Woden Seniors Inc

50 years of providing Community Service to the over-50s of Canberra

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Fortnightly News 9/6/2023

Issue 11 of 2023     

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9 June 2023

      

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DATES TO REMEMBER

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                Sunday 11 and Monday 12 June – Hall 2 floor re-finishing

          Monday 12 June – Club closed for King’s Birthday Public Holiday

          Tuesday 20 June – Club Management Committee Meeting

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GAMES/SOCIAL AFTERNOONS

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We’ve now had two Thursday afternoon Games/Social sessions and they have proved to be a very enjoyable way to spend some time with old and new friends at the Club.  We’ve played Scrabble, Bananagrams, a board game iteration of Sudoku, Rummikub and Flip-Bo.  We also have Sequence, Monopoly and MahJong and cards to play eg 500 or Euchre.  If your favourite isn’t mentioned here, we’re open to suggestions!

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Bring friends with you, or just come along yourself and we’ll find you a seat at the table to play your choice of game, or just come for the cuppa and chat.  No need to book in, just come along.  You are invited to come for some, any, or all of the time between 12 noon and 4.00 pm.

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REMINDER – HALL 1 FLOOR REPAIRS

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The Club will be closed to all users on Sunday 11 and Monday 12 June to allow for the re-finishing of the floor in Hall 1.  A part of the floor required repair earlier in the year and the final part of this work involves a light sanding and re-coating of the whole floor area.

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INFORMATION FOR RETIREES AND SENIORS

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Thanks to David Smith MP, Federal Member for Bean, the Club now has a supply of this very useful and informative booklet to give to members.  The booklet is a mine of information on how and who to contact on a very comprehensive list of matters of interest and value to seniors.  Information on pensions, carers, phone and email scams, phone contact details and lots of useful information for eg Aged Care Complaints, Arthritis Australia, Organ Donor Register, Dementia Helpline, Home Care Packages, Advance Care Planning, Pharmaceutical Benefits, Immunisation Hotline, My Aged Care, Older Persons Advocacy Network, Veterans’ Home Care- Seniors Clubs!!…and too many more to mention here, all in one easy to look up little book.  Please do pick one up next time you are the the Club.

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Jenny Gregory

President                         

Woden Seniors Inc.

PO Box 345, Woden ACT 2606

Tel: (02) 6282 2573

Email: president@wodenseniors.org.au

www.wodenseniors.org.au 

              

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Even More Information for Seniors….

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You don’t need a parachute to go skydiving.  You need a parachute to go skydiving twice.

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My teacher accused me of plagiarism.  His words, not mine.

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What do you get when you cross the Atlantic with the Titanic?  About half way.

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I, for one, like Roman numerals.

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Why does a chicken coop have two doors?  Because if it had four doors it would be a chicken sedan.

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I broke my finger last week.  On the other hand, I’m okay.

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You’re not completely useless, you can always serve as a bad example.

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Working in a mirror factory is something I can totally see myself doing.

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You can never lose a homing pigeon.  If your homing pigeon doesn’t come home, what you’ve lost is a pigeon.

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I threw a boomerang four years ago.  I now live in constant fear.

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