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BEST YEAR

WEST VANGOUVER

Seniors give direction to Activity Centre

THE WEST Vancouver Seniors’
Activity Centre smashes the stereo-
type of a centre where peopie come

_to merely participate in activities
run for them.

From the senior-run Green
Thumb group, which sells their
plants, to the quilters in the quilt
room, the members of the West
Von centre give direction to the
centre as it evolves.

“There’s virtually nothing done
in the centre that seniors aren’t in-
volved in including maintenance,”’
Linde Lyons, the centre’s director,
sai

This philosophy not only
bolsters the members’ in-
dependence but makes use of the
vast array of skills and talents
among the members.

And it is, of course, a two-way
street. The activities of the groups
who sell their products --- picnts,
quilts, handmade woodwork —

also help keep the cost of the cen-
tre down.

And the group members decide
how or where the proceeds will be
spent on the centre.

“Is their centre and they can
direct it how they wani,”’ Lyons
said.

Lyo.is likes to think of the cen-
tre as a ‘‘hub”’ of resource infor-
mation, a place where people can
come for referrals and to be put in
touch with the necessary contacts.

But the activities at the centre
are a valuable starting point where
many seniors make new friends
with similar interests and learn new
skilis with which they can strike
cut on a new course.

The fall program promises an
abundance of activities for al! in-
terests and tastes. The program is
too extensive to list all classes and
is subject to change, but the fol-
lowing is a taste of what’s on the
fall menu.

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To keep fit, West Van offers
over 30 classes and clubs, ranging
from exercise and fitness sessions,
baliroom dancing and tsi chi, to
the Ramblers, the Hiking Club and
the Bicycling Club.

The creative and useful arts
program lives up to its name, of-
fering beginner and advanced
levels of calligraphy, dressmaking
and tailoring, painting on silk,
weaving, pottery and more.

There are aiso workshops
galore: cooking (including the
popular men’s basic cooking),
woodwork, craft, travel, and legal
lectures.

Seniors cag also take part in lec-
ture discussion series, educational
classes dealing with a variety of
topics such as computers and in-
vestments, language classes,
musical classes and special needs
classes.

Some of these groups are classes
while others are clubs which meet
regularly.

Not to be forgotten is the fall
social program which includes
bridge, mah jong, films, snooker
and pool, and lunches.

Registration cost varies between
the program but is always reason-
able, sometimes free or asks for an
optional donation.

The West Yan centre, sitvated at
the bottom of 21st Street, has over
2,700 members and 406 volunteers.

To become a member, you must
be 60 years old or have a spouse
that age or have a medica! referral.

For more information call 926-

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