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General News · 1st December 2023
GinaT CISS
In this newsletter: Christmas Dinner / Our Calendar for December / When Someone Dies / New Horizon for Seniors Programs / Emergency Kits for Seniors / and more ...
You are invited to join the Cortes Island Seniors Society (CISS) if you are 50+. The Society manages the current Seniors Village, pays for renting of Manson's Hall to allow for seniors' activities and meetings, sends out a monthly newsletter with news relating to Cortes seniors, organizes island-wide events, works closely with Better at Home and other seniors’ programs providers, and more.
To find more information about our programs and activities, check this Tideline post or our Facebook page.
Membership in the Society is very important as it shows your support for the organization and its programming.
CISS CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 2023
In addition to our usual CISS program, New Horizons for Seniors Cortes offers a series of workshops. Your participation is important. See below the workshops offered, included separately in the attachment, so you can download the whole program.
CISS Christmas Dinner
• Saturday, December 16, Manson's Hall, door 5:30, dinner 6:30. By reservation only! See more information below.
Community Meal
• Thursday, December 7, Manson's Hall, starts at noon, offered by New Horizons for Seniors Cortes. No registration necessary, just show up!
Christmas/Holiday Markets
• Saturday, December 2, Gorge Hall, 11 to 3
• Saturday, December 9, Manson's Hall, 11 to 3
Carpet Bowling
• Call De0305 for more information
.
Jazzercise
• Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 9 a.m. Contact Ruth6478 or Victoria6594 if you are interested in coming, Manson’s Hall.
DeathCaring Collective
• See https://islanddeathcare.ca/ for more information. All are welcome to join us. Our next meeting is on January 16, 2024.
Walking Group
The walking group meets every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 a.m., Manson's Hall parking lot, for a 30-minute to one-hour walk, followed by coffee. Coffee location TBA.
Cortes Island Museum and Wild Cortes
• Vintage Christmas at the Museum, Saturday, December 9, 11 to 4
• Christmas Bird Count, Sunday, December 17
• Museum, 957 Beasley Road, Fri/Sat, noon to 4 p.m.
• Wild Cortes, 1255 Seaford Road, Fri/Sat, noon to 4 p.m.
Bingo!
• Next event January 6. Manson's Hall, Pioneer Room
Luncheons
• No scheduled lunches in December but let's meet on Wednesdays in Julie's Cafe (Community Cafe in the Pioneer Room) for a lunch served by Julie and Sandy! Invite your friends and be there at 12:30 p.m.
NEW HORIZONS FOR SENIORS WORKSHOPS
This is a summary only. For more information, see the full December program attached below (pdf).
• Community Meal
Thursday, December 7, Manson's Hall, at noon
• Movement and Mobility with Kelly at Om Studio
Thursdays, December 7 and 14, 11:30 – 12:30
• Gentle Yoga with Kelly at the Gorge Hall
Wednesdays, December 6 and 13, 2 pm – 3 pm
• Introductory Fiction & Nonfiction Writing Workshop
with Author/Historian Jeanette Taylor
Saturdays, January 13, 20 & 27, 1:30 – 4:30 pm
• Free Emergency Preparedness Backpack
Did you know that ALL CISS members are eligible to receive a FREE EP backpack?
Contact Peter Elliott (6605) to become a member. The membership/Christmas Dinner form is attached below.
• Join us for a presentation (in person shown on the projector at Mansons Hall or on-line via Zoom) by Seniors First BC and learn about the free programs and services they offer, along with examples of how they have supported older adults in BC.
Monday, December 4, 2023
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Mansons Hall or join the zoom meeting at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7142961637?omn=82497821285
Meeting ID: 714 296 1637
Don’t have a device and would prefer to join online?
We can lend you an iPad for the series (Dec-March). Contact us if you would like to borrow an iPad. We will host all these individual sessions at Manson’s hall on the projector for those without Internet access.
Contact Valerie at valerie.jo.wgmail.com or Ester at newhorizonscortesgmail.com if you need a device for online participation. The workshop series with SeniorsSafeBC start in January.
CISS CHRISTMAS DINNER
Make your reservations NOW!
Send your cheque by mail or by e-transfer:
Cheques should be made out to CISS. Send forms and money to:
CISS Treasurer, Box 27, Manson’s Landing, V0P 1K0
If you would like to pay ($_) by e-transfer, e-mail cortesseniors1gmail.com
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More can be found in the pdf attached below and the email version of the newsletter delivered to CISS members' email boxes on the first day of every month.
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If you are a CISS member, you should be getting an email with the newsletter every first day of the month. If you cannot find it in your email box – check your spam or junk folder, mark "NOT SPAM." Additionally, add seniorscortesgmail.com to your email contacts. If in doubt, call Gina250-935-0080.
To subscribe to our newsletter, click here SUBSCRIBE
To read the newsletter sent by email, click here: CISS Newsletter
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attachments:
pdf NEWSLETTER
New Horizons for Seniors Program
Dinner '23
You are invited to join the Cortes Island Seniors Society (CISS) if you are 50+. The Society manages the current Seniors Village, pays for renting of Manson's Hall to allow for seniors' activities and meetings, sends out a monthly newsletter with news relating to Cortes seniors, organizes island-wide events, works closely with Better at Home and other seniors’ programs providers, and more.
To find more information about our programs and activities, check this Tideline post or our Facebook page.
Membership in the Society is very important as it shows your support for the organization and its programming.
CISS CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 2023
In addition to our usual CISS program, New Horizons for Seniors Cortes offers a series of workshops. Your participation is important. See below the workshops offered, included separately in the attachment, so you can download the whole program.
CISS Christmas Dinner
• Saturday, December 16, Manson's Hall, door 5:30, dinner 6:30. By reservation only! See more information below.
Community Meal
• Thursday, December 7, Manson's Hall, starts at noon, offered by New Horizons for Seniors Cortes. No registration necessary, just show up!
Christmas/Holiday Markets
• Saturday, December 2, Gorge Hall, 11 to 3
• Saturday, December 9, Manson's Hall, 11 to 3
Carpet Bowling
• Call De0305 for more information
.
Jazzercise
• Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 9 a.m. Contact Ruth6478 or Victoria6594 if you are interested in coming, Manson’s Hall.
DeathCaring Collective
• See https://islanddeathcare.ca/ for more information. All are welcome to join us. Our next meeting is on January 16, 2024.
Walking Group
The walking group meets every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 a.m., Manson's Hall parking lot, for a 30-minute to one-hour walk, followed by coffee. Coffee location TBA.
Cortes Island Museum and Wild Cortes
• Vintage Christmas at the Museum, Saturday, December 9, 11 to 4
• Christmas Bird Count, Sunday, December 17
• Museum, 957 Beasley Road, Fri/Sat, noon to 4 p.m.
• Wild Cortes, 1255 Seaford Road, Fri/Sat, noon to 4 p.m.
Bingo!
• Next event January 6. Manson's Hall, Pioneer Room
Luncheons
• No scheduled lunches in December but let's meet on Wednesdays in Julie's Cafe (Community Cafe in the Pioneer Room) for a lunch served by Julie and Sandy! Invite your friends and be there at 12:30 p.m.
NEW HORIZONS FOR SENIORS WORKSHOPS
This is a summary only. For more information, see the full December program attached below (pdf).
• Community Meal
Thursday, December 7, Manson's Hall, at noon
• Movement and Mobility with Kelly at Om Studio
Thursdays, December 7 and 14, 11:30 – 12:30
• Gentle Yoga with Kelly at the Gorge Hall
Wednesdays, December 6 and 13, 2 pm – 3 pm
• Introductory Fiction & Nonfiction Writing Workshop
with Author/Historian Jeanette Taylor
Saturdays, January 13, 20 & 27, 1:30 – 4:30 pm
• Free Emergency Preparedness Backpack
Did you know that ALL CISS members are eligible to receive a FREE EP backpack?
Contact Peter Elliott (6605) to become a member. The membership/Christmas Dinner form is attached below.
• Join us for a presentation (in person shown on the projector at Mansons Hall or on-line via Zoom) by Seniors First BC and learn about the free programs and services they offer, along with examples of how they have supported older adults in BC.
Monday, December 4, 2023
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Mansons Hall or join the zoom meeting at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7142961637?omn=82497821285
Meeting ID: 714 296 1637
Don’t have a device and would prefer to join online?
We can lend you an iPad for the series (Dec-March). Contact us if you would like to borrow an iPad. We will host all these individual sessions at Manson’s hall on the projector for those without Internet access.
Contact Valerie at valerie.jo.wgmail.com or Ester at newhorizonscortesgmail.com if you need a device for online participation. The workshop series with SeniorsSafeBC start in January.
CISS CHRISTMAS DINNER
Make your reservations NOW!
Send your cheque by mail or by e-transfer:
Cheques should be made out to CISS. Send forms and money to:
CISS Treasurer, Box 27, Manson’s Landing, V0P 1K0
If you would like to pay ($_) by e-transfer, e-mail cortesseniors1gmail.com
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More can be found in the pdf attached below and the email version of the newsletter delivered to CISS members' email boxes on the first day of every month.
***********************************
If you are a CISS member, you should be getting an email with the newsletter every first day of the month. If you cannot find it in your email box – check your spam or junk folder, mark "NOT SPAM." Additionally, add seniorscortesgmail.com to your email contacts. If in doubt, call Gina250-935-0080.
To subscribe to our newsletter, click here SUBSCRIBE
To read the newsletter sent by email, click here: CISS Newsletter
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attachments:
pdf NEWSLETTER
New Horizons for Seniors Program
Dinner '23
(2023-12-CISS-Newsletter.pdf)