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Volunteer Board of Directors 2009—2010 |
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Board of Directors Update:
Happy New Year to all. We welcome 2010 with some exciting news. It is official; the Ontario Government has approved Square One Seniors Wellness Services as a Registered Charity. We will officially launch the Charity over the next couple of months.
Both Square One Older Adult Centre and the new Square One Seniors Wellness Services are under the same leadership of the current Board of Directors and staff. They both have the same head office at Square One – 100 City Centre Drive in Mississauga. By creating a charity, it allows us to offer more of the much needed health and wellness services to seniors, in our community. It also opens new funding opportunities for us to tap into.
We want your input. We have developed two logos for Square One Seniors Wellness Services (SOSWS) and we would like you to vote on which one you like best. You will find an insert in this newsletter showing two logos for you to choose from. Please take a few minutes to review them and choose your favourite. Drop the ballot into the Centre before March 5 for a chance to win a prize for taking part. This is your Centre and your new Charity. Please be a part of it by sharing your vote with us.
Square One Older Adult Centre received special funding from the Ministry of Health last year to purchase some new items for the Centre. We received $10,000 in the form of an Elderly Person Centre Special Project Grant. This money was approved to go toward the new security camera system we put in over the summer, some plumbing and electrical repairs we did, a new phone system which is now up and running, new program equipment, new tables and chairs for the Auditorium and new lockerettes which we will be installed in the washrooms over the next few weeks.
Many of the new items we purchased are to improve safety and security for our members. It is very important to us that our members and guests feel safe. We have also purchased and installed retractable belts that we are using at the top of the two stairways leading into the Auditorium. We are trying to prevent anyone from falling on the stairs as they line up for programs and events. We look forward to an exciting 2010 as we embark on new wellness programs and services.
Pat Fyffe Sue Hesjedahl President Executive Director
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