GWSA 2020-21 Annual Report

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some days in Room 4, when the Gym was used for other events. Our playing times were Monday late afternoon (3:30 to 6:30pm), Wednesday morning (9:00 to 12:45pm), and Saturday mornings (9:00 to 12:00 noon). In addition, we would play on Friday afternoons (1:00 to 4:00pm) at the West End Recreation Centre in a Gym there. What we planned for in the “COVID era” was only playing singles to maintain distancing, having individual chairs spaced out rather than line the walls all bunched up, and adding extra disinfecting of the tables. The expectation would be for each player to have their own racquet, which was generally already the case. Normally, we have a few old racquets available for anyone without, but those would be put aside. The bigger change would have been to have people only come for half the time slot, rather than anytime as was our practice. This would essentially halve the number of participants at any one time, to meet the recommended maximum number of people in the gym. We surveyed everyone, and understandably, not everyone was prepared to go back to playing just yet. We have about 75 players on our email list; from those, about 45 were full time members, with the remainder being occasional participants. From these, we had 47 answer the survey, with 35 indicating they would like to have come back to playing last fall, if it was possible. We collected 33 signed waivers, separated everyone into two groups, and made out attendance lists accordingly, to be able to do contact tracing if that was needed. But alas, nothing came of it, as GWSA activities remained on hold. Some players started commuting to Kitchener to make use of a private club that continued to operate with COVID restrictions when Public Health permitted such activity (below red level). We are looking forward to being able to start up again, when that becomes possible, and are hoping that widespread vaccination will reduce the risk to low enough levels for the GWSA to resume activities, likely with some restrictions still in place. If you enjoy an active lifestyle, we have players at different levels, and would welcome you to join us in the future! Submitted by Petr Vales. Scrabble Group Report Co-leaders: Linda Robinson and Beth Campeau Backup: B.J. Antanavicius The year has been one of constant adjustment and change. Since March 2020, our main forms of communications were a monthly email or an occasional phone call to those members without computers/tablets/smartphones. If applicable, we printed and mailed any non-virtual information to the few people without computers or printers. The content of the communications evolved over time and the main sources used were: COVID-19 related items from the GWSA website or Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health. Community organizations like Guelph Public Library, Community Support Services, 10 Carden’s Connecting Circles, the Older Adult Centres Association of Ontario (OACAO), 26
as well as Guelph Family Health Team and Canadian Mental Health Assoc. Waterloo- Wellington. Scrabble or word-related items In January 2021, we began a weekly one-hour socialization time on Zoom. This engagement was driven by concern for mental well-being, especially for members living solo. We may never use Zoom as envisioned by the Board. However, this resource is serving an unforeseen need due to the continued social isolation. We want to acknowledge the wonderful assistance the Community Support Services (CSS) staff gave us when we consulted with them to help our members. Our volunteer roles were made easier because of their positive attitude, respectful approach, and enthusiasm for their important role for all Guelph-Wellington seniors. In closing, we share that, in May 2020, our group lost Paul Brummer, a former Scrabble activity leader, a talented Watercolour Club member, and a long-time GWSA member. We miss Paul’s welcoming nature and his obvious joy when playing with words and friends! Submitted by B. Campeau Quilting Group The GWSA quilters occasionally met via Zoom and over email to complete several projects throughout the past year. We: held two mask sales at the Evergreen Seniors Community Centre, raising $3,400 for the GWSA donated 125 children’s masks to Shelldale Family Gateway donated 400 adult masks for Community Support Services clients donated a quilt for the Shelldale Winter Warmup fundraiser along with members of the Craft Group, sewed hand warmers, Christmas ornaments, and microwave bowls to add Christmas cheer to the CSS food basket deliveries. In addition, many quilters busily sewed masks for family, friends, and neighbours since the start of the pandemic. 27
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