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Sunburst the Newsletter for Alberta Seniors United Now Sunburst The Newsletter for Alberta 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 - Sunburst Page 2 of 12 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 Danielle Smith, 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 Gene Zwozdesky, minister of Health and Wellness and will be meeting with Dr. Raj Sherman, 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. Sunburst Page 3 of 12 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. Sunburst Page 4 of 12 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.
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