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2 The Sentinel - September 2022 — Vol. 47, No. 1
The Guelph/Wellington Seniors Association A non-profit organization based at the Evergreen Seniors Community Centre http://www.gwsa-guelph.ca Directors & Officers Linda Jeffrey — Executive Director Pat Gage — President Donna Keating — Vice-President Sam Marzouk — Treasurer Brooke Gibbons — Secretary (City Recreational Co-Ordinator) Directors Ken Fugler Charlie Bishop Wenda King Sam Montoya Janice Robertson Elizabeth Steggles Yvonne Thomas Adam Rutherford (City Program Manager) The Sentinel Team Carol Croft — Adminstrator, Printer Linda Green — Editor, Printer George Hughes — Printer Bill Shephard, Ray Miller — Part-time Assistants All of the above GWSA members are Volunteers. City Staff Adam Rutherford — Program Manager Jill Hunt — Customer Service Clerk Brooke Gibbons — Recreation Program Director — Senior Services Becky MacDonald — Recreation Co-ordinator — Volunteers Jocelynn Desroches — Chef Don Harris — Facility Maintainer Lynne Briggs — Manager of Recreation Services Evergreen Seniors Community Centre A City of Guelph Recreation Facility run in partnership with the Community Services Department of the City of Guelph and the Guelph/ Wellington Seniors Association 683 Woolwich St., Guelph, ON, N1H 3Y8 Tel.: 519-823-1291 / Fax: 519-823-8972 Hours: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm M-F (closed Statutory Holidays) Read The Sentinel on our website, www.gwsa-guelph.ca ISSN: 0383 817X A MESSAGE FROM THE GWSA BOARD On July 27, a new executive was elected from the Board members in attendance as follows: President & Chair – Pat Gage Vice-President & Vice-Chair – Donna Keating Treasurer – Sam Marzouk All Directors’ biographies are on the GWSA website. Please do not hesitate to contact any of us if you have a question or wish to share an interest. I would like to take this opportunity to thank both Brian Smith (Past President) and Roger Stevens (Treasurer) for all their hard work, especially over the past two and a half years during COVID. They guided us through closures, IPP cards, getting groups back together, when to wear masks or not, adjusting membership fees, following provincial and city guidelines, and a lot of labour-intensive behindthe-scenes work to keep members informed. The Toronto CNE is a sure sign that the end of summer is just around the corner. We will start to move indoors to share interests, have fun, and get to know one another again. Monthly Dances have been a huge success – thank you to Margaret Waldron for spearheading this initiative. The GWSA dances are open to the public, not just GWSA members. Bring your friends! Keep Saturday, August 27, open and September 24! Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Evergreen front desk or any recreation desk for $15. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door. Check out the GWSA website for more information. Hopefully we can have Bingo every week in Room 4 on Wednesdays from 2:30-4:30. Volunteers are needed to call the numbers and runners for the call of “Bingo”. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Pat Gage (pat.gage@gwsa-guelph.ca). Again, Bingo is for the public as well as GWSA members. The Bingo and Dances will provide revenue for the GWSA and will help keep the membership fees down. These are two programs that bring people together, to have fun and make new friends. There are new programs available for our members beginning in September which include Chess, Seniors Volleyball, Write Your Life Story, Writers’ Club, and Woven Words. Check out the list of programs continuing in September and come out and have some fun. Sign up at the Evergreen front desk or through RecEnroll.ca It’s an honour to serve as your President and I look forward to helping everyone be active, get involved, and make friends. NOTE: Disclaimer—The Sentinel and the GWSA do not necessarily agree with or support statements in the Sentinel made by advertisers, or submissions by writers (no political or religious topics please). The Sentinel - September 2022 3
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