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A monthly guide to events, resources and services for Mission Seniors
November/December 2015
For more on volunteering see page 24
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Without volunteers this wouldn’t happen...more volunteers are always welcome, especially now.Phil Hope Coordinator of the Mission Food Centre and Christmas Bureau
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Lending a helping handKevin MILLSMission record
As the holiday season approaches, the publics’ focus often turns to help-ing those in need.
However, the Mission Community Services Food Centre offers help 12 months a year.
The centre relies on volunteers to provide groceries to low income fam-ilies in Mission. A large number of those volunteers are seniors.
Phil Hope, coordinator of the Food Centre and of the annual Christmas Bureau campaign said there are more than 200 volunteers lending a hand.
“Without volunteers, this wouldn’t happen,” said Hope, adding that more volunteers are always welcome, espe-cially now.
The Christmas Bureau’s campaign has just started. Volunteers collect donations of food, money and new toys to create special holiday ham-pers.
Any donations to the Christmas Bureau that are left over are given to the food centre, so nothing is wasted.
Volunteers at the centre all agree on one thing, “it feels good” to help others.
Christine Goeghart has volunteered her time for the past 10 years
“I heard they (food centre) needed help. They didn’t have as many vol-unteers back then, so I thought ok... I wanted to do something for the com-munity, help out, and I wanted to be active a little bit,” said Goeghart.
She volunteers twice a week and wants to encourage other seniors to come out and lend a hand.
“It provides a purpose in life, you’re not sitting, doing nothing.
“We came always use more seniors.”Molly Hawkins agrees. She has
spent that past decade offering her time to help anyway she can.
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Mission residents Anne and Cornelius Bergen were married in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on November 7, 1939.
Earlier this month, the happy couple celebrate their 76th wedding anniversary.
The couple came to B.C. in 1947 along with their three young daughters. They settled in Burns
Lake and later moved to Clearbrook. After that the relocated again, first to Fort St John, then to Abbotsford and finally to Mission where they’ve made their home since 1989.
Anne and Cornelius raised 8 children (one who is now deceased) and have 16 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
Mission’s Anne and Cornelius Bergen were married on Nov. 7 1939. The couple had been together for 76 years.
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events for seniors November/December 2015
32444 7th AvenueMission
Phone: 604-820-0220 ■ Dec. 1 Philosophers’ Café. Topic: Municipal Politics. ■ Dec. 1 Used book sale is on from 9 am to 2 pm■ Dec. 1 Osteofit and Low Impact Fitness classes with Alvina tyler continue every tues. and thur. morning ■ Dec. 1 Chair Yoga with Norine Longmire continues every tues. and thur. morning at 11:00 am ■ Dec. 1 “Writing Your Family Story” writing group meets weekly from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm■ Dec. 2 Annual
Christmas Tea and Carol Sing Along ■ Dec. 3 “Music Appreciation: North American Folk Music” ■ Dec. 3 Piano music with Tracey Tobin from 1 to 2 pm at Carrington House, 32700 -7th Ave., Mission. fee: $7 (non-members $10).■ Dec. 3 Chronic Pain Self-Management Program from 1 to 3:30 pm Place: 32444 -7th Ave., ■ Dec. 3 Warm Fuzzies Knitting Group meets every tuesday and thursday at 32444 -7th Ave., Mission from 1 to 2 pm. ■ Dec. 6 Annual Christmas Dinner is held at 32444 -7th Ave., Mission from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. ■ Dec. 7 French conversation classes with Nicole Bellay continue at 32444 -7th Ave., ■ Dec. 8 Book Discussion Group meets from 1:30 to 3:30 pm
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Friday, Dec. 11 Christmas Dinner. All welcome. $12.00
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■ Wednesday 9:15 am Mission Chair Fitness Exercise 10:15 am Mission senior Drop-in Crib10:30 am Walking Club12:30 pm Drop-in Bingo
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■ Friday 9:15 am Mission Chair Fitness Exercise 11:00 am senior Drop-in CribJam session will have lunch at 12:30pm. on the 12th and 26th and Jam session starts a 1pm.
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The Mission Arts Council would like to thank the Mission community and surrounding communities as far away as Blind Bay and Falkland, BC, who supported and helped make our 34th Annual Christmas Craft Market a huge success.
Thank you to our Craft Market Committee, spearheaded by Doreen Phelps, Coordinator, Shirley Mitchell, Jan Gardner, Sharon Westley, Marilyn Davidson and Jim Hinds.
Thanks to all the Volunteers who helped in so many ways, and especially Gordon Buker, Ken MacDonald, Frank and Joan Fishleigh, Annie Charker, Judy Sharpe, Marion McKee, David
Gook, Graham Mitchell and Karen Isobe.
Thank you to the Heritage Park School Leadership Students, their parents, and Leader Debbie Kooy.
Thank you to the great custodian group, Tracy, Lena, Bert and Olgan, and especially Bronwen Sutherland.
Thank you to our entertainment groups Rick Chadwick and Joy Vox
Choir, who volunteer their time and talent, and are enjoyed by all.yed by all.
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Hi to those aging in Mission. I’m Gordon
Dainard and I successfully aged 65 years last
week. I moved to Mission five years ago with
my wife after aging in Alberta and working
for a major energy company in their head
office in Calgary for 35 of those years. I also
volunteered in various areas during the same
35 years.
Since moving here, I’ve been busy volun-
teering with various groups such as Mission
Community Services, Mission Seniors Centre
Association and Lifetime Learning.
I recently completed training as a facilita-
tor to present workshops from the Council
of Seniors Citizens Organization (COSCO),
Health and Wellness Institute. You might see
me at the Leisure Centre, in the gym or on
the golf course when I’m not volunteering or
doing retail therapy with my wife.
So what’s Gord have to say? It will be an
honour to condense the COSCO workshops
into a short summary each month for the
community. There are currently 42 workshops
available and they are free to community
groups, not-for-profit Associations, libraries,
retirement residences and any group that’s
interested in a topic.
The workshops should be booked directly
through COSCO at the contact information in
their brochure. If you’re interested in hearing
what Gord has to say for 90 minutes, please
request me as the facilitator.
If you would like a brochure, please send me
an email and I’ll send you one. gdainard333@
gmail.com
My first topic is Advanced Care Planning
covering who makes decisions for you when
you have aged 19 years and are not capable
of making decisions for yourself, including
when you may be temporarily incapable due
to an accident.
So that’s all Gord has to say for now. Hope
to see some of you at a workshop.
and I like community services, I really believe in it and its a great way to reach out to people that need help,” said Hawkins, adding it gives her a feeling of joy.
But the food centre isn’t the only place this busy senior like to volun-teer. She has also helped with the homeless count, at the Christmas Bureau office and other community projects. She says seniors should get
out and lend a helping hand.“I think that probably all of the
people who help out here fall under the category of retired or senior. I think there is lots that seniors can do. They have all that life experi-ence,” said Hawkins.
Another food centre volunteer, Mervin Hildebrandt, decided volun-teering was the smart move.
“I retired and needed something to
do and I though this would be good,’ he said.
He also volunteers one day a month at the prison.
“Most of the times you are helping people, you get a smile out of them and they say thank you.”
That makes it all worth it.If you wish to volunteer at the
Food Centre, contact Mission Com-munity Services at 604-826-3634.
From page 23Volunteers always needed
Gord SayS
Gordon Dainard
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It’s true. You can have the freedom of living safely and securely, all in your own familiar home.
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We can set up your own unique wellness program that provides safety, security, healthy meals,
transportation, grocery shopping, housekeeping and fun outings and community experiences. We will help fall-proof your home and keep your mobility up.
And when needed, extra care can come home too. Similar to doctors that make ‘house calls’, if you need help with medication, mobility, or personal care, our Certi ed Care Aides and Licensed Nurses come to assist – in the comfort of your own home.
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Are you overwhelmed taking care of aging parents?
Today, seniors make up about 12 per cent of the Mission popula-tion, and Statistics Can-ada predicts this num-ber will double by 2036. An increase of seniors impacts many things including the health-care system, the econ-omy and our workforce. In addition, this demo-graphic shift is affect-ing adult children, also called “the sandwich generation,” who are balancing caregiving
responsibilities of aging parents while raising their own children and maintaining careers. The Health Council of Canada noted that 57 per cent of family care-givers have other full time jobs and they are stretched beyond their capacity. Many report high levels of stress and have difficulties balanc-ing responsibilities. Most often, those caregivers are the eldest daughter.Few families are
aware that medical and non-medical care exists beyond the four walls of the hospital. It’s import-ant for family caregiv-ers to utilize available resources in the com-munity, like private home care, to lessen the burdens of care. Unfor-tunately, it’s often not until there is a medi-cal emergency that the topic of enhanced care is first discussed. It can be challenging to broach the topic of increased
care with parents. In fact, the number one fear of seniors is lost independence, which is why seeking help from experts at initiating happy aging talks is so important.Some tips include
casually asking ques-tions like “what are your worries as you age?” “What do you want for the future?” and “how can we work together to make sure you are happy and healthy?” Home care can be a great first step, because there is no drastic change of address or lifestyle, and this can help with the transition of accepting help. Keep in mind that services like home care are flexible to meet indi-vidual needs. Services
can range from a few hours a week of com-panionship and errand running, to round-the-clock nursing care.Instead of daughters
spending time as a care-giver to a parent doing things like preparing meals, providing trans-portation and managing medical records, daugh-ters can utilize care services so they can go back to being daugh-ters again. And when a parent’s health really begins to deteriorate, it is so important that time spent among loved ones is of high quality. Planning ahead for the
needs of aging parents means we can celebrate aging instead of just cope with it! Article submitted by
Carol Lange, former overwhelmed daugh-ter, and franchise owner of Nurse Next Door Maple Ridge/Mission. Reach her at 604-468-2273,[email protected]. Nurse Next Door Home-care is an award-win-ning, local company dedicated to bringing love, happiness and caring to seniors and others needing help at home.
