Elder’s Update – News and Upcoming Events

Community Dementia Information Session and Dinner

January 22

Dinner at 5:00pm

Understanding Dementia and Creative Approaches to Communication

As January is Alzheimer Awareness Month, we will be hosting Jane Hope from the Alzheimer Society of BC to present an information session for community members, family, and friends of people who have dementia. Please note that this session is not intended for those people who have dementia.

Our monthly Elder’s Planning meeting will be held at noon, January 23 at the Thunderbird hall

The Island – Wide Luncheon will be hosted by Homalco at the Thunderbird hall on January 30th.

Gilakasla to everyone who braved the nasty weather to come out and support our Elder’s Bingo Fundraiser for Die-hard Bingo players last Tuesday evening!

Whether you came to volunteer or came to participate, you made it a fun community event!

Our next Elder’s Fundraiser Community BINGO will be on February 5. Carla’s concession will be serving her awesome burgers and hotdogs with the works! Doors open at 4:30pm

Come on out to Craft Night January 28th, it’s a fun group!

Check your Elder’s Activity Calendar for January 2019 included in this week’s issue for regularly scheduled Events and Activities… Call 250 202 0115 or email                                            kristenpeel@weiwaikum.ca to register for anything that may interest you