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Community Volunteers Needed for New Program
Retiring Well:
Considering the
Costs of Good
Health
Submitted
Gateway Centre of Excellence
in Rural Health
Gateway Centre of
Excellence in Rural Health
(formerly Gateway Rural
Health Research Insti-
tute), located in Seaforth,
is pleased to announce
the launch of a new pro-
ject which will involve
seniors mentoring com-
munity members who are
approaching retirement.
The Retiring Well: Consid-
ering the Costs of Good
Health project is a collab-
oration between the Uni-
versity of Waterloo School
of Pharmacy and Gateway
Centre of Excellence in
Rural Health and is
funded by the
New Horizons for Seniors
Program, provided
through Human Resources
and Skills Development
Canada.
Rural areas face many
unique challenges such as
reduced access to profes-
sional care, higher inci-
dences of chronic ill-
nesses, lower income, and
a higher unemployment
rate. For these reasons,
Gateway has aimed the
Retiring Well project to
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help rural seniors in the
Huron, Perth, Grey, and
Bruce Counties receive
assistance in managing
their health-related finan-
cial costs that may come
later in life. The project
will involve three commu-
nities from each county
and plans to engage over
300 seniors.
The project will include
an educational program
with a multi -media toolkit
that aims to increase
awareness of health-
related financial costs in
aging as well as enhance
the capacity for older
adults to self -manage
these costs post-retire-
ment. We are looking for
several volunteers who
have already been through
the retirement process to
guide participants and
share their experiences,
acting as mentors. We are
also seeking volunteer
individuals who have not
yet been through the pro-
cess but are seeking assis-
tance during this transi-
tional time in their lives.
Gateway Centre of
Excellence in Rural Health
is a community -driven
centre of excellence aim-
ing to improve the health
and quality of life of rural
residents through
research, education, and
communication. Gateway
was established to ensure
that healthier rural resi-
dents actively contribute
to healthy local econo-
mies and grow to require
less health care over time.
For more information,
please contact our team at
519-600-5195 or pro-
grams@gatewayrural-
health.ca.
Kinloss KairShea
Women's Institute
Roberta Whytock
The Kinloss Kairshea WI
met at the Lucknow Town
Hall on June 19, 2014 for
their Pot Luck Lunch &
Sunshine Sister Gift
exchange.
After singing Grace, a
fabulous lunch of all dif-
ferent first course dishes,
followed by a terrific array
of mouth-watering des-
serts. Karen Allen and
Andrea Feeley made and
served tea and coffee.
Vice President Joan
Murray opened with the
"Opening Ode" and "Mary
Stewart Collect" Minutes
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at The Southampton Coliseum
Hourly FREE bussing from Port Elgin to Show
Over 140 Vendors!
Hourly Door Prizes
ATM on Site
Food Court 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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were given by Erlma Hal-
denky followed by Gladys
Johnston giving the finan-
cial report.
Alice Ritchie and Irene
Haldenky did a memorial
for Jean Tiffin and it was
decided to send a dona-
tion in Jean's memory.
Joan also read a poem.
Joan gave an excellent
report on the District
Annual that she had
attended last month.
June birthdays: Alice
Ritchie and Sharon Mac-
Dougall each had hilari-
ous readings. Karen Allen
had a funny song "My
Favourite Things" and also
read a poem "Parking
Ticket':
Joan had readings by 10
different people that she
was given papers too.
Roll Call, Special Places
Visited and then gave out
sunshine gifts to their spe-
cial sisters, was answered
by 15 members and 2
guests.
Everyone showed off
their gift and thanked
their last year's sister for
treats, gifts, cards, etc.
All ladies received a new
"sister" for the coming
year.
The meeting closed with
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