30 pm

29 30

Monthly Dinner!

Butter Chicken and Rice!

Tickets on Sale April 1st

$15.00