Fortnightly News 12/6/2015

A WOW Exhibition

The “Watercolour on Wednesday” Art Group (W O W) that meets at Woden Seniors every Wednesday morning, will hold an exhibition of work in the Gallery at the Hellenic Club, Woden from 28 June until 31 July. All paintings will be for sale and 10% commission on sales will be donated to a local charity.

2nd BIG BOOK FAIR

The Second BIG Book Fair will be held on Friday 7 August from 11 am to 6 pm, Saturday 8 August from 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday 9 August from 10 am to 4 pm.

We want to encourage as many people as possible to come to the Book Fair and we have already started to publicise it through major media outlets and on Woden Seniors website www.wodenseniors.org.au. In the next few weeks we will be making a concerted effort to get the message out to a wide range of media outlets.

As a member of Woden Seniors you can help to get the message out at a more local level by:

· Asking your friends and family to put the dates of the Second BIG Book Fair on their calendars

· Posting the dates and times of the Second BIG Book Fair on your Facebook page. You can post it as a public event.

· Asking local organisations in which you are involved e.g. Church, schools, Bowling Club, Golf Club etc. to put the details of the Second BIG Book Fair in their newsletters.

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Fortnightly News 29/5/2015

Exercise!

With the cold weather now upon us, it is even more important that we keep up with our regular exercise regime.

9.30am every Tuesday – Gentle Exercise Class;

8.30am every Wednesday – Ever Active Exercise Class

2nd BIG BOOK FAIR

August 7th, 8th and 9th

Preparation and planning for the 2nd Big Book Fair is well on track as we continue to process your very generous donations.

Keep them coming!

We are also accepting games, puzzles and toys …

Publicity is already underway and it will appear soon in Events ACT. 

Where there’s a Will…. 2pm, 3 June Hughes Community Centre

There comes a time when we all need to give some thought to the legal arrangements that go along with ageing – such as guardianship, powers of attorney, making a will or a ‘living will’, organ donation, palliative care and advance care planning. If it doesn’t affect you now, chances are it will affect you or your family at some time in the future.

On 3 June at 2pm, at Hughes Community Centre, Wisdom Street Hughes, COTA ACT is holding a FREE forum to provide information on these areas. Come along, hear from our expert presenters, ask your own questions, and enjoy a delicious afternoon tea! More information available from Jane Thomson (6282 3777 or jthomson).

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Fortnightly News 15/5/2015

Woden Seniors Art Group

There are new paintings on display in the club foyer & the Anne Murray Room, my pick would be Ann Baker’s work titled ‘Keeping my Marbles’.

2nd BIG BOOK FAIR

August 7th, 8th and 9th

Preparation and planning for the 2nd Big Book Fair is well on track as we continue to process your very generous donations.

Keep them coming!

We are also accepting games, puzzles and toys …

Publicity is already underway and it will appear soon in Events ACT. It has already been published in the Woden Community Service e Newsletter at http://www.wcs.org.au/wcs-latest-news-and-events/eNewsletter.

Free Screening of the Movie ‘Still Alice’ – 7pm Wed 20 May

The Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) in conjunction with the ANU Film Group are putting on a free special Q&A screening of Still Alice on Wednesday 20 May in the Coombs Theatre, ANU. This American drama film was written and directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, it is based on Lisa Genova’s 2007 bestselling novel of the same name.

The film stars Best Actress Oscar winning Julianne Moore as a linguistics professor at Colombia diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease, Alec Baldwin plays her husband. The film will be followed by a discussion between representatives of Alzheimer’s Australia, the AAG and Carers Australia. More details in a flyer in the Club foyer or contact Brett Yeats on 6281 7684 or at yeatsb.

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