Making Today Great V VA Whitby Shores Retirement Community 51 Whitby Shores Greenway, Whitby, on L1N 0M5 Vivalife.Ca (905) 431-7410

October 2020 Your V!VA Community Newsletter

Grandparents Day Celebration 2020! V!VA Whitby Shores marked its very first Grandparents Day with a huge celebration! Families visited their grandparents in reserved outdoor pods, where they played games to see how well families knew their grandparent! A photobooth was setup where a professional photographer took fun family portraits. The day ended with a stroll in our Victory Garden, and all young children received a goody bag to take home. We want to thank everyone for the hard work they put in to organize this special day.

Making Today Great V VA Whitby Shores Retirement Community 51 Whitby Shores Greenway, Whitby, ON L1N 0M5 vivalife.ca (905) 431-7410

Copyright V!VA Retirement Communities Corporation 2020 SURPRISING THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT HALLOWEEN CANDY COLOUR ME SPOOKY

A lot of people hand out Halloween candy! In 2019, the National Retail Federation found that 68 percent of Americans participated in Halloween. And 69 percent of those planned to buy candy—almost 47 percent of the entire U.S. population! It remains to be seen how the pandemic will affect candy sales. In a survey by Party City, seventy percent of respondents “plan to seek alternatives to traditional trick-or-treating” this year, so this could mean less filling plastic pumpkins and pillowcases with sugary goodness. But it could also mean more people just gorging themselves on candy at home. Thirty-eight percent of moms in the Party City survey said they planned to buy candy for their own children.

Canada’s favourite Halloween candy is... According to a survey conducted by MacLean’s Magazine in October 2018, Canada’s most popular candy is Kit Kat! Aero came in second place, with Mars coming in third.

Halloween is really expensive – even during a pandemic! During the eight weeks leading up to Halloween, consumers spend $4.6 billion on confectionery products, according to the NCA. And so far this year, sales in the United States have been higher than ever, with chocolate sales rising 4.5 percent since their country went into lockdown in March.

Candy corn wasn’t always called candy corn One of the most famous (and arguably most hated!) Halloween candies, candy corn was invented in late 1880s by George Renninger. His employer, Wunderlee Candy Company, began mass-producing the sweet in the early 1900s, originally calling it Chicken Feed. Its characteristic white, orange, and yellow stripes are supposed to resemble a corn kernel. Fun fact: October 30 is National Candy Corn Day.

https://www.rd.com/list/halloween-candy-facts/ August 2020 WEEKS 1, 2 & 3 V!VA Whitby Shores Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

LEGEND 1 Main Floor 2nd Floor 10:15 Brain Workout: Word in Lobby a Word (PC) (L) (FD) Family Den Friendly Orange Fitness Class 11:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (VS) (PC) Perks! Café Horticultural Special Event (BG) Brain Gym (HL) 2:00 Gardening with Laura Purple Room Lounge Reminder: (VG) (CK) V!VAcraft Kitchen (WS) Wellness Station 3:00 Movie Matinee: Green Excursion (HR) Horticulture Room Here’s a samplePlease calendar wear featuring all theDriving fun Miss Daisy (VP) (TR) Therapy Room 7th Floor Sign Up your mask 7:00 Movie Night: (VS) V!VAfit Studio (PP) Pints! Pub events, activities and programs from August!Driving Miss Daisy

Cost Required (P) Pool (VP) V!VAplex (VP) when you are (VG) Victory Garden Community Shuttle (CC) Commons in programs. Walking V!VAlinks Golf (VL)

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10:15 Croissants, Coffee and 10:30 V!VAfit Sit & Stand Class 10:30 V!VAfit Strength 10:15 Walking Club: Outing 10:15 Shopping Shuttle: 10:30 V!VAfit Balance 10:15 Brain Workout: Word in Current Events (PC) (VS) Class (VS) to McLaughlin Bay Walmart (L) Class (VS) a Word (PC) 11:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (VS) 11:30 V!VAfit Sit & Stand Class 11:15 Knitting Club (CK) Wildlife Reserve (L) 10:30 V!VAfit Strength 11:30 V!VAfit Balance 11:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (VS) (VS) 10:30 V!VAfit Combo Class Class (VS) Class (VS) 2:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (FD) 11:30 V!VAfit Strength Class 3:00 Movie Matinee: 3:00 Travelogue with Claire: (VS) (VS) 11:30 V!VAfit Strength 2:00 V!VAfit Open Gym Saving Mr. Banks (VP) 3:00 Movie Matinee: Germany (VP) 11:30 V!VAfit Combo Class Class (VS) (VS) Shall We Dance? (VP) 2:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (FD) 7:00 Movie Night: 4:30 V!VAfit Strolls: Ontario (VS) 2:00 V!VAlinks Golf 3:00 Presentation: The Saving Mr. Banks (VP) 7:00 Movie Night: Shores Grounds (L) 3:00 Arts & Crafts: DIY 3:00 Classic Movie Simulator with Robert History of the CN

Shall We Dance? (VP) Stained Glass (CK) Matinee: (VL) Tower (VP) 7:00 V!VA Women’s Swing Time (VP) 2:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (FD) 4:30 Technology Class Circle with Betsy 7:00 Classic Movie 3:00 Brain Workout: Trivia (CK) (VP) Night:

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Swing Time (VP) Community Member Council Elections 9:00am – 4:00pm (HR)

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10:15 Croissants, Coffee and 10:30 V!VAfit Sit & Stand Class 10:30 V!VAfit Strength 10:15 Walking Club: Outing 10:15 Shopping Shuttle: 10:15 Brain Workout: Word in Current Events (PC) (VS) Class (VS) to Kiwanis Costco Plaza 10:30 V!VAfit Balance a Word (PC) 11:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (VS) 11:30 V!VAfit Sit & Stand Class 11:15 Knitting Club (CK) Heydenshore Park (Winners, Michael’s & Class (VS) 11:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (VS) (VS) (L) HomeSense) (L) 2:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (FD) 11:30 V!VAfit Strength Class 11:30 V!VAfit Balance 2:00 Gardening with Laura 2:00 V!VAfit Open Gym (VS) (VS) 10:30 V!VAfit Combo Class 10:30 V!VAfit Strength Class (VS) (VG) 3:00 Movie Matinee: (VS) Class (VS) 3:00 Program Meeting: 2:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (FD) 2:00 V!VAfit Open Gym 3:00 Movie Matinee: Marley & Me (VP) 11:30 V!VAfit Combo Class 11:30 V!VAfit Strength Everyone Welcome! (VP) (VS) Me Before You (VP) 7:00 Movie Night: 3:00 Team Member (VS) Class (VS) 4:30 Brain Workout: Jokes, 3:00 Cooking Demo with 7:00 Movie Night: Marley & Me (VP) Spotlight: Maggie Riddles & Brain Teasers 2:00 V!VAfit Open Gym 2:00 V!VAlinks Golf Chef Robert: Duck Me Before You (VP) (PC) (VS) Simulator with Robert

(PC) (CK) 7:00 V!VA Women’s 3:00 Classic Movie (VL) Circle with Betsy 4:30 Drinks on the Patio Matinee: 2:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (FD) (PC) (VP) Mary Poppins (VP) 3:00 Garden Party with 7:00 Classic Movie Live Entertainment Night: (VG)

Mary Poppins (VP) August 2020 WEEKS 4, 5 & 6 V!VA Whitby Shores Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 10:15 Croissants, Coffee 10:30 V!VAfit Sit & Stand 10:30 V!VAfit Strength 10:15 Walking Club: 10:15 Shopping Shuttle: 10:30 V!VAfit Balance 10:15 Brain Workout: and Current Events Class (VS) Class (VS) Lynde Shores Pickering Town Class (VS) Word in a Word (PC) 11:30 V!VAfit Sit & Stand 11:15 Knitting Club (CK) Conservation Area Center & Loblaws 11:30 V!VAfit Balance (PC) 11:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (VS) Class (VS) 11:30 V!VAfit Strength 10:30 V!VAfit Combo 10:30 V!VAfit Strength Class (VS) 11:00 V!VAfit Sit Class Class (VS) Class (VS) 2:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (FD) 2:00 Travelogue with Class (VS) 2:00 Food (VS) 2:00 V!VAfit Sit Class 11:30 V!VAfit Combo 11:30 V!VAfit Strength 3:00 Movie Matinee: Claire: Australia (VP) Committee 2:00 Charades with (FD) Class (VS) Class (VS) Mr. Bean’s Holiday 3:00 V!VAfit Open Gym Meeting (VP) Kelly (PC) 3:00 Rexall 3:00 Classic Movie 2:00 V!VAlinks Golf (VP) (VS) Matinee: Simulator with 3:00 V!VAfit Open 3:00 Movie Matinee: Presentation: Gym (VS) Moulin Rouge 7:00 Movie Night: 4:30 Welcoming Healthy Sleep (VP) How to Marry a Robert (VL) Millionaire (VP) (VP) Mr. Bean’s Holiday Committee Meeting 4:30 Nintendo Wii 2:00 V!VAfit Sit Class 4:30 Scrabble (FD) (VP) (CK) Bowling (FD) 4:30 Tea & Chat (FD) (FD) 7:00 Movie Night: Moulin Rouge 7:00 V!VA Women’s 7:00 Classic Movie 3:00 Live

(VP) Circle with Betsy Night: Entertainment by How to Marry a David (Victory (VP)

Garden) Millionaire (VP) 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 10:15 Croissants, Coffee 10:30 V!VAfit Sit & Stand 10:30 V!VAfit Strength 10:15 Walking Club: 10:15 Shopping Shuttle: 10:30 V!VAfit Balance 10:15 Brain Workout: and Current Events Class (VS) Class (VS) Cullen Central Walmart Plaza & Class (VS) Word in a Word Giant Tiger (PC) 11:30 V!VAfit Sit & Stand 11:15 Knitting Club (CK) Park 11:30 V!VAfit Balance (PC) 11:45 Picnic & Games at 10:30 V!VAfit Combo 10:30 V!VAfit Strength Class (VS) 11:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (VS) Class (VS) Class (VS) 11:00 V!VAfit Sit Class Heydonshore Park Class (VS) 2:00 Hearing 2:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (FD) 2:00 Zen Colouring (FD) 11:30 V!VAfit Strength (VS) 2:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (FD) 11:30 V!VAfit Combo Presentation with 3:00 V!VAfit Open Gym Class (VS) 2:00 Scattegories with 3:00 Movie Matinee: 3:00 Team Member Class (VS) Martin from Four Weddings & A (VS) 2:00 V!VAlinks Golf Ruth-Ann (PC) Spotlight: 3:00 Classic Movie Simulator with Robert Mobile Hearing Funeral (VP) 4:30 Discussion: The Community Matinee: (VL) Services (VP) 3:00 Movie Matinee: Relations Manager 7:00 Movie Night: Meaning and Origins An American in 2:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (FD) 3:00 V!VAfit Open Gym Tootsie (VP) Four Weddings & A of Precious Stones Jessica (PC) Paris (VP) (VS) 7:00 Movie Night: 4:30 Arts & Crafts: 3:00 History Presentation

4:30 Rummikub (FD) 4:30 Technology Class Tootsie (VP) Funeral (VP) (CK) Scratch Art (CK) with Lianne Harris: 7:00 Royal Scandals (VP) (CK) 7:00 V!VA Women’s Classic Movie 4:30 Physical Game: Circle with Betsy Night:

Ladder Ball (VS) (VP) An American in

No 11:30am exercise Paris (VP) class this day due to outing

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10:15 Croissants, Coffee 10:30 V!VAfit Sit & Stand and Current Events Class (VS) (PC) 11:30 V!VAfit Sit & Stand 11:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (VS) Class (VS) What happened after They got bored 2:00 V!VAfit Sit Class (FD) 2:00 Town Hall Meeting 3:00 Movie Matinee: with Community scientists watched the and called it a Two Weeks’ Notice Director Amanda (VP) (VP) 7:00 Movie Night: 3:00 V!VAfit Open Gym earth turn for 24 hours? day. Two Weeks’ Notice (VS) 4:30 (VP) Introduction to V!VA

Book Club (FD)

*Calendars are subject to change.