Boomer Talk is getting underway at Century House this week.
The five-part series features facilitated group discussions on issues relevant to baby boomers. People can register for one or as many of the sessions as they choose.
The series gets underway on Thursday, Sept. 26 with a discussion about Redefining Aging. The session will include a discussion about how boomers are remapping the future lifestyles of seniors and changing the way society deals with older adults.
Future sessions include: The ABCs of Being an Aging Boomer in B.C. (Oct. 10); What Kind of Sandwich are You? (Oct. 24); Transitioning to Retirement (Nov. 7); and Live Love Laugh and Create your Dash (Nov. 21).
All workshops take place at Century House, 620 Eighth St., from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Each workshop costs $8.
For more information, call 604-519-1066.
Family Place back in action
New Westminster Family Place is pleased to be back in action at Lord Kelvin Elementary School.
Family Place runs a drop-in for children aged newborn to five years of age every Thursday and Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. at Lord Kelvin Elementary School. The program resumed operation Sept. 12 after summer break.
“It’s a neighbourhood based program that is really taking off,” said executive director Marjorie Staal.“People are enjoying it. There are a lot of moms meting other moms that live nearby. A lot of people are going there. It is a real neighbourhood hub.”
Family Place invites parents and grandparents living in the area to drop by the drop-in, which features play time, circle time and a snack.
“The school has been so supportive,” Staal said. “They help out as much as they can. The space is really amazing.”
New Westminster Family Place also runs a drop-in program Monday to Saturday at its main site at 101-93 Sixth St.
“We are very, very busy,” Staal said. “We are at capacity a number of times.”
In addition to the drop-ins, Family Place offers a resources library, a toy-lending library, parenting programs, a clothing exchange, a monthly children’s birthday party for all the kids having a birthday that month and a program for immigrant grandparents who are in Canada to take care of their grandchildren.
For more information about New Westminster Family Place, visit www.nwfamily.bc.ca or call 604-520-3666.
Class of 1993 holding reunion
The Class of ’93 at New Westminster Secondary School is planning on a night of fun and reminiscing with old friends.
The grads of 1993 are invited to bring their dancing shoes to a We’re Here for a Good Time cocktail party on Saturday, Sept. 28 at Eagle Creek at Burnaby Mountain golf course. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the fun runs until 1 a.m.
Some of the grads may hit the greens during the day.
Anyone interested in golfing and tickets ($50) for the semiformal cocktail party can contact Sylvie Seabough at [email protected].
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