SAC members Eddy Elmer, Eva Wadolna, Sharon Fenton, Dellie Lidyard, and Clemencia Gómez had a great time representing the Committee at the fourth annual Linking Seniors’ Services event.
Sponsored by the Vancouver Foundation, this day-long event at the Roundhouse Community Centre was a gathering of professionals from various senior-serving organizations throughout Vancouver. The event was an opportunity for professionals to meet one another and facilitate co-operation between their respective organizations. The theme of this year’s event was “Working Collaboratively in a Changing Landscape.”
Deputy Mayor Raymond Louie joined Councillor Tony Tang and SAC members to kick off the event by reading an official proclamation to recognize B.C. Seniors’ Week.
Isobel Mackenzie, B.C.’s new Seniors’ Advocate, and Sandra Gebhardt of the 411 Seniors Centre Society delivered keynote speeches. Following this, Eric Kowalski of the West End Seniors’ Network; Jude Morrison of Haro Park Complex Care; and Bonnie O’Sullivan of QMUNITY provided an update on Aging Out, a two-year public education and policy development project to increase inclusion among LGBTQ adults in assisted living and residential care.
After visiting service providers’ tables and discussing the latest in seniors’ programming, participants were treated to a dance performance on the plaza. Following this were a series of roundtable discussions about best practices for program delivery.
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- Clr Tony Tang, Deputy Mayor Raymond Louie, and SAC members
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- Large turnout
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- Sandra Gebhardt, 411 Seniors
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- Isobel Mackenzie, Seniors’ Advocate
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- Jude Morrison, Eric Kowalski, Bonnie O’Sullivan
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- Clemencia Gomez and Eva Wadolna
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- Organizer Katherine Willett
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- Dance performance on the plaza
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- Jude Morrison cutting loose
Photos by Eddy Elmer
