Sunburst The Newsletter for Seniors United Now

Sherwood Business Center – Franklin‟s Inn 4th Quart er 2010 #15 - 2016 Sherwood Drive, Sherwood Park, Alberta, T8A 3X3 I ssue 21 Telephone 780-449-1816, Fax 780-449-1475 seniorsunitednow.com Email [email protected]

What‟s Inside? Volunteers required President Report Pg 2 The Board of Directors is proceeding ahead with Executive Director Pg 3 activating our SUN Committees. We have Membership designated chairs for each committee and are Committee report Pg 7 NE Edmonton Pg 7 seeking interested members to sit on the Renewals Pg 10 Fees Pg 12 following committees:

Fundraising Fundraising Report Pg 6 Cash Raffle Pg 11 Membership Health Transportation Driving Assessment Pg 6 Advocacy Driving GPS Survey Pg 10 Volunteer wanted Pg 4 If you have skills or interests in one of these Chapter News committees please advise the office and you will St. Albert Chapter Pg 4 Sherwood Park - Strathcona be contacted by the committee chair. County Chapter Pg 5 Our committees are important for growth and

Guest Columnist public impact. D.Eggen FOM Pg 8 Please consider putting your name forward Not Just for Fun Seniors and Sudoku Pg 9 for one of the above committees.

SUN Board of Directors 2010 - 2011

Gordon Voth – President Richard Tansey - Vice-President

Barrie Pratt - Treasurer Tony Powell – Secretary Denis Beaudry - Director

Frances Badrock - Director Reg Wood – Director Mathew Romanow - Director

Executive Director -

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Presidents Report:

The Board of Directors has had a very busy summer. Foremost was the conclusion of our contract with Jacqueline Biollo, of “A Songbird’s Solo” as our consulting Executive Director. The Board advertised for a Part-Time Executive Director and I’m pleased to report that Mr. John MacDonald has accepted our offer of employment, effective November 1, 2010. Please join me in welcoming John to SUN as our Executive Director. Over the summer we have been corresponding with politicians over various issues. On May 13th 2010 we sent a letter to all MLA’s asking them to support and implement an Alberta Property Tax deferment program . This program would permit seniors with financial difficulties to defer paying municipal property taxes until their property is sold. The purpose is to assist seniors to remain in their homes for as long as possible. To date the response has been positive. SUN is now contacting MLA’s to personally discuss the issue with them. We would encourage our members to also bring this issue up when they meet with their own MLA’s. On June 16, 2010, we wrote to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and each Albertan MP. Sun advised them that we do not support Bill C-428, which would change the OAS qualification period from 10 years to 3 years. Our position is this would create a further deficit and should not be enacted. We have heard from 14 MP’s and Steven Harpers office, advising that this bill raises concerns. On July 7, 2010 we wrote to MLA Fred Horne, member of the standing committee on health (Past Chair) raising SUN’s concerns over the new proposed Alberta Health Act. We are concerned that the new legislation will not improve access and delivery of Health care, in fact may create new problems. We proposed a further consultation process and will continue to address our concerns with Alberta MLA’s. On July 27th 2010 SUN president Voth and SUN vice-president Tansey met with Heather Forsyth, Health Critic for the Wildrose Alliance party. We discussed the parties’ position on the property tax deferment program and the parties’ position on seniors’ issues as outlined in SUN’s priorities paper. We were well received and were able to impress upon Heather the importance of senior’s issues. Further we facilitated a meet and greet forum with , Leader of the Wildrose Alliance party so that SUN members could question her on seniors’ issues and where the Wildrose Alliance party stood on these issues. The meet and greet session was well attended. We continue to pursue a meeting with , minister of Health and Wellness and will be meeting with Dr. , MLA and Parliamentary assistant to Minister Zwozdesky.

Your Board continues to advocate on your behalf and trust that we are effectively representing our members.

Gordon Voth - President ______

Mark your Calendar…WEDNESDAY APRIL 27/2011

Don‟t miss out on this annual provincial meeting, speak one on one with the SUN board members cast your vote for new board members. There will be an interesting GUEST SPEAKER a fabulous luncheon and door prizes. Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity to meet with other seniors that are concerned about the future for seniors in Alberta.

PLAN ON ATTENDING THE ALBERTA SENIORS UNITED NOW 2011 ANNUAL PROVINCIAL MEETING.

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Executive Director/Consultant Report: Jacqueline Biollo

Together, with the support and encouragement of the Board of Directors and SUN membership of over 2,200 individuals across the province, Jacqueline Biollo, consultant and SUN Executive Director has successfully participated in the development and advancement of SUN‟s goals and objectives. Her energy and expertise has advanced SUN as a major advocate for seniors‟ issues and concerns. Jacqueline says “it has been a pleasure to be at the helm of this organization: meeting with, talking to and getting a better sense of issues that matter most to seniors across the province”. Jacqueline sites her success in part to her ability to introduce collaborative initiatives, seek opinions or consensus and exemplify true compassion when speaking with seniors – many of whom live in rural or remote locations.

“Biollo has been instrumental in moving the organization forward, through marketing and promotions, chapter development, speakers series and through research and development of our position papers” comments SUN President Gordon Voth “Her passion and understanding for the grass roots issues of seniors, as well as her ability to advocate on their behalf to all levels of government will be recognizably missed.”

The Board of Directors is very appreciative of the services we have received from „A Songbird Solo‟, the board of directors thank Jacqueline for her services and have notified her SUN will be transitioning to an exclusive Executive Director contract in the near future. Biollo is downsizing her consulting responsibilities in the immediate to focus on and pursue her MBA in Leadership and Executive Management Consulting from Royal Roads in Victoria B.C.

Executive Director Report: John MacDonald

John MacDonald has recently started as the Executive Director of Alberta Seniors United Now. John eagerly anticipates his involvement with this dynamic, resourceful and visionary organization. John MacDonald Having recently retired from the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton after 18 years of directing educational and support programs focused on helping people to deal effectively with challenging life issues, John is looking forward to working with SUN and its dedicated focus on Senior's issues.

John brings to SUN his recent active involvements:

2 years involvement with GEA (Greater Edmonton Alliance) re: Senior's Care Issues team 6 years developing and implementing a Pastoral Care Visitors training program for faith communities 5 years on the Steering Committee for the annual Diverse Voices, Family Violence Prevention Conference 3 years on the Advisory Board of the A.D.F. (Alberta Disability Forum) 4 years with F.E.P.I. (Faith Emergency Preparedness Initiative) focusing on the training of best practices regarding volunteer response to a major disaster/pandemic. John is excited to be exclusively focusing on issues concerning seniors as well as working with the very knowledgeable and actively involved Board of Directors at S.U.N. In addition John considered it a great privilege to work with Alberta's greatest hidden resource, which is the wisdom, experience, knowledge and understanding of our Alberta Seniors.

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St. Albert Chapter… Quarterly Activity Summary

Chapter meetings are held on the 4th Monday of each month at 1:30PM at the St.Albert Royal Legion on Tache Street. We do not meet in July, August and December.

Our Executive strives to keep our membership informed on any progress on the local issues which include property tax, user fees, utility costs and transportation. We are continuing to monitor and report on important issues including changes to Health Care benefits, changes to Blue Cross Pharmaceutical benefits, Property Tax Deferment Plan and on any other important matters.

In keeping with our efforts to provide informative speakers we acknowledge the excellent presentations in the following months:

September 27/2010 Diane Gibson, noted researcher and author, from the Parkland Institute gave a very informative talk on the current status of the Alberta Health System and the potential impact of the New Alberta Health Act. We were pleased to welcome guests to our meeting, Matt Romanow, SUN Board Director and Wes Brodhead, new council candidate in upcoming municipal election.

October 25/2010 The St Albert Seniors Working Group has developed an excellent program relative to the serious subject of Elder Abuse and we were favored with an excellent presentation by Val Niblock and Tara Rodrigue of the St Albert Seniors Club.

November 22/2010 (after the submission date for Sunburst) Informal meet and greet session with the new St.Albert City Council.

Our Chapter Executive is working for you, welcomes any questions/input you might have.

Regards, R.P. Tansey St. Albert Chapter - Chair

Please join us at our next Chapter meeting on Monday Jan 24/ 2010

Transportation Volunteer Needed

The SUN Board of Directors is looking for a SUN member that resides in the City of Edmonton or surrounding area that would be willing to represent SUN on the Seniors Transportation Steering Committee. The Seniors Transportation Steering Committee is part of the City of Edmonton strategy for Seniors‟ and transportation. Please contact the SUN office @ 780-449-1816 if you are interested. This involves a meeting in Edmonton approximately once a month. Please consider becoming involved.

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Sherwood Park-Strathcona County Chapter… Quarterly

Activity Summary

Our chapter has continued to meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 1:30PM; we have been pleased to book the Bethel Lutheran Church for the remaining meetings in 2010 thru June 2011. We held no meetings in July and August, and our chapter board and members enjoyed the summer.

st September 21 2010 Chapter Meeting

We welcomed 40 plus members to our first fall meeting of the year. Gordon Voth, our president, spoke to our members about the concerns and business of SUN at the provincial level. This was very well received as our members had expressed a desire to hear from SUN at the provincial level. Our guest speaker was Mayor Cathy Olesen who spoke of the many program resources designated to seniors. We also learned that there are approximately 8900 seniors in the county, which comprises 10% of the population. At this meeting, a motion was made and carried to change our name from Sherwood Park Chapter to Sherwood Park/Strathcona County Chapter.

th October 19 2010 Chapter Meeting

The meeting was held on October 19th beginning with a discussion on phoning/emailing members about upcoming meetings to better facilitate attendance. (The membership of this chapter currently exceeds 250!!!) We were fortunate to have Gordon Voth speak to us again and bring us up to date on provincial matters. Our guest speaker was Mindy Bodnarchuk from the CNIB she provided a wealth of information about diseases, aging, and maintaining healthy eyes. There were many questions following her presentation, and she responded to all to everyone‟s satisfaction. We are pleased to announce that Carmen Pearse is our new publicity chair, which position was vacant since our elections in April. We were fortunate to have Duane Erickson continue with these duties until we could find someone to replace him. Thank you both, Carmen and Duane. Also, thanks to Carmen, our posters now have and exciting new look.

November 16th 2010 Chapter Meeting

The meeting was held on November 16th (after the Sunburst Deadline); our guest speaker will be Caroline Gee – Program Coordinator – Aging Drivers - Alberta Motor Association.

Please join us at our next Chapter meeting on Tuesday January 18/2011 at 1:30PM Mark your calendars NOW!!!

Frequently Asked Membership Questions

I can’t attend meetings or no meetings are held in my community; So how can I help SUN? Simply being a current member is the first step; get your friends, neighbors and family to become SUN members; volunteers are needed in all areas of the province in many roles, How about helping to chair or organize a chapter in your community.

Interested in participating in a chapter in your community? What does it take? How do you start a chapter? What is the benefit to having a local chapter? Contact the SUN office: our Board of Directors will help your community chapter be successful.

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Fundraising Committee

Alberta Seniors United Now Society has worked hard to maintain the lowest possible membership fees. With no increase in fees Free Driving Assessment! since 2005 it is vital that additional revenue be Healthy Female Volunteers Needed For Driving Study generated.

Dr. Dobbs and her research team work to dispel the Casinos- to date we have held two casinos myth that all older drivers are bad drivers. Rather, the May 2008-all documentation has been filed focus should be on how illnesses, such as dementia, with Alberta Gaming and approval for all affect driving. They are currently looking at whether expenditures has been granted as of Nov 2010 „self-screening tools‟ for older drivers are accurate or March 2010 – all documentation is current as not. required by Alberta Gaming. SUN has been approved and tentatively They are looking for healthy women, 60 years of scheduled for our next casino in the 1st quarter age and older, who have taken over as the of 2012. primary driver in the household within the last 5 Raffles – SUN operates two major cash raffles years. Participants are required to hold a valid each year our current cash raffle can be found driver‟s license. Importantly, participation does not on page 12 of SUNBURST to date SUN has jeopardize the status of anyone‟s driver‟s license, raised over $16,000 thru the cash raffles. and there is no cost to participate. Donations – received from members that

Interested participants will be asked to complete one kindly support SUN financially throughout the questionnaire and two self-screening tools, some year. memory tests, and a free driving assessment. Your Advertising –advertising opportunities are time commitment would be about 4 to 4.5 hours and available in the Sunburst newsletter for single can be spread over the course of two to three visits. or multiple editions from business card to full page sizes. If you are interested in participating in this study, or would like more information please contact Stephanie Skinner at 780-492-5892. FUN in SUMMER Cash Raffle winners SUN Hosts Wild Rose Leader Danielle Smith Sept 30/2010 Congratulations to the following SUN On August 23/10 Alberta Seniors United Now members: hosted the first of hopefully several meet and greet Ticket #187- M.Stanton Edmonton information Sessions with Provincial and Municipal Ticket #152- J.Zorzut Tofield Leaders. Ticket #356- M.Kempton Edmonton

Danielle Smith, Leader of the Wild Rose Party, gave an informative talk on several of their key Each of these lucky members received a positions which was well received by the group cash prize of $282.67 attending. After the talk Danielle spent time With over 400 tickets sold once again the meeting individually with those who wanted a few cash raffle was a success. minutes of her time. Thanks to all those members that We express our thanks to Ms Smith and to those purchased tickets, over $1,200.00 was who attended for this wonderful experience. raised for SUN.

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Membership Committee

Dear SUN Member,

In order to keep our members advised of the various activities and initiatives SUN has undertaken and is planning to pursue, it is essential to involve everyone in the process. Since I took over the Membership Committee last year it has become increasing apparent that our membership numbers have been slowly declining over the last three years. In order for SUN to be successful in retaining members and winning over new ones we must form active, vibrant SUN Chapters that are capable of exciting members and exploring new topics that are of vital interest to seniors.

In 2009 a new chapter was formed in Sherwood Park. The success of this new chapter shows that the interest is there and that it can be done. The St. Albert Chapter is a hotbed of activity and continues to be a model for what SUN can do when seniors take their rightful place as active members of the community.

Recently our Membership Committee has been testing the waters. On October 15th we visited the Meadowcroft Seniors‟ Complex and spoke to about 25 people concerning SUN. We also contacted our members in Leduc and Devon and arranged for a meeting at Life Style Options in Leduc on October 29th. Our message that Seniors should Unite Now was positively received. Our informal discussions enabled us to obtain personal feedback and concern ourselves first hand with issues that face the seniors in these residences. Another realization that came out of this meeting was that we need to include other areas in the Leduc/Devon region such as Calmar, Thorsby, Millet, Wetaskiwin and possibly even Camrose. After a number of meetings over the last few weeks our membership committee has developed an action plan to rejuvenate and sustain our membership. Firstly it involves contacting the entire SUN membership at least once over the next 12 months. To this end we would like to form a Membership Phoning Committee and need your help with phoning. The purpose of the subcommittee would be to update our records concerning personal information, solicit feedback on seniors‟ issues that should be areas of advocacy for SUN and encourage the renewal of lapsed members. An emphasis would be placed on obtaining emails when possible for rapid communication. If telephone communication is unsuccessful written communication would be used when deemed necessary for renewal notices.

Secondly we wish to focus our membership committee on forming a chapter in Edmonton. We have already begun this process by sending out emails to our membership in the North East Quadrant of Edmonton to determine the level of interest. This quadrant is defined by postal zones east of 95 Street, north of the River and ends at the city boundary to the north. Our plan is to partner up with another Seniors Organization (we are in dialogue with several at the present time) and invite a speaker to present on a topic that is relevant to SUN members.

To accomplish our objectives and realize our plan we need your help. If you are interested in being on our membership committee (we still have a few openings to fill), suggesting a good topic or speaker, helping to form this chapter, or being on our telephone committee please give us a call. To assist us, we ask that you indicate your willingness to participate in this endeavor. Please provide your response at your earliest convenience to the SUN Administration Office at: 780-449-1816 OR [email protected]

Respectfully, Denis Beaudry Mathew Romanow, SUN Director & Membership Committee Chair SUN Director & SUN Membership Committee

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Guest Columnist – David Eggen Friends of Medicare

Rewriting Alberta's Health Laws Bill 17, the “Alberta Health Act”

Alberta's provincial government has embarked on a new initiative to reform existing health legislation and create a new Alberta Health Act (AHA). The initiative emerged from the Minister's Advisory Committee on Health in September 2009, and is outlined in the January 2010 report: "A Foundation for Alberta's Health System."

Bill 17 is now being debated in the fall session of the provincial legislature. Due to public pressure, the government has made a number of changes to make Bill 17 (known as the Alberta Health Act) less controversial, however the proposed law still should be a concern to all Albertans. The following is an analysis of the Alberta Health Act by the Parkland Institute, a public policy institute located at the University of Alberta.

Alberta's Laws to be re-written The initiative purports to be centered on 'updating' Alberta's health legislation, or consolidating and re-writing it. Alberta has a number of important pieces of legislation already governing health care, much of which will be consolidated into the AHA. The key Acts include: Alberta Health Care Insurance Act, Hospitals Act, Nursing Homes Act, Health Insurance Protection Act.

These Acts represent important compromises reached after often-heated public and legislative debates, such as the Bill 11 debate over for-profit hospitals. They include provisions such as: the prohibition on the operation of private hospitals; the limits to and conditions on the provision of private surgical services; Doctors opting in or out (not practicing in both the public and private systems); prohibited fees; and the prohibition of queue jumping.

Beyond the Canada Health Act These provisions go beyond the Canada Health Act. The Foundation report makes no reference at all to these provisions and provides no guarantees that they will not be lost when the Acts are merged. Thus, the Minister's Advisory Committee and government assurances that the new AHA would comply with the CHA is hardly reassuring; it could still undermine key public health system protections. 1. What is in the Foundation document - The document makes repeated references to the need for greater 'flexibility in funding and delivering health services." It states that, "Components of these Acts inhibit the system's ability to work out effective ways to access care from the right provider, in the right place, at the right time and at the right cost." The restrictions within the current legislation are precisely there to prohibit private for-profit hospitals, limit the role of profit surgeries and more generally to protect the public system from competition and erosion from the private sector. Those provisions have been criticized by many for being too weak and represent compromises already. Making those provisions more flexible would amount to weakening or watering down the limits on the for-profit sector. 2. Previous reform initiatives under this government - Bill 11, the Third Way and other initiatives by the Alberta government have shown a consistent, repeated and clear agenda aimed at expanding the role of private for-profit health care in the province. 3. What insiders and favoured lobby groups are asking for - The submission from Alberta Health Services CEO, Steven Duckett, states one of the key the goals as, "Recognize the role of private and non-governmental organizations in service delivery within the Canada health framework." More telling is the submission from the Chamber of Commerce, which is influential with Alberta‟s governing party. The Chamber has been advocating for a long time for this form of legislative change. Specifically it asks for the repeal of the Health Care Protection Act and for stripping Alberta Health and Wellness of its role in regulating private surgeries and clinics. Their submission also advocates for increased direct competition between private for-profit providers and public providers, while at the same time allowing private providers to benefit from any economies of scale and other advantages of the public sector through a "leveling of the playing field and co-operation in the distribution of resources." On the basis of the wording in the AHA, the agenda of key pressure groups and the history of the Alberta government on health reform, there are pretty strong indications that the Alberta Health Act will be used to expand and entrench the role of for-profit delivery in health care. The initiative is a fundamental restructuring of the health care system and could set dangerous precedents across Canada.

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Older adults really can continue to exercise Sudoku and seniors???

mentally and to improve their cognitive Limber brain exercise helps keeps abilities ... Always challenge oneself. seniors sharp. Mental Stimulation, like exercise, becomes increasingly more important as one ages. It is fascinating that, not unlike adolescents, seniors 7 3 2 8 often cave in to the "there is nothing to do" syndrome. But there is, whether there is desire, 8 6 2 4 motivation, and willingness to discover the many

options, is quite another thing. 2 8 6

Rese arch now suggests that finding something to 4 6 2 do contributes to both better cognitive functioning as well as longer life. 1 4 2 7 6 9 5

Sudoku, Scrabble, Chess, a virtual box full of games and thought stimulating exercises are 2 6 5 literally available at one's finger tips. Research is now telling us that mental stimulation with puzzle 4 1 3 games may even help slow down cognitive impairment in seniors. So in addition to just being 6 1 5 9 fun, such puzzles may have a health benefit. 3 4 8 1

Sudoku Rules Solving a sudoku puzzle can be rather tricky, but the rules of the game are quite simple.

A sudoku puzzle is a grid of nine by nine squares or cells that has been subdivided into nine subgrids or "regions" of three by three cells. In each sudoku puzzle, several digits have already been entered (the "givens"); these may not be changed. The puzzler's job is to fill the remainder of the grid with digits from 1 through 9 in each cell, in such a way that: Each horizontal row contains each digit exactly once. Each vertical column contains each digit exactly once. Each region of three by three cells contains each digit exactly once.

The first sudoku puzzle was created by Howard Garns and published in 1979, but it did not gain popularity until the Times of London began publishing the puzzle daily in 2004. The name comes from the Japanese and means "the numbers must occur only once," an apt description of the 81-square grid that contains numbers between one and nine.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. George Carlin

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Office News

Membership Renewal Please assist the administrative office by updating SUN with any changes to your contact information: If you are a lifetime member or your renewal is: Due January 2011 or later Mailing address, phone number, new/cancelled there will be a email addresses.

green thanks notice enclosed. Our office administrator is available: Monday Wednesday & Friday If your membership is due for renewal: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov or Dec 2010 10:00AM - 3:00PM enclosed there will be a 780-449-1816 Yellow renewal notice. Please note we are occasionally out of the office on business If your renewal is past-due, there will be a during these hours. It is recommended to phone before Pink renewal reminder enclosed. coming to the administrative office. For specific details as to when your The Switchboard operator is available to take messages: membership is due for renewal, please Mon-Fri 8:00AM-5:00PM contact Lynn at the SUN office. Lunch 12:00-1:00PM daily 780-449-1816 The SUN administration office will be closed Dec 17 – Jan 5

ARE YOU DUE FOR

RENEWAL?

We want to communicate better with you. Do you have an email address?

Please share it with SUN and be sure to add us to your address book. We do not share email addresses, Email addresses are used only for communication of SUN and senior issues.

If you don‟t have an email address perhaps a friend or family member would act as a contact for you.

Keep up to date with SUN activities by viewing the SUN calendar on our website.

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RAFFLE RULES LICENSE # 305709 1) RAFFLE TICKETS MUST NOT BE SOLD TO A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18YEARS. 2) THE PURCHASE PRICE OF EACH TICKET SHALL BE $5.00 each 3) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR DRAWS, THE TICKET(S) AND PURCHASE AMOUNT MUST BE RECEIVED IN SUN OFFICE BY 12:00Noon, January 31, 2011 4) THE PRIZE PAYOUT SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: ST 1 PRIZE 13.33% OF THE GROSS TICKET SALE REVENUE 2ND PRIZE 13.33% OF THE GROSS TICKET SALE REVENUE RD 3 PRIZE 13.33% OF THE GROSS TICKET SALE REVENUE 5) THE DRAW(S) SHALL BE MADE AT THE SUN OFFICE: #15 2016 SHERWOOD DRIVE, SHERWOOD PARK, AB PRIOR TO 3PM, January 31, 2011. 6) THE WINNING TICKET BUYERS SHALL BE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE, THEIR NAMES WILL BE PUBLICIZED IN THE NEXT NEWSLETTER & ON THE SUN WEBSITE. 7) THE WINNING TICKET BUYERS WILL BE AWARDED THE PRIZE VIA CHEQUE DRAWN ON SUN. 8) IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONCERN OR DISPUTE REGARDING THIS RAFFLE, PLEASE CONTACT LYNN PENNER AT THE SUN OFFICE. (780) 449-1816 9) RAFFLE TICKETS ARE OFFICIAL WHEN PAYMENT IS RECEIVED & NUMBERED BY THE SUN RAFFLE CHAIRMAN. Your Ticket numbers are available by contacting the SUN office. 10) Retain top portion of page as your ticket stub.

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Annual Membership Fees Lifetime Membership

$15.00 individual $25.00 Couple $150.00 individual $250.00 Couple $100.00 Group/Affiliate organization N/A Group/Affiliate organization

Volunteer Spotlight

Do you know an individual or group in your community that goes above and beyond for seniors? Share their and/or your volunteer experiences with SUNBURST and help us acknowledge those extra special seniors and senior groups in our communities. Send your stories to the SUN office by mail or email. ------Classic Quotes

Years ago we discovered the exact point, the dead center of middle age. It occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush to the net. Franklin Adams

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