CARP Chapter 25 September Members Meeting

CARP Chapter 25 held its bi-monthly meeting at St. George hall on September 13^th. The 150 attendees were there to hear our guest speaker Wanda Morris, Executive Director of Dying with Dignity. Wanda's presentation provided some thought provoking points for the audience regarding end of life rights and options. The attendees were given the history of the Dying with Dignity by Sheilagh Hickie and Jan Crowley shared her very moving story of her husband's fight with Huntington's disease.

Fifteen of our Benefit Partners were in attendance -Access Storage-Comfort Keepers - Empowered Wealth Canada-Goliger's Travel plus -Jeffery Sheppard Coldwell Banker-Legacy Travel Services-Mr Handyman-Renneckendorf & Associates-The UPS Store 404-Warm Embrace Elder Care. National Benefit Partners included Dignity Memorial and Listen Up Canada. The Gilbert and Sullivan Society along with Dianne Bauer(Meaningful Goodbys) also attended.

Thank you to Access Storage – National Home Health Care - Warm Embrace Elder Care for donating prizes for this event.

In our hobby corner we had Ruth Hicks who is an active member and historian of the Waterloo Counter Quilters Guild. Larry Livingston who is on the Board of Directors for the Grand Valley Woodcarvers bought along some of his carvings which included some beautiful birds

 

Just a reminder to come out and join us at The Embassy Restaurant, 56 King St. N, Waterloo for a Rock and Roll afternoon on Saturday, September 24th from 1:00 to 4:00. This is a free event featuring a life band Mullet Over.

Our next bi-monthly meeting will be held on November 15^th at St. George Hall featuring speakers from Lisaard House, HopeSpring, and Hospice. Attendees will learn about options for palliative care in Waterloo Region. We'll also get an understanding of some volunteer opportunities within these organizations that may be of interest.

Thanks to all who attended and to everyone that helped organize this great event. Be sure to check our Events page for the latest CARP Chapter 25 event updates.

We hope that members and guests who attend our bi-monthly events find that these meetings provide valuable information as well as an opportunity to network with like-minded people.