SUMMER 2019 FRIEND-MAKING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS & FUNDRAISING IN OUR COMMUNITY N°63 Roof Top Garden Update Another year of sweet sounds thanks to Music Heals $6,000 grant We are pleased to announce that the Rooftop Garden will be opening in June. Thank you to everyone for their patience and understanding during BEDS & MEDICATION the renovation and roof replacement work. Special thank you to our donors Thanks to Music Heals, we have received a A lifelong pianist, Paul often jokes about whose contributions made our garden grow! fourth year consecutive grant to fund additional learning piano for over 80 years. He fondly music therapy services. recalls meeting Glenn Gould after the CARTS ROLL INTO competition, touring Europe and playing In Loving Memory of George Waterman In Loving Memory of Agnes Jones With each grant, we target a specific group around the Vancouver area. In Loving Memory of Connie KM Lau In Loving Memory of Marilyn of individuals that will benefit from these In Loving Memory of Lily and H.K. Lai and John Filewood additional services: such as our ever-increasing One day, after returning from a hospital stay YALETOWN HOUSE In Loving Memory of Bruce Yorke Interex Forest Products Ltd multicultural non-English speaking population after a surgery late last year, Paul approached In Loving Memory of Joan Marie Opsal Roger McKie & Joyce Wilson, or those socially isolated due to cognition. music therapist Mayumi Holbrook and asked if Thanks to family contributions, corporate gifts and government grants— In Loving Memory of Heather Kelleher Dressew Supply he can practice duet pieces. He was seeking donations made in December are having a BIG impact on the excellence In Loving Memory of Pearl Renwick New Horizons for Seniors, This year’s grant will fund music therapy services a new learning opportunity. With the generous in care we are providing our seniors. In Loving Memory of Marjorie MacFarlane Government of Canada specifically geared to our younger residents who funding we have received from Music Heals, Malcolm Bruce MacLean Sheila and Bendt Oxholm have moved into care earlier than expected Paul and Mayumi began working on Canadian Stefan and Lydia Amaral Lila Smith and for new seniors experiencing relocation Capers, Tiger Rag and Mozart Sonata for 4 Margaret Fraser RBC Foundation stress. We recently sent a short story to Music hands to name a few. Audrey and Charles Aird Yaletown Lions Club Heals to share with them the impact of the extra funding. This is an excerpt of Paul’s story: Paul states that “Music is the best medicine”. Please help us enhance the hallways on each unit! We are turning our focus to beautifying the hallways on each of the units. With your help, we will fill the walls on each unit with framed photographs that bring joy to our community. This home improvement will cost approximate- ly $2500 for all three units and includes photo printing, professional framing and mounting. If you would like to help out, please connect with Lynn Parkin at [email protected] or indicate on your donation that you are supporting the project. Clockwise from top right: Bruce Pollock, President of Interex Forest Products delivers a cheque to Board Members Al Borthwick and Jennifer Johnstone who accept with great thanks; Registered Nurses Wendy and Della show off one of the six new medication carts; and a truckload of new beds arrived in April. Shirley and Beau BEDS MEDICATION CARTS Designed for safety, comfort and long-term The newer model carts have enhanced safety The cat’s out of the bag YES! COUNT ME IN durability, the beds also offer an integrated exit features that will significantly improve the medi- monitoring system for added fall prevention cation delivery process for both the residents and As an addendum to our BC Pets More Ways to support Yaletown House We respect your privacy and security. Special thanks to: Bill and Nicole nurses. Special thanks to: Bruce Pollock and and Friends story in the last edition Be a part of our success. Donations can be made : never disclose, trade, or share Renwick, long time family members whose Interex Forest Products who have donated to us of the Foundation Newsletter, we felt 1. By cheque payable to Yaletown House Foundation your personal information. generosity has been a part of our community four years in a row and are previous supporters to the felines that visit Yaletown House 1099 Cambie Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5A8 since 1995. BC Ministry of Health through the our therapeutic programs and the rooftop and warranted a spotlight too. Lyndia, our 2. Online at www.yaletown.org using CanadaHelps portal Charitable registration #89249 Seniors Safety Quality Improvement Program for courtyard garden projects. Kerrisdale Pharmacy music therapist, recently brought in 3. New : in person at reception or by phone 604.806.4210 4444 RR0001. All donations are the funding to improve seniors’ safety and quality for going the extra mile as our community phar- her cat Beau to visit with the residents. using Square reader with Visa/MC tax deductible. of life. macist provider and supporting initiatives that im- Along with the help of long-time prove the day-to-day dispensing of medications. volunteer Dianna, they visited several All donations will receive a tax receipt for 100% of their residents and one our favourite gift and a thank you letter from the Executive Director. photographs taken was with Shirley and Beau. Thank you for contributing to the well-being of Yaletown House residents! WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS FAMILY PROFILE—CLARE SMITH VOLUNTEER PROFILE / FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER CATHY ADAIR With the 2019 theme of Lifting Communities, Yaletown House Theatre and the many other music, arts and celebrated National Volunteer Recognition Week hosting “There is a lot more theatre opportunities Vancouver offers. Volunteer Recognition Day on April 10. With over 65 volunteers getting than giving” to acknowledge, the event was our chance to say thank you In addition to joining the Yaletown House Foun- —John, new duet bike to this dedicated group of caring and committed individuals. dation Board about a year ago, Cathy also Entertainment, refreshments, prizes and gifts for all attendees volunteer in his thank you volunteers at the Downtown Eastside Womens’ made the event, like every other year, an evening to remember. speech to the Recreation Centre where she works two days a week in the Team and Yaletown House. kitchen, preparing and serving meals. She has a strong sense of commitment to assisting vulnera- ble women in our city and through her work has learned how resilient many of them are in spite of the challenges they live with. Their strength is always a reminder to appreciate the good we Cathy Adair have in our own lives. Cathy also sits on the Board of the Affordable Housing Societies, which is the The staff always smile and say largest non-profit housing society in BC. With over 3,300 units in the Lower Mainland, the organization hello—it is a simple gesture but it operates mainly non-market homes for qualifying does not go unnoticed —Cathy individuals and families. With today’s housing sit- Cindy—Pearl, Sophie and Tom & John—I am a 2-year Michelle—Saturday crafts uation in Vancouver, Cathy feels her involvement I love to visit Duet Bike veteran; I’m brand are my specialty Clare on the Seawall new. We both love taking at Kits Pool on her in supporting solutions is timely. The Canadian Red individuals out on the 65th birthday in 1990, While Cathy is relatively new to the Yaletown House Cross also is lucky to have Cathy on their volunteer seawall for rides with her children Foundation Board, her first experience with us team and last year, she was in Grand Forks helping (Paul, Delwyn, Irene and Frank). dates back to 2001, when she was appointed the with the devastating floods and the impact it had Government Representative for Yaletown House on the community. Her work there included estab- Society. This was a short-lived position at the time lishing eligibility for local residents to receive gov- as the then Provincial Government was making ernment aid and Red Cross aid such as food and The interview starts with Kits Beach and weaves a the children were grown and on their own, she sweeping changes to the long-term care model; supply vouchers. In May, Cathy is taking part in an life of 93 years in the making. A true Vancouverite, operated a monogram shop called Monikers. however, Cathy recalls the experience well as it emergency response trial to better understand Clare Smith was born, raised and lived most of Delwyn shines when talking about her mother’s introduced her to an amazing care home in her how to service individuals who are facing small her life in Vancouver (and New Westminster). The accomplishments: from teaching her children how community of Yaletown. With 40 years of work in and large disasters, assisting them with financial story told by her daughter Delwyn centres on the to dive, to making most of the family’s clothing on social services and healthcare, Cathy is now enjoy- aid and providing access to services and referrals. Pacific Ocean and the beauty that surrounds us. a sewing machine, a daughter’s pride is at the ing her well-deserved retirement. With a Master’s Kelly & Al—I help with Joy—I have been the make Cynthia—I assist Lyndia The preservation of the ocean, the seawall access forefront. Delwyn adds that because they lost their Degree in social work, she has worked in youth These volunteer roles keep Cathy busy, but Thursday evening manicures; and mend go-to person for with music every week and the Kits pool expansion were not lost on Clare father so young, the family bond was especially care, home care, geriatric mental health, long- not too busy to pursue travelling.