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The Sentinel - <strong>April</strong> <strong>2023</strong>
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The Sentinel - <strong>April</strong> <strong>2023</strong> — Vol. 47, No. 8
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The Guelph/Wellington Seniors Association<br />
A non-profit organization based at the<br />
Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
http://www.gwsa-guelph.ca<br />
Directors & Officers<br />
Linda Jeffrey — Executive Director<br />
Pat Gage — President<br />
Donna Keating — Vice-President<br />
Art Roelofsen— Treasurer<br />
Tonie MacInnis — Secretary<br />
Directors<br />
Charlie Bishop<br />
Wenda King<br />
Sam Montoya<br />
Janice Robertson<br />
Elizabeth Steggles<br />
Yvonne Thomas<br />
Ellen Webb<br />
Gordon Webb<br />
Adam Rutherford (City Program Manager)<br />
The Sentinel Team<br />
Carol Croft — Adminstrator, Printer<br />
Linda Green — Editor, Printer<br />
George Hughes — Printer<br />
Bill Shephard, Ray Miller — Part-time<br />
Assistants<br />
All of the above GWSA members<br />
are Volunteers.<br />
City Staff<br />
Adam Rutherford — Program<br />
Manager<br />
Jill Hunt — Customer Service Clerk<br />
Tonie MacInnis — Recreation Program<br />
Director — Senior Services<br />
Becky MacDonald — Recreation<br />
Co-ordinator — Volunteers<br />
TBA — Chef<br />
Rotating — Facility Maintainer<br />
Lynne Briggs — Manager of Recreation<br />
Services<br />
A MESSAGE FROM THE GWSA<br />
BOARD<br />
<strong>April</strong> has arrived! The weather is getting warmer (at the time of my<br />
writing this) and raincoats will be in fashion and many umbrellas will<br />
get misplaced!<br />
On a funny note, I asked one of my male friends what was the first<br />
thing he thought of as he realized we are heading into <strong>April</strong>. I quickly<br />
realized I should have better anticipated his response. It wasn’t about<br />
flowers or spring weather or the Easter Bunny. Instead it was that<br />
Ford unveiled their first Mustang in <strong>April</strong> 1964 and it cost less than<br />
$2,400.<br />
I received a request for this month’s Message to talk about what the<br />
GWSA CBA is. Many of you already know what it is and as such<br />
will find this a refresher.<br />
What is the GWSA CBA?<br />
A Community Benefit Agreement (CBA) is an important part of the<br />
City of Guelph’s community’s investment strategy. It lays out the<br />
range of collaborations that the City enters into with community<br />
organizations.<br />
The following historical description is taken from the City of Guelph<br />
COMMUNITY BENEFIT AGREEMENT SUMMARY REPORT. I<br />
think it is initially important to note this description in order to see<br />
how CBAs relate, not just to GWSA, but also to the Guelph<br />
Community as a whole.<br />
“Historically, agreements have emerged organically as the City<br />
entered into a variety of multi-year agreements with community<br />
organizations over several years. CBAs allow the City to formalize<br />
and standardize these agreements. CBAs have proven to be a costeffective<br />
way of working with community benefit organizations in<br />
ways that foster innovation and leverage resources and collaborations<br />
already well positioned in the community.<br />
Regardless of the specific work under a CBA, it is clear that CBAs<br />
support a range of City goals, across a number of different<br />
departments, and impact a significant number of residents and<br />
volunteers.”<br />
In 2014, the GWSA jointly established the first Community<br />
Benefit Agreement (CBA) with the City of Guelph. (According to<br />
GWSA “Our History” document).<br />
Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
A City of Guelph Recreation Facility run in<br />
partnership with the Community Services Department<br />
of the City of Guelph and the Guelph/<br />
Wellington Seniors Association<br />
683 Woolwich St., Guelph, ON, N1H 3Y8<br />
Tel.: 519-823-1291 / Fax: 519-823-8972<br />
Hours: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm M-F<br />
(closed Statutory Holidays)<br />
Read The Sentinel on our website,<br />
www.gwsa-guelph.ca<br />
ISSN: 0383 817X<br />
Here are a couple examples of what is included in our present CBA<br />
(December 2019) between The Corporation of the City of Guelph<br />
(called the City) and Guelph Wellington Seniors Association (called<br />
the Investment Recipient):<br />
(Continued on page 4)<br />
NOTE: Disclaimer—The Sentinel and the GWSA do not necessarily agree<br />
with or support statements in the Sentinel made by advertisers, or submissions<br />
by writers (no political or religious topics please).<br />
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(Continued from page 3)<br />
“The goal of this Agreement is to support the GWSA to fulfil its vision to empower older adults to be<br />
active, to be involved and to age successfully,<br />
This Agreement supports this vision through the provision of Non-Financial Investment contributions to<br />
the Investment Recipient (GWSA) to achieve the following shared objectives:<br />
• To provide opportunities for active healthy living, as well as for exploring new innovative<br />
opportunities for volunteering;<br />
• To provide support services for seniors; and<br />
• To act as a voice for seniors.”<br />
The CBA also speaks to many specific areas including (for example) a number of activities relating to:<br />
• Staff support<br />
• Facility space<br />
• Supplies and equipment<br />
• Funding for the FAIR program<br />
The CBA further speaks to the requirement for Work Plans, Reports, Resources, Confidentiality and<br />
Openness and Accountability.<br />
As you can see/imagine, it is a very important document. I have tried not to overload you with specifics but<br />
rather, to those unaware of a CBA, give you an idea of its purpose.<br />
Till next time!<br />
Donna Keating<br />
Vice Chair/Vice President<br />
Guelph Wellington Seniors Association (GWSA)<br />
donna.keating@gwsa-guelph.ca<br />
NOTIFICATION FROM YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
As an organization, we have weathered an extremely challenging couple of years. Last year,<br />
we lost 76% of our funding from the United Way and, during the same time, our membership<br />
numbers dropped significantly. Inflation pressures have also had an impact on our bottom line<br />
which is why, earlier this year, the Finance Committee recommended to the Board that we raise<br />
our Membership Fees 10%. The Board unanimously passed this recommendation.<br />
The GWSA’s mission is to enable older adults to be active, get involved, and make new<br />
friends. In the coming months, we will also be re-evaluating the activity fees of all our groups.<br />
If you need fee assistance in participating in any of our programming, please reach out to our<br />
Executive Director to access the FAIR Program.<br />
On <strong>April</strong> 1 st , Membership fees will increase by 10% + HST:<br />
$35 (+ $4.55 HST) = $39.55: pick up Sentinel ($36.16 previous fee)<br />
$42 (+ $5.46 HST) = $48.17: Sentinel delivered to your door within city limits<br />
($42.94 previous fee)<br />
$60 (+ $7.80 HST) = $67.80 Sentinel mailed to your home ($62.15 previous fee)<br />
We remain thankful for your continued membership which allows us, in partnership with the<br />
City, to provide a supportive environment and a variety of programming we know you enjoy.<br />
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THE EDITOR’S PAGE<br />
by Linda Green<br />
A FEAST FOR THE SENSES<br />
Spring is my favourite season. Instead of the<br />
silence of a winter morning, we hear the chirps and<br />
trills of returning birds. The frost comes out of the<br />
earth and the rich loamy smell of the ground is a sure<br />
sign that spring is here. The monotone hues of winter<br />
are replaced with verdant green lawns emerging from<br />
hibernation and springtime sunshine brings the<br />
fragrance and bright colours of spring blossoms.<br />
For centuries, we have associated certain types of<br />
flowers with specific meanings and values. Most<br />
often, the meaning associated with each flower<br />
comes from history, legends, and characteristic<br />
qualities of the particular bloom.<br />
The Crocus: Often the first flower to appear each<br />
spring, written documentation of the crocus dates<br />
back as far as 1500 BC. Highly valued in ancient<br />
times for its medicinal and herbal properties, the<br />
crocus was widely used in a number of ancient<br />
festivals and celebrations as a symbol of love and<br />
youthful joy.<br />
Daffodil: The daffodil serves as the symbolic<br />
flower for the Canadian Cancer Society, representing<br />
hope, bravery and new beginnings. As one of the<br />
early flowers of spring, the daffodil beautifully<br />
withstands the strong winds and storms of the<br />
season. Its sturdy and strong stem holds up through<br />
the harsh winds of spring, supporting the bright and<br />
vibrant petals of the flower.<br />
Tulips: The tulip was originally a wild flower<br />
growing in Central Asia. It was first cultivated by the<br />
Turks as early as 1000 AD. The name ‘tulip’ came<br />
from the Turkish word for turban. Nowadays, there<br />
are many different tulip varieties to choose from, and<br />
you can still buy some of the original wild varieties,<br />
often called species tulips.<br />
Iris: The beautiful and elegant Iris serves as a<br />
symbol of wisdom, faith, and valour. It is said that<br />
the flower received its name from the Greek goddess<br />
of the rainbow, Iris.<br />
Special Printing For Members<br />
Do you have a need for printing (i.e., bookmarks, booklets, calendars,<br />
dinner menus/programs, club bylaws, annual reports), large or small<br />
quantities, black & white print (10¢ per page) or colour (30¢ per page)?<br />
If so, please contact Carol Croft or Linda Green, either in the Sentinel<br />
office (we’re not here all the time, though) or by email at sentinel@gwsaguelph.ca,<br />
or leave a message at the front desk. You must be a GWSA<br />
member to take advantage of this.<br />
We will try to accommodate you with your project as much as we can.<br />
DONATIONS<br />
To donate easily, with a credit<br />
card, visit our website<br />
www.gwsa-guelph.ca and click<br />
on the ‘Donate’ button or call:<br />
519-823-1291<br />
<strong>April</strong> 6, <strong>2023</strong>, is the deadline for<br />
submissions for the<br />
May <strong>2023</strong> Sentinel.<br />
Email submissions to: sentinel@gwsa-guelph.ca<br />
or drop yours off at the Evergreen Front Desk.<br />
Distribution of the May <strong>issue</strong><br />
is on <strong>April</strong> 27, <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
Editor is not responsible for quality of submitted photos<br />
(but we’ll do our best).<br />
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Volunteer Corner from Becky MacDonald<br />
National Volunteer Week!<br />
<strong>April</strong> 16-22<br />
Volunteering Weaves Us Together<br />
National Volunteer Week is a time to celebrate those in<br />
our communities, workplaces and families who selflessly<br />
give their energy to others.<br />
During this week and throughout the year, we would<br />
like to recognize and show appreciation to all volunteers<br />
for your hard work, dedication and support with the many<br />
different programs and services. Without your passion<br />
and commitment, the centre would not be the same<br />
without you.<br />
Upcoming Volunteer Awards<br />
Senior of the Year Award<br />
This award is given by a municipality to recognize an<br />
outstanding senior who, after age 65, enriches the social,<br />
cultural or civic life of the community.<br />
Deadline: <strong>April</strong> 30<br />
If you are interested in nominating a fellow volunteer,<br />
please speak to Becky in the main office on Mondays or<br />
Wednesdays, or email becky.macdonald@guelph.ca<br />
Orientation and Training<br />
All volunteers will be required to complete the<br />
mandatory Orientation & Training. The training can be<br />
completed from the comfort of your home online. For<br />
those who do not have access to a computer, training<br />
dates will be setup for you to attend in the near future.<br />
Please contact Becky MacDonald:<br />
becky.macdonald@guelph.ca for more information and if<br />
you have any questions.<br />
GWSA COMMITTEES<br />
Openings for a Secretary<br />
If you like to take minutes and looking to give back to<br />
your seniors association in the morning once or twice a<br />
month, two committees (Travel and Governance<br />
Succession and the Board of Directors) are in need of a<br />
secretary to record minutes during the monthly meetings.<br />
Governance Committee<br />
Assists the Board of Directors with the development and<br />
review of bylaws, policies, and procedures for the<br />
Association. Morning meetings 4-6 times per year.<br />
Experience in governance with a not-for-profit<br />
organization, and comfort working with documents or<br />
willingness to learn would be assets.<br />
Membership & Marketing<br />
Meet on the 4 th Tuesday of each month at 9:30 am. The<br />
committee reports to the Board for all membership and<br />
marketing initiatives, focusing on the maximum interest<br />
of members and advancement of the Board’s Strategic<br />
Plan. The Committee provides content and messaging<br />
advice to the webmaster for the website and social media<br />
accounts and prepares monthly GWSA Email Updates.<br />
Marketing and recruitment experience would definitely be<br />
assets, but are not required.<br />
Special Events<br />
Looking for a team of volunteers to assist with planning,<br />
organizing and running special events (e.g.,<br />
Remembrance Day ceremonies) throughout the year for<br />
the members and community.<br />
Travel Committee<br />
Our committee leader needs members who want to join<br />
others in the group to help brainstorm, organize, plan<br />
and possibly escort trips, travel, and tours for those<br />
seniors who love to go places! Come join in, meet new<br />
friends, and have fun!<br />
Welcoming & Information Desk<br />
Looking for energetic, friendly, outgoing individuals to<br />
assist with greeting, providing tours and answering<br />
questions about the centre during the week, Monday to<br />
Friday. Two shifts available, morning and afternoon in<br />
the main lobby.<br />
Bistro 683<br />
Dishwasher: Volunteer in the kitchen assisting with<br />
washing dishes using the industrial dishwasher and<br />
completing other tasks during the shift.<br />
How to get involved?<br />
First, complete an online application form:<br />
https://gwsa-guelph.ca/1749-2/. No computer? Pick up a<br />
paper application at the Evergreen Seniors Community<br />
Centre front desk.<br />
Second, you will be contacted to set up an interview,<br />
followed with training.<br />
If you are a current volunteer, you are more than<br />
welcome to take on more than one position. Follow up<br />
with Becky for more details.<br />
For more information about a particular position or about<br />
volunteering in general, contact: Becky MacDonald by<br />
phone 519-822-1260 X 2096 or email:<br />
becky.macdonald@guelph.ca.<br />
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Free Pension Clinic<br />
<strong>April</strong> 18 from 9:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.<br />
in the Board Room at the<br />
Evergreen Seniors Community Centre,<br />
683 Woolwich St., Guelph<br />
If you have any questions about Canada Pension Plan (CPP) or Old<br />
Age Security (OAS), come and speak to a Citizen’s Services Specialist.<br />
Book an appointment. We can:<br />
• Review applications to ensure proper completion<br />
• Answer questions regarding death benefits, disability, etc.<br />
• Accept applications for submission (paper format)<br />
• Status of application inquiries.<br />
• Amend information previously submitted (e.g., change of<br />
address, phone, direct deposit information)<br />
• Life Certificate Signing<br />
• Personal Access Code Issuance<br />
• Any other Service Canada-related inquires<br />
Register at RecEnroll.ca or at the front desk of the Evergreen Centre.<br />
Course code for Pension Clinic <strong>April</strong> 18, <strong>2023</strong> - 35619.<br />
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GWSA Group & Activity Reports<br />
ALL Activity Groups require that you MUST have an up-to-date GWSA Membership to participate.<br />
Art in the Hall<br />
All of the art groups and artisans<br />
will have an opportunity to show off<br />
their wares and offer items for sale if<br />
they wish. A portion of the cost will<br />
go towards the GWSA, and staff at<br />
the cash will be familiar with how to<br />
process these payments and ensure<br />
artists receive their funds, again, if<br />
they wish to sell their creations.<br />
A contract will be sent out to all<br />
groups to review; it outlines how the<br />
shows will run. I intend to change the<br />
art monthly and to be present the second<br />
Monday of each month to put up<br />
a new show. Some shows will run<br />
longer and we may have special<br />
presentations.<br />
I plan on going through the list of<br />
groups alphabetically as presented in<br />
the Sentinel. Please start to think<br />
about the piece you would like to<br />
hang, present and showcase.<br />
Further information will be forwarded<br />
to all groups.<br />
Badminton<br />
After a busy year, including regular<br />
playtimes, tournaments, clinics, and<br />
social activities, the program year is<br />
drawing to a close. Our year is ending<br />
with some specific skill-based micro<br />
clinics open to all members who want<br />
to improve their skills. The clinics are<br />
popular and we are very fortunate to<br />
have several skilled in-house members<br />
who volunteer to share their expertise<br />
with everyone.<br />
Book Club 1<br />
Our group meets in the Board Room<br />
on the last Friday of each month from<br />
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. For <strong>April</strong>, our<br />
selection is “The Island of Sea Women”<br />
by Lisa See. Our May selection is<br />
“Gray Ghost” by Clive Cussler.<br />
Monthly fee is $3.00. At present, we<br />
have a waiting list.<br />
Bridge<br />
GWSA welcomes all Bridge players<br />
with a basic knowledge of the game<br />
to enjoy playing bridge in a friendly<br />
and comfortable environment. We<br />
offer both Recreational and Duplicate<br />
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Bridge. No partner? No problem! We<br />
mix and mingle with a room full of<br />
eager players so that everyone has a<br />
partner for any of our regularly scheduled<br />
games.<br />
Bridge-Recreational<br />
Join us for recreational bridge in the<br />
afternoon or evening.<br />
Tuesdays 6:30-9:00 pm Evergreen<br />
Room 3<br />
Thursdays 12:30-3:30 pm Evergreen<br />
Room 3<br />
Bridge-Duplicate<br />
This group is for individuals who<br />
have already taken bridge lessons and<br />
would like to work on improving their<br />
game. Volunteers are on hand to<br />
coach you.<br />
We request you know the Bidding<br />
Basics. We will make you comfortable<br />
playing Duplicate Bridge with<br />
Duplicate Boards and using Bidding<br />
Boxes.<br />
Fridays 9:00-11:30 am, Evergreen<br />
Room 3.<br />
Bunka<br />
Bunka embroidery is created by using<br />
a unique combination of punch needle<br />
and special silk-like rayon thread.<br />
When completed, many pictures resemble<br />
delicately shaded paintings. In<br />
fact, the needle is held and operates in<br />
much the same manner as an artist’s<br />
brush or pencil. We do not teach classes<br />
or have an instructor, so you<br />
should have some experience in the<br />
craft, and members are required to<br />
purchase their own supplies. Every<br />
Wednesday from 9:15 a.m. to noon in<br />
Room 3. Currently there is a wait list.<br />
See Bunkawithflair.com.<br />
Canasta<br />
Come out and join our friendly group<br />
for a game of Canasta. We welcome<br />
all levels of players. If you are new to<br />
the game, we will be glad to teach<br />
you. Join us on Fridays from 9:00 to<br />
11:30 a.m. in Room 3. Contact<br />
canastagwsa@gmail.com for more<br />
information.<br />
Chess<br />
Do you enjoy the game of chess?<br />
Come out and make friends! Our club<br />
is open to players of all levels. We are<br />
primarily amateur players simply out<br />
for the joy of casual chess, although<br />
with enough interest, we could organize<br />
small tournaments. We meet on<br />
the second and fourth Friday of each<br />
month in the Evergreen Board Room<br />
from 10 a.m. to noon and we ask for<br />
$2 per person each time for the<br />
GWSA. And don’t worry if you don’t<br />
have a chess set - we have three sets<br />
as well as a digital clock for those<br />
interested in a time control!<br />
Computer Club<br />
Here are the topics we learned about<br />
at our meeting on March 13: Gmail,<br />
Windows 11 22H2 (File explorer with<br />
tabs, Windows 11 clipboard, User<br />
interface changes), The “oops” key,<br />
how to permanently delete files/<br />
folders (vs Recycle bin), Antivirus<br />
packages for Windows, and ChatGPT.<br />
Computer Mentoring<br />
There are two mentors available every<br />
Monday from 1-3 p.m. to answer your<br />
questions. We can help with Windows<br />
PCs and Android smartphones<br />
and tablets. And now we are able to<br />
assist iPad and iPhone users!<br />
If you are using a laptop computer,<br />
please bring it with you. The fee is $3<br />
for members of the GWSA and $5 for<br />
non-members. Please register at the<br />
front desk for each class before joining<br />
us in the Computer Room.<br />
Craft Group<br />
The ladies of the Craft Club are very<br />
busy making beautiful articles for our<br />
store. We continue to make hats, mitts<br />
and scarves to donate to the needy.<br />
We have had a few of the GWSA<br />
members also donating these items so<br />
we can reach as many as possible. We<br />
need wool donations of all types.<br />
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Guelph Wood Carving Club<br />
est. Circa 1986<br />
A well-established wood carving club<br />
of mostly seniors (both men and<br />
women) has operated in the Guelph<br />
area for decades.<br />
We do carving in the round, like<br />
cartoon characters, birds and wildlife,<br />
spoons, bowls, etc.<br />
Other carving techniques include<br />
relief carving, marquetry, and pyrography.<br />
Training is available.<br />
Meets Monday evening 6:00 pm-<br />
9:00 pm in Evergreen Room 2.<br />
Cribbage<br />
Come on out on a Tuesday afternoon<br />
for a friendly game of Cribbage in<br />
Room 3 of the Evergreen Centre. The<br />
room is open at 12:30 pm and we start<br />
playing at 1:00 pm. Everyone is welcome<br />
and we play 8 games, with prizes<br />
at the end of the afternoon. If you<br />
are not sure of how to play, we have<br />
instructors to help.<br />
Line Dancing<br />
Evergreen Auditorium<br />
Phyllis (519-836-9415)<br />
Donna (519-831-0943)<br />
Line dancing is exercise not only for<br />
the body, but the mind as well. It’s an<br />
excuse to get out, meet new friends,<br />
enjoy good music, and no partner is<br />
required. If you have never line<br />
danced before or need a refresher, the<br />
Introduction to Line Dancing is where<br />
to start. Here you will learn the basic<br />
steps and easier dances to slower music.<br />
The Line Dance Step Tutorial is<br />
an opportunity to learn and practise<br />
steps not taught in the Introduction to<br />
Line Dancing class and will help prepare<br />
you for the Beyond the Basics<br />
classes which are the next step up<br />
from the Introduction to Line Dancing.<br />
The Intermediate class is for experienced<br />
line dancers looking for a<br />
challenge.<br />
Monday Line Dance Classes<br />
9:15-9:30 am Line Dance Step<br />
Tutorial<br />
9:30-10:30 am Beyond the Basics<br />
10:45-11:45 am Intermediate<br />
Thursday Line Dance Classes<br />
1:00-2:00 pm Introduction to Line<br />
Dancing<br />
2:15-3:15 pm Beyond the Basics<br />
The first 3 visits are free. After that,<br />
in addition to providing us proof of a<br />
GWSA membership, it’s $2.00 each<br />
time you come.<br />
Mah Jongg<br />
Mah Jongg has started up again in<br />
Room 4 on Mondays from 2:30-4:30<br />
p.m. except the last Monday of the<br />
month when it will be in the Dining<br />
Room. It is a game played with tiles,<br />
similar to Dominoes. Instruction is<br />
available for those who don’t know<br />
how to play.<br />
Into Focus Photography<br />
We are a friendly group of amateur<br />
photographers with equipment ranging<br />
from mobile phones and point-and<br />
-shoot cameras to fancy DSLR models.<br />
We share a common interest in<br />
photography as a hobby and we learn<br />
from each other. New members are<br />
always welcome. Our regular meetings<br />
are on the last Monday of every<br />
month in Room 4.<br />
If you are interested in joining, contact<br />
Stu McCannell<br />
(smccannell@rogers.com).<br />
Pickleball<br />
Pickleball is a sport in which four<br />
players use solid paddles made of<br />
wood or composite materials to hit a<br />
perforated polymer ball over a net.<br />
The sport shares features of other racquet<br />
sports: the dimensions and layout<br />
of a badminton court and a net and<br />
rules similar to tennis, with a few<br />
modifications.<br />
This sport is for people of all<br />
ages who are looking for some fun,<br />
laughter, socialization and exercise.<br />
It’s easy to learn, but can be challenging<br />
for those with a competitive nature.<br />
All levels of skill invited. Pickleball<br />
equipment is provided.<br />
Shuffleboard<br />
Come on out and join our group. Enjoy<br />
some gentle exercise, friendship<br />
and fun. Membership is available to<br />
all paid-up GWSA members for a $10<br />
fee every six months. Register the<br />
first time you play. Beginners are<br />
welcome and instruction is available.<br />
The group plays Tuesdays and<br />
Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m.<br />
Silver Strummers<br />
The ukulele orchestra is an unqualified<br />
success story! There are now<br />
30 individuals who have joined the<br />
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Silver Strummers. We welcome ALL<br />
skill levels, beginner through advanced!<br />
We will provide you with all<br />
the information you will need to get<br />
started. If you would like to try the<br />
universally accessible and friendly<br />
instrument of the ukulele, please contact<br />
Eva Quan 519-820-1032.<br />
Silvertones<br />
The Silvertones members practise<br />
weekly in Room 3 on Fridays from 2<br />
to 3 p.m. We do have a few openings<br />
so please contact Doreen Muir @ 519<br />
-831-8323 if you would like to join<br />
our choir or would like more information.<br />
Rug Hooking<br />
We have been gathering as a group of<br />
rug hookers at the Evergreen Centre<br />
since February 2022. Traditional rug<br />
hooking is both art and a craft. Many<br />
beautiful and unique items are made<br />
by pulling loops of fabric or yarn<br />
through a stiff, woven base such as<br />
burlap or linen. It is enjoyable, fun<br />
and a very social hobby. Beginners<br />
are welcome and we will help you get<br />
started. The Rug Hooking Group<br />
meets on Tuesday afternoon, 12-4, in<br />
Room 2.<br />
Contact: Kathy McCallum, 226-<br />
821-1331. Email:<br />
kamccallum28@gmail.com.<br />
Skiing<br />
For the <strong>2023</strong> ski season, it costs<br />
$10.00 plus HST to join the Ski Club.<br />
You register and pay for the Downhill<br />
Ski Club at the front desk of the Evergreen<br />
Centre. It helps to own a 5-7<br />
Pass purchased from Blue Mountain<br />
well before the start of the ski season.<br />
Every Monday, we carpool by meeting<br />
at the lower Evergreen Parking<br />
Lot by the Enabling Garden at 8:00<br />
am, drive to Blue Mountain, and return<br />
to Guelph by 6:00 pm. Contact<br />
Bob Shearer 519-831-4093 for Ski<br />
Club information.<br />
Evergreen Snooker Club<br />
The Evergreen Snooker Club is composed<br />
of a group of active, friendly<br />
players with skill levels covering the<br />
full spectrum from learner/beginner to<br />
accomplished player. If you are interested<br />
in learning the game, or have<br />
played in the past and want to get<br />
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back into it, please drop by the<br />
Snooker Room. You will be assured a<br />
warm welcome and a place to try your<br />
hand at one of our three tables. The<br />
Snooker Room is open weekdays between<br />
9:00 am and 4:00 pm and any<br />
other time the Evergreen Centre may<br />
be open.<br />
The primary focus of the club is to<br />
have fun, build friendships and socialize.<br />
Your snooker skill level is irrelevant,<br />
so don’t feel intimidated if you<br />
are a beginner. Prospective members<br />
may visit the club room up to three<br />
times without charge to help with<br />
their decision on whether to join.<br />
While most of the current members<br />
are men, there is a small group of<br />
women who play regularly (typically<br />
on Tuesday mornings), so ladies,<br />
don’t be shy, give it a try.<br />
Membership is available to all paidup<br />
members of the GWSA on payment<br />
of the prescribed annual snooker<br />
activity fee. The current fee of $70<br />
(plus tax) buys you access to the<br />
Snooker Room any time it is open and<br />
to all the snooker you care to play.<br />
Texas Hold ’Em<br />
Why not come out and have fun with<br />
us? We are averaging about 16 players<br />
a week. We are situated in the<br />
Dining Room. We charge $2 per week<br />
and pretty well all of that goes back to<br />
the GWSA. We play Tuesdays from<br />
6:30 to 8:30 pm.<br />
Each player starts off with $500 in<br />
real casino chips, and, as we do not<br />
play for money, we work on a point<br />
system. The one with the most points<br />
each week is the winner. We play until<br />
there is only one player left or 8:30<br />
pm comes, whichever is first.<br />
We will gladly teach anyone who is<br />
interested in playing. Just follow the<br />
laughter to find us. We welcome everyone<br />
who wants to play and enjoys<br />
company. We have quite a few ladies<br />
playing at present and would always<br />
welcome more. We do not want to<br />
become a men’s club! Remember,<br />
you have to be a member of the<br />
GWSA to play.<br />
Seniors Mixed Volleyball<br />
Thursday mornings at the West End<br />
from 10:30 a.m. - noon.<br />
$60 for the season, September to<br />
June.<br />
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Must have some mobility and hand/<br />
eye co-ordination.<br />
Any questions or concerns, please<br />
contact: Co-ordinator Johanna<br />
van Boxtel, 416-579-7143<br />
Johannavanboxtel60@gmail.com.<br />
Walking Club<br />
Do you like to walk during the spring,<br />
summer and fall? Do you like to have<br />
company when you walk?<br />
If so, joining the Walking Club is a<br />
great way to exercise with lots of<br />
fresh air, enjoy nature and beautiful<br />
scenery and make new friends while<br />
discovering the trails in the area.<br />
You can register for the Walking<br />
Club’s <strong>2023</strong> walking season online<br />
through RecEnroll or at the front desk<br />
of the Evergreen Centre. The annual<br />
fee is $10 and you must be an active<br />
member of the GWSA.<br />
We meet in Riverside Park on<br />
Thursday mornings and walk out from<br />
there for a couple of hours OR we<br />
drive to one of the many wonderful<br />
Guelph Walking Trails or nearby<br />
Conservation Areas. Walks are at<br />
your own pace and you must arrange<br />
your own transportation to the Trail<br />
Head.<br />
For the first walk only, on <strong>April</strong> 6th,<br />
we will meet in the dining room of the<br />
Evergreen Centre at 8:30 am. For all<br />
remaining walks, we meet in Riverside<br />
Park at 8:45 am for registering<br />
and collection of any entrance fees.<br />
Then we depart at 9:00 am sharp.<br />
Walks are on…rain or shine.<br />
If you are interested in helping with<br />
this group or would like any additional<br />
information, please contact:<br />
walkingclubgwsa@gmail.com<br />
Watercolour Painters<br />
The Evergreen Watercolour Painters<br />
provides an opportunity for watercolour<br />
painters to practise their hobby<br />
along with others sharing the same<br />
interest, while encouraging one another<br />
and receiving information, ideas<br />
and inspiration. While we do not offer<br />
classes or lessons, we welcome accomplished<br />
watercolour painters.<br />
There is a small annual membership<br />
fee and membership with the GWSA<br />
is required. We meet in Room 2 from<br />
12:30 to 4 p.m. on the 1st and 5th<br />
Wednesday of the month, and from 9<br />
a.m. to 4 p.m. on the third Wednesday.<br />
Storytelling Through Woven Words<br />
On February 14, the Storytelling<br />
Through Woven Words Group performed<br />
through songs and storytelling<br />
at the Shelldale Centre.<br />
Do you want to tell a story, but have<br />
trouble choosing the best words, or<br />
including ‘drama’ to make it more<br />
interesting? Pass on stories to your<br />
family. Impress your friends! From<br />
everyday conversations to potential<br />
stage performance, we can help you<br />
captivate your audience. Mondays 10-<br />
11 a.m. in Room 4.<br />
Writers Club<br />
If you enjoy the power of the pen,<br />
come join the Writers Club. We can<br />
toss around ideas and topics to get the<br />
creative juices flowing. Then let’s<br />
share the resulting written shape for<br />
constructive comments, while enjoying<br />
the company of others. Please feel<br />
welcome to join the journey. We will<br />
meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of<br />
the month in the Board Room, from 1<br />
-3 p.m. There is a weekly fee of $2 for<br />
the GWSA. Contact Susan Jackson<br />
519-265-3246.<br />
Writing Your Life Story<br />
This new Activity Group has gotten<br />
off to a good start with 12+ members.<br />
All are conscientiously following the<br />
suggestions of the facilitator, as steps<br />
towards producing a document that<br />
can be shared with children, grandchildren<br />
and other interested people.<br />
Each week, there is an assignment to<br />
create a story relating to your life experience.<br />
The story is then shared<br />
with others in the group. We have<br />
already learned that no one’s life is<br />
“boring”! Space is limited due to<br />
room size, but we can accept a few<br />
more members. We meet on Thursdays<br />
at 1:30 pm in the Board Room. If<br />
you are interested, come and check us<br />
out! Contact Jennifer Blackie at 519-<br />
824-7204 or jblackie@bell.net for<br />
more information.
GWSA Groups & Activities Contact Information<br />
You may be required to show your up-to-date GWSA membership card at any activity.<br />
For more Program Group information, go to https://gwsa-guelph.ca and go to the<br />
CONTACT US menu. Click on Program Groups to get in contact with Program Group<br />
Leaders. Or pick up a print copy of the Sentinel for group contacts.<br />
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Art In The Hall<br />
ArtInTheHall@gwsa-guelph.ca<br />
Changes monthly<br />
Art Studio In 2<br />
Evergreen Room 2<br />
Every 2 nd & 4 th Wed. 1-4 pm<br />
Badminton<br />
Evergreen Auditorium<br />
Tues. 7-9:30 pm<br />
Thurs. & Fri. 10:30 am-1 pm,<br />
Sun. 1:30-3:30 pm<br />
Mon. & Wed. 1-4 pm (WECC)<br />
No play at WECC July & August<br />
Casual Bicycling<br />
Various Locations in and<br />
around Guelph<br />
Wed. - May 1-Oct. 31 - 9:00 am-noon<br />
Bid Euchre on Thursdays<br />
Evergreen Room 2<br />
Thursdays 1 pm-4 pm<br />
Book Club 1<br />
Board Room<br />
Last Friday of month - 1-2:30 pm<br />
Book Club 2<br />
Library<br />
Second Friday of month - 1-2 pm<br />
Bridge - Recreational<br />
Evergreen Room 3<br />
Tuesdays - 6:30-9:00 pm<br />
Thursdays - 12:30-3:30 pm<br />
Bridge - Duplicate<br />
Evergreen Room 3<br />
Fridays - 9:00-11:30 am<br />
Bunka Art Group<br />
Evergreen Room 3<br />
Wednesdays - 9:15 am-noon<br />
Canasta<br />
Evergreen Room 3<br />
Fridays - 9:00-11:30 am<br />
Canoe Club<br />
Thursdays 9 am-noon<br />
Chess Club<br />
Board Room<br />
2nd & 4th Fridays – 10 am-12 pm<br />
Computer Club<br />
Computer Room<br />
January, March, May<br />
2nd Monday - 2-4 pm<br />
Computer Mentoring<br />
Computer Lab<br />
Computer mentoring is a drop-in program.<br />
No appointment necessary.<br />
Computer mentoring is offered every<br />
Monday (except when the Centre is<br />
closed) from 1:00 to 3:00 pm<br />
Craft Club<br />
Evergreen Room 2<br />
Fridays - 8:30 am-1:30 pm<br />
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Cribbage<br />
Evergreen Room 3<br />
Tuesdays 12:30 pm-4 pm<br />
Diabetes Support Group<br />
Room 3<br />
2nd Tuesday – 11 am -12 pm<br />
4th Tuesday – 10 am -12 pm<br />
Euchre on Monday<br />
Evergreen Room 3<br />
Mondays - 1:00-3:00 pm<br />
Euchre on Friday<br />
Evergreen Room 4<br />
Fridays - 1:00-4:00 pm<br />
Golf<br />
Mondays, May to September<br />
Into Focus Photography<br />
Evergreen Room 4<br />
Last Monday of every month—2:30-5 pm<br />
$24.00 a year<br />
Line Dancing<br />
Evergreen Auditorium<br />
Mondays – 9:15 to noon<br />
Thursdays – 1:00 to 3:15 p.m.<br />
Mah Jongg<br />
Evergreen Room 4<br />
Mondays - 2:30-4:30 p.m.<br />
Last Mon. of the month Dining Rm.<br />
Pickleball<br />
Evergreen Auditorium<br />
Monday 12:15 – 3 p.m.<br />
Tuesday 8:30 am – 12:30 p.m.<br />
Wednesday 8:30 – 10:00 am<br />
Thursday 8:30 - 10:30 am<br />
Friday 8:30 – 10:30 am and 1 – 4 pm<br />
Sunday 8:30 am - 1:30 pm<br />
West End Comm. Centre<br />
Tues. - noon-4:00 pm (advanced play)<br />
Thurs. - 1:00-5:00 pm (advanced play)<br />
Quilting<br />
Evergreen Room 2<br />
Mondays - 12:30-4:00 pm<br />
Rug Hooking<br />
Evergreen Room 2<br />
Tuesdays 12-4 pm<br />
Shuffleboard<br />
Evergreen Auditorium<br />
Tuesdays & Wednesdays - 1-3 pm<br />
Silver Strummers<br />
Room 3<br />
Fridays - Beginners 12-1 pm<br />
Experienced 1-2 pm<br />
Silvertones Choir<br />
Room 3<br />
Fridays 2-3 pm<br />
Ski Club<br />
Evergreen Parking Lot by<br />
The Enabling Garden<br />
Mondays from January to the end of<br />
March<br />
8:00 am car pool at Evergreen to Blue<br />
Mountain<br />
6:00 pm return to Evergreen<br />
Evergreen Snooker Club<br />
Evergreen Snooker Room<br />
Daily - 9:00 am-4:00 pm<br />
Table Tennis<br />
Evergreen Auditorium<br />
Evergreen:<br />
Monday - 3-6:15 pm<br />
Wednesday - 10 am-1 pm<br />
Saturday - 9:00 am-12:00 noon<br />
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West End: Friday - 1:00-4:00 pm<br />
(WECC - except July/August)<br />
Texas Hold ’Em Poker<br />
Bistro 683<br />
Tuesdays - 6:30-8:30 pm<br />
Seniors Mixed Volleyball<br />
West End<br />
Thursday 10:30 a.m. - noon<br />
$60 for the season, September to June<br />
Walking Club<br />
Riverside Park<br />
<strong>April</strong> to October<br />
walkingclubgwsa@gmail.com<br />
Thursdays - Arrive at 8:45 am<br />
Departing at 9:00 am sharp!<br />
Storytelling Through Woven<br />
Words<br />
Room 4<br />
Mondays – 10-11 am<br />
Writers Club<br />
Board Room<br />
1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month,<br />
1-3 p.m.<br />
Writing Your Life Story<br />
Board Room<br />
Thursdays 1:30-3:30 pm<br />
Watercolour Painters Club<br />
Evergreen Room 2<br />
1st and 5th Wednesday of the month -<br />
12:30-4 pm<br />
Third Wednesday - 9 am to 4 pm<br />
Membership $30/yr + hst<br />
West End Art Group<br />
Rm 2 West End Comm. Centre<br />
Tuesdays - 12:30-4:00 pm<br />
September – June<br />
Membership $10/yr + hst<br />
West Hills Art Group<br />
Rm 2 West End Comm. Centre<br />
September - June<br />
Thursdays - noon-4:00 pm<br />
Membership $25.00 + hst<br />
Wood Carving Group<br />
Evergreen Room 2<br />
Monday – 6-9 pm<br />
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SPECIAL BIRTHDAYS<br />
OF NOTE<br />
“Our Young Seniors”<br />
‘We’re not over the hill; we’re just<br />
gaining speed!’<br />
SPECIAL WEDDING<br />
ANNIVERSARIES<br />
If you have a birthday or anniversary<br />
that you would like to include in the<br />
Sentinel, please let us know the month<br />
before.<br />
This column is NOT done automatically.<br />
We DON’T have access to your<br />
personal information.<br />
“Passages”<br />
We would like to convey our condolences<br />
to Association Members and their Families<br />
Renton, Michael Paul passed away on Saturday,<br />
February 4, <strong>2023</strong>, at the age of 58. He was the son<br />
of William Renton, a long-time GWSA member.<br />
Marentette, Jack passed away on Sunday, March 5,<br />
<strong>2023</strong>, at the age of 87. He was the husband of Ria, a<br />
GWSA member.<br />
Schuler, Shirley Ann passed away on Saturday,<br />
March 11, <strong>2023</strong>. She was a volunteer at the<br />
Evergreen Centre.<br />
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R Register W West End Community Centre P Riverside Park Picnic Shelter<br />
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday<br />
3<br />
9:15-9:30a Line Dance Tuto.<br />
9:30-10:30a Line Dancing<br />
Beyond the Basics<br />
10-11a Woven Words<br />
10:45-11:45a Intermediate<br />
Line Dancing<br />
12:15-3p Pickleball<br />
12:30-4p Quilting<br />
1-3p Euchre<br />
1-4p Badminton W<br />
2:30-4:30p Mah Jongg<br />
3-6:15p Table Tennis<br />
6-9p Carving Club<br />
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9:15-9:30a Line Dance Tuto.<br />
9:30-10:30a Line Dancing<br />
Beyond the Basics<br />
10-11a Woven Words<br />
10:45-11:45a Intermediate<br />
Line Dancing<br />
12:15-3p Pickleball<br />
12:30-4p Quilting<br />
1-3p Euchre<br />
1-4p Badminton W<br />
2:30-4:30p Mah Jongg<br />
3-6:15p Table Tennis<br />
6-9p Carving Club<br />
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9:15-9:30a Line Dance Tuto.<br />
9:30-10:30a Line Dancing<br />
Beyond the Basics<br />
10-11a Woven Words<br />
10:45-11:45a Intermediate<br />
Line Dancing<br />
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8:30a-12:30p Pickleball<br />
12-4p Pickleball W<br />
12-4p Rug Hooking<br />
12:30-4p Cribbage<br />
12:30-4p West End Arts W<br />
1-3p Shuffleboard<br />
6:30-8:30p Texas Hold<br />
’Em Poker<br />
6:30-9p Rec. Bridge<br />
7-9:30p Badminton<br />
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8:30a-12:30p Pickleball<br />
11a-12p Diabetes Support<br />
12-4p Pickleball W<br />
12-4p Rug Hooking<br />
12:30-4p Cribbage<br />
12:30-4p West End Arts W<br />
1-3p Shuffleboard<br />
6:30-8:30p Texas Hold<br />
’Em Poker<br />
6:30-9p Rec. Bridge<br />
7-9:30p Badminton<br />
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8:30a-12:30p Pickleball<br />
12-4p Pickleball W<br />
12-4p Rug Hooking<br />
12:30-4p Cribbage<br />
12:30-4p West End Arts W<br />
1-3p Shuffleboard<br />
5<br />
8:30-10a Pickleball<br />
9:15a-12p Bunka<br />
10a-1p Table Tennis<br />
12:30-4p Watercolour Painters<br />
1-3p Shuffleboard<br />
1-3p Writers Club<br />
1-4p Badminton W<br />
1:30p BINGO<br />
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8:30-10a Pickleball<br />
9:15a-12p Bunka<br />
10a-1p Table Tennis<br />
1-3p Shuffleboard<br />
1-4p Art Studio in 2<br />
1-4p Badminton W<br />
1:30p BINGO<br />
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8:30-10a Pickleball<br />
9a-4p Watercolour Painters<br />
9:15a-12p Bunka<br />
10a-1p Table Tennis<br />
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8:30-10:30a Pickleball<br />
9a-12:30p Walking Club<br />
10:30a-12p Volleyball W<br />
10:30a-1p Badminton<br />
12-4p West Hills Arts W<br />
12:30-3:30p Rec. Bridge<br />
1-2p Intro to Line Dancing<br />
1-4p Bid Euchre<br />
1-5p Pickleball (advanced) W<br />
1:30-3:30p Writing Your Life<br />
Story<br />
2:15-3:15p Line Dancing<br />
Beyond the Basics<br />
13<br />
8:30-10:30a Pickleball<br />
9a-12:30p Walking Club<br />
10:30a-12p Volleyball W<br />
10:30a-1p Badminton<br />
12-4p West Hills Arts W<br />
12:30-3:30p Rec. Bridge<br />
1-2p Intro to Line Dancing<br />
1-4p Bid Euchre<br />
1-5p Pickleball (advanced) W<br />
1:30-3:30p Writing Your Life<br />
Story<br />
2:15-3:15p Line Dancing<br />
Beyond the Basics<br />
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8:30-10:30a Pickleball<br />
9a-12:30p Walking Club<br />
10:30a-12p Volleyball W<br />
10:30a-1p Badminton<br />
12-4p West Hills Arts W<br />
12:30-3:30p Rec. Bridge<br />
1-2p Intro to Line Dancing<br />
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CLOSED<br />
GOOD FRIDAY<br />
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8:30-10:30a Pickleball<br />
8:30a-1:30p Crafts<br />
9-11:30a Canasta<br />
9-11:30a Duplicate Bridge<br />
10a-12p Chess<br />
10:30a-1p Badminton<br />
12-1p Silver Strummers Beg.<br />
1-2p Book Club 2<br />
1-2p Silver Strummers Exp.<br />
1-4p Euchre<br />
1-4p Pickleball<br />
1-4p Table Tennis W<br />
2-3p Silvertones<br />
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8:30-10:30a Pickleball<br />
8:30a-1:30p Crafts<br />
9-11:30a Canasta<br />
9-11:30a Duplicate Bridge<br />
10:30a-1p Badminton<br />
12-1p Silver Strummers Beg.<br />
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12:15-3p Pickleball<br />
12:30-4p Quilting<br />
1-3p Euchre<br />
1-4p Badminton W<br />
2:30-4:30p Mah Jongg<br />
3-6:15p Table Tennis<br />
6-9p Carving Club<br />
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9:15-9:30a Line Dance Tuto.<br />
9:30-10:30a Line Dancing<br />
Beyond the Basics<br />
10-11a Woven Words<br />
10:45-11:45a Int Line Dance<br />
12:15-3p Pickleball<br />
12:30-4p Quilting<br />
1-3p Euchre<br />
1-4p Badminton W<br />
2:30-4:30p Mah Jongg<br />
2:30-5p Into Focus<br />
Photography<br />
3-6:15p Table Tennis<br />
6-9p Carving Club<br />
Weekend Activities<br />
Saturday<br />
9a-12p Table Tennis<br />
Sunday<br />
8:30a-1:30p Pickleball<br />
1:30-3:30p Badminton<br />
DANCE APRIL 29<br />
6:30-8:30p Texas Hold<br />
’Em Poker<br />
6:30-9p Rec. Bridge<br />
7-9:30p Badminton<br />
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8:30a-12:30p Pickleball<br />
10a-12p Diabetes Support<br />
12-4p Pickleball W<br />
12-4p Rug Hooking<br />
12:30-4p Cribbage<br />
12:30-4p West End Arts W<br />
1-3p Shuffleboard<br />
6:30-8:30p Texas Hold<br />
’Em Poker<br />
6:30-9p Rec. Bridge<br />
7-9:30p Badminton<br />
Everyday Activities<br />
Snooker—9a-4p<br />
Library —<br />
Mon-Fri – 10a-4p<br />
1-3p Shuffleboard<br />
1-3p Writers Club<br />
1-4p Badminton W<br />
1:30p BINGO<br />
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8:30-10a Pickleball<br />
9:15a-12p Bunka<br />
10a-1p Table Tennis<br />
1-3p Shuffleboard<br />
1-4p Art Studio in 2<br />
1-4p Badminton W<br />
1:30p BINGO<br />
1-4p Bid Euchre<br />
1-5p Pickleball (advanced) W<br />
1:30-3:30p Writing Your Life<br />
Story<br />
2:15-3:15p Line Dancing<br />
Beyond the Basics<br />
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8:30-10:30a Pickleball<br />
9a-12:30p Walking Club<br />
10:30a-12p Volleyball W<br />
10:30a-1p Badminton<br />
12-4p West Hills Arts W<br />
12:30-3:30p Rec. Bridge<br />
1-2p Intro to Line Dancing<br />
1-4p Bid Euchre<br />
1-5p Pickleball (advanced) W<br />
1:30-3:30p Writing Your Life<br />
Story<br />
2:15-3:15p Line Dancing<br />
Beyond the Basics<br />
1-2p Silver Strummers Exp.<br />
1-4p Euchre<br />
1-4p Pickleball<br />
1-4p Table Tennis W<br />
2-3p Silvertones<br />
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8:30-10:30a Pickleball<br />
8:30a-1:30p Crafts<br />
9-11:30a Canasta<br />
9-11:30a Duplicate Bridge<br />
10a-12p Chess<br />
10:30a-1p Badminton<br />
12-1p Silver Strummers Beg.<br />
1-2p Silver Strummers Exp.<br />
1-2:30p Book Club 1<br />
1-4p Euchre<br />
1-4p Pickleball<br />
1-4p Table Tennis W<br />
2-3p Silvertones<br />
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Task At Hand<br />
Errands & Services for<br />
Seniors & Persons with<br />
Disabilities<br />
Call Peter at<br />
519-830-1313<br />
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Here are some highlights from another successful evening of<br />
DANCING AT THE EVERGREEN on February 18, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Had a great time. Superb, spacious,<br />
wooden floor. Options for ballroom,<br />
country, line dancing. DJ will play your<br />
requests. Friendly, welcoming people.<br />
Thanks to all.<br />
Linda<br />
I was at your dance last night for<br />
the first time and it is the best dance<br />
in the area. The music was better<br />
than I have heard in a while. People<br />
were so friendly and having a good<br />
time. I hope to be back to the one in<br />
March.<br />
Jackie<br />
Thanks for a wonderful night of<br />
dancing — my group really enjoyed<br />
it. Thanks for reserving the tables<br />
and enlarging the line dance floor.<br />
Hope to be there for the next dance.<br />
Happy dancing!<br />
Maggie<br />
Photos courtesy of John McEgan,<br />
Into Focus Photography Club.<br />
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Dancing<br />
at the<br />
Evergreen<br />
Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
683 Woolwich St., Guelph<br />
SATURDAY, APRIL 29, <strong>2023</strong><br />
(Upcoming Dances: May 27 May 20, June 24 & July 29)<br />
7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.<br />
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.<br />
Dance to the music of DJ Rob Martine<br />
Tickets are $15.00 each (non-refundable)<br />
Tickets may be purchased at the door. Tickets may also be purchased in advance<br />
by phoning 519-837-5699 or in person at any City of Guelph Recreational<br />
Facility, such as: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre, Victoria Road<br />
Recreational Centre, West End Community Centre.<br />
For more information or to reserve a group table, call Margaret at 519-836-8534<br />
Or email me at dances@gwsa-guelph.ca<br />
See website: https://gwsa-guelph.ca/Dancing-at-the-Evergreen/<br />
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FLAG DAY<br />
The GWSA celebrated National Flag Day of<br />
Canada on February 15 with flags and pins<br />
provided by MP Lloyd Longfield and MPP Mike<br />
Schreiner. A display including an antique linen<br />
Union Jack and a Red Ensign flanked our modern<br />
Maple Leaf Flag.<br />
Many of us remember standing outside in the<br />
February weather as we sang ‘O Canada’ while the<br />
Red Ensign was lowered for the last time and the<br />
Maple Leaf flag was raised to the top of the<br />
flagpole.<br />
It was a proud day in Canadian history.<br />
VALENTINE’S DAY<br />
On Valentine’s Day, the GWSA Storytellers performed for the Shelldale Centre Preschool Program.<br />
Karen entertained with a ‘Draw and Tell’. What appeared to be several random circles suddenly took the<br />
shape of a smiling bear named Oliver.<br />
Ellen showed many local birds, in puppet form. Gord’s ukelele intrigued one young man in particular, as<br />
all took part in singing and playing games. We have been invited to return on <strong>April</strong> 18th. You are welcome<br />
to join us.<br />
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ART IN THE HALL<br />
Please come and see the wonderful artwork displayed<br />
outside Room 4 at the Evergreen. It is on your way to<br />
the library so you can’t miss it! Most of the work is for<br />
sale and can easily be purchased at the front desk. The<br />
back of the art work has all of the details about the work<br />
and labels beside the work show the artist’s name, title<br />
of work and price.<br />
This amazing display was created by members of the<br />
West End Art Group. They meet on Tuesday afternoons<br />
at the West End Community Centre, off Paisley near<br />
Costco in Guelph. I assure you, you will be impressed<br />
by the work!<br />
OUR EVERGREEN LIBRARY<br />
We are open<br />
Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.<br />
Did you know there is a lending library in the Evergreen building? The library - also known as the<br />
“Book Nook” - has more than 2,000 books and DVDs for lending to GWSA members. While it does not<br />
have the large scale and range of the city library branches, it does have a great selection of popular<br />
content for the convenience of our members.<br />
The library is located at the end of the long hallway, past the meeting rooms and the Sentinel office. It<br />
overlooks the Speed River and the east side of Riverside Park with beautiful scenic views in all four<br />
seasons.<br />
Donations of books and DVDs are welcome. Our valued volunteers assess the age, condition and<br />
content of donated items. Some are placed on the shelves as additions to the collection, while others are<br />
set aside for future book sales. The proceeds from book sales are then used to purchase new additions.<br />
We usually have a jigsaw puzzle being assembled on a table in front of the windows. All visitors are<br />
encouraged to help put it together. We always have another puzzle ready to start when one is completed.<br />
Our library volunteers welcome you to visit, browse, sit and relax, work on the puzzle, or check out a<br />
book or DVD. We look forward to assisting you. Please come down to the end of the hall to see us!<br />
Joe Freamo<br />
Librarian<br />
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SHARON LAMERS TAX CLINICS ARE BACK<br />
AT THE EVERGREEN<br />
APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE BY CALLING<br />
SHARON DIRECTLY AT 519-222-9104 OR EMAIL AT<br />
sharontheincometaxlady@gmail.com<br />
CLINICS WILL BE HELD IN THE HEALTH ROOM.<br />
FEE: STARTING AT $55 + PER RETURN<br />
OPEN TO EVERYONE.<br />
DATES:<br />
Monday, <strong>April</strong> 3, <strong>2023</strong>, 9 am-3 pm<br />
Tuesday, <strong>April</strong> 11, <strong>2023</strong>, 4-8 pm<br />
Wednesday, <strong>April</strong> 12, <strong>2023</strong>, 9 am-3 pm<br />
Monday, <strong>April</strong> 17, <strong>2023</strong>, 4-8 pm<br />
Tuesday, <strong>April</strong> 18, <strong>2023</strong>, 9 am-3 pm<br />
Wednesday, <strong>April</strong> 26, <strong>2023</strong>, 9 am-3 pm<br />
APPOINTMENTS FILL UP FAST.<br />
CALL EARLY TO GET YOUR APPOINTMENT.<br />
DROP OFFS WELCOME DURING TAX CLINIC HOURS.<br />
PLEASE INCLUDE PAYMENT.<br />
OTHER ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.<br />
CALL SHARON FOR MORE DETAILS.<br />
A FEW TAX TIPS:<br />
REMEMBER YOUR PROPERTY TAXES, RENT, SUMMARY FROM<br />
PHARMACY, DENTIST, CHIROPRACTOR, ETC., DONATIONS AND ANY<br />
UPDATED INFORMATION (ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL).<br />
ASK SHARON FOR A COMPLETE TAX TIP BROCHURE<br />
519-222-9104<br />
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$25.00 discount coupon<br />
with this ad<br />
Please call 519-821-6683<br />
GWSA Email Updates<br />
Each month, approximately mid-month, the<br />
Membership and Marketing Committee at the<br />
GWSA sends out the GWSA Email Update. It<br />
highlights a few of the exciting things happening<br />
at the GWSA and important communications from<br />
the Board.<br />
You can subscribe to receive the GWSA Email<br />
Update by completing the steps below:<br />
1. To begin, please send an email to:<br />
subscribe@gwsa-guelph.ca. You can enter<br />
Subscribe in the Subject line, or just skip that<br />
part, it will work either way. In just a few<br />
minutes, you will receive a message with a link.<br />
2. Click on the link you received, fill in the<br />
appropriate fields, and click “Subscribe to List”.<br />
3. To ensure you really want to receive GWSA<br />
Email Updates – and to make sure all emails are<br />
error-free – we’ll send a message asking you to<br />
confirm.<br />
4. Once you respond to the confirmation message,<br />
your registration is complete and you’ll receive<br />
our Welcome Letter.<br />
You can also subscribe using the Email Update<br />
input form at the bottom of any page on the<br />
GWSA website at gwsa-guelph.ca.<br />
You can expect to receive your first GWSA Email<br />
Update approximately mid-month after you sign<br />
up.<br />
You can unsubscribe from the GWSA Email<br />
Updates at any time by clicking on the<br />
“unsubscribe” link that is displayed at the bottom<br />
of every update.<br />
Membership &<br />
Marketing Committee<br />
This graphic by Unknown Author is<br />
licensed under CC BY-ND<br />
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RECREATION & LEISURE PROGRAMS for SENIORS 55+<br />
held at the Evergreen Seniors Community Centre unless otherwise indicated — call 519-823-1291.<br />
Please register in person at our recreation facilities, over the phone by calling 519-837-5699, or online at<br />
recenroll.ca. Registration opens on March 8, <strong>2023</strong> for Spring/Summer programs. Information on these courses was<br />
not available at the time of the March Sentinel printing. Please check the City of Guelph recreation pages for information.<br />
OUTDOOR FITNESS<br />
Seniors Disc Golf<br />
Let’s get outside and get moving! Join us at the Riverside<br />
Park Disc Golf course to learn the game of disc golf and<br />
practice with friends. An instructor will guide you<br />
through the rules of the game and will teach you the skills<br />
and techniques required for this fun outdoor activity. All<br />
equipment is provided. Athletic clothing and appropriate<br />
footwear is required.<br />
Course ID: 34042<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (6-7 p.m.)<br />
Dates: May 4-June 8 (Thursday)<br />
Location: Riverside Park Disc Golf Course<br />
Fee: Members: $43.51, Non-Members: $50.06<br />
FITNESS<br />
Cardio and Strength Level 2<br />
This intermediate/advance strength training class focuses<br />
on a low impact cardio warm-up. This class performs<br />
functional exercises that include balance, flexibility and<br />
cardiovascular movements. Exercises are performed<br />
sitting and standing. A variety of equipment is used<br />
throughout the classes which may include bands, stability<br />
balls and weights of your choice. Join us to keep your<br />
body fit!<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (9-10 a.m.)<br />
Dates: Monday: <strong>April</strong> 3-June 26<br />
Course ID: 33920<br />
Friday: <strong>April</strong> 14-June 30<br />
Course ID: 33951<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
(Room 4)<br />
Fees: Members: $79.75, Non-Members: $91.74<br />
Cardio and Strength Level 3<br />
Come and challenge your fitness level in this advanced<br />
strength training class. Focusing on a low impact cardio<br />
warm-up, this class performs functional exercises that<br />
include balance, flexibility and cardiovascular<br />
movements. A variety of equipment is used throughout<br />
the classes which may include bands, stability balls and<br />
weights of your choice. Join us to keep your body fit!<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (8-9 a.m.)<br />
Dates: Monday: <strong>April</strong> 3-June 26<br />
Course ID: 33919<br />
Friday: <strong>April</strong> 8-June 24<br />
Course ID: 33950<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
(Room 4)<br />
Fees: Members: $79.75, Non-Members: $91.74<br />
Strength and Balance<br />
This beginner class will focus on fall prevention, whole<br />
body movements and balance. It is designed to improve<br />
general mobility and overall strength to make everyday<br />
tasks easier. You can expect to see improvement in<br />
posture. The class presents an excellent opportunity for<br />
beginners to start exercising with an aerobic, strength and<br />
flexibility component.<br />
Course ID: 33945<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (12-1 p.m.)<br />
Dates: <strong>April</strong> 5-June 28 (Wednesday)<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
(Room 4)<br />
Fees: Members: $87, Non-Members: $100.08<br />
Meditation and Relaxation<br />
Learn to develop skills to cultivate a different relationship<br />
to stress, including stress that can result from managing a<br />
variety of chronic health conditions.<br />
Sessions include: variety of meditation practices, gentle<br />
mindful movement practices, reflective and practical<br />
exercises, and discussions on stress<br />
Examples of mindfulness training:<br />
• Deep breathing<br />
• Meditation<br />
• Gentle movement<br />
Class Length: 1 hour<br />
Dates: Tuesday: <strong>April</strong> 4-June 27 (12-1 p.m.)<br />
Course ID: 33929<br />
Thursday: <strong>April</strong> 6-June 29 (9-10 a.m.)<br />
Course ID: 36269<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
(Room 4)<br />
Fees: Members: $87, Non-Members: $100.08<br />
Introduction to Strength Training<br />
What is strength training all about? How do you get<br />
started? Which exercises are the best ones? What about<br />
form? Let us show you the answers! You will go from<br />
learning the theory behind the importance of strength<br />
training to mastering the technique behind bodyweight,<br />
free weight and barbell training. Our qualified instructors<br />
will take you through a progressive training program that<br />
will help you gain a better understanding of exercise and<br />
program design, help you increase your strength and,<br />
most importantly, your confidence in and out of the gym.<br />
Class Length: 1 hour<br />
Dates: Wednesday: May 17-June 21 (9-10 a.m.)<br />
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Course ID: 34400<br />
Wednesday: May 17-June 21 (10-11 a.m.)<br />
Course ID: 34401<br />
Location: West End Community Centre<br />
(Fitness Room)<br />
Fees: Member: $43.50, Non-Member: $50.04<br />
Falling Prevention and Navigation<br />
In this program, participants will learn practical exercises<br />
for preventing falls in day-to-day life, as well as tools to<br />
aid in negotiating a fall, should it occur. We will focus on<br />
building knowledge of the body to increase confidence in<br />
movement. It will include: exercises for increasing<br />
proprioception (for the feet, eyes, and spine) - study of<br />
walking mechanics to invite mindful movement - practice<br />
of ramping and spiralling pathways for support in falling -<br />
explorations of how to use the limbs and body for<br />
counterbalance<br />
Course ID: 33956<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (1:30-2:30 p.m.)<br />
Dates: <strong>April</strong> 24-June 26 (Monday)<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
(Room 4)<br />
Fees: Member: $58, Non-Member: $66.80<br />
Release Your Hips, Change Your Life!<br />
Do your hips get fatigued and sore? Come, learn stretches/<br />
exercises to help your largest joints work to their potential<br />
so you can do all the things you love to do!<br />
Course ID: 35434<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (2:30-3:30 p.m.)<br />
Dates: <strong>April</strong> 5-June 28 (Wednesday)<br />
Location: Victoria Road Rec Centre (Maple Rm.)<br />
Fees: Member: $94.25, Non-Member: $108.42<br />
Total Body Conditioning<br />
This total body conditioning class will challenge the<br />
active 55 individual. A cardio warm-up will prepare you<br />
for a resistance training, balance, flexibility, and core<br />
strength and floor workout. The benefits of regular<br />
exercise consisting of these major components will<br />
improve your mental, physical and emotional health.<br />
Increase your energy level to be able to carry out daily<br />
tasks and reduce your chances of osteoporosis.<br />
Course ID: 33937<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (8-9 a.m.)<br />
Dates: <strong>April</strong> 5-June 28 (Wednesday)<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
(Room 4)<br />
Fees: Member: $87, Non-Member: $100.08<br />
TAI CHI<br />
Tai Chi – Beginner<br />
This program welcomes those who are new to Tai Chi as<br />
well as those who are wishing to reinforce the<br />
foundations. Focusing on the basic vocabulary of the<br />
stances and co-ordination of the postures, this meditative<br />
movement practice is accessible to all.<br />
Course ID: 34396<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (9-10 a.m.)<br />
Dates: <strong>April</strong> 25-June 27 (Tuesday)<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
(Room 4)<br />
Fees: Member: $65.25, Non-Member: $75.06<br />
Tai Chi – Intermediate<br />
Learn the meditative movement practice of Tai Chi<br />
Chuan. This session focuses on the Yang Style 37-Posture<br />
Form. It is advised to have previous experience with Tai<br />
Chi Chuan movements and foundations for this class.<br />
Course ID: 34397<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (10-11 a.m.)<br />
Dates: <strong>April</strong> 25-June 27 (Tuesday)<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre (Room<br />
4)<br />
Fees: Member: $65.25, Non-Member: $75.06<br />
QI GONG<br />
Qi Gong<br />
This class is a Chinese blend of exercise, stretching and<br />
meditation. The program focuses on ‘Eighteen Postures<br />
for Daily Practice,’ a Qi Gong set that integrates East and<br />
West in a series of gentle exercises designed to maintain<br />
and enhance health. Adapting classical Qi Gong forms,<br />
this style incorporates therapeutic exercise, self-massage<br />
and meditation. Qi Gong class focuses on the core<br />
routines.<br />
Course ID: 33955<br />
Class Length: 1.5 hours (12-1:30 p.m.)<br />
Dates: <strong>April</strong> 24-June 26 (Monday)<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre (Room<br />
4)<br />
Fees: Member: $87.04, Non-Member: $100.08<br />
Course ID: 34398<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (11 a.m.-12 p.m.)<br />
Dates: <strong>April</strong> 25-June 27 (Tuesday)<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre (Room<br />
4)<br />
Fees: Member: $65.25, Non-Member: $75.06<br />
YOGA<br />
Chair Yoga<br />
Chair yoga offers the same benefits as other yoga<br />
practices, such as increased flexibility, strengthening,<br />
proper breathing and increasing range of motion in the<br />
joints. Simply use a chair to assist with postures. Chair<br />
yoga is for everyone, especially those who may have<br />
limited mobility and/or are unable to get up and down on<br />
a yoga mat. Postures can be modified to meet students’<br />
needs.<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (11 a.m.-12 p.m.)<br />
Dates: Monday: <strong>April</strong> 3-June 26<br />
Course ID: 33924<br />
Wednesday: <strong>April</strong> 5-June 28<br />
Course ID: 33942<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
(Room 4)<br />
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Fees: Members: $87, Non-Members: $100.08<br />
Gentle Yoga<br />
This program is open to everyone. We will explore this<br />
centuries old discipline which brings health and vitality to<br />
the body, peace to the mind and joy to the spirit. Ability<br />
to move from standing to laying on the floor needed.<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (2-3 p.m.)<br />
Dates: Tuesday: <strong>April</strong> 4-June 27<br />
Course ID: 33932<br />
Location: Victoria Road Rec Centre (Maple Room)<br />
Fees: Members: $94.25, Non-Members: $108.42<br />
Dates: <strong>April</strong> 6-June 29 (Thursday)<br />
Course ID: 33947<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
(Room 4)<br />
Fees: Members: $87, Non-Members: $100.08<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (10:15-11:15 a.m.)<br />
Dates: <strong>April</strong> 14-June 30 (Friday)<br />
Course ID: 33952<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
(Room 4)<br />
Fees: Members: $79.75, Non-Members: $91.74<br />
Yoga Nidra<br />
Nidra actually means sleep. This class will promote<br />
restorative relaxation by using deep breathing methods,<br />
guided visualization and progressive relaxation using very<br />
specific techniques involving 4 senses. Feel rested and<br />
renewed!<br />
Course ID: 33946<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (1-2 p.m.)<br />
Dates: <strong>April</strong> 5-June 28 (Wednesday)<br />
Location: Victoria Road Rec Centre (Maple Room)<br />
Fees: Member: $94.25, Non-Member: $108.42<br />
Yoga for Concussions<br />
This course brings together ancient Indian yogic practices<br />
of movement, breath and meditation along with new pain<br />
research, the latest strength and mobility training, and<br />
best practices in yoga for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)<br />
and trauma. It uses repetition of concepts and actions. The<br />
pace, format and tone of this course is especially designed<br />
for people with mild brain injuries, those living with Post<br />
Concussion Syndrome and stroke survivors<br />
Course ID: 33925<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (8-9 a.m.)<br />
Dates: <strong>April</strong> 4-June 27 (Tuesday)<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
(Room 4)<br />
Fees: Members: $87, Non-Members: $100.08<br />
VISUAL ARTS<br />
Course ID: 34399<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)<br />
Dates: <strong>April</strong> 6-June 1 (Thursday)<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
(Board Room)<br />
Fees: Members: $118.16, Non-Members: $135.84<br />
Acrylic Painting<br />
Join us for informative lessons in painting with acrylics.<br />
Stroke types, techniques and form will be the focus of this<br />
hands-on class. Be inspired, have an open mind and create<br />
your masterpiece with this form of art.<br />
Course ID: 34395<br />
Class Length: 3 hours (9 a.m.-12 p.m.)<br />
Dates: May 11-June 15 (Thursday)<br />
Location: Victoria Road Rec Centre (Cedar Room)<br />
Fees: Member: $88.62, Non-Member: $101.88<br />
Sketching<br />
Sketching is a good way to learn or improve your drawing<br />
skills. This course suits all levels of students who want to<br />
know how to draw quick and accurate sketches. Whether<br />
you want to prepare for a big project or draw the world<br />
around us, sketching is a great way to express yourself.<br />
Course ID: 34394<br />
Class Length: 3 hours (9 a.m.-12 p.m.)<br />
Dates: May 9-June 13 (Tuesday)<br />
Location: Victoria Road Rec Centre (Cedar Room)<br />
Fees: Member: $88.62, Non-Member: $101.88<br />
Watercolours<br />
This watercolours class is for all levels of painters. The<br />
instructor will work with participants on an individual<br />
basis or in small groups of similar interest or skill.<br />
Course ID: 33921<br />
Class Length: 3 hours (9 a.m.-12 p.m.)<br />
Dates: <strong>April</strong> 3-June 26 (Monday)<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre (Room<br />
2)<br />
Fees: Member: $132.93, Non-Member: $152.82<br />
LIFESTYLE<br />
Spanish<br />
Learn Spanish by beginning with basic conversation,<br />
grammar and vocabulary skills. Whether you are just<br />
starting out or brushing up your skills, you are welcome<br />
to join us.<br />
Course ID: 33954<br />
Class Length: 1 hour (3:30-4:30 p.m.)<br />
Dates: <strong>April</strong> 4-June 27 (Tuesday)<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre<br />
(Board Room)<br />
Fees: Members: $177.24, Non-Members: $203.76<br />
Latin American Cinema<br />
Join us as we view and analyze Latin American film<br />
directors, from the 1980s to the present. We will socialize<br />
interpretations and comments about the films through<br />
discussion and activities.<br />
Spring Vase Arrangements<br />
Learn to arrange your market bunch or grocery store<br />
bouquet. This class will teach you the care and handling<br />
of your cut flowers and how to arrange them like a<br />
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professional. Are you one of those people that get flowers<br />
and just cut and plop into a vase and it always looks bad?<br />
Not any more: Karen will teach you easy ways to create<br />
stunning, long-lasting floral arrangements. Join us for this<br />
fun-filled & informative floral design class. You will be<br />
taught tricks of the trade that will help you to continue to<br />
create beautiful arrangements for you and your friends.<br />
We will also talk about foraging so, when your garden<br />
flowers are ready, you will be ready to create beautiful<br />
lasting arrangements. You will leave with a beautiful<br />
floral design.<br />
Course ID: 36153<br />
Class Length: 2 hours (10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)<br />
Dates: <strong>April</strong> 20 (Thursday)<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre (Room<br />
2)<br />
Fees: Member: $80, Non-Member: $92<br />
Mother’s Day Arrangement<br />
Learn to make a beautiful fresh Mother’s Day<br />
Arrangement. Surprise your mom or do it for yourself.<br />
Using assorted seasonal florals and lush foliages, Karen<br />
will teach you to create a beautiful table arrangement and<br />
the right way to use oasis and the proper care and<br />
handling of your florals. In this class, you will learn to<br />
bring your arrangement to the next level with floral accent<br />
tips and tricks to make your creation unique. You will be<br />
designing in a keepsake container, so after the flowers are<br />
done, you will have a beautiful keepsake to arrange in<br />
again and again. Do the class yourself or gift it to your<br />
mom.<br />
Course ID: 36154<br />
Class Length: 2 hours (10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)<br />
Dates: May 11 (Thursday)<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre (Room<br />
2)<br />
Fees: Member: $100, Non-Member: $115<br />
Spring Door Piece<br />
“Dress your door to perfection”. It’s time to dress up that<br />
door for spring! Join us in this fun-filled floral design<br />
class. You will be guided and helped along the way so<br />
don’t worry, Karen will bring the designer out of you.<br />
Creating with artificial flowers is totally different than<br />
working with real flowers. Karen will teach you how to<br />
create a beautiful artificial floral door piece for your<br />
home. This class will teach you some of the principles of<br />
design, like how to create balance with colour and<br />
harmony. Learning these tricks will help you to continue<br />
to create beautiful floral designs. Your door will be<br />
admired for years to come.<br />
Course ID: 36155<br />
Course Length: 2 hours (10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)<br />
Date: May 25 (Thursday)<br />
Location: Evergreen Seniors Community Centre (Room<br />
2)<br />
Fee: Members: $120, Non-Members: $138<br />
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EVERGREEN MARKET<br />
‘For Sale’ ads will be left in for 3 <strong>issue</strong>s from first insertion<br />
(i.e., in Sept. <strong>issue</strong> - removed from Dec. <strong>issue</strong>); if you wish<br />
it to remain in longer, please contact The Sentinel office<br />
and/or leave us a message. If your item sells, please let us<br />
know so that we can remove it. NO ‘Accommodation’ or<br />
‘Vehicle’ ads will be included in the Evergreen Market.<br />
Such ads will be treated as advertising inserted within these<br />
pages at the current Sentinel advertising rates plus HST.<br />
Thank you, Sentinel Administrator.<br />
FOR SALE<br />
New 2 Grace faux leather adjustable height (24.5” -<br />
33”) bar stools. White square stitched upholstery,<br />
chrome pedestal base with footrest. Comfortable seat<br />
with mid-back. Selling as a set for $100, bought them<br />
for $180 in August. Lunaglow Nano 3-in-1 Vacuum<br />
Cleaner - wet dry vacuum - cordless mop vacuum<br />
combo for tile and hardwood. Paid $282, selling for<br />
$75. It works very well. Email facookson@shaw.ca<br />
or call Anne at 548-988-1362.<br />
Red electric scooter for sale. Works well, including<br />
light and horn. Big enough for a man to use. $800 or<br />
best offer. Call 519-265-6331.<br />
Tunturi Model M50 Power Treadmill. 58” x 20” running<br />
surface. $800 firm. Call Ken at 519-767-0145.<br />
Hutch & Buffet Cabinet has 4 drawers, shelves &<br />
storage space. Please note they are heavy. Price<br />
$150. Please see: http://www.facebook.com/<br />
marketplace/item/3336862666526267/<br />
2 wood Bar Stools with washable covers. (91x40x45<br />
cm). Price set: $40. Please see:<br />
http://www.facebook.com/marketplace/<br />
item/1292461751303573/. Email:<br />
isirosa82@gmail.com, tel. 514-568-5076. Please<br />
contact Rosa.<br />
WANTED<br />
Wanting to purchase a compact fridge for a condo.<br />
Call 519-829-4119.<br />
Free advertising for GWSA members ONLY.<br />
PLEASE REMEMBER TO INCLUDE YOUR<br />
NAME AND PHONE NUMBER WITH YOUR<br />
ITEM(S).<br />
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COME OUT AND PLAY SLO PITCH<br />
Men and Ladies 55+ 65+ 75+ are invited to<br />
play friendly co-ed Slo Pitch!<br />
Slo Pitch involves lobbing of the ball to make it<br />
more difficult to hit home runs - sorry men.<br />
If you’re not keen on running or have never<br />
played Slo Pitch with an indoor trainer softball,<br />
no problem.<br />
Our games will be Wednesday evenings,<br />
6:30 - 8:30 pm, at Sleeman Park, 80 Sleeman<br />
Ave., Guelph. Get your GWSA membership and<br />
register in person or go to recenroll.ca. The more,<br />
the merrier! The fee is $25 and then drop in for $2<br />
at the diamond.<br />
Meet and Greet: Wed. <strong>April</strong> 19th at 6:30 pm<br />
Evergreen Room 3. “Play Ball!!”<br />
Call Deborah at 226-606-8476 or email<br />
dwaitson54@gmail.com<br />
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Upcoming FREE Wellness Workshops, presented by the Guelph Family Health Team:<br />
How to have hard conversations: death and dying (2 sessions)<br />
Date: Monday, <strong>April</strong> 17 and 24<br />
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST<br />
*VIRTUAL webinar only<br />
Learn more/register online by clicking HERE or call us at 519-837-0099.<br />
Let’s Talk About Food + Mood<br />
Date: Tuesday, <strong>April</strong> 18<br />
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm EST<br />
Location: Suite 500 – 649 Scottsdale Drive, Guelph<br />
*IN-PERSON workshop only<br />
Learn more/register online by clicking HERE or call us at 519-837-0099.<br />
Let’s Talk About Red Flags of Dementia<br />
Presented by the Alzheimer Society of Waterloo Wellington<br />
Date: Wednesday, <strong>April</strong> 19<br />
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm EST<br />
*VIRTUAL webinar only<br />
Learn more/register online by clicking HERE or call us at 519-837-0099.<br />
View all our FREE Wellness Workshops online at<br />
www.guelphfht.com/wellness-workshops-and-programs/<br />
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This is Our Time – by Barbara Heagy<br />
When I joined the local Seniors Centre after<br />
retirement, I met many new women and men through<br />
the local clubs and activities. This is a place for<br />
strong, vital people who want the stimulation and<br />
surprises an active life still offers to those who seek<br />
it. They are interested and interesting.<br />
The women are feisty. I put it down to having a<br />
lifetime of succumbing to others’ needs and demands,<br />
always playing second fiddle, and denying their own<br />
requirements and desires. Now, at this time of their<br />
life, they find themselves released from all those<br />
pressures and they aren’t going to do it anymore. This<br />
is a time for them.<br />
The men seem chilled, calm. Perhaps they too, are<br />
tired of life’s demands on them to support, guide,<br />
lead, be the boss, the one in charge. They are glad to<br />
release the reins of power to another. This is a time<br />
for them.<br />
Our twilight years offer us a freedom from all the<br />
duties and obligations we have had for most of our<br />
lives. Children are grown, the nest is empty, jobs are<br />
complete, retirement beckons. This is a time for us, a<br />
time for women and men to live their best lives. We<br />
still have time.<br />
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Wednesday, May 17, <strong>2023</strong><br />
McMichael Art Gallery<br />
Total cost : $85.00 - members only (non-refundable) Code - 36399<br />
Registration starts on Thursday, March 30, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Booking Deadline is Friday, <strong>April</strong> 28, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Depart: Evergreen Centre at 10 am Carousel at 10:10 am Return: 6:30 pm<br />
Join us for a leisurely day of good food, Canadian art, and time to browse the village of Kleinburg. There<br />
will be a surprise stop on the way home. We will enjoy a hot lunch at Swiss Chalet in Vaughan (lunch price<br />
is NOT included in the cost - food and tip will be on your own).<br />
Price includes coach transportation, taxes, tips for the driver and gallery admission.<br />
Refund Policy: This trip is NON-REFUNDABLE; doctor’s certificates will not be accepted. Should there<br />
be a mandatory provincial shutdown due to COVID-19 or GWSA cancels the trip due to lack of<br />
participation, all participants will receive a full refund to their method of payment. Don’t Wait! That means<br />
booking your trip before the trip must be cancelled due to low participation.<br />
Accessibility: Unfortunately there is no wheelchair accessibility on this trip. Travellers who can transfer to<br />
a coach seat may have their collapsible, manual wheelchair or walker stored in the cargo area of the coach<br />
Parking: Please do NOT park your vehicles in the Evergreen parking lot while you are on a day trip.<br />
Vehicles must be left at the Carousel parking area in Riverside Park where you will board the bus. This<br />
allows for other members to have a place to park when they come throughout the day.<br />
PROCEDURES FOR BOOKING THIS TRIP: All participants will be required to have a current GWSA<br />
membership. If your membership needs renewal, please see the front desk staff at the Centre. Please bring<br />
the completed contact list available on the GWSA website located on the Trips, Travel and Tours page. If<br />
you are unable to print this form, copies will be available from a Travel Committee member the day of the<br />
trip.<br />
Registration will be available until the trip is fully booked or booking is closed on Friday, <strong>April</strong> 28, <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
Register online (preferred): Sign up for a RecEnroll account with the City of Guelph. MasterCard, Visa,<br />
Amex or Visa Debit are accepted for online booking, https://cityofguelph.perfectmind.com/SocialSite/<br />
MemberRegistration/MemberSignIn<br />
Register by telephone: By contacting Customer Service at the Evergreen Seniors Centre at 519-823-1291.<br />
As of January 1, <strong>2023</strong>, credit card information is no longer accepted over the telephone. If you wish to<br />
make a telephone payment, you must first save your credit card on your RecEnroll account. Customers can<br />
also pre-purchase a City Card or an account credit in-person at any of our recreation facilities to be used<br />
towards future purchases by telephone.<br />
Register at the front desk at the Evergreen until the trip is fully booked, or booking is closed on Friday,<br />
<strong>April</strong> 28, <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
ALSO, PUT THE DATE OF THE TRIP ON YOUR CALENDER WITH THE TIME TO BOARD<br />
AND PLEASE BE ON TIME FOR THE TRIP.<br />
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Sunday, June 18, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Cirque De Soleil - Kooza<br />
Total cost: $150.00 members only (non-refundable) Code - 36398<br />
Registration starts on Thursday, March 30, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Booking Deadline is Friday, May 12, <strong>2023</strong><br />
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Depart: Evergreen Centre at 10:30 am Carousel at 10:40 am Return: 5 pm<br />
A Traditional Circus Homage - Kooza is a show that blends, almost to perfection, its subcontinental<br />
sounds, its stunning lighting & costumes with theatrical ingenuity & acrobatic wonder. (The Independent<br />
London)<br />
A return to our origins, Kooza combines acrobatic performance and the art of clowning while exploring<br />
fear, identity and power. The innocent’s journey brings him into contact with comic characters from an<br />
electrifying world full of surprises, thrills, audacity & total involvement.<br />
Lunch will not be provided so please bring lunch or a snack aboard the bus to be eaten while in<br />
transit. No outside food or beverages are permitted on site.<br />
Price includes ticket for the show, transportation by coach, tips and all taxes.<br />
Refund Policy: This trip is NON-REFUNDABLE; doctor’s certificates will not be accepted. Should there<br />
be a mandatory provincial shutdown due to COVID-19 or GWSA cancels the trip due to lack of<br />
participation, all participants will receive a full refund to their method of payment. Don’t Wait! That means<br />
booking your trip before the trip must be cancelled due to low participation.<br />
Accessibility: Unfortunately there is no wheelchair accessibility on this trip. Travellers who can transfer to<br />
a coach seat may have their collapsible, manual wheelchair or walker stored in the cargo area of the coach.<br />
Parking: Please do NOT park your vehicles in the Evergreen parking lot while you are on a day trip.<br />
Vehicles must be left at the Carousel parking area in Riverside Park where you will board the bus. This<br />
allows for other members to have a place to park when they come throughout the day.<br />
PROCEDURES FOR BOOKING THIS TRIP: All participants will be required to have a current GWSA<br />
membership. If your membership needs renewal, please see the front desk staff at the Centre. Please bring<br />
the completed contact list available on the GWSA website located on the Trips, Travel and Tours page. If<br />
you are unable to print this form, copies will be available from a Travel Committee member the day of the<br />
trip.<br />
Registration will be available until the trip is fully booked, or booking is closed on Friday, May 12, <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
Register online (preferred): Sign up for a RecEnroll account with the City of Guelph. MasterCard, Visa,<br />
Amex or Visa Debit are accepted for online booking, https://cityofguelph.perfectmind.com/SocialSite/<br />
MemberRegistration/MemberSignIn<br />
Register by telephone: By contacting Customer Service at the Evergreen Seniors Centre at 519-823-1291.<br />
As of January 1, <strong>2023</strong>, credit card information is no longer accepted over the telephone. If you wish to<br />
make a telephone payment, you must first save your credit card on your RecEnroll account. Customers can<br />
also pre-purchase a City Card or an account credit in-person at any of our recreation facilities to be used<br />
towards future purchases by telephone.<br />
Register at the front desk at the Evergreen until the trip is fully booked, or booking is closed on Friday,<br />
May 12, <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
ALSO PUT THE DATE OF THE TRIP ON YOUR CALENDAR WITH THE TIME TO BOARD<br />
AND PLEASE BE ON TIME FOR THE TRIP.<br />
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Bistro 683 - <strong>April</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
The Evergreen Restaurant is open to the public<br />
and serves a large variety of menu items that are<br />
available from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, Monday to<br />
Friday (except holidays):<br />
Breakfast Foods<br />
Homemade Soups<br />
Bakery Items<br />
Sandwiches<br />
Salads<br />
Beverages<br />
Breakfast is served from 9:30 am to 11 am. The<br />
daily featured Lunch is served from 11 am to 1 pm<br />
Monday to Friday and the menu is below.<br />
Take-out is available for your convenience.<br />
Our goal is to provide balanced, nutritious meals.<br />
We provide great quality, while keeping costs<br />
reasonable. The tremendous support of volunteers<br />
in the restaurant helps us achieve this goal.<br />
Featured Hot Lunch<br />
$7.50 + tax<br />
Each hot lunch is served with 2 sides to ensure a<br />
balanced, nutritional meal.<br />
Catering<br />
Catering is available by special order: Hot/cold<br />
drinks, sweet trays, sandwiches, etc. Please have<br />
your order to the customer service clerk in the<br />
office at least 48 hours prior to your event. This<br />
allows staff to ensure that your catering needs will<br />
be met. Thank you for your co-operation in this<br />
matter.<br />
Home-made pickles, relishes, chili sauce and preserves<br />
are available for purchase.<br />
BREAKFAST served 9:30 am to 11 am<br />
FEATURED LUNCH served 11 am to 1:00 pm<br />
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday<br />
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Minced Meat<br />
Pies<br />
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Turkey Dinner<br />
5<br />
Meat Loaf<br />
6<br />
Roast Chicken<br />
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CLOSED<br />
GOOD FRIDAY<br />
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CLOSED<br />
EASTER<br />
MONDAY<br />
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Mac and Cheese<br />
12<br />
Roast Beef<br />
13<br />
Liver and Onions<br />
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Chana Masala or<br />
Chicken Burger<br />
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Meat Loaf<br />
Baby Back Ribs<br />
Butter Chicken<br />
Cabbage Rolls<br />
Roast Pork Loin<br />
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Liver and Onions<br />
Trout with Dill<br />
Cream Sauce<br />
Pork & White Bean<br />
Cassoulet<br />
Lasagna, Garlic<br />
Bread & Salad<br />
Moussaka with<br />
Salad<br />
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