Fortnightly News 8/6/2018

Many thanks to those club members that clean up after using cups and glasses in the three rooms. Thanks too to those members who take tea towels and other things home to wash. This willingness to clean up after each group means the club stays clean and welcoming to all.

Reminder – Free – Nutrition and Healthy Ageing Session!

Friday 15 June 2018

12:30 – 1:30 pm

In the Anne Murray Room

Come and join with Nutrition Australia to explore the role of nutrition in healthy ageing. Learn how what you eat impacts healthy ageing; and pick up some ideas to help you eat well and age well. Healthy nibbles will be available to try. To make sure there are enough nibbles, please let Polly know if you plan to attend.

Note: This session will be facilitated by Master of Nutrition and Dietetics students from the University of Canberra.

Survey – healthy ageing

Nutrition Australia ACT is seeking input to develop a new healthy ageing program. They are conducting an anonymous survey of people over 45 to inform this program. Please help by completing a survey. Hard copies of the survey and the box to put it in are in the foyer or you can complete it on line by going to the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Rechargeyourhealth. Thanks to those who have already completed one – it only takes a few minutes.

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Fortnightly News 25/5/2018

Many thanks to those club members that clean up after using cups and glasses in the three rooms. Thanks too to those members who take tea towels and other things home to wash. This willingness to clean up after each group means the club stays clean and welcoming to all.

Free – Nutrition and Healthy Ageing Session!

Friday 15 June 2018

12:30 – 1:30 pm

In the Anne Murray Room

Come and join with Nutrition Australia to explore the role of nutrition in healthy ageing. Learn how what you eat impacts healthy ageing; and pick up some ideas to help you eat well and age well. Healthy nibbles will be available to try.

Note: This session will be facilitated by Master of Nutrition and Dietetics students from the University of Canberra. ‘

Note: We have jam, plants and cards for sale, produced and donated by our members. All money goes to the Club. Many thanks to all those generous people.

Bridge Classes 2018

Bridge classes recommenced on Monday 16th April.

Beginners Continuing – 1:30 – 3:30, classes for new beginners will be held in July

Improvers – 2:00 – 4:00 pm

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Fortnightly News 11/5/2018

Many thanks to all club members for their support by cleaning up after using cups and glasses in the three rooms. Thanks too to those members who take tea towels and other things home to wash. This willingness to clean up after each group means the club stays clean and welcoming to all.

Using iCloud and iDrive on an iPad Workshop

A workshop on using iCloud and iDrive on an iPad will be held on Thursday 24 May 2018 from 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm.

iCloud is a free cloud-based storage service which can be used to synchronize data between your other devices (iPads, iPhones, and computers). It can also be used to share information with others and to manage your photo library. iCloud Drive is used to access and manage the files on iCloud from your iPad.

This workshop is intended to provide a better understanding of using iCloud and iDrive with an iPad. It will cover setting up an iCloud account, configuring iCloud on an iPad; connecting to iCloud; main functions and core synchronization services provided by iCloud; using iCloud to store, share and synchronize data and manage the iCloud Photo Library; and using iCloud Drive with the iPad Files app.

Important Note: This workshop is for advanced iPad users who have a need to store documents and other data at an external (cloud) location and/or synchronize their data with other devices and/or share data with other people. Members who do not have these needs will not benefit from this course.

To enroll send an email to admin@wodenseniors.org.au with an expression of interest indicating the purposes for which you use or intend using iCloud.

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Fortnightly News 29/3/2018

Bridge Classes 2018

Bridge classes recommence on Monday 16th April.

Beginners Continuing – 1:30 – 3:30, classes for new beginners will be held in July

Improvers – 2:00 – 4:00 pm

COTA Talks

COTA ACT will be visiting us on Wednesday 11 April 2018 from 10-11am to tell us about their work. Some members may be surprised to learn how helpful COTA is – everything from housing, transport, elder abuse, legal stuff and much more. There will be time for questions and answers. Come along and be enlightened

Relocation of computers

Since we are no longer offering classes in how to use computers the computers have been relocated to enable easy access by members. There are two in the Meeting Room and one in the Sitting Room. These can be used by members at any time when their use would not interrupt other activities in these rooms.

The former Computer Room will be used for much needed storage.

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Fortnightly News 16/3/2018

Reminder – Food Safety Workshop

Come along to the Food Safety Workshop to be conducted by Nutrition Australia (ACT) on

• Friday 23 March from 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm in the Anne Murray Room.

All members are welcome. We really hope members who are keen to help with the café at the Book Fair and catering for other Club events are able to come to learn the latest health and food safety requirements in relation to providing and serving food to the public.

There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions.

The Club has been lucky enough to receive a grant from the ACT government to enable us to offer this workshop.

Guaranteed to be informative and fun – not boring!

Relocation of computers

Since we are no longer offering classes in how to use computers, the computers have been relocated to enable easy access by members. There are two in the Meeting Room and one in the Sitting Room. These can be used by members at any time when their use would not interrupt other activities in these rooms.

The former Computer Room will be used for much needed storage.

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Fortnightly News 2/3/2018

Food Safety Workshop

The Club has been lucky enough to receive a grant from the ACT government to enable us to offer a workshop on food safety.

In recent years the requirements for organisations offering and serving food have changed considerably and it is important that those involved in assisting with food preparation and serving are up to date with the requirements.

Nutrition Australia (ACT) will be giving us an informative and interactive two-hour session on food safety on Friday 23 March from 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm in the Anne Murray Room.

While this workshop is open to any member, we hope members who are keen to help with the café at the Book Fair and catering for other Club events are able to come. There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions.

Please let Polly know if you would like to attend. There is no limit on the number of participants.

The more the merrier!

Scrabble – Change of Day

A Scrabble group meets on Monday afternoons from 2.00 – 4.00 pm in the Dining Room next to hall 1. Drop in if you feel like a game.

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Fortnightly News 16/2/2018

Computer and Ipad Courses

In 2018 we will not run regular courses on using computers but will continue to offer courses on using iPads.

We will offer a four-week Beginner’s Course on using the Apple iPad several times in 2018. Details are on the ‘Computer Activities’ noticeboard.

We will also offer short courses every now and then on specific topics for those who have a basic understanding of the iPad but want to improve particular skills e.g. email, photos, using the calendar. These short courses will be advertised in the Fortnightly News.

New iPad Course – Photos

Diana will run this course over two sessions from 10 am to 12 noon on Wednesday 7 March and Wednesday 21 March.

It is suitable for those who can use an iPad but know very little about the camera in an iPad. The main areas to cover will be:

• Camera settings and buttons.
• Practice at taking photos.
• The Photo App and how the photos are organised.
• Creating Albums & selecting photos
• Sharing photos including emailing
• Editing photos
• Making & viewing videos
• Photo Booth & Facetime

If you would like to enrol phone the office. There will be six places.

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Fortnightly News 25/1/2018

Maintenance Activity over the Christmas Break

We repaired and painted the ceiling in Hall 1 and painted the ceilings in the toilets over the Christmas break. We have replaced the three evaporative coolers to Halls 1 and 2. We will be installing new paper towel dispensers in the toilets, kitchen, hall 2 and the Anne Murray room over the coming weeks.

Computer and Ipad Courses

In 2018 we will not run regular courses on using computers but will continue to offer courses on using iPads.

We will offer a four-week Beginner’s Course on using the Apple iPad several times in 2018. Details are on the ‘Computer Activities’ noticeboard.

We will also offer short courses every now and then on specific topics for those who have a basic understanding of the iPad but want to improve particular skills e.g. email, photos, using the calendar. These short courses will be advertised in the Fortnightly News.

iPad short course – Brush up on Email

Judy will be running another iPad course for those who wish to improve their knowledge of how to use the Email app on the iPad.

It will be over two sessions from 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm on Thursday 15 February and Thursday 22 February. There are six places. If you are interested phone the office.

The course will cover the following:

· Overview of mailboxes

· CC and BCC

· Reply, Reply All, Forward a message

· Saving draft messages

· Sending and saving attachments to messages eg photos, videos, documents

· Saving addresses

· Updating contacts

· Adding a new mailbox

Expression of Interest in playing Rickety Kate (Hearts or Black Maria)

Expressions of interest are sought for playing the card game Rickety Kate, sometimes known as Hearts or Black Maria?

A good game is had with either 3 or 4 people.

Possible times are Thursday or Friday afternoon from, say, either 1.30 pm to 4 pm or 2 pm to 4 pm, in The Anne Murray Room.

Bridge Classes 2018

Bridge classes recommence on Monday 5th February.

Beginners – 1:30 – 3:30

Improvers – 2:00 – 4:00

Scrabble

A Scrabble group meets on Tuesday afternoons from 2.00 – 4.00 pm in the Anne Murray Room. Drop in if you feel like a game.

ACT Waste Management website

This is a very useful website for information on household and recycling collections. It has an amazing A-Z of recycling for how to dispose of anything safely.

Justice of the Peace

Maureen is back in Club on Tuesdays & Thursdays between 10.30am and 2pm for Justice of the Peace matters.

Fortnightly News 8/12/2017

Club Closing Times for the Festive Season

The Club will close at 4pm on Friday 22 December 2017 and re-open on Monday 15 January 2018. Activity groups can continue to use the Club through this period by arrangement with the front office.

On behalf of the Management Committee I would like to wish you a happy and safe festive season.

Technology courses in 2018

Since 2004 Woden Seniors has been running regular courses in using computers. For the last ten years we have had a wonderful group of dedicated teachers who have given their time and expertise to run 130 six-week or four-week courses, teaching more than five hundred seniors computer skills. It seems that we have just about taught everyone who wants to learn this. In 2018 we will not run regular courses on using computers but will continue to offer courses on using iPads, as it seems iPads are the devices that are handed down or given to the older generation these days!

We will offer a four-week Beginner’s Course on using the Apple iPad several times in 2018. Details are on the ‘Computer Activities’ noticeboard.

We will also offer short courses every now and then on specific topics for those who have a basic understanding of the iPad but want to improve particular skills e.g. email, photos, using the calendar. These short courses will be advertised in the Fortnightly News.

Bridge Classes 2018

These classes recommence on Monday 5th February.

Beginners – 1:30 – 3:30

Improvers – 2:00 – 4:00

Scrabble

A Scrabble group meets on Tuesday afternoons from 2.00 – 4.00 pm in the Anne Murray Room. Drop in if you feel like a game.

ACT Waste Management website

This is a very useful website for information on household and recycling collections. It has an amazing A-Z of recycling for how to dispose of anything safely.

Justice of the Peace

Maureen is not available to come in to the Club until further notice.

Fortnightly News 24/11/2017

Woden SENIORS CHRISTMAS party is here!

WHEN: drop inany time between11.30am and 2.30pm on Friday 8th December

WHERE:Hall 1 and the Verandah area in the Woden Seniors Club

WHAT:A relaxing time. A chance to meet friends and have a quiet chat while nibbling some food, or celebrate the end of the year with the rest of your Activity group, or meet new friends or even play a game of cards or Scrabble. This is meant to be your time. We haven’t organised anything like carol-singing. Some craft groups have decided to have items like cards and bookmarks to sell.

FOOD: This relaxing event will be catered for with a variety of finger foods and drinks. The cost is $5 and is to be paid at the door on the day. Would you please let Polly know if you are coming so we have an indication of the minimum number we need to cater for.

Club Closing Times for the Festive Season

The Club will close at 4pm on Friday 22 December 2017 and re-open on Monday 15 January 2018. Activity groups can continue to use the Club through this period by arrangement with the front office.

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