Calgary & Area Chapter

Penny Hogan, photos by Peggy Takashima

Luncheon May 5, 2016

Calgary and Area Chapter is RTAM’s newest Chapter.

On May 5, 2016, we recognized the two year anniversary of our initial meeting held in May 2014, with a cake!

The eighteen people who attended this May’s luncheon, at Tudor Rose Pub in NW Calgary, included four new faces. RTAM member, Helen Lesser, taught elementary and middle year students in Winnipeg with Seven Oaks School Division before moving to Calgary. Sandra McLeod, also a member of RTAM, worked in a variety of roles in Winnipeg School Division high schools before relocating to Alberta. Keith Campbell, husband of Jan and Jim Penner, husband of Joy, also joined us for the first time.

Our guest speakers at the luncheon were Heather Sutherland, Market and Community Relations Director and Nori Wiesner, Sales and Marketing Manager, for Rocky Ridge Retirement Community. They were enthusiastic and informative speakers. Not only did Heather and Nori present information specific to the Rocky Ridge Retirement Community, which they described as a “cruise ship on land,” but they also were a wealth of information about options and what questions to ask, when we seniors are ready to consider moving to some type of supportive living. Most importantly, Heather and Nori encouraged all in attendance to plan ahead, rather than wait for a ‘must move’ situation. Wise advice!

If you have moved to Calgary and surrounds, whether recently or some years ago, we encourage you to consider joining the Calgary Chapter of RTAM. Contact Dennis: 587. 313.7119 or Penny: literacyplus@shaw.ca n