Coaticook Area Senior Citizen’s Club
Our monthly meeting at the Elie Carrier Center was held on November 20.
Our speaker was Serge Fournier from the Centre d’action bénévole (CAB). He is the ‘Outreach worker for the elderly.’ You need to talk, get information, accompaniment, support and encouragement, referral or connection to resources and services, you may contact him at 819-345-0877. The office is situated at 23 Cutting Street in Coaticook.
Our members with birthday’s this month were Thomas Mayne, Robert Shepherd, Delma Fowler, Sue Nichols and Edward Bryant.
Both Penny and Shirley shared stories. One was all about aging. Penny read a thank you card from Kathy, Peter and the Bellows families for our donation to the Crooker Cemetery Association in memory of their mother Barbara.
Participation prizes were won by Barbara Paxton and Shirley Desruisseaux. The door prizes went to Shirley Desruisseaux, Delma Fowler, Gerrit Van der Mark, Lance Paxton and Monika Bouchy Picon.
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of WW1 and Remembrance Day, Shirley made a cross with poppies and read a small text. We had a minute of silence for the soldiers we lost. Ellen Bailey shared an article from the October/november 2016 Our Canada magazine explaining that our soldiers sent home embroidered postcards from France. These cards started and ended with the war. A jar with poppies had been prepared for us to try and discover how many were in it. The winner was Patricia Bryant.
Our next meeting will be our Christmas meal of turkey, tourtière, all the trimmings and ice cream log (members $12, visitors $13) at 11 a.m. on December 18. The meal will be served at noon. For those who wish to exchange gifts, the value should be $5 with a mention on the gift if it’s for a woman or a man or both. The music this year will be by our member, Patricia Bryant.
It’s also the time of year for donations of food or other items to the Christmas baskets. Penny Fowler is also accepting items for the homeless (HUGS) men and women. Hats, scarfs, socks, underwear, mittens must be new. If you have jackets, those can be new or second hand. Purses or bags are also accepted, second hand or not.
Someone will be contacting you to ascertain your presence. If for any reason you have to cancel, please inform the person who phoned you.
Penny Fowler, President
Suzanne Martin, Secretary