2019-01-03 – ICCC Seniors Group Meeting – Orleans

Dear Friends, Greetings! We hope your hearths, and the hearts of the ones you love have kept you warm in this cold weather, and you are having an enjoyable holiday season.We wish you all a very happy new year. Let it bring to you all blessings of good health and joy in life. We wish to reintroduce the celebration of birthdays of the members in a given month at the second potluck lunch. In the attached sheet we have entered the birth dates of some of the members based on the available information. Please correct it if it needs correction, and also add your name and birthdate if it is not on the sheet. In case you are unable to enter your data, send. me an email, and I shall enter the data. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-Qho340IwaT2ALk7Ief0aCQBth8JVVo5nzXuuIBtgho/edit?usp=sharing Last Meeting: For the Christmas celebrations we had about 35 members, all of them contributed to a large variety of. very delicious food for the potluck lunch. A slide show containing a quiz was presented by Chandra to test the knowledge about Christmas. Many of the answers were quite hilarious which provided a lot of entertainment. Amrit read selected passages from Charles Dickens story Christmas Carols highlighting Scrooges’ profound transformation from very mean to a generous person. Arun added to our knowledge about why Christmas celebrated by Orthodox Christians is not on 25th December, and the significance of the tree in its celebrations. Songs and poetry recitals by many members added to the enjoyment of the occasion. Meeting – Jan. 3, 2019: The details for this meeting are as follows: Discussion Topic: (Open to suggestion from the floor) Location: Room 340, 255  Centrum Boulevard, Orleans Time: 1 PM – 4 PM Agenda: 1. Socialization: 1 – 2:00 PM 2: Announcements: 2:00 – 2:10 PM 3. Discussion: 2:10 – 2:40 PM 4. Songs, poetry, jokes etc: 2:40 – 4:00 PM 5. Adjournment: 4:00 PM Important upcoming Meetings: 1. On Jan. 24, 2019, Ms. Marie France-Lalond, our MPP, will like to meet us to learn about the concern we may have as seniors. Please remember to bring your concern for discussion at our meeting before this date. Looking forward to seeing you in the new year on Jan. 3, 2019 Jagjit and Amrit Dear Friends, Greetings! Last Meeting (Jan. 10): There were about 15 people who enjoyed the delicious potluck lunch. The discussion a the meeting centred around the message we are giving to our MPP at our meeting on Jan. 24 and other concerns we may have. The issues regarding access to medical services, retirement homes their suitability and cost, home care support were discussed. Meeting – Jan. 17, 2019: We will be celebrating Lohri and Pongal and winter festivals, so please come prepared with your favourite songs and stories related to the festivals. The other The details for this meeting are as follows: Discussion Topic: Celebration of Lohri, Pongal and other winter festivals Location: Room 340, 255  Centrum Boulevard, Orleans Time: 1 PM – 4 PM Agenda: 1. Socialization: 1 – 2:00 PM 2: Announcements: 2:00 – 2:10 PM 3. Discussion: 2:10 – 2:40 PM 4. Songs, poetry, jokes etc: 2:40 – 4:00 PM 5. Adjournment: 4:00 PM Important upcoming Meetings: 1. On Jan. 24, 2019, Ms. Marie France-Lalonde, our MPP, will like to meet us to learn about the concern we may have as seniors. Please remember to bring your concern for discussion at our meeting before this date. Looking forward to seeing you at the meeting. Jagjit and Amrit