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In this Issue<br />
The INs and OUTs of the <strong>SSAC</strong><br />
3rd Annual Serge Planidin<br />
Memorial Dinking Tournament<br />
Policies & Procedures<br />
What A Party!<br />
The Truth About Our Bus Trips<br />
Celebrating Our Volunteers<br />
Lunch Menu & Pickleball Schedule<br />
Activity Schedule<br />
SECHELT SENIORS ACTIVITY CENTRE NEWS<br />
The INs and OUTs<br />
of the <strong>SSAC</strong><br />
BY RICHARD WARD<br />
Another month has whizzed by, full of fun and<br />
activities. In last month’s ECHO I announced that the<br />
Board had decided that we have a dire need for a paid<br />
Office Manager to be a constant at the front desk during<br />
our open hours. It is with great pleasure that I can announce that as<br />
of <strong>July</strong> 17 th Pam Demers was hired to fill that position. She will be a<br />
familiar face to those who use the Centre as she worked regularly at<br />
the front desk. As a volunteer she attended all the tutorials and web<br />
instruction to learn how to use the new MySeniorCenter (MSC)<br />
system and then took it upon herself to teach other volunteers.<br />
She was elected to the <strong>SSAC</strong> Board at the recent AGM but to take<br />
up the paid position, she had to resign. We were surprised and<br />
delighted when she expressed interest in this position as Office<br />
Manager. There could be no better candidate. She knows the MSC<br />
system thoroughly, is highly organised and has a very pleasant<br />
manner with both members and volunteers alike. Pam will be at the<br />
front desk 9am to 3pm as a consistent voice to the membership and<br />
minimising the stressful burden the MSC system had imposed on<br />
our wonderful office volunteers.<br />
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2<br />
5604 Trail Avenue, Sechelt, BC<br />
PO Box 564, V0N 3A0<br />
Reception: 604.885.3513<br />
Office: 604.885.8910<br />
Office Hours:<br />
Mon–Fri, 9 am–3 pm<br />
info@myssac.com<br />
www.myssac.com<br />
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SEASHELL<br />
ECHO<br />
<strong>July</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />
Seashell <strong>Echo</strong><br />
is the official newsletter<br />
of the Sechelt Seniors<br />
Activity Centre<br />
The INs and OUTs . . .<br />
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1<br />
CENTRE INFORMATION<br />
2023-<strong>2024</strong> Board Members<br />
President: Richard Ward<br />
Vice President: Bert Carswell<br />
Treasurer: Alison Kowalewski<br />
Secretary: Valerie Galat<br />
2023-<strong>2024</strong> Directors at Large<br />
Jay Alexov<br />
Lisa Brown<br />
Susan Grenville<br />
Gail Riddell<br />
Christine Twaits<br />
Manager of Operations & Engagement: Gillian Smith<br />
Office Manager: Pam Demers<br />
Chefs: Emily McPherson, Liz Mathews<br />
Custodian: Jim Coffin<br />
USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS<br />
Emergency 911<br />
Sechelt Hospital 604.885.2224<br />
SC Community Services 604.885.5881<br />
Senior’s Advocate 877.952.3181<br />
(www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca)<br />
Seniors Crisis Line 604.872.1234<br />
Seniors Abuse and Information Line 1.866.437.1940<br />
Community Information and Help Line 211<br />
Healthlink BC 811<br />
Community Resource Centre 604.885.4088<br />
Sunshine Coast Transit 604.885.6899<br />
HandyDART 604.885.6897<br />
VCH - Adult Mental Health 604.924.8370<br />
Many thanks to the following sponsors<br />
for contributing to our weekly ad in the<br />
Coast Reporter. When out exercising your<br />
consumer vote, it is always good to be aware of<br />
those businesses that help our community to<br />
remain strong and vibrant.<br />
SOUTH COAST<br />
1979<br />
In the light of Pam’s move to the Office Manager position,<br />
we now have two Board positions available, one being for<br />
Maintenance Director and the other is the Director at large.<br />
If you are interested in joining the Board let me know at<br />
president@myssac.com, and I can give you some insight into<br />
the requirements of the position.<br />
Gill Smith has a redefined position as Manager of Operations<br />
& Engagement. She will be continuing her great work with<br />
activity and rentals coordination, and community outreach,<br />
but will not be responsible for MSC or front office operations.<br />
She works in the back office and will be posting drop-in and<br />
appointment availability times five days per week between 11<br />
am and 3 pm. Elsewhere in this edition you will find details of<br />
our new office organisation and availability of services.<br />
Sadly, I must report that we are losing an incredible volunteer<br />
to the <strong>SSAC</strong>, as Chris O’Brennan leaves us and returns to live<br />
in Squamish. Twice a Board member, Chris has been a tireless<br />
worker for the Centre. She was a regular office worker, and in<br />
addition, she was the major work horse facilitating our two<br />
successful Flea Markets last year. We had planned to hold<br />
a Flea Market in August, but now with the loss of Chris we<br />
sadly are not able to take on that challenge. You may also be<br />
aware of the embroidered and cut out greeting cards on sale<br />
from the display in the main corridor. Chris makes all of these<br />
and all the proceeds from sales she donates to the <strong>SSAC</strong>. To<br />
date that donation is approaching $1,500. We will miss her but<br />
are so pleased to see how happy she is to be surrounded by<br />
friends, whilst living in a modern top floor condo with a view<br />
of Garibaldi. We cannot thank her enough for her service. Our<br />
loss is Squamish’s gain.<br />
Recent heavy rains have shown one thing, we had some leaky<br />
gutters needing repair. There needed to be some corner gutter<br />
repairs plus all gutters were recaulked. In addition, on the<br />
upper roof, extra flashing needed to be installed to ensure<br />
that all water was directed to the gutters and not allowed to<br />
continue getting behind the fascia. It was essential to get this<br />
taken care of once identified, and at a cost of around $1,700,<br />
is another example of the sizable ongoing maintenance costs<br />
that we incur. There is need however, for some vigilance<br />
concerning the state of the roof. We have a tin roof that<br />
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equires a protective coating to prevent it from rusting<br />
away. There are large parts of our roof where the<br />
protective coating has weathered away, with some<br />
minor rust at the edges. We will be getting quotes<br />
for the cleaning and recoating of the roof. This may<br />
well cost in the order of $10,000 but is necessary to<br />
avoid complete replacement of the roof in the not-toodistant<br />
future.<br />
With the changes in the office management and<br />
vigilant monitoring of maintenance issues and stable<br />
finances, we feel we are positioned well to continue to<br />
offer the best quality and economical services of the<br />
Centre to our members. As always, we want the <strong>SSAC</strong><br />
to be a welcoming place for you to come to. “Your<br />
home away from home”.<br />
<strong>SSAC</strong> OFFICE ADMINISTRATION<br />
INFORMATION As of June 17, <strong>2024</strong><br />
Pam Demers<br />
Office Manager<br />
604-885-3513, office@myssac.com<br />
<strong>SSAC</strong> Office hours: Monday to Friday - 9 am to 3 pm<br />
Contact Pam or Office Volunteers in the main office if you need<br />
questions answered about your membership or it’s renewal. Pam<br />
and her volunteers will also help you with MSC WALLET deposits or<br />
issues, new memberships, kitchen menu information, <strong>SSAC</strong> event<br />
ticket sales, frozen entrée sales and bus trips information and sales.<br />
Gillian Smith<br />
Manager- Operations & Engagement<br />
604-885-8910, manager@myssac.com<br />
Monday to Friday - 11 am to 3 pm, by appointment<br />
Contact Gill if you have any inquiries about renting our rooms,<br />
activities that we offer and any of our liaisons with the wider<br />
s<br />
community Gill also coordinates communications via our ECHO<br />
newsletter, the <strong>SSAC</strong> website, Facebook, and any other media.<br />
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IMPORTANT DATES<br />
!<br />
Canada Day Monday, <strong>July</strong> 1<br />
British Columbia Day Monday, August 5<br />
Labour Day Monday, September 2<br />
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Monday, September 30<br />
Thanksgiving Day Monday, October 14<br />
Remembrance Day Monday, November 11<br />
Christmas Lunch Monday, December 16<br />
Christmas Closure Tue, Dec. 17 to Thur, Jan. 2<br />
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Pickleball<br />
3 rd Annual Serge Planidin<br />
Memorial Dinking Tournament<br />
On Saturday June 15 th we held the 3 rd Annual<br />
Serge Planidin Dinking Tournament. Not<br />
to be confused with a drinking tournament.<br />
The Dink is a shot in Pickleball which<br />
essentially is a soft drop shot usually played from close<br />
to the net. A dinking game can be played by using only<br />
the 7-foot region either side of the net, referred to as<br />
the “Kitchen”. Our tournament involved a partial round<br />
robin of 32 players on two courts.<br />
Serge Planidin was a mainstay of Pickleball at the <strong>SSAC</strong>.<br />
As an organiser and coach, he devoted many incredible<br />
years to the Centre, always having time to teach anyone<br />
who showed interest in the game. He was particularly<br />
insistent that the game should be a soft game with<br />
many dinks. Therefore, it is particularly appropriate<br />
that we named the dinking tournament in honour of<br />
his memory.<br />
The 32 players were divided in to two groups playing<br />
partial round-robin games on each of the two courts.<br />
Each played 8 games with randomly selected and<br />
different partners each game. At the end of 8 games the<br />
two players with the highest scores from each court<br />
played in a 4 player 2 game final to determine a champion.<br />
Our champion was Glynn Lord, with co-finalists being<br />
Steve Clifford, Aldo Tacchi and Bruce Fraser. Each will<br />
receive a small, engraved glass trophy. The tournament<br />
Tournament winner Glynn Lord (extreme left) with the finalists.<br />
went off without a hitch and was organized and run by<br />
Richard Ward, with the assistance of Gill Poulton and<br />
Chris King serving as court marshals. Chris Hadaway<br />
was again invaluable setting up the nets, tables and<br />
chairs. The tournament was a lot of fun for players and<br />
spectators alike, and four lucky players received a door<br />
prize of pickleball passes. We will be holding a similar<br />
tournament in early December. This will be called<br />
the <strong>SSAC</strong> Picklemas Dinkathon, with pot luck food<br />
contributions by the attendees to properly celebrate<br />
the Picklemas festive season.<br />
Book Signing<br />
On Sunday June 23 rd , Eileen Connors and Dale Macdonald, introduced<br />
their new books – Miracles Do Happen and Meant to Be.<br />
These long-time Centre members and volunteers were joined by many<br />
who enjoyed discussing the books and eating delicious cake. Eileen and<br />
Dale have generously donated the proceeds from the sale of their books<br />
to the Centre. Thank you so much! Watch for the announcement on<br />
when the books will be available for sale.<br />
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Policies & Procedures<br />
Communication<br />
BY BERT CARSWELL<br />
POLICY 8 - COMMUNICATION<br />
The Centre requires an effective strategy of<br />
communication procedures for the membership,<br />
visitors, and the local community.<br />
PROCEDURES<br />
The Communications Committee will be responsible<br />
for the following media:<br />
1. The Communications Committee will update and<br />
manage procedures surrounding Bulletin Board<br />
usage within the Centre.<br />
2. Community Board in the Entryway - all notices<br />
will be read by the Manager to ensure the content<br />
is not immoral or offensive and will be signed<br />
and dated (with current date). Unsigned notices<br />
will be removed and discarded. This Community<br />
Board will have the following notice posted at the<br />
top: “The <strong>SSAC</strong> does not endorse any product or<br />
service promoted through this medium.”<br />
3. Outside Sign, Lobby Monitor, Internal Bulletin<br />
Boards other than Entryway are only used to<br />
promote <strong>SSAC</strong> events and activities. These<br />
may not be used by non-members, or by anyone<br />
promoting ‘for-profit ‘ advertising or promotion.<br />
4. The Bulletin Board and Pamphlet Rack near<br />
and in the entryway are re-designated as the<br />
“Community Resource Information B.B.”. The<br />
Communications Committee is responsible for<br />
monitoring the suitability of material.<br />
5. All remaining Bulletin Boards will be consistently<br />
labeled and identified as Centre Activities Only<br />
and divided and labeled as to type of information.<br />
6. The <strong>Echo</strong> Newsletter is published monthly, at the<br />
beginning of the month. The <strong>Echo</strong> is coordinated<br />
by the Manager, who will consult with the<br />
Communication Director or a member of the<br />
Executive if there are any questions. Proofreading<br />
is the responsibility of the Communications<br />
Committee. Notices in the <strong>Echo</strong> may be posted<br />
by the Centre and by members. ‘For-profit ads’ by<br />
members, and material from outside individuals/<br />
groups are charged according to established rates.<br />
7. Full use will be made of all available community<br />
resources for advertising and promotion. The<br />
weekly sponsored CR (Coast Reporter) ad is the<br />
responsibility of the Manager.<br />
8. Email notices to be used only for notices of General<br />
Membership, Annual General Membership and<br />
Special Membership meetings, and for emergency<br />
notices. This list will be maintained by the Board<br />
Secretary or delegate.<br />
9. Any additions, updates or deletions to the <strong>SSAC</strong><br />
Website content will be primarily maintained by<br />
the Manager or delegate. In the event the Manger<br />
is not available, the Technical Committee members<br />
will be asked to maintain the Website. See Policy<br />
16, Technical Committee, page 34<br />
10. Outside Agency Surveys requesting a survey must:<br />
a. provide credentials.<br />
b. submit their survey to the Board for review and<br />
approval prior to commencement.<br />
11. Any use of the <strong>SSAC</strong> name and logo, must be<br />
approved by the Board. Groups can add other<br />
designs as long as the <strong>SSAC</strong> logo is there in the<br />
correct format.<br />
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<strong>SSAC</strong> Dance<br />
Yee Haw!<br />
What a Party!<br />
Telling Our Stories<br />
An ongoing remembering & writing workshop using<br />
short prompts to elicit vignettes at the heart of memory,<br />
emotion, and the rich lives we have so far lived.<br />
Every Tuesday for 8 weeks starting <strong>July</strong> 9 th (10:30 to<br />
noon in the Farish Room). Maximum of ten writers;<br />
$6/person per session; advance registration required.<br />
Moderated by Caitlin Hicks.<br />
FUNdamentals!<br />
A new group called the FUNdamentals are planning<br />
to stage a Cabaret-like show as a fundraiser for the<br />
<strong>SSAC</strong>. If you are interested in participating in this<br />
fun activity, please contact Joe Dsouza at Jems36@<br />
hotmail.com<br />
June 22 nd was this month’s dance with Blue<br />
Western putting everyone in a dancing mood.<br />
Many thanks to the band for a country-rockin’<br />
good time! Also thank you to Colleen and<br />
Krystyna who were on hand to lead the line dances.<br />
(Don’t forget line dancing is offered 3+ days a week –<br />
not only great exercise and fun but good for cognition<br />
too!) There was also some two stepping, free style and<br />
other dancing – all fun to watch even if dancing isn’t<br />
your thing.<br />
The line dance workshop was held on June 7 th – led by<br />
Jay Alexov. There were some regular attendees but also<br />
a few new people, including one young couple getting<br />
ready for their upcoming wedding – congratulations to<br />
them both!<br />
<strong>July</strong>’s dance will be on the 20 th with the Creek Big<br />
Band. Some of you will remember them from the New<br />
Year’s dance. Get ready for some swing, Latin, light rock<br />
and jazz music (be there or be square). Doors open at<br />
6:30 pm with the beer wine and cider bar open.<br />
Thanks to all the volunteers who help with the dances,<br />
they couldn’t happen without you!<br />
Ann Matthewson on behalf of Jay Alexov and the dance<br />
committee.<br />
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Bus Trips<br />
The Truth<br />
About Our Bus Trips<br />
We are very fortunate to have a 21-seat<br />
bus to use for trips. We now have a<br />
bus committee with the mandate to<br />
generate as many viable bus trips as<br />
possible. The more trips we have the more likely we<br />
are to meet the expenses required to keep the bus<br />
running.<br />
Unfortunately, there are considerable costs associated<br />
with maintaining and insuring it. With any trip<br />
comes the commensurate cost of fuel and the driver<br />
honorarium. These costs are even higher when the<br />
trip involves a ferry trip over to the mainland where<br />
the cost of ferry fee, fuel and driver honorarium is over<br />
$400. Therefore, at $40 per passenger we need at<br />
least 10 people to simply break even on the trip costs.<br />
However, this does not provide any income to<br />
contribute to the yearly expense of maintaining the<br />
bus. To make that happen we need at least 15 paid<br />
passengers on bus ferry trips. That is why we have<br />
had to cancel Casino trips when the ridership is too<br />
low. You will note that for all our future trips we have<br />
had to impose a minimum ridership of 15 to avoid any<br />
cancellation.<br />
On a safety and liability note, moving forward (excuse<br />
the pun) you are required to sign a waiver the first<br />
time you travel in the bus. Also, you must wear your<br />
seatbelts at all times, and there must be no walking<br />
around on the bus while it is in motion.<br />
The bus committee has done a great job in putting<br />
together the trips listed here. Tickets for the Tea &<br />
Trumpets series of 6 performances on Thursday<br />
afternoons at the Orpheum theatre Vancouver (October<br />
<strong>2024</strong> to June 2025) sold well. We have 15 members<br />
who have paid for their series tickets and will pay the<br />
bus fare as each performance approaches. There are 6<br />
seats left available for each trip. If you obtain your own<br />
tickets directly from the Orpheum, you are welcome to<br />
pay for one of those bus seats and come along for the<br />
ride, either for single performances or the series.<br />
Please support the bus trips so that we can afford to<br />
keep it on the road. If you have ideas for trips, feel free<br />
to write them down and drop them off at the front<br />
desk. The bus is also available for rental to non-profit<br />
organisations. In <strong>July</strong> 2025 we will review and report on<br />
the bus finances after a full year of trips organised by<br />
the committee.<br />
<strong>SSAC</strong>/GSS BUS TRIPS <strong>SSAC</strong> - Sechelt Seniors Acivity Centre GSS - Gibsons Seniors Society<br />
DATE<br />
DAY<br />
TIME<br />
DESTINATION<br />
PICK-UP LOCATION<br />
BUS FARE ONLY<br />
<strong>July</strong> 23<br />
Tue<br />
7:15 am<br />
Grand Villa Casino, Burnaby<br />
<strong>SSAC</strong> & GSS<br />
$40/$55<br />
<strong>July</strong> 24<br />
Wed<br />
7:15 am<br />
Vancouver Garden Tour & Museum of<br />
Anthropology, Vancouver<br />
<strong>SSAC</strong> & GSS<br />
$40/$55<br />
<strong>July</strong> 31<br />
Wed<br />
10:30 am<br />
Madeira Park – Bargain Barn Thrift<br />
Store & Lunch<br />
<strong>SSAC</strong><br />
$15<br />
Aug 14<br />
Wed<br />
9:30 am<br />
West Coast Wilderness Lodge, Egmont<br />
<strong>SSAC</strong><br />
$15<br />
Aug 25<br />
Sun<br />
9:15 am<br />
Vancouver Canadians Baseball<br />
<strong>SSAC</strong> & GSS<br />
$74<br />
(includes<br />
game ticket)<br />
Aug 28<br />
Wed<br />
11:00 am<br />
Persephone Brewery<br />
<strong>SSAC</strong> & GSS<br />
$15<br />
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Appreciation Lunch<br />
Celebrating our Volunteers<br />
It is only because of the efforts of over 150<br />
volunteers that the <strong>SSAC</strong> can run so well, or<br />
even at all. That is why Friday, the 28 th June was<br />
one of our most important days of the year. It<br />
was the day of the Volunteer Appreciation Lunch.<br />
They say there is no free lunch. Well, although the<br />
attending volunteers had complimentary tickets for the<br />
lunch, they indeed had already paid their way with all<br />
their invaluable hours of volunteer work at the <strong>SSAC</strong>.<br />
The lunch is one way that the <strong>SSAC</strong> board members<br />
can show how much they appreciate the work of the<br />
volunteers. President Richard Ward was the Master<br />
of Ceremonies and made a toast to the volunteers<br />
and then there was a special presentation to “Super<br />
Volunteer” Chris O’Brennan as she leaves us to move to<br />
Squamish.<br />
Nearly 60 volunteers attended the lunch, where Chef<br />
Emily and her crew outdid themselves and produced<br />
an outstanding buffet. There were plenty of delicious<br />
dishes to choose from. Two challenging word and<br />
numerical games occupied the revellers whilst they<br />
waited for their turn at the buffet. One challenge was<br />
to make as many 4 or more letter English words out of<br />
the word SUNSHINE. Each letter could only be used<br />
once in any word.<br />
Charlotte Wrinch entertained the crowd with her<br />
beautiful music. For those volunteers who could not<br />
make it to the lunch, thank you for everything you do<br />
for us, and hopefully we will see you at this special<br />
lunch next year.<br />
Friendship Tea<br />
<strong>July</strong> 18 - 2 pm<br />
Thanks to Sharon Blanchette<br />
and her team, the Friendship<br />
Tea is held every month on<br />
the third Thursday from<br />
2 to 4 pm. Lots of fun and the<br />
price is amazing. It’s free!<br />
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JULY MENU<br />
Weekdays 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. Everything is made from scratch!<br />
We also serve soup, sandwiches and salads. Desserts vary.<br />
Frozen entrées are available from 9 am to 3 pm and vary in price $6 or $8.<br />
Members are welcome to bring guests to dine for a surcharge.<br />
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY<br />
CLOSED FOR<br />
CANADA DAY<br />
1 2 3 4 5<br />
Baked Chicken<br />
Macaroni<br />
Quiche & Salad<br />
Fish & Chips<br />
Drumsticks<br />
Salad<br />
8 9 10 11 12<br />
Quinoa Tabouleh<br />
Cabbage Rolls<br />
Cobb Salad<br />
Shepherd’s Pie<br />
w/ Sole (or vegan)<br />
Fish & Chips<br />
(vegan option)<br />
15 16 Roasted Beet 17 18 19<br />
Chicken or Vegan Chicken Rajah & Quinoa (salmon Butter Chicken<br />
Fish & Chips<br />
Caesar<br />
option)<br />
Greek Orzo<br />
Salad<br />
22 23 24 25 26<br />
Hot Reuben<br />
Seafood Linguini Peanut Chicken<br />
Sandwich<br />
Fish & Chips<br />
or Noodle Bowl<br />
29 30 31<br />
Pesto Salad<br />
Fish Tacos<br />
Buddha Bowl<br />
(chicken or vegan)<br />
JULY <strong>2024</strong><br />
<strong>SSAC</strong> PICKLEBALL SCHEDULE<br />
Beginners and new-to-us players wanting to join, please contact ssacpickleball@gmail.com<br />
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN<br />
7:30–9:30<br />
Social Play<br />
2.0—3.5+<br />
7:30–9:30<br />
3.0—3.5+<br />
1:30–3:00<br />
3.0—3.5+<br />
3:00–4:30<br />
3.0—3.5<br />
3:00–4:30<br />
2.5<br />
3:00–4:30<br />
1.0—2.0<br />
w/ Coach<br />
3:00–4:30<br />
3.0—3.25<br />
3:30–5:30<br />
2.5—3.0<br />
2:00–3:30<br />
3.0—3.5<br />
4:30–6:00<br />
2.0—3.0<br />
6:00–8:00<br />
Competitive Play<br />
3.5+<br />
4:30–6:00<br />
3.0—3.5<br />
6:00–8:00<br />
Competitive Play<br />
3.25—3.5+<br />
4:30–6:00<br />
2.5—3.5<br />
6:00–8:00<br />
3.0—3.5+<br />
4:30–6:00<br />
2.5—3.5+<br />
6:00–8:00<br />
Competitive Play<br />
3.5—3.5+<br />
5:30–7:30<br />
Social Play<br />
All Levels<br />
3:30–5:00<br />
Social Play<br />
All Levels<br />
5:00–7:00<br />
3.25—3.5+<br />
For more information, please contact ssacpickleball@gmail.com<br />
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JULY <strong>2024</strong> . <strong>SSAC</strong> ACTIVITY SCHEDULE<br />
Open to adults of all ages. Please check our website for changes. For Pickleball schedule, see page 11<br />
MONDAY<br />
Hatha Flow Yoga<br />
Chair Yoga for Arthritis<br />
Line Dancing–experienced<br />
Carpet Bowling<br />
Duplicate Bridge<br />
Social Bridge<br />
Country Two Step<br />
TUESDAY<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
THURSDAY<br />
FRIDAY<br />
SATURDAY<br />
ACTIVITY TIME ROOM CHAIR COST<br />
Stories of Our Lives Series (starts <strong>July</strong> 9 th )<br />
Memory Café<br />
Chair Yoga<br />
Craft Group<br />
Emergency HAM Radio<br />
Hatha Flow Yoga<br />
Line Dancing–Beginner/Intermediate<br />
Table Tennis<br />
American Mahjong<br />
Art Journaling (3 rd Wednesday)<br />
Bluegrass Jam (resumes <strong>July</strong> 17 th )<br />
Tai Chi<br />
Line Dancing - Basic<br />
Mahjong<br />
Friendship Tea (3 rd Thursday)<br />
Country Two Step<br />
Hatha Flow Yoga (1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd Fridays)*<br />
Yin Yoga (4 th Friday)<br />
Badminton<br />
Ukulele Jam<br />
Poker<br />
Chair Yoga<br />
10:00–11:15<br />
10:15–11:15<br />
11:30–12:30<br />
1:00–3:00<br />
12:00–4:00<br />
1:00–3:30<br />
6:00–7:00<br />
10:30–12:00<br />
10:30–12:30<br />
12:00–1:00<br />
1:00–3:00<br />
9:15–9:45<br />
10:00–11:15<br />
11:30–12:30<br />
1:00–3:00<br />
1:30–3:30<br />
2:00–3:30<br />
4:00–5:30<br />
10:00–11:30<br />
11:45–12:45<br />
1:00–3:00<br />
2:00–4:00<br />
6:00–7:00<br />
10:00–11:10<br />
10:00–11:10<br />
11:30–1:00<br />
11:15–1:00<br />
12:00–3:00<br />
1:15–2:15<br />
AM<br />
AM<br />
AM<br />
AM<br />
PM<br />
PM<br />
PM<br />
AM/PM<br />
AM/PM<br />
PM<br />
PM<br />
AM<br />
AM<br />
AM<br />
PM<br />
PM<br />
PM<br />
PM<br />
AM<br />
AM/PM<br />
PM<br />
PM<br />
PM<br />
AM<br />
AM<br />
AM/PM<br />
AM/PM<br />
PM<br />
PM<br />
Auditorium<br />
Craft Room<br />
Auditorium<br />
Auditorium<br />
Craft Room<br />
Farish Room<br />
Craft Room<br />
Farish Room<br />
Auditorium/Craft<br />
Auditorium<br />
Craft Room<br />
Farish Room<br />
Auditorium<br />
Auditorium<br />
Auditorium<br />
Lunch Room<br />
Craft Room<br />
Craft Room<br />
Auditorium<br />
Auditorium<br />
FarishRoom<br />
Lunch Room<br />
Craft Room<br />
Auditorium<br />
Auditorium<br />
Auditorium<br />
Craft Room<br />
Farish Room<br />
Auditoriuam<br />
John McDougall-Goulet<br />
Bobbie-Seale-Cobiskey<br />
Jay Alexov<br />
Katie Caple<br />
Karyn Burney/Andy Hopkinson<br />
Isobel Gibson/Fran Engst<br />
Ian McDonald<br />
Caitlin Hicks<br />
Brian Smith/Rosella Leslie<br />
Tenaya Kivlichan<br />
Carol Maynard<br />
Larry Peterson<br />
John McDougall-Goulet<br />
Jay Alexov<br />
Marilyn Heinrich<br />
Nicol Mentis<br />
Violette Clark<br />
Jay Keevil & Kim Carmichael<br />
David Carson<br />
Louise Parker<br />
Katie Caple<br />
Sharon Blanchette<br />
Ian McDonald<br />
John McDougall-Goulet<br />
Andre Casaubon<br />
Val Galat<br />
Mark Trevis<br />
Bob Hodgson<br />
Tenaya Kivlichan<br />
Quilting 9:00–4:00 AM/PM Lunch Room 2 nd Saturday of each month $4/$8<br />
$6<br />
$48<br />
$4<br />
$4<br />
$4<br />
$4<br />
$4<br />
$48<br />
$6<br />
$6<br />
$4<br />
$6<br />
$4<br />
$4<br />
$4<br />
$6<br />
$4<br />
$4<br />
$4<br />
$4<br />
$6<br />
$6<br />
$4<br />
$4<br />
$4<br />
$6<br />
* Note: these classes are not<br />
suitable for first-timers<br />
Activities are subject to change, especially weekend activities. Check with the Centre or your activity chair if you have any questions.<br />
For the Pickleball schedule, please refer to page 11.<br />
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