Comox Valley Senior Peer Support provides emotional support to Comox Valley seniors who are experiencing isolation, loneliness, and depression, or who are feeling vulnerable due to challenging situations they face or endure. We do this through the programs we offer: Friendly Visiting, Caregiver Support, Senior Information and Access Support (SIAS), Transit Information and Access Support (Transit Ambassador).  We use a ‘peer support’ approach. Our volunteers are all seniors themselves who come from a variety of backgrounds. We work within a non-clinical framework, approaching the people we support as equals. Respect, trust, practical support and confidentiality are hallmarks of our work.

To: Tatton, Keith [keith@cumberlandreadymix.ca]
From: Bashir El-Khalafawi [bashir@shaw.ca]

Greetings from Parksville: District Foundation Chair, Judy Byron, has asked me to serve again as District 5020 Paul Harris Society Chair for Vancouver Island. I will be travelling the island during the coming months starting in September to thank the clubs for their support to the Rotary Foundation, and, I would like to point out how crucial donations are at the Paul Harris Society level for The Rotary Foundation to continue to do good in the world. I will be in your area the week of September 15 and was hoping to speak to your club at your meeting on September 18 It would be appreciated if you could get back to me as to whether this date will work for your club YIR Bashir El-Khalafawi D5020 Chair PHS Vancouver Island

mission

The McLoughlin Gardens Society has formed with the vision of preserving the seaside gardens that surround the beach house while also hosting an artist-in-residence program to run through the summer months, from May to September. For the time being, the program is by invitation.

vision

Over the coming years, the McLoughlin Gardens Society has plans to launch a membership drive, develop walking trails, install informational panels, and raise funds to convert the shed into an artist and writing studio, while also maintaining the house and gardens.

Follow up meeting to the July 24 meeting speaker  - 'Get My Kit" Emergency Preparedness.  Emphasis on emergency management plans in place in the Village of Cumberland,