Keynote Speaker:
George Saarinen - Passionate community activist and volunteer on AGE FRIENDLY THUNDER BAY:
www.agefriendlythunderbay.ca
George has served as a Trustee with Lakehead District School Board, first elected 2006 and has a history with the United Way as a Board Member from 2004-2016 and 2022 to present. He has served on the board of the Thunder Bay Library and was chair of TB with the building of the new Mary J L Black Library. George was a Founding Board member of Thunder Pride serving on the board 2012-2016 and from 2021 to present.
Active on the health front as well, George served on Northwest Local Health Integration Network Patient Family Advisory Committee from 2016 to 2022. He is now serving with Ontario Health Northwest PFAC Ontario Health Team Thunder Bay and District PFAC Digital Health Ontario PFAC Home and Community Care Provincial PFAC.
Age Friendly Thunder Bay is very much a priority and George has been a member since its inception serving on Board from 2016-2020 and from 2022 to present. He’s also Chair of the Age Friendly Transportation Committee.
His address demonstrated the intensity of his advocacy in supporting seniors in all aspects of their many challenges in daily life. This organization is highly eclectic. The numerous "working groups" cover many bases, all the way from accessing services (eg City Transit, even on new years day, to abuse prevention, food insecurity, keeping seniors at home, on and on.
George Saarinen - Passionate community activist and volunteer on AGE FRIENDLY THUNDER BAY:
www.agefriendlythunderbay.ca
George has served as a Trustee with Lakehead District School Board, first elected 2006 and has a history with the United Way as a Board Member from 2004-2016 and 2022 to present. He has served on the board of the Thunder Bay Library and was chair of TB with the building of the new Mary J L Black Library. George was a Founding Board member of Thunder Pride serving on the board 2012-2016 and from 2021 to present.
Active on the health front as well, George served on Northwest Local Health Integration Network Patient Family Advisory Committee from 2016 to 2022. He is now serving with Ontario Health Northwest PFAC Ontario Health Team Thunder Bay and District PFAC Digital Health Ontario PFAC Home and Community Care Provincial PFAC.
Age Friendly Thunder Bay is very much a priority and George has been a member since its inception serving on Board from 2016-2020 and from 2022 to present. He’s also Chair of the Age Friendly Transportation Committee.
His address demonstrated the intensity of his advocacy in supporting seniors in all aspects of their many challenges in daily life. This organization is highly eclectic. The numerous "working groups" cover many bases, all the way from accessing services (eg City Transit, even on new years day, to abuse prevention, food insecurity, keeping seniors at home, on and on.
Matt Villella introduced and thanked George, for the (warm reception) members and guests present.