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General News · 30th January 2024
GinaT CISS
In this newsletter: Our Calendar for February / Great FolkU/Cortes Museum Valentine's Day events / Free Yoga Classes / The Hall People / and some 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 Manson's Hall for certain seniors' activities and meetings, sends out a monthly newsletter with news relating to Cortes seniors, and organizes some 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 FEBRUARY 2024
BINGO!
This month: Saturdays, February 3 and 24, 1 3 pm, Pioneer Room, Manson's Hall
Valentine's Day Events offered by FolkU and Cortes Island Museum
Sunday, February 11, 1 4 p.m.: Love Letters Writing Workshop w/Jane Newman, Cortes Island Museum.
Wednesday, February 14, 7 8:30 p.m.: Evening of Love Letter Reading w/Oriane Lee Johnston, Cortes Island Museum
Space is limited at both events. To register for one or both events, call Jemma at jemmafolku.ca or 250-702-4507.
Would you like to read your love letter(s) at the Wednesday, February 14, event? Call Jemma!
Carpet Bowling
Sundays/Wednesdays. Call De0305 for more information.
Jazzercise
This activity is now cancelled. If you are still interested, please contact Gina0080.
DeathCaring Collective
See https://islanddeathcare.ca/meetings-events/ for more information. All are welcome to our events.
Saturday, February 10, 2024 The Legal Documents with Quadras Notary Sally Houghton
Saturday, February 17, 2024 Advance Care Planning with Bernice McGowan.
Both events are in the Lakeview Room, Linnaea Education Centre, at 10:30 a.m.
Literary Afternoon
Sunday, February 25 at 2 p.m. at Linnaea Farm Education Centre, Lakeview Room.
Contact Carina6793 if you would like to present your writings at these events.
Luncheons
No scheduled lunches for this month but 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.
Walking Group
The walking group meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9 a.m. in Manson's Hall parking lot for a 30-minute to one-hour walk, followed by coffee location TBA. The walks are never cancelled. No kind of weather stops the walking group folks! Come and join us.
Cortes Island Museum and Wild Cortes
Museum/Main Gallery, 957 Beasley Road, Friday & Saturday, noon to 4
Wild Cortes, 1255 Seaford Road, Friday & Saturday, noon to 4
Cortes Book Club
Contact Rebeka for more information: bekinbcgmail.com
Free Yoga Classes w/Kelly
Wednesdays, Gorge Hall, 2 to 3 p.m.
Thursdays, Mansons Hall, Om Studio, 11 to 12 noon
With help from the New Horizons for Seniors Program, we can provide free fitness classes and free/subsidized activities for seniors.
Please email or call Kelly to register for a class any or all of the sessions:
kbrocks55yahoo.ca or 604-209-3081
THE HALL PEOPLE
A story written by Cali Waddell: Cali's recent personal experience from a hospital stay. See our email newsletter or the PDF version attached below.
COMPUTER/EMAIL PROBLEMS?
Do you still have problems with your Twincomm email?
Do you need to move your old emails to the new address, or do you have other computer problems?
Help is available! Contact Clio at cliostechgmail.com. She will help you with everything computer-related. SO, DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK FOR HELP! Why struggle? Call Clio!
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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," and add seniorscortesgmail.com to your email contacts. If in doubt, call Gina250-935-0080.
To read the newsletter sent by email, click here: CISS Newsletter, email version
To read our pdf version, click on Google Docs here: CISS Newsletter, pdf version
Check our Facebook page.
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 Manson's Hall for certain seniors' activities and meetings, sends out a monthly newsletter with news relating to Cortes seniors, and organizes some 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 FEBRUARY 2024
BINGO!
This month: Saturdays, February 3 and 24, 1 3 pm, Pioneer Room, Manson's Hall
Valentine's Day Events offered by FolkU and Cortes Island Museum
Sunday, February 11, 1 4 p.m.: Love Letters Writing Workshop w/Jane Newman, Cortes Island Museum.
Wednesday, February 14, 7 8:30 p.m.: Evening of Love Letter Reading w/Oriane Lee Johnston, Cortes Island Museum
Space is limited at both events. To register for one or both events, call Jemma at jemmafolku.ca or 250-702-4507.
Would you like to read your love letter(s) at the Wednesday, February 14, event? Call Jemma!
Carpet Bowling
Sundays/Wednesdays. Call De0305 for more information.
Jazzercise
This activity is now cancelled. If you are still interested, please contact Gina0080.
DeathCaring Collective
See https://islanddeathcare.ca/meetings-events/ for more information. All are welcome to our events.
Saturday, February 10, 2024 The Legal Documents with Quadras Notary Sally Houghton
Saturday, February 17, 2024 Advance Care Planning with Bernice McGowan.
Both events are in the Lakeview Room, Linnaea Education Centre, at 10:30 a.m.
Literary Afternoon
Sunday, February 25 at 2 p.m. at Linnaea Farm Education Centre, Lakeview Room.
Contact Carina6793 if you would like to present your writings at these events.
Luncheons
No scheduled lunches for this month but 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.
Walking Group
The walking group meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9 a.m. in Manson's Hall parking lot for a 30-minute to one-hour walk, followed by coffee location TBA. The walks are never cancelled. No kind of weather stops the walking group folks! Come and join us.
Cortes Island Museum and Wild Cortes
Museum/Main Gallery, 957 Beasley Road, Friday & Saturday, noon to 4
Wild Cortes, 1255 Seaford Road, Friday & Saturday, noon to 4
Cortes Book Club
Contact Rebeka for more information: bekinbcgmail.com
Free Yoga Classes w/Kelly
Wednesdays, Gorge Hall, 2 to 3 p.m.
Thursdays, Mansons Hall, Om Studio, 11 to 12 noon
With help from the New Horizons for Seniors Program, we can provide free fitness classes and free/subsidized activities for seniors.
Please email or call Kelly to register for a class any or all of the sessions:
kbrocks55yahoo.ca or 604-209-3081
THE HALL PEOPLE
A story written by Cali Waddell: Cali's recent personal experience from a hospital stay. See our email newsletter or the PDF version attached below.
COMPUTER/EMAIL PROBLEMS?
Do you still have problems with your Twincomm email?
Do you need to move your old emails to the new address, or do you have other computer problems?
Help is available! Contact Clio at cliostechgmail.com. She will help you with everything computer-related. SO, DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK FOR HELP! Why struggle? Call Clio!
***********************************
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," and add seniorscortesgmail.com to your email contacts. If in doubt, call Gina250-935-0080.
To read the newsletter sent by email, click here: CISS Newsletter, email version
To read our pdf version, click on Google Docs here: CISS Newsletter, pdf version
Check our Facebook page.
(2024-02-CISS-newsletter.pdf)