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Treat your staff to an afternoon of laughter and learning at the Laughter in the Workplace session on May 27. Participants will learn how to bring more joy into their lives, find balance, and maintain positive working relationships.
The registration deadline is May 21, so encourage your staff to register soon. This event is being sponsored by the Muttart Foundation and they have specified that they would like to see organizations provide a one-time $50 payment to ESCC to show that they are on-board and support the event and then organizations can register as many staff members as they wish. Contact Sheila at sheila@seniorscouncil.net regarding payment on behalf of your organization.
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Laughter in Your Workplace, Your Family and Your Life
May 27
1 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: South East Edmonton Seniors Association gymnasium (9350 - 82 Street)
Free for staff
Lunch is included
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Conversation Café: Focus on Poverty
Please join us at the upcoming conversation café where we will discuss the issue of poverty and how Edmonton seniors are faring.
John Kolkman, Research Coordinator with the Edmonton Social Planning Council, will speak about a recent report A Profile of Poverty in Edmonton (Jan. 2015) developed by the Edmonton Social Planning Council and use demographics and statistics to focus on Edmonton seniors.
Round table conversations will allow participants to further discuss the issue based on their experiences with the Edmonton seniors community.
Conversation Café
June 17
1 – 3:30 p.m.
Location: St. Michaels Health Group, Heritage Hall (7404 -139 Ave)
Free to attend
Please register online or by phone (780-428-3660) so we know how many people to expect.
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2015 AGM Highlights
We’re excited to welcome new and returning members to our Board of Directors. ESCC board members include representatives from senior-serving and senior-supporting organizations as well as members at large, and we appreciate the perspectives and wealth of experience this diversity brings to the Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council.
It’s our pleasure to introduce the 2015-16 ESCC Board of Directors:
Michael Alpern
Jewish Family Services
Co-Chair |
Sheila Clifford-MacKay
South East Edmonton Seniors Association |
Myrna Mauer
North Edmonton Seniors Association |
Bauni Mackay
Sage
Co-Chair |
Debbie Creaser
North West Edmonton Seniors Society |
Mary Jane McLaughlin
Member at Large |
Joan Welch
Member at Large
Treasurer |
Peter Faid
Member at Large |
Gary Pool
Alberta Council on Aging |
Kerri LaBrash
St. Michaels Health Group
Secretary |
Barb Foxall
Member at Large |
Shameem Siddiqui
Multicultural Women & Seniors Services Association |
Shelley Kwong
Community Services Dept. City of Edmonton
Ex-officio |
Karen Greenwood
Shepherd’s Care at Home |
Shawn Turcotte
Home Instead Seniors Care |
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Holly Matthews
Lifestyle Options Riverbend |
Alan Vladicka
Westend Seniors Activity Centre |
Seniors Financial Literacy
Our guest speaker for the AGM was Jane Rooney, Canada’s Financial Literacy Leader. Ms. Rooney spoke about initiatives underway to enhance seniors’ financial literacy including a national strategy for financial literacy and the Canadian Financial Literacy Database. Ms. Rooney has given permission to share her slideshow Enhancing Seniors' Well-Being with Financial Literacy with you.
Interest was also shown in the presentation Ms. Rooney made earlier in the morning to banking professionals on Protecting Seniors Against Financial Abuse. She has given permission to share this presentation too.
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We’re pleased to share with you the Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council 2014 Annual Report. Our annual report highlights the work we undertook in 2014 to support our member organizations and to facilitate collaboration among stakeholders in the seniors sector.
We invite you to read it to learn more about our work on initiatives such as the six-district model for delivery of home supports, outreach to isolated/at-risk seniors, Seniors Information Phone Line and Age Friendly Edmonton.
A digital version is available on our website as a PDF. You can also request a print copy by contacting admin@seniorscouncil.net or by phone at 780-423-5635.
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