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Complete listing of GWSA Activity Groups

Sports:	Crafts & Leisure:
Badminton	Art in the Halls
Canoeing	Bunka Art
Pickleball	Computer Club
Skating	Craft Club
Skiing	Into Focus Photography Club
Table Tennis	Quilting
	Silvertones Choir
Lifelong Learning:	Trips, Travel and Tours
Book Club	Watercolour Painters
Book Club 2	West End Arts Group
Computer Mentoring	Writers Club
Peer Learning
	Games:
Active Wellness:	Bid Euchre
Casual Bicycling	Bridge
GWSA Dances	Canasta
Line Dancing	Chess Club
Walking Club	Cribbage
	Darts
	Dominoes
	Euchre
	Golf
	Mah Jong
	Scrabble
	Shuffleboard
	Snooker
	Texas Hold’em Poker

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ABOUT US

The Guelph Wellington Seniors Association (The GWSA) is an Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporation and a Registered Canadian Charity. Our Mission is to enable older adults to be active, involved, make friends and age with dignity.

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GENEROUS SUPPORTERS

TESTIMONIALS

It brings me closer to the community

It makes me use my brain and I love the camaraderie

It just feels good!

I enjoy the friendships and contributing to the Centre. It is fulfilling to accomplish projects and to keep active.

Allows active contribution to the health and wellbeing of my community, and it gives me an outlet to stay mentally stimulated and involved.

The seniors that we help are very appreciative

We all have something to offer our clubs, whether it be organizational skills, knowledge, special skills, talents or just plain social skills. It is great to have that person who makes you feel welcome or call when you’re absent. We all help make it better.

Because this is a great place for us!

I really appreciate the support for skating. I enjoy the people, fun and overall variety at Evergreen – plus the dining room meals!

I volunteer every year for showtime. From childhood, I have been involved with all things musical. Showtime allows me to mingle with other seniors while keeping involved with theatrical pursuits

We all have something to offer our clubs, whether it be organizational skills, knowledge, special skills, talents or just plain social skills. It is great to have that person who makes you feel welcome or call when you’re absent. We all help make it better.

Being of service

I really appreciate the support for skating. I enjoy the people, fun, and overall variety at Evergreen- plus the dining room meals!

I always have lots of fun at the fantasy shows and like to help out

The GWSA provided meaningful community involvement and special contact. It helped me get to know the Guelph community as a newcomer.

I’ve always liked working with seniors

I find it very rewarding. It is nice to meet new people. I love it!!

I enjoy time with the ladies

I like to teach new computer knowledge to all seniors!

Because it became an on call job for me

I look forward to each day I work because of the friends I’ve made and the feeling of belonging

I enjoy meeting new people. I liked the front desk and I started doing tours

I love working with seniors and giving back

Working with the variety shows

Giving back to the community. I enjoy meeting people and making friends and helping out. I enjoy taking our seniors on trips.

I volunteer with the GWSA because it is fun and invigorating. It gets me out of bed!

I like to provide a good newsletter for all the member and social with everyone!

I enjoy singing with the Silvertones and learning new songs. Our “sing outs” at retirement homes are rewarding. Taking part in other performances is fun and challenging.

I enjoy talking to all

I enjoy the participation in the cards and shuffleboard.

The staff and volunteers as well as all the members are a great loving group

It’s time to give back. Life has been very good!

Meeting new people and doing something useful

I enjoy helping others! It keeps me busy!

Because it helps senior live a better life

I have lived in Guelph for a long time. It is now time to give back

It is nice to be able to help in the community. It also gives me the opportunity to meet such nice people.

I enjoy helping out the community and the people of Guelph. It’s helping to keep Guelph be a nice place to live.

I love being at the centre and meeting old friends and new friends and seeing all the smiles

It keeps me busy. I enjoy meeting many people and I love volunteering in the kitchen

It gives me great pleasure to interact with all our great seniors and to hear some of their stories

I love helping others and being around people

Volunteering with the GWSA makes me use my brain and I love the camaraderie.

It is very rewarding. It is great meeting people and taking them on tours to show off the evergreen community centre.

I love people and I love to teach and help out with line dancing (especially to the newbies!)

I wanted to see the group and attend the leadership

I volunteer because it enhances my life in so many respects.

I look forward to each day I work because of the friends I’ve made and the feeling of belonging.

I enjoy getting to know other seniors and assisting in preparing for main events like concerts, Christmas programs, wardrobe and for the Silvertones.

It is fun and invigorating and it gets me out of bed

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