News 'n Views Canada Post 0040036850 - Salt Spring Seniors Centre

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           Canada Post 0040036850

               News ’n Views
                June, 2021

  SALT SPRING SENIORS SERVICES SOCIETY
          SALT SPRING SENIORS CENTRE

               379 LOWER GANGES ROAD,

           SALT SPRING ISLAND, B.C. V8K 2V4

250-537-4604           saltspringseniors@shaw.ca
         Drivers desk 250-537-4635
       www.saltspringseniorscentre.ca

            MISSION STATEMENT
TO PROVIDE THE MEANS BY WHICH SENIORS MAY
  JOIN TOGETHER TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF
    THOSE LIVING ON SALT SPRING ISLAND

Message from the Chair

So another year has passed! For us fear of contamination has become
real. In some respects it has been interesting to see how our
neighbours and family react. More interesting --to see how each of us
copes with the strange new world in which we nd ourselves. Maybe
we have each learned something about ourselves and our capacity to
adapt.
The Senior Centre has been more or less closed for most of the year.
 We are grateful to our volunteers who persisted in doing the income tax
returns for nearly one hundred members. Luckily we added a new
volunteer and their way was smoothed by Donna Smith who was
 approved by Canada Revenue to have access to some tax records.
The driving programme has also survived though in the last few months
we have had only about a third of our usual requests apparently because
medical services have reorganized sta to cope with the emergencies
created by the pandemic.
In hope of better times (and Dr. Bonnie Henry willing) we are thinking of
reopening at the end of May to celebrate my and Donna's birthdays. and
yes, I (but not Donna) will be too old for this kind of thing. We need
volunteers--any are very likely younger than I am.

Jean Elder.

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Income Tax for Seniors

    Due to Covid restrictions the Seniors' Centre has been closed except
    for meetings held by the Caregivers' Group, AA, and AlAnon, and a
    limited Medical Driving Program.

    From mid March through to mid May we did open for our tax
    program, just 2 days a week from 10-12. This program was
    available for members with an income under $35,000. Donna Smith
    manned the front desk, helped members complete the intake form,
    got those to our tax preparers and informed people when their tax
    receipts were ready to pick up.

    During the first six weeks of this program, our volunteers completed
    and filed 94 sets of taxes. We'd like to thank the volunteers who
    worked on all of these taxes. Jenny Coghlan, and John McPherson
    were joined, this year, by Jean Elwell. During the busiest part of the
    intake process, Norbert Schlenker also offered us help. We are truly
    lucky to have such generous people who are willing to make this
    program work.

    We are urging those people who have not picked up their completed
    taxes to do so in June. The office will be open from 10-12, Monday
    through Friday. Any taxes not picked up will be shredded in July.

Question: How many retirees does it take to change a light bulb?
Answer                Only one, but it might take all day.

Question:             Among retirees, what is considered formal attire?

                     Answer:             Tied shoes.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
                     June 15, AT 11AM
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BOARD OF DIRECTOR

                                             PRESIDENT JEAN ELDE
                                            VICE PRESIDENT DORE’EN
                                                   MINSHAL
                                           SECRETARY SHARON BON
                                          PAST PRESIDENT NEVA HOH

                                             MEMBERS AT LARG
                                          Paul Wolf, Lynda Turner, Trish
                                                      Brook

                                                  EX OFFICI
                                            Carolyn Evans, Treasurer
                                          Janet Smith, Newsletter Edito

               REMINDER TO TUNE INTO THE AGM ON
                          JUNE 15, AT 11AM.
                         WE NEED A QUORUM
                          Join Zoom Meeting
                https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7463552499

                ATTORNEY: How was your rst marriage terminated?
                WITNESS: By death..
                ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
                WITNESS: Take a guess.
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