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The Link-Letter Sept. 5, 2008 v. 3-36 For more information click on the links provided or check out Resources for Agencies and Event Details. New items are highlighted. NEWS FOR AGENCY STAFF 1. The American National Council on Aging has created a five-part online training module series on health promotion for older adults. The series provides an overview of evidence-based healthy aging programming, and each module defines health promotion concepts, frameworks, and terms, and provides interactive exercises and links to tools and resources. The modules are self-paced and take about 30 minutes to complete. Access the training. PROJECTS ON THE GO Helen McClean, Personal Directives Workshop volunteer, would be glad to share her time and talents for free! If you are interested and would like to invite her to your centre, you can contact her at 780-433-3083 or email [email protected]. Strathcona Place Senior Citizens Centre is looking for a volunteer Watercolour Instructor. If anyone has any suggestions, please contact Assistant Director Terrie Shaw at [email protected]. This is a section for agencies to use to: • seek partners for projects they are interested in initiating • share information about projects other agencies might want to try • share information about projects developed in response to ESCC core initiatives (such as addressing concerns related to isolated immigrant seniors) • seek advice or input on projects they want to try but are hesitant about getting started • share information about resources (for example, making other agencies aware of space available for rent or indicating a willingness to share accommodations) Send us your information by emailing [email protected]. EVENTS FOR AGENCY STAFF 1. Mill Wood Seniors Centre is celebrating its first anniversary Sept. 10 from 1 to 4 p.m. The centre, located at 7207 - 28 Ave., will provide free entertainment and light refreshments, opportunities to learn about its programs and other community services, the chance to participate in a no-charge recreational activity, and the opportunity to visit with old friends and make new ones. For details call Anne at 780-465-7066. 2. The “winners” of the second Link-Letter movie pass giveaway of 2008 are Kimberly Buehler, Colleen Emmott, Navita Kalra, Rosemary Kitay and Hayley Weedon. They each received two “admit two” passes for an advance screening of The Women at Empire City Centre 9 Cinemas, 10200 - 102 Ave., on Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. Keep an eye open for the next giveaway. Even I don’t know when that may be. 3. The Alberta Council on Aging (ACA) will deliver a Community Conversations Empowering Capacity and Collaboration workshop in Edmonton Sept. 17 to inform community and non-profit seniors’ organizations of the availability of funding. The workshop will aid in identifying community needs, application and reporting processes, and best practices for grant development. For information or to register call toll free 1-888-423-9666. ACA will host the event at #210, 14964 – 121A Ave. from 10 a.m. to noon and again from 2 to 4 p.m. 4. Alberta Employment and Immigration (Information & Privacy Office) is offering a number of one-day courses to address concerns raised by organizations and service providers regarding the impact of privacy legislation on their ability to share information with each other. Click here to learn more and see the workshop schedule. To register, click here. 5. How does your organization deal with clients from different cultural backgrounds? Attend a session Sept. 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Providence Renewal Centre, 3005 - 119 St., Edmonton. Lunch and workbooks will be provided. For more information contact Dawn Papineau at 780-428-3660, [email protected], or go to the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues website at www.efcl.org. 6. Share “promising practices” with colleagues in the nonprofit/voluntary sector and brag just a bit about your agency. More and more organizations are realizing we need to work more collaboratively to build the capacity of the sector and ensure long-term success for all of us! With this in mind, the City of Edmonton and Volunteer Edmonton are co-hosting a workshop on Oct. 10 from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the Green and Gold Room at Commonwealth Stadium. Share recruitment or retention strategies, volunteer recognition ideas, promotional ideas and marketing strategies. Ten organizations that agree to serve as presenters will have their workshop fees waived. If interested in participating as a presenter, send a brief description of your "promising practice" (200 words or less) which describes the strategy you'd like to share, the tools used, why it was successful, and the cost involved. The deadline to register as a presenter is Sept. 12. Contact Susan Kankkunen at [email protected]. 7. Fund Development for Non-Profit Societies is a seminar intended to engage board members and executive leadership in creating sustainable funding using a tested, proven formula. Sarah McCrum will show participants how to establish a steady stream of mission-focused major donors: donors who will give for operations, capital projects and endowment funding. The seminar is Sept. 24 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the United Way In-Kind Centre, 16821 - 113 Ave. It’s free but pre- registration is required and space is limited. Go here to access a registration form. 8. Health Care Aide Conference 2008, a “one of a kind” celebration of front-line caregivers, will be held Oct. 3 at the Mayfield Inn and Trade Centre, 16615 - 109 Ave., Edmonton. Cost: $90 per person. Includes lunch and refreshments. Keynote speaker and education sessions. For information call NorQuest College at 780-644-6358 or visit www.norquest.ca and follow the links. The registration deadline is Sept. 12. 9. Is your organization taking advantage of opportunities for involving immigrants and refugees as volunteers and staff? Volunteer Edmonton is inviting nonprofit/voluntary sector executive directors, board members, volunteer managers and staff to participate in a six session Supporting Newcomers to Canada in the Workplace series that explores how to create an inclusive, equitable and respectful work environment in which the skills and knowledge of all volunteers are recognized and valued. The modules were developed by the University of Alberta's Faculty of Extension. Sessions are Fridays, Oct. 24 to Nov. 28 from 9 a.m. to noon. Participants must commit to all six sessions. They’ll be held at #400, 10025 - 106 St. Register by Oct. 17 by calling 780- 482-0198. For more information email [email protected]. 10. The Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital hosts the 2008 Geriatric Psychiatry conference After Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘n' Roll: Geriatric Psychiatry Braces for the Future Nov. 20-21 at the University of Alberta’s Lister Centre. Delegates will include psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, occupational therapist, recreation therapists, pharmacists and other service providers who use mental health strategies in their practice with seniors. The featured speaker is Dr. Shawn Christopher Shea, Director of the Training Institute for Suicide Assessment and Clinical Interviewing in New Hampshire. To register online, go to here. For more information or to receive a conference brochure, email [email protected] or phone 780-735- 7912 or toll-free 1-877-877-8714. WORK OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SENIOR SERVING SECTOR Southwest Seniors’ Outreach Society (10832 – 62 Ave) is seeking a new choir director. The choir meets Tuesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. (September – June). The choir also provides outreach services and plays in various nursing homes, etc. throughout the year. Salary is negotiable. Please contact Yvonne Pearson at 780-435-9515 or email [email protected] if you are interested. Submit content or comments by Thursday to: Rich Gossen Communications, ESCC Office: (780) 423-5635, Fax: (780) 428-1930 [email protected] www.seniorscouncil.net Suite 308, 10310 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 2W4 Agency Staff: Please post the following at your agency: ITEMS FOR SENIORS / VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIORS / WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIORS. ITEMS FOR SENIORS 1. The Seniors Assisted Transportation Society of Greater Edmonton (SATS) now has a new address: 9907-108 Ave. Everyone is welcome to visit. The SATS annual Grandparents Day Car Rally, a non-timed, best poker hand fun event, will be held Sept. 13 at the Irish Sports and Social Society, 12546 - 126 St., to benefit the seniors at SATS. This year a Paper, Rock, Scissors competition and a Cribbage tournament have been added. The fun includes a silent auction, dinner and live entertainment. Tickets are $40. Call 780-732-1221. 2. Seniors interested in the history of Western Canada are invited to attend a series of lectures at the Provincial Archives of Alberta, 8555 Roper Road, beginning Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. The lectures will be presented by local author and historian Tony Cashman each Wednesday evening until Oct. 22. Topics include How the West was Drawn, Making the West Canadian, The Fur Trade and Organizing the West for Settlement. Due to limited space, registration is required for all lectures. To register, call 780-427-1750 or email [email protected]. 3. Edmonton Meals on Wheels hosts its annual Celebrity Box Social on Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald. More than 30 high profile Edmontonians will be auctioned off with a lunch or dinner donated by some of Edmonton’s top restaurants. This year you can bid to dine with such celebrities as Senator Tommy Banks, Mayor Stephen Mandel, hypnotist Wayne Lee, and local political, media, sports, and entertainment personalities. The celebrity auctioneer is Bridget Ryan of Citytv. While waiting for your favourite celebrity to hit the auction block, nibble away at a decadent chocolate dessert buffet.