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September- October 2011 15 Sir Winston Churchill Square Edmonton Alberta T5J 2E5 Sage Autumn at Sage Housing Forum Clowning Around Saturday, September 24th Members of a circus acrobatics team came to Central Lions Seniors' Recreation Centre, Sage to perform and to conduct an Interactive 11113-113 Street Circus Workshop for Seniors. The workshop offered juggling, plate spinning and devil stick tossing. Participants can enjoy the forum, parking, Our Korean EAL group and others joined right coffee, tea, lunch and door prizes - all for free. in. Barb says she is Registration for the forum is requested and doing well opens on September 1st. Please call 780-423- balancing 5510 ext. 310 to register. More information her new about the forum is available at career. http://seniorshousingforum.blogspot.com IN THIS ISSUE Hello from the President 2 Board Highlights 2 Board of Directors 2 Staff Directory 3 Staff Inflections 3 Life Enrichment 4 Groups 4 Drop In Activities 6 Classes and Courses 9, 14 Field Trips 8, 12 Programs and Services 19 Thanks to Donors 15 Volunteering 21 News and Notes 22 Course Registration 24 For more information visit www.MySage.ca, email info@MySage.ca or call 780-423-5510 1 Message from the President Board Highlights – June 2011 It is that time of year when Staff and Board gather • Sage is fully staffed. Three temporary positions to map out where Sage will go in the next several years. What do we do best? Where do we need have been filled, as well as one full time position. to build links to others to provide a full range of • The Board reviewed 12 documents gathered by services for our members? the Executive Director to help it set the strategic direction for the next 3 years. Speaking of our members, we have a potential membership of 100,000 plus, over the age of 65. We • Thanks were given to J. Noonan for her work on are currently conducting a survey of our members ETO, the new database. to better understand your reasons for joining, your • The Board adopted the Advocacy Committee’s need for services and your on-going interests and Five Principles of Aging in Place as a guide to issues. Sage's public response to any initiatives that Seniors are a growing proportion of our community regards Aging in Place. and what is more important, we care and we • The Executive Director detailed the plan for the vote. Perhaps this fact is recognized by all levels main floor renovation. of government and senior-serving organizations who have produced an unprecedented number of • The Board approved a request that Sage reports, studies, action plans and policy frameworks participate in research on shelters. (all of which Roger provided to the Board) to support • The Board adopted the Decision Making About our planning efforts. We are now in the process of Aging concept outline for use by Sage or Sage in assembling the information from our discussions into a number of themes. partnership with others to guide development of decision making about aging programs. Some of these themes include: Sage • How to increase awareness of the contributions of • Work is underway to redesign the Organizational Manual seniors and the programs that Sage offers; • Ways to expand our scope of activities to place a greater focus on preventative solutions, as we expand our source of revenue; • Collaboration with others to provide a greater range of support for our members; and • A planned effort to continuously develop our very talented and committed staff. As time progresses, Roger and I will provide updates on what you should expect over the next Sage BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011 - 2012 several years. Executive John Schiel President John Schiel President Elect Bauni Mckay Secretary Barb Burton Treasurer Don Junk Past President Diane McIntyre We would be honoured to discuss prearranged funeral MEMBERS at LARGE services with you or answer any questions you may have H.R. David Beckham Brent Abbott about our services and products. Joan Ivany Lily Simpson Peter Bevilacqua Lynn Skillen Mohamed Assaf Executive Director Roger Laing 2 For more information visit www.MySage.ca, email info@MySage.ca or call 780-423-5510 Please call or visit Sage to register for programs, courses or events. Sage Staff Directory Welcome to Sage. Main Switchboard 780-423-5510 I ask new staff some questions: How did you come Life Enrichment and Home Services here - what in your life till now prepared you for Life Enrichment Rachel Tassone 780-701-9016 Sage Sage Home Services Barb Carroll 780-701-9007 your work at ? What is - who are we Home Services Assistant Alexa Balen 780-701-9007 collectively as you see us so far? Their answers Home Service Requests 780-701-9011 follow. Home Services Redesign Peyman Azad 780-701- 9007 Barb Carroll - Home Services Coordinator. Social Work Services Assessment Lisa France 780-701-9019 “I have worked with seniors Coordinator Heather Shupe 780-701-9014 for the past six years in the Guardianship Karin Tully 780-701-9006 health care industry. I enjoy Housing Debby Marcus 780-701-9018 Long Term Support Doneka Simmons 780-701-9005 the social interaction with Multicultural Seniors Debby Marcus 780-701-9018 seniors, especially when they Seniors’ Safe House Tanya Sinclair-Gibson 780-702-1520 share their life experiences, Seniors’ Safe House Anjulie Talwar 780-702-1520 pass on some wisdom or This Full House Doneka Simmons 780-701-9005 share a great joke. This Full House Tracee Whitford 780-701-9005 Food Services I have also heard from seniors how frustrating it is Food Service Manager Wayne Sand 780-701-9022 for them to access services or to find out Food Services, information. Sage connects to seniors in so many Assistant Mgr. Jeannie Landsman 780-701-9022 different ways. I am excited to be part of this Food Services Jacqueline Giesbrecht agency, where the wide variety of programs Ernest Manning addresses seniors’ needs. Sage Savories Order 780-701-9025 Lisa France – Assessment Coordinator Volunteer Services Volunteer Services Christine Poirier 780-701-9015 Growing up in Montreal I would Membership 780-701-9021 spend every weekend with my grandparents who reside in a Administration Executive Director Roger Laing 780-701-9001 mostly seniors community. I Director of Operations Bernice Sewell 780-701-9002 would help run community Manager, Administration Jane Noonan 780-701-9009 activities such as BINGO or Office Services Ivett Campos 780-701-9004 teach knitting to help the ladies Director, Community Relations Karen McDonald 780-701-9008 make hats, mitts, and scarves Communications David Loper 780-701-9012 for those in need. I have always Assistant for CR & MS JoLynn Parenteau 780-701-9017 known that I wanted to work for a specific Manager, Finance Colleen Jahns 780-701-9003 community of individuals by contributing in a meaningful way. I was fortunate enough to come to Sage through a student practicum and to be STAFF NEWS offered a full time temporary position. We made comment in the last Link of Wayne’s Sage is an organization that works for and with successes with the Health Check program and older persons to provide supports, resources and Sage Savories in general. This month we highlight services. Sage works in collaboration with other Sage another success story. , led by Karen community organizations and is constantly striving McDonald, was one of four winners of the Social to provide innovative ideas to better serve its Enterprise Boot Camp Award of $10,000 and 25 population. hours of professional coaching from TEC Edmonton. Thank you, Karen, and congratulations. For more information visit www.MySage.ca, email info@MySage.ca or call 780-423-5510 3 Please call or visit Sage to register for programs, courses or events. Karolina Hanula – Social Media Project Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:30- Karolina's project, Edmonton 4:00 pm in the Raye Dolgoy Room. Club members SeniorNet, aims to introduce gather to enjoy games of Bridge and have fun. The seniors to social networking cost is $1.00 per play. Anyone wishing to learn how websites such as Facebook, to play is welcome to register for lessons which are Skype and Twitter, in hopes of available on Fridays from 10:00-11:00 am for $5 combating the occurrence of per lesson. Please call Christine at 780-701-9015 social isolation. This is her third to register for lessons. position at Sage as she completes her University of Alberta undergraduate The Busy Fingers is a year round crafting group degree in English and Classical Studies. Karolina that meets every Thursday in the craft room from is enjoying the collective creative efforts of all 9:00 am to 11:30 am. Currently they are focusing Sage employees, volunteers and members to on knitting and crocheting. Come and join these make her project a success. Many conversations amazing women (men are welcome) as they create and interactions have convinced her that Sage is beautiful pieces. Guidance and instruction are a community of individuals who have a lot of available. wisdom, enthusiasm and creativity to offer Edmonton. Leather Working Group- do you enjoy leather- working but don’t want to do it alone? Join Sage’s Tracee Whitford - This Full House Coordinator. NEW leather-working group! Bring in your own supplies or new projects can be ordered. Some In April 2011, I graduated from tools provided. the Social Work program at Grant MacEwan University. Prior Date: Wednesdays to this I spent a lot of my time doing volunteer work. I discovered my passion when I began volunteering with the older adult community and discovered all the knowledge Located in the heart of Garneau (right and kindness the aging population have to offer.