Glovertown, NL P. 0. Box 407 NEWSLETTERseniorsnl.ca/app/uploads/...Newsletter-ApriL-2019.pdf · NEWSLETTER April 2019 An initiative to improve medication use across Newfoundland and

Newfoundland & Labrador

50 + Federation Inc.

P. 0. Box 407

Glovertown, NL

AOG 2LO

SO + FEDERATION

NEWSLETTERApril 2019

An initiative to improve medication use across

Newfoundland and Labrador through a collective impact

This initiative brings together health care providers,patients, decision-makers and academic researchersto drive change and reduce the use of unnecess.ary or ^ ^potentially harmful medications. SaferMedsNL aligns ^n^with apd leverages other initiatives across Canada toincrease awareness of the potentially inappropriate use ofmedications by providing education, tools and resourcesto both patients and health care providers.

Partners: Choosing Wisely Newfound.land/Quality Care Newfoundland and Labrador,Canadian Association for Retired Persons, Newfoundland and Labrador 50+ Federation,Provincial Advisory Council for Aging and Seniors, PharmaGists' Association ofNewfoundland and Labrador, Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland andLabrador, Newfoundland and Labrador Pharmacy Board, Newfoyndlahd and LabradorMedical Association, Memorial University, Universite de Montreal, Government ofNewfoundland and Labrador.

Results: available next year.

Our Newsletters can also be viewed on the SeniorsNL web site:

http://seniorsnl.ca/nl-50plus-federation/

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The Convention Hotel will be the Quality Hotel & Suites in Gander. Two rooms will be reserved

for each Club's Voting Delegates. Voting Delegates must confirm their reservation at the

Convention Hotel before July 26, 2019 after which all rooms will be released to general

accommodation. It is strongly recommended that Clubs make their reservations early to insure

their accommodation.

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Registration - Entertainment at night

Meetings all day - Entertainment at night.

Meetings all day - Banquet at night.

Morning Meeting only

A number of Clubs have indicated that they would like to receive their allotment of convention

tickets early, as a number of clubs are not active during the summer months. We are pleased to

advise that tickets have been printed and will be sent out to the Clubs when they register for 2019.

The prize structure will remain the same as last year, as indicated below. Remember your club will

receive 40% of the proceeds from all tickets sold by their club. Again this year our Treasurer,

Kevin Throne will look after this activity and can be reach at 709 592-2169.

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We have been able to maintain our Registration fee of $40.00 for the past five year, however with the cost

of our banquet meal increasing we have no alternative but to increase our registration fee to $ 50.00 this

Year

It is our hope, to present, again this year, a variety of Songs, Skits, & Poems etc. by as many Clubs as

possible. To be successful, we want you to strongly consider being a part of the entertainment. It is now

time to 'GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER'..., Please let us know before the end of August, the type of

entertainment you wish to provide and the time required. For more information you are asked to call Amy

Farrell at 709- 279-2358.

COW^ENTION BOOKLET

As you are probably aware, the cost of running a convention has escalated in recent years. During the last

several years the Federation has embarked upon a project to obtain sponsors for our Convention Booklet

from organizations and businesses, throughout the province. They were asked to consider supporting our

convention, by becoming a sponsor. Donations were acknowledged in our Convention Booklet as

follows: Diamond $ 100.00 or more Gold $50.00 - Silver $25.00. This project was extremely successful

last year and we would like for you to contact businesses in your area, to obtain at least one sponsor, from

your community, for our Convention Booklet. Cheques should be made payable to Newfoundland &

Labrador 50 + Federation and mailed to Robert J. Rogers, P. 0. Box 407, Glovertown, NL AOG 2LO.

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Resolutions should be received by August 16, 2019 so that they can be reviewed by the ResolutionsCommittee. Resolutions should be sent to Federation Secretary, Malcolm Rogers, P. 0. Box 16, Trinity,

Bonavista Bay, NL AOG 4LO.

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Voting Delegates will be given the opportunity to speak, at the convention, on any unique activities or

projects of their club. It is requested that you inform President, Robert Rogers at (709) 533-6189 by August18, 2018 if it's your intention to make a presentation.

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The Election of Officers shall take place at the Annual Convention in September 2019. To be eligible for

any office, a member must be nominated by a voting delegate. Each Club, in good standing, may send two

voting delegates to the convention. The Board of Directors of the Federation are also voting delegates.

An election this year will be held to fill the following two year term positions: Treasurer, Directors:Area 2 Avalon South, Area 3 Burin Peninsula, Area 4 Terra Nova -,Clarenville -Bonavista, Area 5

Gander - Fogo Inland, Area 7 Northern Peninsula

WJVAT/OWSAs usual you are asked to donate crafts, knitted goods, preserves etc. for the Craft Table

50 + CLUiCome By Chance, NL

Promoting active living by offering recreational facilities and programs to the residents of Come

By Chance is an important objective of the town council. Come By Chance residents enjoy a

variety of the recreational facilities within the town.

As a part of the Town Council recreational program, Roger Goobie, Recreational Coordinate has

been appointed by Council to assist with the operation of Barachois 50 + Club.

The Club has 24 members and the group meets at the Recreational Center every Tuesday night at

7:00 p.m. with cards and games. Our Regular Meeting is held the first Tuesday of each month.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our Past President Thelma Pevie for her years of

volunteer service to the seniors of Come By Chance.

Linda Anthony has been elected as the new President of the Barachois 50 + Club and we wish her

success in her new position.

The Club was very active in the community last year, which included planting flowers and the

annual cleanup in the town. Our members attend a vegetable garden which we do as an annual

thing.

Christmas has been a busy time for the club. We made Christmas Stockings and filled them and

exchanged them at our Annual Christmas Party. We also hosted an Annual Kris Kinglet night for

all ladies 19 and over in our town. Club members helped with the Breakfast with Santa.

One of the highlights of the year is our annual shopping trip to St. John's on a bus and we are able

to invite a friend, for this event.

We also helped out a lady going to a 3rd World Country. Made Breast Cancer Pillows twice this

year, 45 first time, and 35 second time. Made 2 quilts for daffodil house in St. John's.

We helped with the breakfast program in a local school making toutons at July 1st celebrations and helped

with Easter Bunny Breakfast.

Attended Revue 2017, celebrated Valentines Party and St. Patrick's celebrations, went to Seniors Home

in Clarenville twice and sang with them and had lunch.

Club members went to Trinity for a day outing on the bus and took in a Dinner Theatre.

It has been a very active year and we look forward to a successful 2019.

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Frenchman's Cove, NL

The Frenchman's Cove 50 Plus Club has a total of 31 members. Regular meetings are held on the

second Thursday of each month with the exception of July and August. We have an average of 21

members in attendance. We occupy a space in the basement of our Community Hall where we

hold our meetings and social gatherings.

We hold weekly card games every Tuesday night in the upstairs of the Community Hall. Oh boy,

can't they slam those tables !! These games are open to the public. We have an average of 20 people

in attendance with grocery prizes awarded to the winners.

We hold socials at the end of each month so our members can gather for a night out with games

of fun and laughter followed with Pass the Ace which has become very popular with our club

members. Finger foods are usually served at our monthly socials with a birthday cake for members

who have a birthday in that month.

Our kitchen committee are always eager to cook a meal for special occasions such as Christmas

Day, Mother's Day and of course our BBQ for our closeout for the summer in June.

We were honored to have Amy Farrell, Second Vice President of the Federation to join us in April,

2018 to conduct our elections since our Area Director was not available at that time. Election

results were as follows: President Matilda Alexander, Vice President Kay Cluett, Treasurer Jennie

Tibbo, Secretary Jessie Cluett. A lunch followed, of course, which was enjoyed by all.

In April we agreed to sponsor the booklet to the amount of $50.00. In June the club treated us to

our annual closeout BBQ for the summer. Fun and games followed with dancing and cards.

Weekly card games carried on over the summer with the help of some members.

We were very saddened in the month of August with the passing of two of our members; Esrom

Keeping and Ruth Royle. They will be sadly missed. Our Club provided a lunch to Ruth's familyafter the funeral service. The family were very appreciative and we were only too happy to do so.

In October we hosted our Annual Alzheimer's Coffee Break at our club, raising a total of $211.30

which was forwarded to the Alzheimer's Society.

In September we had four members attend the Federation annual Convention in Marystown which

we found very informative and thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment at night.

In November our club hosted a roast beef dinner and dance with music by Gord Drake. The meal

was delicious thanks to all who volunteered their time. Of course, the music was great! A good

time was had by all.

In December the kitchen committee served up a delicious hot turkey dinner with all the trimmings.

We had a gift exchange with a visit from Santa followed by some singing, more fun and games. A

great time was had by all!

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Children, Seniors and Social DevelopmentMarch 22, 2019

Nominations Invited for 2019

Seniors of Distinction Awards

Individuals, groups and organizations are invited to submit nominations for the 2019 Newfoundland and

Labrador Seniors of Distinction Awards.

Now in its 10"' year, the awards program recognizes and celebrates the contributions, achievements and

diversity of seniors throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. The deadline for submissions is May 3,

2019.

For more information or to obtain an application, visit: www.cssd.gov.nl.ca/seniors/sda/ or call 1-888-

494-2266 (toll free).

The Seniors of Distinction Awards support the Provincial Government's enhanced focus on seniors. This

includes helping seniors remain healthy, active, engaged citizens - living in their own homes and active in

their age-friendly communities.

To be eligible, a senior must be nominated by an individual or group, must be 50 years of age or older and

be a current or past resident of Newfoundland and Labrador. Nominees will be considered for both

voluntary and paid work. Nominations from last year will be reviewed again this year if requested by the

nominee. Posthumous awards may also be given.

Recognizing and supporting seniors builds on commitments in The Way Forward to deliver betterservices and better outcomes for residents. The Way Forward outlines all actions the Provincial

Government is taking to achieve a strong, diversified province with a high standard of living, and can be

viewed at thevvayforward.gov.nl.ca.

Quotes"We have the seniors of our province to thank for shaping this place we call home. Their hard work to

raise families and build communities is what makes us who we are today. Through the Seniors of

Distinction Awards, we have an opportunity to recognize and thank seniors for the formative impact they

have on our communities and province as a whole."

Honourable Lisa Dempster

Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development

"Seniors continue to play a very important role in our society. The presentation of the Seniors of

Distinction Awards is one way we can celebrate and honour seniors, as well as acknowledge the many

contributions they have made. Their knowledge, coupled with a lifetime of accomplishments and tireless

volunteer work, has definitely made and will continue to make our province a better place. If you know of

someone who should be recognized as a Senior of Distinction, please consider nominating them for thisaward."

Linda OldfordChair, Provincial Advisory Council on Aging and Seniors

Rushoon, NL

Annual Report, February 2019

The Placentia West 50+ Club Incorporated held its 15th Annual General Meeting on February 13,

2019. The Club is comprised of members from various communities throughout the Placentia

West region including; South East Eight, Petite Forte, Parker's Cove, Baine Harbour & Rushoon.

It is the mandate of the Club to provide programs and services that promote healthy active lifestyles

for its members including recreational, social and educational programs and services. Upon

reviewing the activities ongoing under the umbrella of the Club it is evident that this Club is verysuccessful in fulfilling its mandate.

The Club has a full Board of six Directors and four Executive members and a total of 62 members,

an increase of eight new members. This year the Club lost a very dedicated member Mr. Frank

Murphy. The Board has met on several occasions to discuss matters of importance to the GeneralMembership and bring back recommendations to its members for discussion and resolution. This

Board has worked very hard to meet its responsibilities of informing its membership of ongoing

events and activities. This is achieved by having Directors as callers for specific activities, as well

we have our Facebook page to share information and for those members that don't use social media

they receive individual telephone calls. This Board/Club has worked very hard at planning,

scheduling and implementing its activities and events including accommodating a special needs

member.

Recognition is well deserved, which includes "Thank Yop", to our membership because without

all of you and your continued support this Club would not be thriving as it is. A Very Special

Thank You to the executive for their tremendous work and dedication, Secretary Lillian for

keeping track of our meetings, completing the paper work including the grant applications, and

events licenses etc., Treasurer Angus for keeping track of our finances, and VP Marie Norman for

taking care of the weekly darts, to all the ladies that have taken turns in running the weekly card

games, to all members who have assisted in any way with the setting up for the Community

Kitchen program, games night and potluck dinners and our clean ups, it is your participation and

dedication that keeps improving every aspect of our club.

The following provides a brief overview of the events of the past year;

This Cub has representation on the Burin Peninsula Community Advisory Committee, and Suicide

Prevention Committee, which keeps members informed on the important issues/matters in the

health care field which is so relevant to us all especially seniors. Recently the Club, with the

support of the Heart & Stroke Foundation, have installed, an Automatic External Defibrillator as

well twelve members have been trained to use it. The Club has hosted, an Improving Health MyWay Initiative, which is a six-week, three hours per week program teaching about self-managing

chronic disease; just recently eighteen individuals received their certificates for the completion of

the program.

This year the Club received funding from the Community Healthy Living Fund, resulting invarious activities and events for our Club including:

Healthy Eating for Seniors:Community Kitchens (with a professional chef assisting in preparing non-traditional

cooking of non-traditional meals)

Regional Nutritionists, provided a presentation on portion control and food labeling for

seniors

Physical Fitness:o Daily physical fitness programo Twelve members registered at the Y for fourteen sessions,

o Instructional time with a fitness professional, introduction in Strength trainingo Membership in Recreation NLo The Kick Off Event - This has led to Games Night - which involves members

participating in various games, a night thoroughly enjoyed by all those who

participate.

Basic Support:

o Equipment and rent support for the Club

Other activities/events of the Club include:o Weekly Card Games, Darts, & General Monthly Meetings

o Twice this year we have held a cleanup and inventory update.o We have reviewed and revised the By-laws of the Club

o The Club continues to complete its documentation for Lottery Licenses, andincorporation as well this year the Club has obtained a business number.

o We had six members represent the Club at the NL 50+ Federation Annual

Convention in September in Marystown

o The consultation with the Dioceses to reach a rental agreement is ongoing.

It is the dedication, hard work and participation of its membership that creates success for the club.

As members we have to be cognizant of the sensitivity of members, when sensitive issues are being

discussed and decisions have to be made we realize that voting by a secret ballot is appropriate

instead of a show of hands, which some members may find intimidating depending on the issue.The Placentia West 50+ Club Inc. is successful and has a full slate of activities and events that

enables the Club to continue to meet its mandate. This Club is user friendly, open to new ideas,

and very caring of its members, on various occasions the general public is invited in to participate

in activities and events.

In closing a note of appreciation goes out to Mr. Robert Rogers, President of NL 50+ Federation

and to Mrs. Jean Philpott, Area 3 Director for their guidance throughout the past year. Thank youto Government of NL for their funding programs that enables Clubs like this one to meet its

mandate.

Going forward into another year the Club requires its full membership to continue to volunteer

their time to assist with the planning and execution of the events and activities. Your support over

this past year has been outstanding. Your support has not gone unnoticed; it is greatly appreciated

by those in the leadership roles.

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Report for 2018It is with tremendous pleasure to report that the year 2018 has been an exceptional year for our 50

Plus group.

We try to conduct our meetings monthly unless something comes up to change it. We always serve

tea, coffee, cookies and muffins at the meeting. Often we have a game of cards afterwards.

Our meetings are conducted in a room provided by the Whitboume Elementary School. It is a

lovely room, members work together to keep it clean, tidy and the sidewalk shoveled and salted

during winter months.

We would love to be able to have a place that would be ours and to store all our equipment.

Hopefully in the near future this will happen.

Our group has weekly card games, bowling and Rock Curling in the gym. We are in the process

of obtaining dart boards and counters. Many members are very interested in darts. We bowl on

Mondays and meet at Tim's for coffee afterwards. Some of the members have expressed an interest

in crafts and showing younger children some of our skills. We helped the Grade 1 children to plant

pumpkins last spring and also had them over to the Community Garden to show them what we

were growing and also to see how big their pumpkins were growing. We have 16-18 vegetable

beds planted in our Community Garden, this was started in early May. Residents were very

interested and shared their harvest with others in the area. It was a fun and wonderful experience.

This year we are hoping to build an additional 8 raised beds for those who can't bend over and

also a storage shed.

We contribute to the Whitboume Elementary School breakfast program and support the kids in the

community, as well.

In early December the 50 Plus group got together at the St. John the Baptist Social Center to

prepare and deliver 80 fruit baskets to residents of our communities of Whiboume/Markland. They

were so thankful for this. Residents were so happy just to see a new face and have a visitor pop in.

Residents age 80 and up, also anyone sick or shut in receives the fruit baskets.

Every 2nd month we have a social at the Lion's Club. We have a pot luck dinner and a dance

afterwards. The music is player by a local member. There are lots of prizes won and tickets sold

on various items. Everyone has a good time with good friends, lots of food and music. We also

welcome anyone who would like to come out and have fun. Open to all.

We send out get well and sympathy cards to members of the community and also bring pop or

cookies to the funeral home.

Every 2nd Monday we have a team of 18 - 20 members that go bowling. This is a great time and

members have enjoyed their trips there and a Tim's after.

Last August we went on a day trip to The Rooms in St. John's.

We have applied for another grant for our community garden and social events and we are looking

forward to a fun and interesting 2019.

Thank you to all of our members who help to make our 50 Plus organization a success.

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Whitboume/Markland 50 Plus Association

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Newfoundland and Labrador has some of the highest use of inappropriate medications country-wide. To address this issue, the Canadian Deprescribing Network has partnered with MemorialUniversity and the Department of Health and Community Services of Newfoundland and Labradorto launch a public awareness initiative called SaferMedsNL (www.safermedsnl.ca). This province-wide initiative aims to reduce the use of potentially inappropriate medications, targeting heartburnmedications (proton pump inhibitors) in 2019, sleeping pills in 2020 and opioid painkillers in 2021.Dr Justin Turner, Scientific Director, and Kelda Newport, project coordinator, will be leading thisinitiative. They can be reached by phone at 709-864-2863 or by email at [email protected].

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ARE YOUR MEDICATIONS RIGHT FOR YOU?

SaferMedsNL

Medications are essential in treating disease, relieving symptoms and prolonging life.

But sometimes, medications are continued when they are no longer useful or when they are causing

more harm than good.

SaferMedsNL wants to change this by sparking conversations between patients and healthcare

professionals to make sure medications are continued when necessary and stopped when they are

no longer needed.

SaferIVIedsNL is a collaboration patient advocates, community organizations, healthcare

professionals, academic researchers and government all working together to improve the use of

medications across Newfoundland and Labrador

Woody Point, NL

2018 Activities Report

The year 2018 has been an active and enjoyable year with lots of fun filled meetings and

activities.

Our meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Each meeting opens

with a prayer and our club song and closes with prayer. Our meetings are held in our seniors'

room in the lower level of the town hall. We are very thankful to our Town Council who provide

us with our own meeting room equipped with a kitchen free of charge. Heat, lights, maintenance

and snow clearing are all provided with no expense to our Funtastics Club.

After opening prayer and song all regular business is conducted followed by joke telling by our

Club President Marina. Social time follows with various card games, darts and a lunch. Birthday

cards are distributed and birthday wishes extended to members. Members are kept up to date on

the well-being of all absent members. Get well cards are often delivered with a home visit.

Donations are made to local charities, the Janeway, Run the Rock and any member needing to

travel to St. John's for medical reasons receive a donation of $200.00.

This year we enjoyed many activities and these included:

® Three paint nights in March, October and December. Members completed canvas and

board paintings.

s Members attended a breakfast in Trout River.

e St. Paddy's Day Pot Luck Supper.

a Visit to Long Term Care Ward at Bonne Bay Hospital providing music and skits for

patients. This was followed by supper at a local restaurant.

® Members attended a Carol Baker Concert at the Arts and Culture Centre in Comer Brook.

a Visited Kieldevil Lodge for an afternoon of activities followed by a fish fry dinner.

® Halloween party and Pot Luck Supper and many of our members were in costumes

• Travelled to Deer Lake for Bowling followed by supper at a local restaurant.

« We held a sewing day and completed aprons.

® Our members hosted a Volunteer Night.

• We held our Christmas Party and dinner with a local restaurant catering. We had a visit

by Santa with a gift exchange. Music was provided by Club Members and local

musicians. Thanks to our Club members Tom, Doris and Bill. A great time was had by

all.

During the year we held a number of events, for fund raising to support our various activities.

These included:

® A Community Concert in July with Club members performing skits, music and

recitations. Homemade fudge was sold during intermission.

® A meat pie supper was held during the Annual Woody Point Writers Festival.

« Club members catered to a wedding in August.

• We sold tickets on a homemade quilt. This beautiful quilt was made by Vanessa Tucker,

the daughter of two of our members.

® At the end of each meeting we hold a game of Bingo or a 50/50 draw. These funds are

added to our annual revenue.

These various fund raisers enable us to enjoy our yearly excursions and activities in our

community.

This year we were privileged to have our President Marina Boone, chosen to be included in the

2018 Healthy Aging Calendar. She was Ms. September! She is the second of our members to be

featured in the Healthy Aging Calendar. The other member was Mrs. Marguerite Sheppard in

2017. She is one of our honorary members.

This year as we have in the past, we have recognized older members who are no longer able to

attend by making them honorary members. We present each of them with a framed certificate.

In conclusion we would like to thank all our members, our musicians, our Town Council, our

sewing instructors, our painting instructor and anyone who helped make this year another

successful and enjoyable one.

Q^ene ^tattln.

Secretary

Message from the Dorothy WMttick Memorial AwardNomination Committee

The Dorothy Whittick Memorial Award recognizes a special person who has set a high standard

for volunteerism and who has shown overall dedication to SeniorsNL for at least three years.

Recipients of the 2018 Award are three Peer Support Volunteers (PSV): FRANCES WILLIAMS,Nain - PSV since 2012, LEO BONNELL, Clarenville - PSV since 2006, and DIANECORRIGAN, Trepassey - PS V since 2013

Do you know a volunteer associated with SeniorsNL that you think deserves recognition? If so, let

me know that you are thinking of nominating someone for the 2019 Dorothy WMttick MemorialAward and we will call you back for details.

SeniorsNL's Volunteer Appreciation is fast approaching, so please get those nominations in. Anominations form and criteria for nominations can be obtained from:

Mary Ennis, Outreach Coordinator, SeniorsNL (709)737-5904 ext. 204Toll Free: 1-800-563-5599

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Labrador City, NL

Twin Cities 50+ Club in Labrador West had lots to celebrate in March.Joan Stamp one of our founding members celebrated her 93rd birthday andcelebrate in style she did! We know you had a great time on this special day ofyours.

Twin Cities Seniors Group hosted a luncheon with music by some of our localsgetting everyone in the celebration mood.

Over 160 family and friends were served lunch and brought flowers, cakes andother tokens and took the time to personally bring birthday wishes to Joan.Joan has been a vibrant, engaged, feisty member of the Twin Cities 50+ Club andwe wish to thank her for her dedication over the years. You have reached a great

milestone in life. Again thank you for all your support and encouragement.

As President of Twin Cities and on behalf of all our members I wish you goodhealth and happiness in the coming year.

Happy Birthday from all of us!Mayor Wayne Button dropped by to wish Joan a Happy Birthday!Submitted by Noreen Careen

With the Federal and Provincial General Elections coming up in October of thisyear, the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Sector Pensioners' Association

(NLPSPA) and the Seniors' Coalition, of which your association is a participatingmember, will be holding two rounds of meetings for pensioners, retirees, seniors

and their supporters in a number of communities across the Province. The general

purpose of these meetings will be to provide awareness of the issues that affectsocial security, financial well-being, health, wellness, and other social services and

benefits that impact the quality of life of aging persons in the Province and acrossCanada. In particular, meeting participants will be encouraged to take some form

of personal action to influence both levels of Government to act responsibly and

with concern and compassion on their behalf on the issues that have been

identified.

The meeting schedule is below. You will notice that there are two different sets ofmeetings, the first being a series of local gatherings that will solicit your input tothe issues that seem to be overarching for older persons in this province and to give

you an opportunity to raise other issues that are important to you. We encourage

everyone to attend as this will be your opportunity to share your concerns and to

influence the questions that will eventually get posed to the politicians.

The second set of meetings will be held in larger centers, with presentations by apanel of election "hopefuls" who are seeking your support on election day, whether

that is federally or provincially, and who will be asked a series of directedquestions on topics that are important to us all. Your input in the first round of

meetings will influence the questions that will eventually be used in the secondround.

Please note that these dates could possibly change slightly, depending on weatheror other factors beyond our control. Please listen to local radio advisements,

Facebook, and email communications for more meeting details. As of right now,

however, this schedule is getting close to being final. The key presenters will beShan-on Callahan, President, and Ralph Morris, Vice-President, of the NLPSPA.

Should you have any questions, please contact Cheryl at the NLPSPA office at709-754-5730, toll free 1-800-563-4188, or email [email protected] ; Shan-on

at 709-690-1238; or Ralph at 709-729-6779.

Provincial Election: October 8 (unless otherwise declared by the Premier)Federal Election: October 21

ROUND #1Locations

Fly into Deer LakePort-aux-Basques

Stephenville

Corner Brook

Deer Lake

Springdale

Grand Falls-Windsor

Lewisporte

Gander

Bonavista

ClarenvilleGrand BankMarystown

CBNPlacentia

CBS/Paradise

Mount Pearl

St. John's

Northern Newfoundland-Labrador

Local LeadsFred GatesFred GatesFred Gates

Fred Gates

Fred Gates

Craig Hall

Craig Hall

Craig Hall

Mary Cleary

Mary Cleary

Neil Moores

Neil Moores

DatesApril 15, early momingApril 15, (afternoon), 1:30 PM

April 15 (evening)Days InnApril 16 (afternoon)Quality InnApril 16 (evening)Deer Lake Motel (Confirmed)

April 17 (afternoon)Springdale Inn & Suites(Confirmed)April 17 (evening)Mount Peyton Hotel (Confirmed)

April 18 (afternoon)Brittany Inns (Confirmed)

April 18 (evening)Quality Hotel & Suites(Confirmed)April 19, Return to St. John's

April 24 (afternoon)April 24 (evening)April 25 (afternoon)

April 25 (evening)Return to St. John's

April 30 (afternoon)

April 30 (evening)

May 1 (evening)

May 2 or May 6 (evening)

May 8 (evening)

September 10-12 (to be done inconjunction with Town Hall #1(Western)

ROUND #2Town Hall #1 (Western)Northern Newfoundland and Labrador

Town Hall #2 (Central)Connaigre Peninsula/Bay d'Espoir Area

Town Hall Burin Peninsula (Not confirmed)

Town Hall #3 (Eastern)

September 9September 10-12 (to be done in conjunction withTown Hall #1 (Western)

September 16(To be done in conjunction with Town Hall #2(Central)September 17September 23 or 24

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44th Annual Convention

Pre-Registration

Please accept the following persons as Voting Delegates to the Annual General Meeting

of the Federation at Gander, NL.

During September 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 2019

A Pre-Registration FEE of $ 50.00 for each delegate AND THIS FORM must be sent to:Kevin Thorne, Treasurer, P. 0. Box 99,11 Pond Side Road, Chapel Arm, NL AOB 1LO

Before Aue 20th, 2019.

CLUB

These are the 2 votins delegates selected by our Club

Person's Name:

Alternate:

Person's Name:

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The names of other persons from our club who will be attending the Convention are as

follows and a $50.00 registration fee for each of them is enclosed.