BUS TRIPS: Call Seniors Outreach (403-443-255) to sign up for these trips. Get out and enjoy yourself!:
- May 5 & May 12 Calgary Philharmonic Open Rehearsals (Calgary). Cost: $25. Please contact Seniors Outreach to book your space on the bus.
- May 5 – Elgar’s Cello Concerto
- May 12: Katherine Chi (Piano) performs Beethoven
- Wednesday, May 24, 2023 SCOTT WOODS BAND - Drumheller Concert. Cost - $60 (Canadian Fiddle Champion & Band)
- Thursday, June 8, 2023 Matinee at Rosebud Theatre – “The Sound of Music” – as part of Seniors Week, we have a bus trip going to the dinner theatre. If you are interested in attending, we need to have interest shown soon as the tickets are beginning to sell quite quickly. Please let us know of your interest as soon as possible by calling our office.
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES:
MINDS IN MOTION – Free in-person sessions designed to keep your mind and body in shape! Thursdays June 1 to July 6, 2023. 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. at Kneehill Regional FCSS Building (779 – 2 St. NE Three Hills). This fitness and social program, includes gentle exercises followed by group activities. All physical and cognitive abilities welcome. Call Kim at 403-321-4727 to register.
COMMON SENSE PERSPECTIVE: “These are not gray hairs! They are wisdom highlights.”
THE THREE HILLS COMMUNITY DROP-IN CENTRE at 499 – 3rd Ave SE IS OPEN: JOIN US to play pool, card games, scrabble, socialize, etc.!!! [Mondays to Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.] One must continue to sign-in to the center providing the date, printed full name, and phone number. The daily charge of $2 is still in effect to play and have coffee or tea. We continue to need volunteer hosts/hostesses to oversee the Drop-In Centre.
COMPUTER/TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT FOR SENIORS: For May 3, Our Digital Consultant, Jane Kozak, is very willing to help you to figure out how your computer/tablet/ printer, cell phone, etc. works. Contact Seniors Outreach and we will have her contact you for an appointment. She will be glad to see you in office at Seniors Outreach during that time. Please call 403-443-2555 to leave your name and phone number and Jane will contact you to set up an appointment.
THE SENIORS OUTREACH OFFICES and CLIENT SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO BE OPEN BY APPOINTMENT: Please call the following for an appointment: Call 403-443-2555 for the Main Office in Three Hills (Mondays to Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.); call 403-425-1555 for Kneehill North – Trochu (Tuesdays & Wednesdays) & Torrington (Thursday a.m.); and call 403-412-4195 for Kneehill South –Carbon (Tuesdays) & Acme & Linden (Thursdays).
VOLUNTEERS CONTINUE TO BE NEEDED: Seniors Outreach is in need of volunteers across Kneehill County as Meals on Wheels delivery drivers, Caring Car Drivers, Bus Drivers, Hosts/Hostesses (at the Three Hills Drop-In Center). Contact Seniors Outreach if you have some time to volunteer. Thank you to those who have recently stepped up to become volunteers!
THE COMMUNITY BUS RUN in Three Hills: Will continue to operate Thursday afternoons. The Three Hills Elks #190 has provided funding for free rides on our bus during these community runs. Please thank them for their generosity. Watch here for notification if we add any weekly community bus runs in the future.
THE SENIORS OUTREACH ‘LARGE PRINT’ 2023 TELEPHONE BOOKS ARE DONE AND FOR SALE!
Call Seniors Outreach at 403-443-2555 (or 1-888-443-2555 from the Carbon area) to pre-order a copy (providing your name and phone number) and we will inform you when your copy is ready for payment and pickup. As this is also a fundraiser for Seniors Outreach, the cost is $10/book -due upon pick up. The books have been updated for 2023!
MEALS on WHEELS NOTE: For seniors with annual low-income (Under $25,000 as an individual and Under $37,000 as a couple), if you need some hot or frozen food security support (contact Seniors Outreach at 403-443-2555) between – March 27 and July 31, 2023 – please contact our offices and we may be able to assist you financially with some hot or frozen meals each month.
MEALS ON WHEELS – FROZEN MEALS: For these meals across the Kneehill County, the next Order date is Thursday, May 11, 2023 and the subsequent delivery date will be Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Please contact the Seniors Outreach Main Office to order from the menu and to pay for your order on or before the next order date.
MEALS ON WHEELS – HOT MEALS: Please be aware that you are able to order hot meals for Three Hills/Acme/Linden (deliveries will be at noon hour Mondays through Fridays each week). 1 meal per person per day is delivered and the cost is $11.50/meal. Please call Seniors Outreach to order the week before requiring the meals.
CARING CARS/WHEELCHAIR BUS USEAGE: For those who need medical appointments, etc. one may call to book Caring Cars or the Wheelchair Bus. Please be respectful of others regarding masking or not masking in our vehicles. As our drivers are volunteers, we will try to find a driver for your day. Asking for a driver within 24 hours of need is often extremely difficult to fulfill. Please try to call us a few days before you need a driver. Thank you.
SENIORS OUTREACH IS ON FACEBOOK! If you are already on Facebook simply enter Seniors Outreach Kneehill County and if you are seeking to link to Facebook use: https://www.facebook.com/Seniors OutreachKneehill. Let us know how this is working for you! Do check Facebook for updates and announcements and please post us or provide feedback about your Facebook experience!
Please pay attention to The Capital, the Seniors Outreach Website at www.seniorso.ca, or our Facebook page for further information and/or changes to our operations.
