It’s that time of year again and EVERYONE is welcome!!
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Join us for our Annual Community Clean-up! Sunday September 20th, 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Winston Heights Community Center.
This is an amazing way to do your fall cleaning! All you have to do is come by the Community Centre between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and drop off anything that you may want to clear out of your house, office, garage, etc.
GEEP, will be on hand to handle any electronics or appliances (no refrigerators) you may need to be rid of. North Hill Bottle Depot will also be on hand. And as always, City of Calgary crews will be there with Two Trucks for Waste and One truck for Organic Waste. That means you can bring by anything their compactor trucks can handle and from what I’ve been told, they can handle just about anything that doesn’t have too much metal in it. So that means, mattresses, book cases, couches, end tables, you name it! And the organic truck can handle exactly that, organic waste like yard waste, compost etc.
For your general information, no batteries (other than car batteries), no chemicals, no paint, no Freon-containing appliances are accepted anywhere other than the firestations.
This service is completely free to all Wintson Heights/Mounview community residents!
We’d like to send a big Thank You to Tony Nicastro, as Nicastro’s Public House will be on hand providing sausages!
QUIZ NIGHT!
Sadly, the lazy, hazy days of summer are behind us. So get outta that hammock, drop those BBQ tongs and start flexing that brain muscle! Our first Quiz Night of the season is September 18th at Winston Heights-Mountview Community Centre. Trivia begins at 7:30, come alone or bring a team. And there’s a cash bar too. Hope to see you there!
SEPTEMBER
Friday, Sept. 18, 2015
OCTOBER
Friday, Oct. 23, 2015
POTLUCK!
The third Friday of every month at 6pm, the WHMCA hosts a family-friendly pot luck dinner. All community residents are welcome to attend. Bring a dish to share and anything special you might like to drink (coffee, tea, juice and water are provided) and come on out to meet your neighbours for some great food and ever better company and conversation.
There are toys and activities for children and it’s a great opportunity to meet new neighbours and friends.
If you’ve not yet made it out to the potluck but would like to attend, please come by. If you want more information, please contact Christine at president@winstonheights.ca. To sign up for the Potluck notices that include details of this month’s event(s), please use the eNewsletter sign up at the side of the page and select ‘Potluck’.
SEPTEMBER
Friday, Sept. 18, 2015
OCTOBER
Friday, Oct. 16, 2015
NOVEMBER
Friday, Nov. 20, 2015
DECEMBER
Friday, Dec 18, 2015
Schools not the only thing that starts every fall! We are back for another year community activities and events! To keep on top of what’s going on book mark us here and be in the know!
For now here’s a list of what we’ve got planned so far for this fall! And don’t forget about about the Community Clean-up on September 20th at 9am-2:30pm.
Book Club
This easygoing group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 7-9 pm at the Winston Heights-Mountview Community Centre Board Room. Bring a beverage of choice to enjoy with snacks provided by that month’s moderator. Escape your day-to-day with a great book and some lively banter! To join our group or for information on upcoming books, please e-mail Kendra at ou-chi@hotmail.com.
Do you have a book you’d like to suggest? Come out to book club and bring along your suggestions. We may decide as a group to read them in an upcoming month!
SEPTEMBER
On Tuesday, Sept. 15 our book club will be discussing the 2015 Canada Reads selection When Everything Feels Like the Movies by Raziel Reid.
OCTOBER
On Tuesday, Oct. 20 our book club will be discussing My Life in France by Alex Prud’homme and Julia Child.
NOVEMBER
On Tuesday, Nov. 17 our book club will be discussing TBA.
DECEMBER
On Tuesday, Dec. 18 our book club will be discussing TBA
Mom’s Night Out
Come join an awesome group of neighbourhood moms for a monthly evening at a local restaurant. Join us for a bite, a glass of wine, cup of tea or just enjoy the great conversation! The group has also organized other activities such as a weekly walking group and team participation in local running races.
To sign up for the Mom’s Night Out (MNO) notices that include details of this month’s event(s), please use the eNewsletter sign up at the side of the page and select ‘Mom’s Night Out’. For more information, please contact Christine at president@winstonheights.ca
SEPTEMBER
We will be meeting on Sept. TBA.
OCTOBER
We will be meeting on Oct. TBA.
NOVEMBER
We will be meeting on Nov. TBA.
DECEMBER
We will be meeting on Dec. TBA.
Playgroup!
Are you a mom, dad, grandparent or caregiver in the neighbourhood and would like to have a place to go to meet other people and have your children socialize and play with others? Then come and join us at the Winston Heights-Mountview Playgroup held at the Winston Heights-Mountview Community Centre. We have great toys for the kids to play with and this is a great way to get out and meet others. Playgroup is held each Monday morning starting at 10:00 a.m. and lasts to 11:30 a.m (starting up again September 14, 2015).
This is an informal, non-registered playgroup, so no need to sign up, just come out and join us on Monday mornings – we love to meet new families in the neighbourhood! If you have any questions, or would like more information, please contact Sarah Wiedmer Jarabak at playgroup@winstonheights.ca.
Also, if you’d be interested in having a ‘story time’ during playgroup, please contact me via e-mail. If we have enough interest, I will organize a Calgary Public Library public outreach coordinator to schedule us in for regular story times. They bring books on a specific theme and read a few to the children while guardians quietly visit. The books are even available to be checked out if you bring your library card with you.
POTLUCK!
The third Friday of every month at 6pm, the WHMCA hosts a family-friendly pot luck dinner. All community residents are welcome to attend. Bring a dish to share and anything special you might like to drink (coffee, tea, juice and water are provided) and come on out to meet your neighbours for some great food and ever better company and conversation.
There are toys and activities for children and it’s a great opportunity to meet new neighbours and friends.
If you’ve not yet made it out to the potluck but would like to attend, please come by. If you want more information, please contact Christine at president@winstonheights.ca. To sign up for the Potluck notices that include details of this month’s event(s), please use the eNewsletter sign up at the side of the page and select ‘Potluck’.
SEPTEMBER
Friday, Sept. 18, 2015
OCTOBER
Friday, Oct. 16, 2015
NOVEMBER
Friday, Nov. 20, 2015
DECEMBER
Friday, Dec 18, 2015
QUIZ NIGHT!
Sadly, the lazy, hazy days of summer are behind us. So get outta that hammock, drop those BBQ tongs and start flexing that brain muscle! Our first Quiz Night of the season is September 18th at Winston Heights-Mountview Community Centre. Trivia begins at 7:30, come alone or bring a team. And there’s a cash bar too. Hope to see you there!
SEPTEMBER
Friday, Sept. 18, 2015
OCTOBER
Friday, Oct. 23, 2015
“Act III”, an Elder Friendly Community serving Winston Heights Mountview and surrounding communities and meets at the Winston Heights-Mountview Community Centre the first Thursday of every month, usually from 1:30 to 3:30 pm.
Please join us; you are welcome!!
ACT III VISION
We are a community of older adults who are working to enhance our neighbourhoods by developing a culture of valuing and respecting the wisdom and experience of older adults. We envision a place where there is easy mobility, safety, and services to support aging-in-place. Everyone is included and welcome. Embracing everyone in the community, older adults, families, people from diverse cultures and all those who seek community connections, we identify needs, hold meaningful conversations, generate enthusiasm and facilitate action to become the most inclusive and welcoming community possible.
ACT III MISSION
Embracing everyone in the community, older adults, families, people from diverse cultures and all those who seek community connections, we identify needs, hold meaningful conversations, generate enthusiasm and facilitate action to become the most inclusive and welcoming community possible.
Yoga Classes with Dianne resume on September 8 and continue every Tuesday morning at 9:30 AM at the community hall.
Caring Community Kitchen is up and running. Twelve members of the UU community and Act III came together in the kitchen of the Unitarian Church on Saturday, July 11 in the first Caring Cooking Connection using money received from the Calgary Foundation Stepping Stones Grant. A wonderful meal was created: Curry Glazed Chicken with rice, garden fresh chard, and a green salad freshly picked from the garden as well. After the cooking, a communal meal, and kitchen clean-up, 12 more meals were stored in the freezer for distribution to those in need in the wider community.
Our next event will be Wednesday, September 23 from 5-8pm. The menu will be determined the week of cooking. Please email Bev (webberbev@gmail.com) if you would like more information or to attend.
ACT III Book Study resumes in October. Our book will be Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom by Mary Catherine Bateson. We will meet every second Thursday from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon. Mark your calendar for Oct 15, 29, Nov 12, 26, and Dec 10.
Neighbours Helping Neighbours TimeBank Project is underway!
We also have a great line up of speakers for our fall meetings:
Protect your Health – Heart and Stroke Foundation – September 3, 1:30 PM
Stacey Stewart Coordinator, Health Promotion
This presentation reviews the basis physiology of a heart attack and a stroke as well as the symptoms of each. We provide detail about the risk factors of a heart attack and stroke. This includes nutrition, blood pressure, coping with stress, managing diabetes and many more.
Stacey is the Health Promotion Coordinator for the Heart and Stroke Foundation in Alberta. She will also bring the blood pressure machines to offer free blood pressure checks. It is very important to get your blood pressure checked every couple years as one in five Canadians have high blood pressure and it is known as the silent killer because it has no symptoms.
Nutrition Considerations As We Get Older – October 1, 1:30 PM
Molly Mackinnon, Certified Holistic Nutritionist
This presentation will look at nutrition and what we eat as our primary medicine towards Optimal Health for each and every individual. As Mahatma Gandhi said, “It is health that is real wealth, and not pieces of gold and silver.” This will be an educational session with take-home information to enhance your current health status. There will be lots of time for Q & A.
Molly Mackinnon is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, passionate to share and support your journey.
Her approach is to provide research-based information together with simple and effective techniques. Your Journey, your Goals, your Choices.
Age Friendly Alberta! – November 5, 1:30 PM
Deirdre Maclean, Regional Advisor, Alberta Seniors
For all ACT III events and information, contact Maidie at nhn@winstonheights.ca or Sidney at (403) 705-7559.
ACT III partners with Caribbean 50 Plus Association and we are welcome to attend their meetings held on Saturdays from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Winston Heights-Mountview Community Centre:
Saturday, September 19 Presentation -Travels to China.
Saturday, October 17 Presentation –Canada’s new Immigration laws
Contact Verona for more information: (403) 590-1313
Grand Opening is at the WHMCA Community Garden on August 12th at 7:00 p.m.
Ticket sales have closed for Twilight in the Garden
TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE EVENT
To volunteer you can email events@winstonheights.ca
Phase 2 of the Community Garden is almost complete. The beds, pathways, and perimeter plantings are all in place in the new south leg and a pergol frames the gathering spot. Just a few last minute projects to finish and we’ll be ready for the Grand Opening. Join us at the WHMCA Community Garden on August 12th at 7:00 p.m. for the celebration!
Tickets available until July 30, 2015
TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE EVENT – ADVANCED PURCHES ONLY!
To purchase tickets you can email events@winstonheights.ca or follow this link to purchase them online:
www.winstonheights.ca/twilight-in-the-garden-an-evening-of-cocktails-and-canapes
Space is limited!
QUIZ NIGHT!
Back by popular demand (but the last one for the summer) we present Quiz Night!
Interested in testing your knowledge of current events or geography?
How well do you know sports or history?
Join your neighbours at the Winston Heights-Mountview Community Centre on June 26 at 7:30 p.m. for a fun night of trivia! There is no charge to play, but there will be a cash bar. Teams of two to 100 are welcome! We hope to see you there!
