New Westminster's 2nd Annual Embrace Aging Month

Queen’s Park Healthcare Foundation, in partnership with the Greater Victoria Eldercare Foundation, invites you to celebrate New Westminster’s 2nd annual Embrace Aging Month in March.  Make connections and discover valuable resources to help you navigate the journey of aging.

Whether you’re a senior, caregiver, Baby Boomer or beyond these free workshops are for you.  After all…we’re all  aging!  Attend the whole series and discover a wealth of useful information to help you Be Well; Be Secure; Be Connected and Be Enriched.

EMBRACE AGING WORKSHOPS AT CENTURY HOUSE

All workshops will be held at Century House, 620 Eighth St, New Westminster on Thursday afternoons from March 1st to March 22nd.   Attendance is free but you must pre-register to reserve your seat by calling 604-519-1066 and stating which talks you want to attend.

For the full list of workshop titles and more information please click on the poster below.

Reconnections

What do you want to do with the rest of your Life?

RECONNECTIONS is a free, exciting series of eight two hour sessions especially designed for older adults facing barriers to reconnecting to the community, especially after retirement, losses, caregiving, or other changes.  The sessions are held once a week at our offices at 106 - 2101 Holdom Avenue, Burnaby.

This is a great opportunity to reconnect with your community, make friends, learn about volunteer work and thoroughly enjoy yourselves.

Interested?  Please give us a call for further information or to register for our upcoming Series - Fridays, 10:00am – 12:00noon, from March 2.  To contact us - phone: 604-291-2258 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE!!
 

The Outreach February 2012

Launch of the Defeat Depression Campaign

On May 27th, 2012, Canadians are taking part in the inaugural Defeat Depression Day to raise awareness of depression and to reduce the stigma associated with the illness. In communities across this country, mental health organizations, community groups, caring companies, and concerned employees and volunteers are organizing local walks, runs, rides and other activity events.

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