Oyen and District Seniors Report: New Horizons Grant
Submitted by Beth Symes
Eight people gathered for a delicious Pot Luck Supper at the Oyen and District Seniors Recreation Centre on the beautiful evening of March 5. Six more members of the Senior’s organization came at 7:00 PM for the meeting. Lynda called that to order at 7:01. Beth moved the minutes be adopted as presented and Sherry presented the financial report.
Items of both new and old business were then discussed. First items of business were Grants. The money received from the New Horizons Grant which had to be spent by the end of March has now been fully spent, partly on Gift Certificates to the Green house which will be used at the appropriate time to purchase plants to be planted outside the building and light bulbs which will replace bulbs inside the building. Three members had attended a presentation by Helene Nicholson about the CFSEA grant. It is too late in the grant cycle to make an application now but group learned that the next possibility will be on August 8,2025.
The meeting was able to move ahead on Memorial Book in that the seven names of former members, who have died since 2022, have been given to Kyna. She will enter names and appropriate dates in this book. Prior to that names had been placed on plaques but it had been decided in 2024 to begin placing them in a Memorial Book rather than continue to use plaques.
The final sections of the By Laws were reviewed and Lorraine will print out By-Laws with the revisions which have made and have them ready for the next meeting.
The regular activities at the Seniors Recreation Centre are continuing as scheduled. Cheryl has two Crafting days scheduled in March, March 11 and March 25. She has just signed up a new member who is interested in this activity which goes from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Tuesdays or any part of that time. Floor Curling will continue on Wednesday afternoons at 1:00 PM through March and April. People gather to play Pickle Ball on Thursday evenings. The last Fun Night was on February 28, when 14 seniors gathered to play pool, cards and table games. The next Fun Night will be on March 21. ( You will note that this is the third Friday as opposed to the fourth and will only be for the month of March.) The April Fun Night will be on April 25th. The next Seniors Pot Luck and Meeting will be on May 7,2025. All of these activities continue to be open for dropping in on for the first time, as winter moves along, at the Seniors Recreation Centre. We are always happy to welcome new seniors (50+).