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GWSA Email Update for the Month of January <strong>2021</strong><br />
News from the Program Committee<br />
Activity Group Leaders are making the move toward Zoom for meetings and socialization. We are not<br />
bears and can only hibernate for so long. Many of us are adopting newer technology to seek<br />
companionship. Adapt, climb the learning curve, and enjoy the friendship of others. The following Activity<br />
Groups have made that move. Join them and have some fun!<br />
Book Club 1 has come on board to meet for the first time on Friday, January 29 from 1-2:30 pm. If you are<br />
interested in joining this very active group, please contact Veronica Sanchez (519-767-9991).<br />
Peer Learning is using Zoom to provide their members with topics for discussion from January 11 through<br />
March 24. Check out the January Sentinel or their website: https://gwsa-guelph.ca/peer-learning/. All the<br />
topics and dates and times are listed there. If you’re interested in attending, please contact Andrew Webb<br />
(226-500-4755) or Barb McLeod (519-823-2531).<br />
To register for classes, email peerlearning.gwsa@gmail.com, indicating which course or courses you wish<br />
to join.<br />
Watercolour Painters Club is using Zoom to encourage painters to submit their paintings and have<br />
discussion of techniques. If you are interested in seeing what GWSA painters are doing during COVID,<br />
contact Mary Mulholland (519-836-4889).<br />
Line Dancing remains socially connected by sending out emails with new dance instructions that the<br />
dancers can do in the comfort of their own homes. They are exploring how Zoom can help them keep their<br />
toes tapping.<br />
Scrabble will be setting up Zoom to stay socially connected. They’re also exploring the possibility of<br />
playing games while on the zoom call. After all, Scrabble keeps your brain functioning. If you’re interested<br />
in joining in, contact Beth Campeau (226-343-0415).<br />
Silvertones was the first activity group to embrace the use of Zoom. They use Zoom to practice every<br />
second Friday afternoon. They are in their own homes and their choir director, Ann Sneyd, provides<br />
instruction as if they were practicing in Room 2 at the Evergreen. If interested in joining our wonderful<br />
choir, contact Doreen Muir (519-831-8323).<br />
Silver Strummers, our newest activity group, uses Zoom for practice with their director Carolyn<br />
McLeod. This group has grown considerably, and everyone enjoys the social aspect as well as learning how<br />
to pluck those banjo strings. If you are interested in joining this group, contact Ann Sneyd<br />
(sneydann@gmail.com).<br />
The Photography Club was one of the GWSA’s earliest adopters of Zoom. Members share presentations<br />
of their own photographic lives, and guest speakers present a multitude of photographic ideas. This active<br />
group meets twice a month via Zoom. Please contact Bill Adam (olar57@gmail.com) for more information<br />
about how you can get involved.<br />
If you are interested in helping bring your group online, please call your group leader to discuss whether<br />
Zoom is a good option for you and your friends. It’s a great way to stay connected while staying safe.<br />
Take care. Stay safe. Stay home.<br />
Pat Gage<br />
Chair, GWSA Program Committee<br />
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The Sentinel - <strong>February</strong> <strong>2021</strong> — Vol. 45, No. 6
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