In this newsletter: Our Calendar for January / Great FolkU Programs and Other Writing Workshops / Christmas Dinner Photos / Seven Great Food Goals for 2024 / 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 for certain seniors' activities and meetings, sends out a monthly newsletter with news relating to Cortes seniors and organizes island-wide events.

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 JANUARY 2024

BINGO!

• Saturday, January 6, Pioneer Room

Carpet Bowling

• Call De0305 for more information.

Jazzercise

• This activity is cancelled. If you are still interested, please call Gina0080.

Literary Afternoon

Events organized by Seniors Helping Seniors and Cortes Island Museum. Please contact Carina6793 if you would like to present your writing at these events.

• Sunday, January 28, 2 – 3:30 p.m., Linnaea Education Centre.

DeathCaring Collective

• See https://islanddeathcare.ca/ for more information. All are welcome to join us. Our next meeting is on January 16, 2024.

FolkU/Cortes Literacy Programs

• Sunday, January 14, Cortes Book Club
• Sundays, January 7, 14, 21, 28, 1 – 3 p.m., Cortes Island Library, Writing Workshops
• Tuesday, January 16, 7 – 8:30 p.m., Manson's Hall, Poetry + Songs

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. The walk is never cancelled. Come and join the walking group folks.

Cortes Island Museum and Wild Cortes

• Museum, 957 Beasley Road, Fri/Sat, noon to 4 p.m.
• Wild Cortes, 1255 Seaford Road, Fri/Sat, noon to 4 p.m.

Luncheons

• No scheduled lunches this month 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

• Introductory Fiction & Nonfiction Writing Workshop
with Author/Historian Jeanette Taylor
Saturdays, January 13, 20 & 27, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.

• 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.

Christmas Dinner, December 16, 2023 - A GREAT SUCCESS

A warm thank-you to the cooks, the organizers, and all the patrons for this great event.
Next year, do not wait until the last minute to book your spot as you may be disappointed.

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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.

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