Announcements

JUNE SOCIAL

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June 2nd, just prior to the start of SENIORS’ WEEK, will be the date of our next WPSS social event.  This lunch meeting will be centered around a talk by a representative of the Alzheimer’s Society! Seeing we are all getting a wee bit up in years this should be very interesting for us all.

Nothing has been confirmed as of April 14 but I thought I’d give you a heads up as to where we are going with our social events. The next Board meeting will be April 24th and more details will be forthcoming after that. There will be another notice on this page and full details under Future Events!

Please, feel free to comment on this tentative event

Picnic in the Park

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Our annual Picnic in the Park event has been officially booked! We will be meeting at Emily Murphy Park, Picnic Site #1, from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM on  Friday, August 11!

I’ll be posting these details along with a park map in the Events section in the next little while. Keep checking for updates.

KEEP MOVING!

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SWIM PROGRAM

Our great water based exercise program has finally started up again after the multi-year Covid shut down and lengthy renovations at the ACT Center.  We gather every Tuesday at 5:00 PM and spend an hour in the water with a certified exercise therapist from Equality Fitness. These trainers are qualified to work with people dealing with disabilities and they go out of their way to tailor programs to individual needs! This program is worth the effort of getting there and goes a long way to keep us active and moving!  WPSS has private time at the pool every Tuesday from 5:00 PM through 6:00 PM and every Saturday from 4:00 PM through 6:00 PM. At the moment we have a coach for every Tuesday session. If attendance warrants it we may bring the coaches in for Saturday sessions too.

Come on out and join the fun!! KEEP MOVING!!

Bernd Schwanke

OUTREACH

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REACHING OUT TO POLIO SURVIVORS

Your Board has been working on ways of spreading the word out, primarily to Polio survivors, but also to other members of our community, about Wildrose Polio Support Society.

Our first project was to design and produce an updated version of a brochure, “Are you a Polio Survivor,” a document that WPSS first produced more than 20 years ago.

We have sent copies of these brochures to all of our current members. We hope that you are able to pass these around though your own contacts for the benefit of other polio survivors and the various care and medical  agencies.

We have also visited many Seniors Centres and other Care Homes in our region and have left posters on Notice Boards together with a supply of these brochures.

Recently we have contracted with “Coffee News” to have a series of business card-sized advertisements about WPSS appear over the next year. These adverts will appear at random frequencies throughout Edmonton and  surrounding areas.

If any of you have more ideas about getting the word out about WPSS please contact any one of our board members. We would surely appreciate all the help we can get with this.

Jonathan Smethurst – Director

 

Sad News

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We are sad to announce that we have lost some members and friends in the past few months.

Catherine Strome passed in February of 2022

Diane Thompson passed in November of 2022

Margaret Sugden passed in December of 2022

Glyn Smith passed in March of 2023

 

We all remember Glyn as our long time office manager/administrator.

There will be a “Celebration of Life” held in Glyn’s honor on April 15 at 2:00 PM in the Social Room of Glyn’s and Chris’s condo at 511 Queen Street, Spruce Grove.

Everyone is welcome.

 

Our condolences to the families of these individuals. May they rest in peace.

 

LUNCH AND A MOVIE

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A Polio Story

Join us on Friday, March 3, 2023 for lunch and a movie at the St. Albert Legion. Get full details by clicking on the link below!


https://polioalberta.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/A-Polio-Story.pdf

Reimbursement Program

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Your Board of Directors has completed a review of the Reimbursement Program and has made some modifications to bring the document into full compliance with our Society By-laws. You can access the full document here. As previously noted the per member per year claim limit is now $1000.00. (This amount is reviewed in each funding cycle and may change from cycle to cycle at the discretion of the board)
  1. We have added several new categories to the list of eligible claims, notably Foot Care Therapy and Physical Fitness Facility and Coaching Fees.
2. Also, we have made available funding to reimburse members for transportation costs to WPSS events. Claims are eligible in those instances where the member cannot drive or prefers not to for the sake of safety and where DATS service is not available. Reimbursement will be made up to a maximum of 75% of the cost of the trip. This reimbursement will not be charged against the member’s $1000.00 yearly limit.

WPSS MEMBERSHIP

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It is that time of the year again – memberships were due on January 1. Membership entitles you to receiving our quarterly newsletter, Polio News; to participate in swim and therapy programs, to attend socials and to get financial assistance through the reimbursement program. We also provide educational information and about post polio and treatment generally and locally.

Memberships are still only $20.00 for an individual and $30.00 for a couple. Couples are a polio survivor and a spouse, partner or caregiver. Payment can be made by cheque to the “Wildrose Polio Support Society” or to “WPSS” or by e-transfer using the <wpss@polioalberta.ca> email address.

January 24, 2023 – SWIM PROGRAM REOPENING

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SWIM PROGRAM – ACT POOL REOPENING

At long last the pool at the ACT Centre in Rundle Park is set to open on February 14, 2023.  Our swim program will start on that day.  We will have sessions on Tuesdays from 5:00 – 6:00, and on Saturdays from 4:00 – 5:00.

Starting February 28, Bobbi-Jo Atchison and her Equality Fitness group ( Equality Fitness | Canada )will be leading aquasize exercise routines for us every Tuesday. BJ and her team are great at keeping us moving and working to our individual ability levels. This is a really great program and I encourage you to come out and enjoy the warm water at the ACT Center.

Hope to see you there!

Follow the above links to the Equality Fitness web page and to the ACT Center for address and map.