Morden Friendship Activity Centre

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306 North Railway Street
Morden, Manitoba R6M 1S7

Executive Director:  Pat Plett
tel:  822-35555, fax:  822-4822
email:  plplett@mts.net

Multipurpose Senior Centers – Bridging the Gap
Multipurpose Senior Centres are playing a new role in helping older Canadians and their families as we move into the new millennium.  Millions of older adults and their families are struggling to bridge the gaps between work and retirement, full independence and limited support, good health and chronic conditions.  Senior Centres, now and in the future, are instrumental to bridging those gaps.  Centres are often both the first, and the foremost source of vital community based social and nutrition supports that help older Canadians to remain independent in their communities.

Health, Fitness and Wellness Programs

• Fitness classes twice a week
  
• Line Dancing twice a week during day and once during evening
  
• Aquasize at Super 8 – partnership with Fittwell
  
• Hearing aid clinics – Beltone comes twice a month to hold their clinics
  
• Nutrition presentations
  
• Ask the Pharmacist – Pharmacist presentations
  
• Every month a health issue is focused on by going to Health Canada Calendar web site and choosing the ones highlighted for that month
  
• Parkinson Support Group – organized and facilitated by Centre – 1st Friday of month at 1:30
  
• M/S Support Group – facilitated by M/S employee – second Tuesday of month at 12:30
  
• Hearing Battery sales
  
• E.R.I.K. kits

Education and Culture

• Safety Education – fires, scams
  
• Coffee with a Councilor – once a month a member of the town council comes for coffee with the seniors or anyone from the community who wishes to attend – and discuss what is going right, what is new, and any problems
  
• Ask an Officer – representatives of police department come quarterly for meetings with seniors
  
• Income Tax Clinics - $5 for low income and seniors income tax preparation
  
• Computer training
  
• Quilting and handwork group
  
• Art and crafts – we partner with the Pembina Hills Art Centre to provide art programs:  Art History classes, photography, author book readings, REEL Deal Documentary Film Festival 5 times over fall, winter and spring
  
• Craft, hobby and collectible show
  
• 55 alive driving classes
  
• Travelogues
  
• Educational Video afternoon
  
• Choir
  
• Day Bus trips
  
• Intergeneration events where students come and sing with the choir, or line dance with the line dance group
  
• Old Tyme dance classes
  
• Talent night
  
• Working with the Morden Integration Committee to ensure new immigrants – especially seniors, settling in Morden come to a welcoming community.

Social and Recreational Opportunities

• Economy priced suppers with entertainment program
  
• One a year birthday party
  
• Puzzle library
  
• Bingo
  
• Snooker
  
• Whist
  
• Cribbage
  
• Duplicate and contract bridge
  
• Floor shuffleboard
  
• Teas
  
• Special seasonal banquets with entertainment
  
• Magazine library
  
• Kenmor Variety Show once a year
  
• Christmas Coffee House once a year
  
• Winterfest once a year
  
• Community Volunteer Tax Program volunteers

Volunteer opportunities

• Volunteer receptionist
  
• Catering volunteers - peel potatoes and set up for banquets
  
• Board and committees
  
• Maintenance committee
  
• Games committee
  
• Fundraising committee
  
• Program leadership – choir, drama,
  
• Support group leadership
  
• Computer work

Outreach

• Newsletter and calendar
  
• Newspaper articles
  
• Volunteer drivers

Partnerships

Blessed Journeys	Revenue Canada
Regional Health Authority	Volunteer Manitoba
Morden Business Community	Town of Morden Police Dept.
Kenmor Theatre	Osteoporosis Manitoba
Barnswallows Quilting	Arthritis Society Manitoba
Election Committees	Eagleye Printing
Pembina Hills Art Centre	Canada World Youth Program
Parkinson Society of Manitoba	Seniors & Healthy Aging Secretariat
Society of Manitobans with Disabilities	R.P.M. – Shelley Crawford
Friend of Dance	Winkler Senior Centre
Altona Recreation Department	Town of Morden
M/S Society	Fittwell Centre – Deanna McMullen
Morden Times	Schools & Students of Morden
Winnipeg Melody Band	Entertainers from Southern Manitoba
Dance Works	Morden Integration Committee

Services for Seniors
Tel:  822-5663.  Coordinators Karen Dyck, Assistant Verna Klassen
This program is under the umbrella of the Morden Friendship Centre.  The office is located in the Friendship Centre.  The program runs a 5 day meal program at 12 noon.  It also runs a home maintenance program:  housekeeping and yard work, snow removal.    A driving program is offered and assistance filling out government forms.  They also deliver the Victoria Life Line program.