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Pembroke 50+ Active Living Centre
42 Renfrew Street, Pembroke ON. K8A 7T6 613-735-1226
www.pembrokeactivelivingcentre.com
Your Centre’s NEWS
…….to everyone who
Arlene was laid off in April and went on the
have renewed their
Canadian Emergency Relief Benefit. Under
membership during
this benefit she was able to work only 12 hours
this pandemic year.
a week . Only when the Centre was deemed
The Board values and appreciates your support
eligible for the Canadian Emergency Wage
and commitment to the Centre!
Subsidy in July, Arlene came back to work
The newly formed Fund-Raising Committee has fulltime with her wages covered up to 75%
developed, and put in place a COVID-19 under this benefit, with the Centre paying the
Financial Recovery Plan. This year has remaining 25%.
been a hardship for business, individuals and
The Centre has applied for three grants, only
organizations such as ours, to financially meet
being successful for one—stay tuned for an
our operational requirements.
announcement shortly. With this grant,
The Centre receives 52% of our revenue from delivery of programs via Zoom and Seniors
government sources with the balance of 48% Centre Without Walls will be subsidized.
being made up of daily activity fees,
With the annual Program Operating Request
memberships, donations and fundraising.
Special Grant from the provincial government,
COVID-19 has limited our activities and has items were budgeted to deliver programming
resulted in having to cancel our special via Zoom, not only during these times, but
fundraising events, such as Trivia Night in the moving forward. Safety measures items i.e.
Valley, the Centre’s Annual Garage Sale and sanitation equipment was also budgeted to
Victoria's Christmas Tea. lessen the exposure of COVID.
We are asking our members, if you haven’t Our regular expenses continue, lift
already, to consider making a financial gift to maintenance to provide an approved licensed
the Centre to help replace this loss of revenue. device, rent of $1210.00/month to the City,
A donation in any amount is truly appreciated. phone, hydro and sanitizing products.
This is a first, and if anything, it is humbling to
The Administration, Board and Committees
say the least.
are working very hard behind the scenes to
The Centre has taken proactive measures to ensure the continuation of the Pembroke 50+
help lessen the financial burden as well. Active Living Centre. The Centre is here for
The Centre’s cleaning contractors agreed in you.
April to put their contract in abeyance till such Last but not least, thank you, thank you, thank
time we are able to come back to a full schedule. you to the members who have come forward to
Currently the cleaning is only once/week with date and those who will consider a donation
their reimbursement significantly reduced. towards the Centre’s recovery plan.
It is certainly a heartfelt appreciation! Stay
safe, stay well
The Book Club will meet again via Zoom Wednesday January 20, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
To participate in the discussion of “The Home for Unwanted Girls”, please request a Zoom
invitation by emailing the Centre. The link to participate will be forwarded to you.
New readers are welcomed!
MONTH TITLE AUTHOR GENRE SYNOPSIS
Chairperson
Dec. 2020 NO BOOK CLUB - Get ready for January!
Jan. 2021 The Home for Joanna Historical Story based on fact in Quebec – Duplessis Era –
Unwanted Girls Goodman Fiction 1950's – children in orphanages are committed
Pat K.
to psychiatric facilities. We journey with a young
English speaking girl who, at 15 , falls in love
with a French speaking boy and becomes pregnant.
Her family pressures her to give up her baby for
“adoption”. We follow her ensuing life and the life
of her young daughter living in a psychiatric
facility.
Feb. 2021 Where the Delea Owens Novel A 6 year old is abandoned by her mother and
Crawdads Sing Mystery eventually her siblings. She stays on the
Homestead in the wetlands in Southern U.S. and
fends for herself. Her survival skills beautifully
intertwine with her love of Nature, sketching and
discoveries , but a murder mystery also unfolds!
March 2021 The Huntress Kate Quinn Fiction WW2 setting- Story begins in post war period. War
Mystery criminals are being “hunted”. Flashbacks to war
Mieke M.
throughout the story.
April 2021 The Wake: The Linden Historical A story about the resilience and caring of the
Deadly Legacy MacIntyre True Story Maritime people.
Marilyn C.
of a
Or Alternate Newfoundland
Tsunami
May 2021 The Mountains Nguyen Phan Historical Story takes place during Vietnam War and focusses
Sing Que Mai Fiction on a North Vietnamese family’s struggles
Sherry C.
JUNE 2021 MEET TO CHOOSE BOOKS FOR 2021 - 2022
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Exercises -keeping you active
Exercise classes are as follows:
MONDAY Active Fit 50+
9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
TUESDAY Low Im pact 9:30 a.m .
CENTRE’S CHRISTMAS
Kripalu Yoga 4:30 p.m. EXERCISE SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY
The Centre is closed from Monday December
Let’s Get-fit-a-Bit 9:15 a.m. 21 to Saturday January 2, 2021, reopening on
Active Fit 50+ 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Monday January 4th.
Beginner Tai Chi 1 p.m. Please note all classes are taking a break with
THURSDAY Fu nctional Fitness - the exception on Zoom exercise classes on
10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Monday December 21 & Monday December
28.
Please note this class is weights and strength
training - no cardio Anyone new who would like to join in on these
FRIDAY Active Fit 50+ classes please contact Connie
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. at connie.daiken@westchamplainfht.com t
o let her know which day or days you want to
Tai Chi 10:15 a.m.
join and she will send you a link to access the
SATURDAY Kripalu Yoga 9:30 a.m. classes.
During the time the Centre is closed for the
Christmas break (December 21—January 2) in- Flurries have flown and
person exercise activities will be cancelled. there is a chill in the air!
However, you may participate on Zoom for the We are kindly requesting
Monday December 21 & 28 classes. that you remove your outside footwear, prior
Just a reminder— Participant lists now have to signing in.
been established with some days close to After you have signed in, Coat racks are
capacity. We are requesting if you are unable to available in the room across the hall for your
attend , call to free up your space for that day. coats and outer footwear.
To attend via Zoom, please contact Connie Chairs are setup to change into your
at connie.daiken@westchamplainfht.com appropriate shoes for the activity.
and let her know which day or days you want to We are trying to maintain a clean, safe (free of
join and she will send you a link to access the gravel/sand) and sanitized activity
class or classes. environment upstairs.
As an option you may want to search on Your safety is of the utmost importance while
“Youtube—wcfht exercise” for your daily attending activities at the Centre.
exercise routine. We thank you for your cooperation and don’t
See you in January! forget to wear your mask, bring your indoor
shoes and water bottle!
RECIPE CORNER
VICTORIA’S CRANBERRY FETA
PINWHEELS
A crowd favorite for Victoria’s Christmas Tea
were the Cranberry Feta Pinwheels.
Unfortunately, this year we couldn’t enjoy
them, but here is the recipe for you to make
them at home and enjoy during the Christmas
season—and beyond!
Ingredients:
3/4 cup dried sweetened cranberries
1 (8 oz/226 gram) package cream cheese, KRIPALU YOGA with LYNN
room temperature
Professional Level Kripalu Yoga Teacher (2000)
3/4 cup crumble feta cheese or to taste (not Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher (1992)
the reduced fat feta—it’s too dry for these). Over 25 years teaching experience
1/4 cup chopped green onion
2 large flour tortillas, wheat or spinach for KRIPALU YOGA & PILATES:
colour
Multi-tiered Beginners to Moderate Level
Instructions:
“NEW” times beginning Tuesday Nov. 3
Combine first 4 ingredients, mix well. Divide Tuesday evening 4:30 p.m.—6:00 p.m.
and spread mixture evenly among tortillas.
Saturday @ 9:30 a.m.—11 a.m.
Roll up tightly, wrap in plastic and refrigerate
at least on hour. To serve cut each roll into 12 $9.00 fee for registrants
slices. Payment by cheque preferred (payable to Lynn
You can actually make them a couple days T. Murphy) or cash.
before and then slice the day of for best results. $10 drop-in fee
These pinwheels have a sweet and salty combo Please note: Yoga will be cancelled during
that is the perfect Christmas appetizer. the Christmas break from December 21
and will resume Tuesday January 9th
A message from Lynn:
Best holiday wishes to my favorite yoginis ,
ever! Your dedication is inspiring and the
support you give me as your “favorite
teacher” is worth more to me than words can
express.
Deepest thanks and Namaste!
The Board has voted to extend the
discontinuation of the daily activity fees till the
end of March, due to handling the change by
more than one person. If you wish to make a
monthly donation in lieu of your activity fee We’ve made it through the year of 2020!
would be greatly appreciated and welcomed. High five, team!!!!!!
To make it easier there are “in lieu of activity
fee” donation envelopes available upstairs for During these last 9 months, we have dealt
your convenience. We just request on your way with a way of life, that sometimes was
down, drop them off with the volunteer or at challenging but also reflective to what is
the office. important. We learned how to use Zoom,
Now with COVID-19 protocols in place, costs to exercise remotely and to reach out to friendly
provide the sanitizer wipes and hand sanitizer voices through SCWW.
have been an unexpected but necessary Some of us put our time into puzzles, baking,
expense. sewing masks, quilting, drawing, arts & crafts,
The Board has voted in favor to increase the gardening, walking, journaling, rekindled
annual membership fee to $25.00 effective friendships by phone and on-line shopping.
April 2021—2022. We had the time, we used it wisely and to our
benefit.
The City has now identified three public
handicap parking spaces in the front of the If you were writing a daily journal this year,
Centre (top of the Victoria Street) and an you certainly had a lot of material to write
additional space to the right of these 3 spaces— about. And, might I add, we would be
to be soon identified -as a “10 minute drop off” interested in hearing you tell us your story.
zone.
Since opening in mid-September, we have
The front door will now be locked during open added activities to the schedule. However, we
hours. However, there has been a video door are continuing to approach re-opening to our
bell installed at both entrances (front & back)
full schedule cautiously, as the health of our
Please ring the bell as identified for service and
members and volunteers are important to us.
someone will be able to assist you, during
Additional activities will be scheduled, when it
normal business hours.
is safe to do so.
We haven't forgotten the Bridge, Cribbage and
Euchre players, the Friday BUNCO group, the
art groups, Carpet Bowlers, Wednesday dart
players—and we are looking forward to the
day when you come through the door for your
chosen activity and to greet one another.
In the meantime enjoy your time, stay safe,
stay well and stay connected!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
SOCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH REAL TIME BRIDGE
SOCIAL PRESCRIBING (SITS RX) The Pembroke Duplicate Bridge Club is
offering SOCIAL duplicate bridge for players
PROJECT—UPDATE!! in the Pembroke area. This Is NOT
After advertising this new and exciting project BBO, it does NOT offer Masterpoints and
in November’s newsletter, there has been an does NOT cost you anything, (the
excellent response. Five members have come Pembroke Duplicate Bridge Club will cover
forward to be a Volunteer Link Ambassador the minor costs until the new year).
(VLA) along with Mieke and Arlene. This program was designed by a group in
To review, this model of SITS Rx was originally England and is SUPER easy to use. It sets up
introduced in the United Kingdom, as a pathway like a real bridge game and uses ZOOM so
that integrates health and social care. Social you can see and hear each other. It uses a
prescribing recognizes that not all health and bidding box and scoring is done by the
wellness needs are medical in nature. It is a program.
process through which family physicians and For more information, please contact Irene
inter-professional health practitioners can Churchill at imchurch@nrtco.net or Leanne
prescribe non-medical options for their patients Cheliak at 613-638-0541 or
The overall goal of this project is to increase the leanne.cheliak@gmail.com
participation of older adults in social activities Please note: Ther e w ill be no gam e o n
by connecting them to their local older adult Tuesday December 8, 2020.
centre on the recommendation (social
prescription) of their primary health care
provider.
After the older adult is referred to the centre, a
Volunteer Link Ambassador (VLA) will meet
with him/her and help to connect the older adult
to programs and services.
ZOOM—ROAD SHOW
We have reached out to a some family health
Do you have an interesting object with a story
teams and will continue to do so on a regular
behind it? Could be a picture, a family
basis.
treasure, an heirloom or a collection of sorts.
If you would like to know more about this What would you like to share with us?
project or becoming a VLA, please contact the
office, either by email or phone 613-735-1226. Mark you calendar for Friday January 22 at 1
p.m.
The project lead is from the Older Adults
Centres Association of Ontario (OACAO), In order to participate, please send an email
funded by the Government of Canada . to the Centre—
pembrokeactivelivingcentre@cogeco.net to
receive an invitation link.
We’ll be interested to hear the journey your
story will take us on!
DECEMBER’S SENIORS CENTRE WITHOUT WALLS (SCWW)
Tuesday December 1, 8 & 15th @ 1 p.m. Mindfulness Meditation with Paul”. Join Paul
Mayfield (Breathe & Be YOGA) for a half hour of Mindful Meditation practice.
Wednesday December 2 @ 1 p.m. Christmas Themed Trivia - W ho w r ote the pictu r e
book that was inspiration for the 2000 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
Thursday December 3 @ 1 p.m. Categories - Ju st gr ab a piece of paper , a shar p pencil
and be ready to write your answers within the chosen categories, starting with a particular letter of
the alphabet.
Wednesday DECEMBER 9 @ 1 p.m. Name the Carol— Oh what fun it is to ride…..? And
others
Thursday December 10 @ 11 a.m. What is your favorite Christmas tradition? A
special ornament, what brings back memories for you…. Like laying under the tree and looking up
through the branches—try it—it’s fun!
Wednesday December 16 @ 4 p.m. Happy hour with Roger! Roger Lavoie is back
entertaining us with a Christmas flair. Grab your egg nog, a couple of treats and join in.
Thursday December 17 @ 1 p.m. BINGO!!!!! Get you r deck of car ds r eady an d be
prepared to call PAL (Pembroke Active Living)
Just a reminder the centre is closed from Monday December 21 to Saturday
January 2, reopening Monday January 2021.
SCWW will resume on Tuesday January 5th with Mindfulness Meditation with
Paul
Wednesday January 6th @ 1 p.m.— Coffee Chat
Thursday January 7th@ 1 p.m.— Family Feud
Participation is opened to anyone 50+ No registration is required!
Dial in 1-866- 279-1594 follow the prompts & enter Guest Code 179769
Please share the schedule with your friends and neighbors - no membership required.
Topics are subject to change
December 2020
Centre is open Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 12 noon
Daily Activities
for the remainder of month
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
9 am 7:30 am 9:15 a.m. 10 am 8:30 am 9:30 am
Active Fit 50+ Darts Let’s Get-fit-a-Bit” Functional Fitness Active Fit 50+ Kripalu Yoga
10:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. 10:15 a.m.
Line Dancing Low impact Active Fit 50+ Tai Chi
4:30 pm 1 p.m.
Kripalu Yoga Beginner Tai Chi
(new time)
For any of in-person activities, pre-registration is required as space is limited depending on the
activity.
Monday Wednesday Thursday and Friday Active Fit & Functional Fitness are also offered via Zoom.
Daily Schedule
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5
1 p.m. SCWW 1 p.m. SCWW 1 p.m. SCWW
Christmas Trivia Christmas Categories
Meditation with
Paul
7 8 9 10 11 12
1 p.m. SCWW 1 p.m. SCWW 11 a.m. SCWW
Meditation with Name that Carol? Family Traditions
Paul
14 15 16 17 18 19
1 p.m. SCWW 4 p.m. 1 p.m. SCWW
Happy Hour with
Meditation with BINGO
Roger Lavoie
Paul
21 22 23 24 25 26
CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED
Zoom Exercises No Yoga No YOGA
only
28 29 30 31 JANUARY 1 January 2
CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED
Zoom Exercises No Yoga No Yoga
only
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