Kanata Seniors Council Inc. Minutes of a meeting of the Directors on April 17, 2015.

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1 Kanata Seniors Council Inc. Minutes of a meeting of the Directors on April 17, Present: Polly Erskine-Henry, Cam McNeil, Valerie O Callaghan, Liz Tucker, Jeet Wadehra, Susan Dotsenroth, Eileen Gorgichuk. Absent: Ralph Boone, Terry McPartlin, Isobelle Skinner, Kay Dubie, John Kern, Sarah Trant, and Chris Valentine. Guests: Michelle Brodeur. Associates: Janet Baigent, Sharon Gray, Peter van Boeschoten, Julie Munro, Jennifer Armstrong, Rachel Blair, Ashish Premkumar. Welcome: Valerie O Callaghan called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. and welcomed everyone. She thanked Sharon Gray for the goodies to go with coffee. Approval of the minutes of March 20 th Polly Erskine-Henry moved that the minutes of March 20 th be approved as circulated; seconded by Sue Dotsenroth. Carried: 7-0 Approval of the agenda: Liz Tucker moved that the agenda as circulated be approved with minor additions; seconded by Sue Dotsenroth. Carried: 7-0 Reports /Information from Residences and the City: Sharon Gray: Island View Retirement Suites. May 7 th : Musical celebration with Ottawa Valley Orchestra - 7:30-8:30 p.m. May 20 th : Fashion show presenting the fashions and fancies of the movie Gone with the wind - 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Southern refreshments to match. May 26: Informative session on brain health. 2:00-3:30 p.m. June 24: Strawberry social with entertainment by Diamonds - 2:30-4:30 p.m. Jennifer Armstrong: Ottawa Public Library. Jennifer reported on activities at the library, and highlighted Jane s Walk on May 2 nd at 2 p.m. Rachel Blair: Riverpark Place Rachel noted thatriverpark Place will have its 20 th anniversary in June. Julie Munro: the Chartwell homes Chartwell Empress: May 8 th - Mother s Day Spa. May 15 th - Cinco de Mayo party for FWFF, best customer, best dancer.

2 -2- The Empress are also opening their hairdresser to others, booking Monday and Friday right now. Call for appointment. Chartwell Kanata: - Fit Minds Workshops will be held every Wednesday at 2 p.m. beginning May 6 th. Workshops are complimentary and are open to all Seniors. Posters to advertise dates & topics, location & RSVP info will be sent out soon. - Participating in Far West Fun Fest and will be presenting Sage Age Theatre on Friday, May 8 th at 2:00 p.m. Everyone welcome! Chartwell Stonehaven: Apr Fashion show from 2-4 p.m. Ashish Premkumar: Atria Retirement - Court at Barrhaven May 5 - Barrhaven s Cinco de Mayo. Joan Kuiack: Alavida Lifestyles Park Place: Apr Spinal Stenosis Information night with Dr. Dirk Keenan at 7:30 p.m. The Ravines Seniors Suites: May 1 - Sing-Along Classics with Kith McCuaig p.m. May 2 - Tulip Festival Open House from 2-4 p.m. Refreshments. May 5 - Cinco de Mayo dinner & movie La Bamba - 5:30-8:30 p.m. May 7 - East Coast Social Hour with caesar cocktails and live music from PEI p.m. May 9 - Bridge Tournament with Nepean Sportplex Seniors Centre p.m. Probus: Peter van Boeschoten Probus meets the second Tuesday of the month at Kanata United Church. Their next speaker will be talking about the fire of 1879 that went through the area. They will also be having a speaker from the NAC Orchestra talking about their tours. Kanata Seniors Centre: Janet Baigent A copy of Janet s report is attached to the minutes, but she did highlight several items: - Tickets are available for Big Band Dances. - Garage sale on May 2-8 a.m p.m. Donations can be dropped off starting Apr Alive Driver Training course went well and will be a part of regular programming. Janet said that the Centre will be closed from June 27 to July 5, and perhaps longer for the halls. -3-

3 Older Adult Plan: Liz Tucker Liz said that the final meeting of the present committee will be on May 20 th. This year is the 50 th anniversary of Beaverbrook - watch for happenings. Treasurer s report: Liz Tucker Liz presented a financial report for the year to date, which shows a loss of $3, Advisory Committee: Valerie O Callaghan 1. Digital Projectors As the Council now owns three projectors, Janet asked if the Council would consider selling the City the newest projector. We looked at various options, as #1 projector is still working but doesn t have the highest resolution, #2 has rapidly deteriorating pixals and #3 is the new purchase. Since Janet mentioned that she could not justify, in her budget, the rationale for buying a new projector to address the needs of those who rent this facility for activities, a suggestion was to ask the Council whether they would consider donating Projector #1 to the City, with Projector #3 as a back-up. Cam MacNeill moved that we give projector #1 to the City, that projector #2 go to the garage sale, and that projector #3 (the new one) belongs to the Council. Seconded by Eileen Gorgichuck. Carried: Shuffleboard This activity is suffering in attendance - March - 0. Discussed sending out a notice for May and June to ascertain interest. If none, this activity will not be included in the Fall schedule. 3. Summer Shutdown Mention of the Centre s shutdown for annual maintenance. There are no big ticket items and dates will be shared - June 27 - July Learning Series We discussed possible topics for the upcoming Learning Series. She is open to any and all suggestions. Currently Janet arranges the purchase and delivery of goodies for these seminars. As there is a new shopper for the Cafe, is this something that the shopper could do Council discussion? If so, need a procedure which aligns with what Frank is currently doing. Otherwise, Janet will continue to arrange for the goodies. Polly will speak to Frank. 5. Fall Open House Janet is looking for the best way to promote the Centre and bring in new people for the 2016 Open House. There is a question of whether we should have a full open house or simply provide pancakes in the future, (Fall Open House 2015 will remain unchanged). The idea is to reach out and let people know the Centre is here and what it offers. The open house route may not be the best way and Janet is looking for suggestions maybe a Try It Campaign. Various ideas were put forward and discussed. -4-

4 6. Merging Activities Janet was asked to look at the compatibility of activities (with smaller attendance), to ensure that these activities continued. Janet was open to this provided a convenor could be found to do the administrative. Travel: John Kern Bridlewood Retirement Community (located in Kanata) Wed May 6. Trip includes bus, tour and lunch. Cost is $5.00 Tulip Trip is part of Far West Fun Fest and will go on Sat. May 9. Fee for this trip is part of your Registration Cost for the Far West Fun Fest. Please indicate on the Registration Form if you wish to participate in this trip. Mackenzie King Estate trip on Fri May 29. It will include a tour and tea. Cost is yet to be determined. Riverpark Place Retirement Residence Trip (in Kanata) on Fri Jun 5. Trip includes bus, tour, lunch and entertainment. Cost is $5.00 Thorncliffe Place Retirement Residence Trip on Tues Jun 16. Trip will include: tour, bus, strawberry social and entertainment. Cost is $ Islands Playhouse to see musical Pirates of Penzance on Sun Jun 21. Cost yet to be determined. Café Liaison: Polly Erskine-Henry Polly reported that everything is going fine in the café. Computers: Michelle Brodeur She reported that she needs one more cable. We need to upgrade some things. The Ipad has been found. We need more seniors who want lessons. Events only should go on Facebook. Cam suggested that the newsletter should advertise the need for people for lessons, and also Facebook and Twitter. There should be an inventory of the equipment that we have. Also need to prepare a procedure for use of the equipment. Far West Fun Fest: Liz Tucker Liz advised that the booklets with registration forms are now available. -5-

5 Special council events: The Retirement Living Fair took place on Sat Apr 11. We had 35 for profit exhibitors offering goods and services for older adults plus the Council, Kanata Seniors' Centre, WOCRC and City Health Dept in attendance as not for profit exhibitors. We had over 250 people attend the Fair. Complete report on Fair will be prepared in the near future. Planning is underway for the Annual Council Volunteer Recognition Award on Jun 4. Flyers and Nomination Forms are available at the Council Cafe, Centre s Front Desk and posted on the Council website and completed forms are due back no later than May 15. Invitations have been sent to area Seniors Residences suggesting if they have a volunteer at their property who meets our criteria they could submit the name to us prior to May 15. This event is operated in conjunction with Centre s' Volunteer Recognition Day on the same day. Planning is underway for the the Annual General Meeting on Mon Sept 14. More to follow at future meetings. New business: Peter van Boeschoten Peter advised that Janet is willing to research mics that are wireless. He also said that early on money was set aside for expansion of the Centre. As that probably won t happen, it might be worthwhile using some of those funds for up-dating the sound system. It was agreed in principle that Janet proceed with her research. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 11:05 a.m. Next meeting: Friday, May 22, 2015, at 9 a.m. NOTE CHANGE OF DATE DUE TO FAR WEST FUN FEST! Margaret Burman Secretary.

6 nata Seniors Centre - Notices/Updates-April 2015 y of Ottawa: Many service clubs have great activities for the community, check the bulletin board for details. Big Band Dances tickets available here Looking for an indoor alternative for walking Check out our In Club Mall Walking Program. Our staff are on site Monday to Friday from 7am to 10am, great for exercise and friendship, currently 350 walkers in the program -6- Kanata Seniors Centre Special Events: a. Fashion Show was fantastic b. Garage Sale Saturday May 2, 8am 12pm, donations are welcome and can be dropped off starting April 27 Looking forward to Far West Fun Fest and working with the Council Monthly Learning Series c. Tuesday, May 28 working on a speaker d. Tuesday, June 11 Memory Fitness Talk May Evening of Learning. May 12 at 7pm, Professor Wiles Nuclear Accident at Chernobyl 55 Alive Driver Training course went well and we will have this part of regular programming Diabetes Screening confirmed with the Pinecrest Queensway Health Unit for June 11. Volunteer training will be closer to date Volunteer Recognition Thursday, June 4 10:30am to 1:30pm. Entertainment and caterer booked, working on volunteer database. Invites will go out May 15 Website Updates Janet is working on update Centre Activities information/pictures on the website.

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