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A healthy holiday season with the Guelph Family Health Team The holiday season can be a difficult time to stay healthy. When you’re not dodging another dessert tray, you’re pushing your way through crowded malls or shovelling out your driveway. It’s no wonder most of us would rather stay cocooned under a blanket at home and reach for some home-baked goods for a quick pick-me-up. Carving out some ‘me time’ might seem difficult, but it is so important for our health. That’s why the Guelph Family Health Team is offering some special holiday workshops for you this December, to help you keep on track with your health. Healthy Cooking Class (Taught by a Registered Dietitian) Wednesday, December 10, 5:30 to7:30pm at the Guelph Community Health Centre • Perfect your cooking preparation techniques, such as skills involving slicing, dicing, and grating
• Learn how to complete a several course meal from start to finish • Sample what you have made Coping with Holiday Stress (Taught by a Mental Health Counsellor) Thursday, December 11, from 10:00 to 11:30am Receive some practical strategies to minimize holiday stress to: • Deal with the pressures of the holidays (financial, family, loneliness) • Find ways to actually enjoy what the holiday season has to offer! Emotional Eating: Stop Feeding Your Feelings (Taught by a Mental Health Counsellor) Wednesday, December 17 from 2:30 to 4:00pm Do you find yourself overeating during the holidays? This
Make volunteering your New Year’s resolution You know that warm, fuzzy feeling you get during the holiday season? Come on…you know the one. The feeling of goodwill mixed with an appreciation for your own blessings. It’s what inspires you, and all of us, to give back during the holidays. Because of that feeling, every December the Volunteer Centre witnesses a spike in Volunteerism. Guelphites are a very generous bunch; adopting families, decorating trees at River Run, wrapping gifts at Stone Road Mall and so much more. After all, ‘tis the season! But, when the New Year sets in and the hustle and bustle dies down, there is often a void left behind. The truth is volunteers are needed year round. This year consider changing up your New Year’s Resolution (chocolate is way too delicious to give up any how!) and make 2015 a year of giving! Get started with these ideas: • Donate blood or assist donors at Canadian Blood Services. Call 519-837-4548 for more information. • Become a Snow Angel Volunteer and shovel snow for seniors and persons with disabilities. This is a great
activity for the whole family! Call 519-822-1155. • Canadian winters are tough, but Heart Month Volunteers are tougher! Volunteer in February with the Heart and Stroke Foundation. 519-837-4858 for more information. • Visit with a senior at Riverside Glen 519-822-5272 or Arbour Trails 226-251-3065. It’s as simple as going or a coffee, playing a board game, or taking a walk together. • Mentor youth in the world of business with Junior Achievement Guelph-Wellington. This is a great opportunity for the professional looking to give back. Call 519-835-1140 for more information.
workshop will help you: • Learn how to develop a healthy relationship with food • Explore ways to cope with boredom, stress and depression without opening the fridge Please note that this workshop covers similar topics covered in Craving Change. YMCA Indoor Walking Group Every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00pm (this
program runs year-round) Walk off holiday stress with our FREE indoor YMCA walking program. • You do not have to walk for the whole two hours; walk as long as you'd like! • Drop-in anytime (No sign-up required.) To register, please visit www.guelphfht.com or call us at 519-837-0099
Guelph Y sells Christmas trees to support youth leadership program The YMCA-YWCA of Guelph in partnership with St. Matthias Anglican Church will be selling Christmas Trees at the Guelph Y until Wednesday, December 24, 2014 in support of the Guelph Y Sr. Leader Corps Program. Trees are available in two sizes, small for $25. and medium for $40. What: Christmas Trees for Sale in support of Guelph Y Youth Programs
Search and apply for more opportunities at www.volunteerguelphwellington.on.ca or call the Volunteer Centre at 519-822-0912. Learn new skills, meet likeminded people, gain experience, and help others. Most importantly, have fun extending your generous spirit all year round!
Where: YMCA-YWCA of Guelph, 130 Woodland Glen Dr. When: Monday to Friday, 5:00pm to 8:30pm, Saturday 9:00am-6:00pm and Sunday 11:00am-6:00pm. The Guelph Y Senior Leader Corps Program provides youth in the Guelph Community with the opportunity to network with their peers and learn about leadership, teamwork and community involvement. Participants engage in volunteer and fundraising initiatives that help develop confidence and personal growth. For more information about Youth Programs offered by the YMCA-YWCA of Guelph visit www.guelphy.org/youth-preschool/ The YMCA-YWCA of Guelph is a community benefit organization, open to everyone. Starting with a focus on healthy child, youth and young adult development, we excel in delivering lifelong opportunities for health and personal growth.
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In celebration of the Petrie Building To celebrate the 132nd anniversary of the A.B. Petrie Building at 15 Wyndham St N, the A.B. Petrie Heritage Education Trust is pleased to offer to the public an original, limited edition print of the Petrie building. The photograph, taken in 2012, by Shannon L. Christie the Great, Great Granddaughter of Mr. Petrie, will be limited to 132 prints. Editions will be numbered and signed by Miss Christie, along with a certificated of authenticity signed by the artist and Alex Christie, the president the
A.B. Petrie Heritage Education Trust. Released on October 24, 2014, the 8x10 prints are $132, which includes shipping and taxes within Canada. For every print sold in Guelph and hand delivered the Trust will donate $10 to the Guelph Public Library Fund for the purchase of a new microfilm reader. The Guelph Civic Museum will present A.B. Petrie - The Man Behind The Petrie Building running from September 22, 2017 to February 25, 2018. Email alex.phedutrust@gmail.com for more details.
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Deck the Halls: A Victorian Christmas opens at Guelph Civic Museum
McCrae House closed for renovations
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Guelph Civic Museum. Deck the Halls: a Victorian Christmas has opened. Deck the Halls invites visitors to experience the sights and sounds of a Victorian Christmas. The Civic Museum’s first floor exhibition space has been transformed into a Victorian-era parlour using artefacts from the museum’s permanent collection. Visitors will learn about how the Victorians popularized Christmas, starting many of the traditions that we associate with the holiday today. Guelph Civic Museum is located at 52 Norfolk St. Admission is $4 adults, $3 children, students and seniors, and $10 for a family, including up to two adults and three children.
Located at 108 Water Street, McCrae House, the historic birthplace of John McCrae, doctor, soldier and author of In Flanders Fields, has closed for renovations as of November 30, and will reopen in May of 2015. The renovations are part of Guelph Museum’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the writing of In Flanders Fields in 2015. The museum has hired BaAM, an exhibition design firm based in Toronto, to design and oversee the project. Guelph Museums hopes to refurbish the site and exhibitions, establishing McCrae House as a premier destination for those who wish to learn about and honour LCol. McCrae.
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St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation proud to achieve Imagine Canada’s accreditation St. Joseph's Health Centre Guelph Foundation is proud to announce that it has received accreditation under Imagine Canada’s Standards Program. To be accredited, the Foundation, which has been serving Guelph/Wellington since 1991, met 73 different standards in five essential areas of operation – board governance, fundraising, financial accountability and transparency, staff management and volunteer involvement. Canada’s nonprofit and voluntary sector is the second largest in the world with more than 170,000 nonprofits and charities working in communities across the country. St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation joins a select group of 126 charities that have achieved the accreditation milestone. “Our donors and volunteers invest in St. Joseph’s mission because they truly believe that by working with us they can change lives and make the world a better place. We work hard to make their goals a reality,” says Mary DuQuesnay, president and CEO, St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation. “The trust they place in us is a great honour and a responsibility. We have an obligation to every one of them to be transparent, accountable and as effective as we can be. That’s why accreditation under the Standards Program is so important to us.” The Standards Program was established in 2012 to strengthen the capacity of Canada’s charities and nonprofits through common standards of practice, and to build public confidence in the sector as a whole. To achieve accreditation the Foundation underwent a peer review process during which its policies and practices in the five key areas were evaluated.
“Through accreditation, St. Joseph’s has achieved a significant distinction – one that is sought by many Canadian charities,” says Matthew Stanley, chair, St. Joseph’s Health Centre Board of Directors. “Our successful accomplishment of this goal is something that we are extremely proud of, but marks a milestone in our journey, not an endpoint. We will continue to grow, adapt and improve as an organization in the months and years ahead. But it’s good at this point to acknowledge what we have already achieved.” “It’s no small feat for an organization to earn Standards Program accreditation,” says Bruce MacDonald, President and CEO, Imagine Canada. “It’s a rigorous, peer-reviewed process that is meant to build public trust and confidence in the charitable sector. These organizations take accountability and operational transparency very seriously. We’re glad to have them on board.” As an accredited charity, St. Joseph’s Foundation has been awarded a program trustmark that it can use to showcase its significant achievement to donors and supporters in its materials including its tax receipts, brochures and website. St. Joseph's Health Centre is Guelph’s only specialty hospital offering continuing complex care, and rehabilitation and Guelph’s first choice for residential long-term care. The Centre’s Community Outreach Day Programs are recognized as being among the best in Canada. St. Joseph’s also provides outpatient clinics, which include physiotherapy, occupational and speech therapy for adults and children, rheumatology, physiatry, and bone densitometry. Visit www.sjhcg.ca for more details.
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Fostering the Development through Music and the Arts
Giving Youth a Voice – GYS thanks you Guelph Youth Singers would like to thank all its generous supporters who attended or donated to the fall fundraiser Giving Youth a Voice, on October 24, 2014. The evening was a huge success. Guests enjoyed fine dining and Empower the future–light up the solar panels at the GYMC entertainment with a special highlight of choral singing presented by GYS Choir III & SATB Choir with Markus Howard, conductor, accompanied by Ken Gee. The Guelph Youth Music Centre (GYMC) The panels have helped to reduce CO2 emis- by everyone who passes through its doors. This unique and wonderful event benefits GYS in building on its rich heritage of Although the environment and financial recently installed 40 solar panels on its roof to sions, reduce stress on electricity 24 years, and supports the GYS bursary fund, benefit concerts and other outissues are important, the ultimate goal of propower the future. The installation was conduct- distribution and increase efficiency. About reach programs in Guelph. viding a sustainable community for future gened by Guelph Solar Mechanical Inc. seven tons of carbon is offset per year, or the GYS is always looking for new choristers who love to sing. Choristers enjoy erations is top-of-mind. The GYMC will benefit, as the energy gener- equivalent of approximately 7,000 seedling the chance to learn to sing well, to read music, to do drama workshops, to In order to proceed with the project, the ated will provide an estimated $4,500 in revtrees being planted each year. perform….and to enjoy the company of other talented youth. Auditions are GYMC took out a loan with the plan to enue per year for 20 years. At the end of the The GYMC is a not-for-profit organization now being scheduled for entry into the choir in January 2015. If you’d like contract with the Ontario Power Authority that is dedicated to education, enrichment and fundraise $45,000 in the coming months. The your child to be a part of Guelph Youth Singers, or you’d like more informacampaign will help to raise the money to pay (OPA), the GYMC will have a source of free fostering the development of youth through tion on the organization, phone 519-821-8574 or visit for the solar panels. The official launch was electricity. music and the arts. The unique facility is an www.guelphyouthsingers.com. exciting cultural hub held at the Bella Serata gala on Saturday, for children of all ages November 15. Donation levels are: and backgrounds in • Twinkle: $20/cell the community. • Glow: $100/set of six cells Through a variety of • Shine: $1,500 one panel programs, provision • Dazzle: $5,000 three panels of space to partner For more information or to make a donaorganizations and outtion, contact the GYMC at reach into the com519-837-1119, info@gymc.ca or visit munity, the GYMC www.gymc.ca. Donations can also be made at enriches many lives. The Centre is a cultur- www.canadahelps.org. al gem that is admired supplied photo
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Bunny Safari named recipient of Guelph Arts Council Jane Graham Memorial Award Guelph Arts Council is pleased to announce that the 2014 Jane Graham Memorial Award goes to Guelph ceramicist/photographer Bunny Safari. Bunny has been working in ceramics since 1998, although has more recently turned her attention to incorporating film photography into her ceramic work. Using vintage camera equipment, she has realized that her photography has given her the opportunity “to focus on what I see through the camera lens and its relation to a functional ceramic piece.” In order to continue this project of cross-pollination of media, Bunny submitted her application as a request for assistance to attend a 2015 workshop on “historical” photographic techniques to help her understand which processes or combination of processes best suit ceramics. The jury was impressed with Bunny’s well-thought-out plan as well as her commitment to explore early photographic techniques that will help her meet the challenges of and move forward on combining her ceramic and photographic visions. Both Guelph Arts Council and the jury panel were extremely pleased with the applications for the 2014 Jane Graham Memorial Award, the range of artistic media represented, the varied career stages of artists and the range of professional development opportunities being sought.
Established in memory of local artist Jane Graham following her untimely death in March 2005, the Guelph Arts Council Jane Graham Memorial Fund is managed by the Guelph Community Foundation. As a result, Guelph Arts Council is annually able to assist visual artists residing and actively practising in Guelph or Wellington County, helping them to pursue professional development opportunities that will contribute to individual personal artistic growth. For more information about the award program, contact Guelph Arts Council at 519-836-3280 or administration@guelpharts.ca. For more about Bunny Safari, you can visit her website at guelpharts.ca/craft/bunny-safari. supplied photo
EARTH DAY Wednesday, April 22. MOTHER’S EVE We will send Kisses to Heaven. Wednesday, May 6 at 7:00 p.m. Join us for a brief and gentle service of remembrance. Bring Letters or notes to mother and they will be planted at the foot of a shrub in the Mothers’ Grove. (In remembrance of Mothers everywhere, not just in Woodlawn). LAST DAY FOR FLOWERBED ORDERS Friday, May 8. If you plant your own, water taps are located throughout the property. Please return the watering cans to the taps. Please take your plastic containers and planting materials with you for disposal from your residence.
Nominate a distinctive woman and inspire future leaders in Guelph The YMCA-YWCA of Guelph launches the 20th Anniversary Women of Distinction™ Nomination Package, for the 2015 Fundraising Event. Announced at the 2nd Annual Women of Distinction™ Breakfast Social, along with Alumnae, the Guelph Y is asking members of the community to nominate a deserving woman of distinction in our community. The nomination package is available online at www.guelphy.org or in person at the YMCA-YWCA of Guelph, located at 130 Woodland Glen Dr. in Guelph, during regular business hours. Nominations are due by January 31, 2015. The YMCA-YWCA of Guelph annual Women of Distinction™ Fundraising Event is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2015. Each year the event recognizes and celebrates the achievements of outstanding women in our community, for their distinctive achievements among all industry sectors. This year, the event aims to inspire future women of distinction and leaders in our community, by sharing the stories
of our alumnae. The YMCA-YWCA of Guelph 20th Annual Women of Distinction™ Fundraising Gala will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at the River Run Centre in Guelph. We invite you to join us to help celebrate the outstanding nominees, and support local community programs provided by the YMCA-YWCA of Guelph. Proceeds from the Women of Distinction™ Fundraising Gala go towards the Guelph Y Teenage Parents Program (TAPPs), which offers pregnant and parenting teens a safe, non-judgmental environment where they can gain access to information, resources, and tools to build their parenting skills and reach their full potential. The YMCA-YWCA of Guelph is a community benefit organization, open to everyone. Starting with a focus on healthy child, youth and young adult development, we excel in delivering lifelong opportunities for health and personal growth.
Upcoming events at the Evergreen Seniors Community Centre The Evergreen Centre is designed specifically to meet the needs of those age 55 and older. The community centre offers a wide selection of recreational, social and educational programs for individuals living in Guelph and the surrounding areas. Programs are offered for Active Living, Computer, General Interest, Health and Wellness, Visual and Creative Arts, and Retirement Planning. For more information call 519-823-1291 or visit guelph.ca/seniors (All Rates subject to change. Where discrepancies occur, the computer registration system will be taken as the correct fee.)
Christmas Dinner at the Evergreen - December 11 Seatings: 11:30am and 12:30pm Join the Evergreen Centre for a special Christmas Dinner at the Evergreen restaurant. Enjoy Turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, and vegetables and dessert. Two sittings are available. Please purchase tickets in advance. Take out dinner is also available. $15.
Chair Yoga - Mondays Jan 12 to Mar 30 1 to 2pm. Members $73.25, Non-Members $80.75, Code 173057 Wednesdays Jan 14 to Apr 1 9:15 to 10:15am. Members $79.95, Non-Members $87.45, Code 173056 Chair yoga offers the same benefits as other yoga practices, such as increased flexibility, strengthening and Cardio Dance - Tuesdays Jan 13 to Mar 31 increasing range of motion in the joints and simply uses 2 to 3pm. This innovative, fun and exciting dance fitness a chair to assist with postures. Chair yoga is for everyclass is guaranteed to get you moving into shape. one and especially those who may have limited mobility. Members $78. Non-Members $85.50 Code 173055 Elder Dance - Celtic Movement Mondays Jan 12 to Mar 30 2:15 to 3:15pm, Members $71.50 Non-members $79., Code 173095 ElderDance is designed to increase the participant’s level of health and wellbeing. Adult community members • Christmas Cookies ages 55+. This program will put into • Fruit Cake shape your body, mind and soul. • Almond Rings & Bars
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Winter Landscapes Photography Workshop Jan. 31 Owl Prowl January 30 and 31, 2015
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