Caregivers Alberta is sponsoring a “Caregivers Conference” in person and on line Nov 1-2. Details in link below.
https://www.caregiversalberta.ca/get-involved/caregivers-conference/
70th Anniversary of the Salk Vaccine
Social Event Friday October 25
“70th Anniversary of the Salk Vaccine” with Dr. Mark Joffe History of Polio event
NEW EVENT – JUBILATIONS DINNER THEATER
Another event has been added to our 2024 social calendar. September 4 is set as the date for a Dinner Theater date at Jubilations Dinner Theater, WEM! The show is entitled “FREINDS, A PARODY WITH ACE VENTURA”
DETAILS:
COST: $30.00 per person
LOCATION: Jubilations Dinner Theater, West Edmonton Mall
DATE: Wednesday, September 4, 2024
ANNUAL PICNIC IN THE PARK – EVENT JULY 12, 2024
The date has been set for our annual PICNIC IN THE PARK event!
July 12, 2024 is the day, Emily Murphy Park is the place.
Stay tuned for full details!
SENIOR’S CELEBRATING SENIORS – EVENT MAY 31, 2024
Our next event will be ‘Seniors Celebrating Seniors’ on May 31. It will be at the Legion in St. Albert with a lunch of soup, sandwiches, dessert and tea or coffee, followed by a performance by an intergenerational theatre troupe called the GeriActors & Friends.
The cost is $5.00 per per member and $20.00 for non-members. All are welcome!
Stay tuned for more details.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2022-2023 – REVIEW
The AGM for the year 2022-2023 was held on Friday, April 19, 2024 at the St. Albert Legion #271.
Registration was at 11:30 and lunch was served, buffet style, at 12:00. Thanks to the staff at Diner 271 for once again putting on a very delicious lunch and dessert!
On the business side of things, of note was that the Board of Directors, consisting of 10 chairs, lost one member. Jonathan Smethurst has decided to step down. All eight of the remaining directors have agreed to remain for another term. No new nominations were received so the bord will operate with 8 filled chairs and 2 vacancies. If anyone from our membership is interested in serving and becoming more involved in the operation of our society, please contact Pat in the office (780-428-8842) or any of the current directors. We thank Jonathan for his service!
After serving as WPSS Events Coordinator for many years, Rick Meunier has decided to step down. Thank you, Rick, for the great work you have done over the years! Rick is remaining on the board as a director. Sandra Mooney will be assuming the position of Events Coordinator. We look forward to her bringing new ideas and fresh energy to the position!
All committee reports, including the Financial Statements, were presented in the AGM Booklet you were given at registration. In case you did not keep this and wish to review the reports, you can link to the AGM Booklet here.
Once again please note that we have 3 vacancies on the Board of Directors and help with the Newsletter/Website would be very much appreciated!
Please consider stepping up and contributing your creative talents to the operation of your society.
“Many hands make light work”
UPCOMING EVENTS
WPSS has a number of events upcoming.
Friday, April 19th – AGM – see the details on our Home Page
Friday, May 31 – GeriActors
Their vision is as follows: To be an intergenerational theatre company that engages and challenges audiences by sharing stories that are meaningful and authentic, and that advances public understanding of creative aging.”
Check them out at https://geriactors.ca
We will be hosting them at the St. Albert Legion. Registration is at 11:30, Lunch (Soup and Sandwich, dessert) at 12:00, entertainment at 1:30
Confirmation of time, full details, cost will be posted as soon as available
EVERYONE WELCOME!!
Annual summer “Picnic in The Park” will happen sometime in July or August. Details as soon as they become available.
Saturday, September 28 25th Anniversary Celebration
WPSS will be celebrating its 25th year! Please plan to join us for this great event featuring recognition of “Caregivers” – those dedicated souls who support and encourage us polio survivors and others afflicted with a variety of disabilities.
Full details when available
EVENT – HANDBELL CONCERT
This event may interest some of you. The date is April 27 at 3:00 PM
All the details are on the poster – click on the link below, then click on the poster to see a full page version.
AGM
Remember Friday, April 19th is our Annual General Meeting!
Hope to see all our members and guests there. Details are in the Newsletter and also on our home page here on the website.
If transportation is an issue, remember that you can apply for partial reimbursement on your taxi costs.
Use this link to see the guidelines for this reimbursement benefit
SWIM PROGRAM
Hi All,
Our swim program is up and running again on a limited basis. The main pool is open and we have the guys from Equality Fitness back leading the exercise sessions. However, the warmer, smaller teaching pool is still under construction, getting the ramps and rails upgraded to standard. There has been a delay in the process and the new opening date is listed as APRIL 12!
Hope to see you all back then!
POOL SCHEDULE CHANGE
Saturday, December 23 was our scheduled pool event but due to a number of people deciding that they would not attend as planned we asked the city to cancel that date and they did so. As a result, Tuesday the 19th was our final session of 2023. Our next pool session will be March 5, 2024. Hope to see many of you there!
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays and all the best for the New Year!!!
IMPORTANT CHANGE TO SWIM SCHEDULE!
Our Tuesday swim schedule has been changed. The city had planned on closing the pool on Tuesday, December 19 but have now changed this.
THE POOL WILL BE OPEN FOR OUR REGULAR TUESDAY MEET ON DECEMBER 19.
However, the scheduled closure will now occur on December 30.
We will have access on the 19th and the 23 of December. The pool will then be closed until Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Note that the small, warmer, teach pool will continue to be closed through the end of March.
If you have any questions you can call the WPSS office at 780-458-7840