1. society
2. welfare
3. social services
4. volunteering

What!
A Newsletter in
January !!! Tell us
what you think.
December Craft
Sale
105 people braved the
coldest day of the winter to
attend our first craft sale.
Mission Statement: To provide programs and services that will help
seniors maintain and enhance their quality of life.
9350 82 Street NW Edmonton Alberta T6C 2X8
E-mail: 2014info@seesa.ca Phone 780.468.1985
Website: www.seesa.ca
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BOARD MEMBERS 2014/15
President—SHEILA CLIFFORD-MACKAY
1st Vice President - GORDON BLOCK
2nd Vice President –ERIC SOLASH
Past President - JOHN BANNISTER
Treasurer - ALLAN THOMAS
Secretary - MYRNA REEVES
Directors:
COLIN CARTER
BILL GILLESPIE
MARALYNNE HAWKINS WALTER KLEPACHEK
TONY POWELL
KAREN SHERIDAN
FRONT OFFICE HOURS
FRIDAY
8:30AM to 4:30PM
MONDAY to THURSDAY
8:30AM to 8:30PM
SATURDAY
9 AM to NOON (CLOSED ON LONG WEEKENDS)
CAFETERIA OPEN MONDAY - FRIDAY
BREAKFAST 8:45 - 10 AM
LUNCH 11:30AM - 1PM
WEDNESDAY EVENING DINNER 4:30 - 6PM*
*RESERVATION REQUIRED
NEWSLETTER CREW
Editorial Layout:
Celeste Nicholson
Elaun Cable Lind
Photographers:
Elaun Cable Lind
Shirley Zygun
Proofreaders:
Karen Sheridan
Roz Schilberg
Kim Buehler
Kay Klepachek
Sherr Wadson
boDOODLES:
Bob Fuller
WECAN Food Basket Dates
January order/payment 9th
Pick up January 22nd
Orders and payments are made at the front desk.
STAFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Kim Buehler
Personnel & Centre business
kimberly@seesa.ca
FUND DEVELOPMENT
Mary Anne Jaedicke
Fundraising, Centre & Rentals
maryanne@seesa.ca
BOOKKEEPER
Sharon Svendsen
sharon@seesa.ca
PROGRAM MANAGER
Elaun Cable Lind
Member Services & Website
elaun@seesa.ca
OUTREACH WORKER
TBA
Counselling, Home Visits & Support Services
outreach@seesa.ca
COORDINATOR OF VOLUNTEERS
Sherr Wadson
sherr@seesa.ca
HOME SERVICE & COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
Celeste Nicholson
homeservice@seesa.ca
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Shelley Sabo
projects@seesa.ca
KITCHEN COORDINATOR
Bev Clarke
bev@seesa.ca
SECOND COOK
KITCHEN ASSISTANT
Joan Yandeau
Jeffery Yamazuki
BUILDING ATTENDANT
Steve Montague
steve@seesa.ca
WEEKEND BUILDING
SETUP
ATTENDANT
Eric Kadatz
Dick Proctor
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ADVERTISING RATES
We accept paid advertising* for the newsletter
Rates** are:
$20.00 Business card
$30.00 1/4 page
$60.00 1/2 Page
120.00 Page
1300 circulation
* We do not accept political advertising
soliciting support for a single candidate.
** a one time set up fee of $30.00 may apply
Next Deadline
January 19th 2014
Note: paid advertisements may not reflect the
views of SEESA. Buyer discretion is advised
St Nicholas Mandolin Ensemble
Would like to entertain at
SEESA in
exchange for Casino Volunteers!
Help needed at Argyll Casino
January 27th & 28th 2015
There will be a sign-up sheet on the
Poster bulletin board or call Bonnie at
780 462 1679
The front desk receptionists have taken on
many procedure changes in the past month.
Thanks to all of them for hanging in there with
us as we implement the new payment system
and form changes.
You are troopers for sure. Thanks also to our
membership for their patience as we are all
learning these new systems.
Annual General Meeting
Thursday March 12, 2015—2pm
Wine and cheese to follow
From the President’s Desk…
It’s 2015! In my wildest imagination, I never
dreamed I would live to see 2015. I had a
neighbour on PEI who was born in 1915.
She would tell me that 2015 will be a time
that would be very different from when she
was born. Actually, the basics haven’t
changed. We all vow to lose weight, do
more volunteering but most of all, we still
pray for Peace.
At SEESA, 2015 promises to be a busy, fun
year. The Winter Activity Guide contains 23
pages of activities: Arts & Crafts,
Computers, Games, Physical Fitness and
General Interests. It is important for our
Senior Citizens to keep active. According to
the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology's physical activity guidelines , to
achieve health benefits, increase mobility
and prevent falls, older adults should
accumulate a minimum of 150 minutes a
week. That should be easy to achieve when
we look at the plethora of activities at our
Centre.
I always reflect on what L.M. Montgomery
said about the future, “Well, we all make
mistakes, dear, so just put it behind you. We
should regret our mistakes and learn from
them, but never carry them forward into the
future with us.” L.M. Montgomery, Anne of
Avonlea
So, the new year is a clean slate. We start
afresh- once again.
Happy New Year 2015!
That’s all for now.
Sheila Clifford- MacKay
President
SEESA Board of Directors
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Kim’s Korner
WHY SHOULD I VOLUNTEER AT SEESA?
Together let us
welcome the new year
with smiles on our
faces and twinkles in
our eyes! 2014 is
behind us and the great hope of 2015
is ahead. Will this be the year you
try something new? Will this be the
year you connect with a long lost
friend? Will this be the best year of
your life?
Take a moment to look through the
Winter Program Guide. There is a
class for everyone.
When I joined SEESA in 2009 one of the questions on the application form was – will you volunteer? I immediately stated “yes”. I believe in
volunteering for any organization or association
where I am a member. What better way to find out
how the association is run. Is it a place where I
will feel proud to be a member? Who is making
the decisions and do I agree with those decisions?
How better to get to know new people who are
also members of SEESA.
Mark the Date of March 12,
2015 on your calendar—that is
the date of our AGM.
Valentine Sweetheart Dinner & Dance!
Saturday February 14th
2015
Featuring -
The Romantics!
Tickets on Sale Now—
$25.00 per person
Cocktails @ 5pm
Dinner @ 6pm
Dance @ 7:30pm
SEESA is a very well run organization, but we
strongly depend upon our volunteers. Yes, we do
have paid staff but if it weren’t for the volunteers
we would have to hire many more paid people, and
your Membership Dues would be exorbitant.
One of the real perks about volunteering is that
you can work as many or as few hours as you wish
and if you try one volunteer area and find you
aren’t enjoying what you are doing, you can quit
that area and try something new. Also you can
volunteer once a year if you so wish, or every
week. The number of hours you give to YOUR
Association is strictly up to you.
Some people believe they are “too old” to
volunteer. However, there are many jobs where
any infirmities you have, will not hinder your
performance. As long as we are still breathing we
can help our fellow man in some way. So when
you fill out your new application for 2015 think
about filling out the question - will you volunteer,
with a yes answer. If you are hesitant about what
you could do to help, give Sherr Wadson a call. I
am sure she will find a spot for you to do something you will enjoy. After all, SEESA belongs to
you and you can help make it the best Seniors’ Association ever. If you have already
renewed your membership and now think you
would like to try volunteering call Sherr and ask
her for some ideas on where you can lend a hand.
I have met many wonderful new friends because I
volunteer at SEESA and I have never regretted
filling in my first Membership Application with a
YES to the question “Will you volunteer?”
Heather Baker
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January 2015 Volunteer Voice
Outreach Volunteers
Food Services
Where the Action is!
Several isolated seniors
would love to have a visitor.
See Celeste about the
Friendly Visitor Program.
Many hands make light
work. Could you do one
shift a month? (3-4 hours)
Cash or Kitchen shifts are
available (we train).
Consider training at the
Front Desk.
Sherr Wadson
Coordinator of Volunteers
Thanks to all the volunteers at the Gala. Your
names were all put in a hat and we randomly
drew. Winners as follows:
Bernice Pedden
Dee Turner
Elsa Marie Frazer
Ann Marshall
Ollie Ried
Next Shop Talk
session is
January 16th at 11
am in the Herb
Johnston
Workshop
President Sheila Clifford-MacKay and Membership
Chair Karen Sheridan sign Confidentiality
agreement for volunteers. September 2014!
Ukrainian
Christmas
Outreach:
Phil Lafon has left SEESA - We wish him
well in his future endeavours.
Keep
watching for an announcement regarding
our new Outreach worker. Should you
have any issues or concerns please
contact Celeste or Kimberly
A random draw is done each month for
on-line readers only.
If your SEESA Membership number
appears below you have won a prize:
Wednesday, January 7 at noon in
the Cafeteria
A chance to give away something you got
that was, to you, priceless (i.e. no value)!!
5-573
5- 041 5-131
5-070
5-448
Wrap it up and bring it here for someone
else to cherish forever
Please see the Front Desk to claim your
prize
(...or until the next gift exchange)
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Upcoming FYI Seminars
Register in Advance $2 or $4 Drop in
Situation Is Critical - Monday, Jan 12
During the first half of the 21st century, nothing
will have as great an impact on our society as
the dramatic aging of our Canadian population.
We'll look at both the causes of this demgraphic
shift and at some of its consequences. As well,
reasons that will force us to make dramatic
changes to our health care system. It will bring
into question the viability of many of our
cherished social programs. In addition, we'll
look at the social, psychological and
physiological factors that have helped to shape
Today’s seniors attitudes and thinking.
Nutrition & Fitness - Monday January 19
This seminar looks at the benefits associated
with good nutrition and a healthy active lifestyle.
No one can escape old age, but the quality of
our "senior years" is heavily dependent on the
decisions we make. The material in this
presentation is designed to help you and the
people you care about, to choose wisely. We
will examine a variety of "keys" to longevity with
particular attention paid to diet, nutrition,
digestive health, and exercise.
Caregiving in Canada - Monday Feb 2
Sweet Soles
Will be returning to the cafeteria February 4th,
11am until 2 pm. They will be doing fittings or
just come and try on a new pair of shoes!!
Tidbits from the Archives
Did you know in 1981 - The building was open
Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri. from 10:00am to 5
pm.—and in March of that year Wednesday’s
hours were changed to 10am –5 pm and 7:30
to 10 pm to accommodate the formation of
the Wednesday night Bridge Club.
Myrna Reeves
Caregiving is one of the most difficult roles that
most of us will ever have to assume - and yet,
the majority of us are entirely unprepared for the
challenges that it presents. This presentation is
designed to offer you some perspective on the
many hurdles that elders and their caregivers
face. In addition, it will offer a variety of helpful
hints to assist caregivers in balancing the many
demands that will be placed upon them. We will
take a high level look at numerous Caregiving
issues. We'll discuss such topics as: caregiver
requirements, stages, classifications, difficulties
and demands. We'll also discuss related topics
like: the challenges of the "Sandwich
Generation " elder abuse, and the importance
of "family meetings."
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LET’S GO CLUB
Floor Curling
SEESA Hosted Eighty Floor Curlers from
Northern Alberta for their November 22nc
Tournament. The tournament was a great
success. Lots and lots of complements for
the beautiful meal that Bev Clarke and her
staff prepared, Roast beef and all the trimmings and how about those Lemon Cream
pies. Many thanks for our volunteers—
especially Harvey Nordstrom, Walter
Klepachek, Dorothy and Steve Bennett, Betty
and Neils Jensen, Merv Kowalow, and Garett
Banner. The biggest winner of the day goes
to Don Jackson who won the 50/50 draw for
$141.00. Several of our SEESA teams went
home with prize money. First Place winners
were Jim & Rosalie Normey, Ollie Marusiak
& Rita Kowalow, Third place winners were
Don & Maureen Jackson, Cheryl Strain & Carrol Richert. Fourth place winners were John
& Julia Markowski, Emilia & Andy Blais. A
big warm SEESA welcome was given to the
team from Kinsella attending their first visit
to our beautiful centre.
Wednesday, January 28th
Meet at SEESA 1:05 pm - return 4:30 pm
Lunch prior at the Artisan Resto Café
Cost: $21 includes admission to ice festival, transportation and club fee. Pay for your own lunch.
Register at the SEESA Front Desk by the deadline:
Wednesday Jan 21 at 4 pm.
For more details see the poster on the Travel
Bulletin Board next to the water fountain.
Jim Normey - SEESA Floor Curling Director
Above - First Place winners
with Harvey Nordstrom
Left 50/50 winner Don Jackson
Above - Third Place winners with
John Markowski
Right - Fourth place winners with
Steve Bennett.
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December Birthday Party
DECEMBER CRIB
TOURNAMENT
1ST PLACE MILES & EVELYN POLIAK
2ND PLACE ETHEL REID & MARY FOURNIER
2ND TOO IKE JAZEN & HENRY PETERS
BOOBIE PRIZE: AL & JEAN MORRISON
DOOR PRIZE: TERRI MARTINEAU, PHYL JACULA, SHEILA NELLES
POT 19: STEVE HOLUB
We happily enjoyed the Music Makers—a special
Christmas treat; all dressed in formal attire singing joyfully! President, Sheila Clifford McKay,
presented John Markowski with his lifetime
membership!
Sheila Bent and Dick O’Connor won the door
prizes. Anie Kiel and John Markowski won the
lunch gift certificates
MONTHLY SUPPER WINNERS
DOOR PRIZES HARVEY NORDSTROM &
WAYNE ANDERSON
50/50’S EDNA TYLER & ALMA KESSEL
JAM DOOR PRIZE ANNETTA LECLERC
Busy Bee-ing Fabulous!
In the hubbub and chaos of membership
Milestones & Celebrations
renewals
and craft sales the book of
December Landmark Birthdays
fabulous has
wandered away. The
Book of Fabulous will be replaced Armand Labossiere,
Dora Bilko,
Iris Renaud,
but for this month here are some 2014 hight- Irene Walker,
John
Markowski,
Kathleen Johnston,
lights from the staff jar of WOW!
Mac McPhee,
Marg McCarthy,
Margaret O’Brien,
Marlene Bjork,
 Thanks for the hugs when I came back after
Mary Temofychuk,
Phyl Jacula,
being sick!
Ron O’Neill,
Sheila Bent,
 Thank you to the snow angel who swept my Sylvia Adams,
Terry Glover,
Twila
Riopel,
car! You made my day!
Vicki Schechtl
 White Chocolate hot chocolate on a crazy
Vivian Lungren
busy day - Thank you!
Yvonne Schopff
 Ann Marshall always empties the 3 hole
punch when she is in - That is so thoughtful
Hearing Clinic!
 I was reminded today that a simple gesture
- a wave can change
Tuesday January 20th, 2015
some ones day.
9:30 am
Personal Care Room
Paid advertisement
No appointment necessary
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Still need 48 of 100 people with $100
Donate $100 and we will activate one of our Christmas bulbs on our festive string.
The $10,000 will go towards The Show Must Go On project.
Have got lit so far!
The Melody Singers, Sharon Svendsen, Rick & Judy Pape, Jim & Elsa-Marie Frazer,
Sheila Dyck, Sherwood Park Agencies, Judy Ashton, Southgate Lions Club, Josephine Campbell,
PSL Contracting Ltd., Connie Misick of Serenity Funeral Service, Roger and Linda Smeland,
Dorothy & Steve Bennett, George & Barb Skaley, Maddie Beebe, Tyson & Mary Anne Jaedicke, Edith Howard,
Dan & Linda Acheson. Brenda Remin, Sheila Clifford MacKay, Walter and Elaine Butler, Kimberly Buehler,
Darlene Bartman,Merle & Jean McKenna, Alberta Smith, Ron & Frieda Cutting,Norma Alton,
Cas & Virginia Lukay,In Memory of Michelle Lauber, Very Vocal Group, Angela Morgan,
Betty Van Petten, In Memory of Sandy Manning, In Memory of Kevon Smith, Lois Pawl,
In Memory of Reid Creller, Bev Clarke, In Memory of Wayne Eaker, TOPS Alberta 1481.
The lights will be available until Ukrainian New Years, January 14, Why not let your lovelight shine?
In Our Thoughts and Prayers
To all our members and friends who have
been ill or who have lost a loved one, our
thoughts and prayers are with you.
The following people have been ill or injured
and hopefully will be fit and active in short
order: Jean McKenna
The following members, past members or
family members have
passed away:
Reid Creller, Vincent
Dwyer, and Alex Senio.
Thank you
To the Craft Ladies for organizing for the
Christmas Raffles.
The Christmas Basket sold $480 and the winner was Catherine Haiste
The MacPanda Lap Quilt netted $352 and
Sharon Moffat was the lucky recipient.
If you have any news, either
good or bad, about
members, past or present,
and their families, PLEASE
write it in the Outreach book
located at the front desk.
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Thanks to the Silent Auction Donors
AAA Cheap Junk Removal
780-860-8633
Great Hair Day
780-413-0901
Barb and Ernie’s Restaurant
Home style taste.
German attitude.
780-433-3242
Edmonton Motors Ltd
Sandra Verburgt / Parts Manager
Professional Parts Managers’ Guild Member
780-482-7823
Bartle and Gibson
Plumbing / Heating / Electrical
780-472-2850
Hypnotic Bloom Flowershop
Bring in a gift for Santa’s Anonymous and save.
780-466-9111
Baseline Chiropractic and Wellness Centre
Dr. Katy Pedden - Chiropractor
780-417-2380
Liquor Depot / Capliano
Check out their new store and the Growler Bar.
Exquisite selection of wine.
Ottewell Registries
We’ve moved to Capliano
Come see us there!
780-465-8989
Men In Kilts
We clean. You enjoy. Just Remember…..No
Peeking.
1-800-777-kilt
Centennial Foodservice
Tom Sipos
780-465-9991
Cactus Flower House
50 Years in this location:
9520-87 street
Pearle Vision / Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre
780-465-0201
Paush Shoes / Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre
780-466-1437
Comfort Keepers
Comforting Solutions for In-Home Care
780-465-4665
China Marble Restaurant
Delicious!
780-461-6233
Dallas Pizza & Steak House
In your Neighborhood
Take Out or Eat In
780-466-1112
Prana Holistic
Your life isn’t meant to be lived in pain.
Don’t suffer any longer.
780-454-5299
Edward Jones - Nathan Osterhout
Make Sense of Investing
780-472-1688
For Wood's Sake
Handcrafted furniture from reclaimed wood.
780-468-3263
Roxx / Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre
Jewellery & Gifts
Staples
That was easy! Holiday Centre.
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Many
Silent Auction Donors continued
Bonnies Ruffle Scarves
Bonnie Phillips
780-436-6121
Royal LePage-Frank Vanderbleek
“Serving you since ‘92”
780-431-5600
Sam Marshall
Penny Arcane Foto
780-235-7500
Serenity Funeral Service
Connie Misick cares
780-265-4030
Sophia Hair Design
New Location
780-705-1005
The Prosthetic and Orthotic Company Inc.
780-448-1281
Waterloo Ford Lincoln
The vehicles you want at the
prices you want to pay.
1-888-369-5638
More Friends…..
Alida Van Braeden
AMA
Avon-Grace Kenworthy
Bernice Pedden
Bernie and Judy Prudell
Betty Van Petten
Bev Clarke
Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre
Clark Builders
Councillor Ben Henderson
Darrell Stelt
Edith Howard
Jean Weekes
Judy and Rick Pape
Judy Ashton
Mary Anne Jaedicke
Mary Chesney
MLA David Dorward
Noel Constantin
No Stone Left Alone
Sherr Wadson
Walter Butler
The Melody Singers
SEESA Board
Table Tennis Club
Special Events Committee
Hellup Wanted
The SeeSaw knews letter
edatore is loking 4 peephole to hellup Prove reed
the knewsletter. If U
thingk U cood Help wit dat
call or email –Celeste
homeservice@seesa.
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January 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Monthly Dinner Menu
Ukrainian Feast!!
Thu
1
Office
Closed
$12.00 per person
4
5
18
Jam Session
7pm
Dinner Tix
on sale
8
12
New
Monday
Office
Hours
8:30-8:30
13
15
16
Newsletter
Deadline
Crokinole
Cafeteria
1:30
19
20
26
14
9
Sat
3
Office
Closed
Crib
Tournament
1 pm
10
WeCan
Order
Deadline
Crokinole
Cafeteria
1:30
17
Jam Session
7pm
Hearing
Clinic
9:30am
25
2
6
7
Ukrainian
Lets Go
Christmas
Travel
Re-gift
Club Mtg
Exchange
11 am
Building
Closes at
4:30 pm
11
Fri
27
Board
Meeting
10am
21
22
23
24
Monthly
Birthday
Party
WeCan
Crokinole
Food Basket Cafeteria
Pickup
1:30
Monthly
Dance
Diamonds!!
28
29
30
31
Monthly
Dinner
5:30
Crokinole
Cafeteria
1:30
Military
Whist
Tournament
WeCan
Pick-up
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