The Seniors Services Society is on the hunt for new volunteer drivers for its Meals on Wheels program.
Every single weekday, in a small parking lot in New Westminster, a group of community members meets to organize the delivery of meals to housebound and frail seniors. With over 45 meals to deliver each day, it can take some quick organization and resourcefulness to ensure each one reaches its important destination.
Seniors Services Society’s Meals on Wheels program has been meeting the needs of vulnerable New Westminster seniors for over 25 years, and dedicated volunteers are the key to the program’s success. With the growing need for the service, the society is actively recruiting new volunteers to join the team.
“We are getting new requests for our Meals on Wheels service every day. The program has a great reputation, and seniors and their family members know that they can trust that the meal they receive will be delivered with a smile and a kind word. Often a warm hug,” saidHayley Sinclair, the society’s coordinator of volunteer programs. “Not only that, but the food is delicious, balanced and well-made.”
Chef Danny Kwok and his team at the Starlight Casino in Queensborough make all Meals on Wheels entrees, soups, sides and desserts. At a cost of $6.50 per meal, the use of volunteers keeps the service affordable for low-income seniors.
With many of its volunteers taking summer vacation and more and more seniors requesting service, the Seniors Services Society is looking for volunteers who are available weekday mornings to deliver the meals.
If you are interested, please contact the office at 604-520-6621 or email volunteer@seniorsservices
society.ca
Health checks
Spinal assessments and tongue and pulse diagnosis are among the services being offered at the Boucher Naturopathic Medical Clinic open house.
In celebration of Naturopathic Medicine Week, Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine is having an open house at its medical clinic on Saturday, May 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. During the open house, visitors will have a chance to have free spinal assessments, blood pressure checks, blood glucose testing, blood typing and tongue and pulse diagnoses.
The open house also includes 15-minute health consultations. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 604-540-2873.
For more information, visit www.binm.org and check out the Events section.
Heritage homes
The 35th annual Heritage Homes and Tea is celebrating a number of milestones this year.
The New Westminster Heritage Preservation Society is presenting the annual event on Sunday, May 25 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This year’s tour features a variety of milestones: Massey Theatre is 65 and is opening its doors to the public to celebrate this birthday and also to say goodbye. It’s slated for demolition in 2015,” stated a press release from the society. “Queens Avenue United Church at the corner of Queens Avenue and Sixth Street is turning 55. It was built in 1959 and is a fine example of mid-century modern architecture. The congregation was formed in 1859 and is an integral part of our city’s history.”
This year’s tour also features one of the oldest residential homes in New Westminster, an 1891 Victorian house that is located on a hidden lane in lower Queen’s Park. A Brow of the Hill 1940 bungalow that’s had a modern facelift, a Moody Park Arts and Crafts home that was designed by architect E.J. Boughen and a 1939 home built by a B.C. premier that’s one of the most original homes of its era in the province are also featured on the tour.
Galbraith House will be selling some of the items from the gift shop at Queens Park Care Centre, with all proceeds going to the facility.
Tickets are $40 per person, or $35 for New Westminster Heritage Preservation Society members. They’re available at four locations: Royal City Colours (700 12th St.); Cadeaux Gifts and Home Embellishments (467 East Columbia St.); Irving House Museum (302 Royal Ave.); and GardenWorks – Mandeville (4746 Marine Dr., Burnaby) and online at www.newwestheritage.org.
