February has been a busy month at Saddle Mountain and we were fortunate to have several guest presenters this month.
On February 5th, Val Richards, a fellow WCRC co-worker of Metis heritage, came into the Lounge and did a drumming circle with the seniors. She brought several drums of her own while others brought their own, along with other instruments such as Moroccans. Val taught us several beats and ways to relax while playing music.
The Alzheimer Society visited on the 9th and did a wonderful presentation for the group. Andrea was our guest speaker and was very knowledgeable and gave everyone a lot of information to leave with. Andrea talked about what to look for and to do if you think someone you know or yourself may have signs of Alzheimers. To find out more information about Alzheimers, you can go to their website: www.alzheimer.ca.
Another fun activity our Seniors were able to enjoy was live music on the 16th. The Seniors got to enjoy a day of music presented by Stu Fields on his lovely guitar.
February 21st, Saddle Mountain hosted our first Seniors Game Day with our local paramedic Liz. Liz put on a wonderful games day, inspired by minute-to-win-it games. There were many prizes to be won that day, for both individual games and also overall score.
Last but not least February 26th was letter to an elder day. We had everyone make special notes to mail to another Senior. It is nice to receive fun things in the mail rather than bills all the time! The hope was to bring light to someone else’s day.
We at Saddle Mountain are very fortunate to have so many wonderful guest speakers who are willing to come out and share their time and knowledge with us.
Whitevalley Resource Center would like to thank our sponsors, The United Way, and Interior Health.
