Step into spring with the latest in seniors news, council accomplishments, lunch lineup and programming for both mind and body – from belly dancing to bridge for beginners. Find it all in this month’s Monarch Newsletter and menu!
Members of the Kerrisdale Community Centre Society (KCCS) elected nine directors at the society’s AGM on February 15. Congratulations to the successful candidates who are joining the board in our 85th year! And many thanks to all who stepped forward and put their name in the KCCS electoral hat. 👏 The election results (below) include six incumbents and three new directors*: Edward Quan Oscar Bisnar Mani Bala Yee Wong* Humaira Akhtar Alistair Eagle* Kathy McKay
On behalf of the Kerrisdale Seniors Centre membership, the Kerrisdale Community Centre Society (KCCS) thanks all who participated in the recent Seniors Council election process. We encourage your continued participation in our community in such a proactive and positive manner. We also appreciate the efforts of all who volunteered their time during the election, including council members Evelyn Vardalas (left in photo above) and Rosemary Cryer (right). Kerrisdale Seniors Council Election 2023-2024: February 9 and 10•
Many thanks to all who attended our 80th anniversary celebration on Sunday, January 8. We hope you had a sweet time. 😉 As KCCS president Kathy McKay (in photo below with board member Fred Jay) says: “We were the first community centre on the west side of Vancouver. The goal of the initial organizers was to promote fitness and fun close to home. It’s great to see that we’re still providing services to the community, and
Browse a diverse range of titles while chatting with your neighbours at the new Indigenous Pop-up Library. Opened this spring in the Seniors Centre Lobby, the installation (shown here with past board and past Seniors Council member Anne Monahan) aims to support community engagement focused on the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action through literacy and storytelling. Born out of discussions between the centre’s Community Engagement Committee (CEC), the Vancouver Arts Colloquium Society (VACS) and
Make a difference in the lives of homeless and low-income residents by donating to KCC Youth Leaders’ charity drive. At the time of writing, around 2000 residents of Metro Vancouver are homeless, and over 1500 live in shelters with low income. These people do not have access to safe and affordable housing, let alone basic facilities, such as hygiene products. Homeless and low-income residents are more at risk of a medical emergency, such as
Read the November Edition of the Kerrisdale Playbook here In the November Issue of the Kerrisdale Playbook, our Community Engagement Committee members have published an excellent article on “Humanizing Healthcare” and “Community Creates“ The article on Humanizing Healthcare, featuring an interview with Joshua Yoon, the chair of the KCC Youth Committee and a first-year medical student, discusses the power dynamics in the healthcare industry alongside the importance of community involvement. Read this article in more
On October 26, 2021, Kerrisdale Youth Leaders (Grade 8-12) collaborated with the Kerrisdale’s Girls Group (Grade 4-7) to organize an Arbutus Greenway clean-up project. In an hour-long event, 11 Kerrisdale Youth Leaders and Girls Group members, accompanied by 2 City of Vancouver staff members, collected litter to clean the neighborhood from the Kerrisdale Community Centre to 51st Avenue. The group of young changemakers, armed with trash pickers, gloves, and garbage bags, collected several bags of
JOA Update Fall 2018 It is my pleasure to provide this report to Society members and others in the greater Kerrisdale community. After more than seven years of very difficult discussion, consultation, and legal actions I can now report that the Society has finalized and signed the new operating agreement (the Joint Operating Agreement or JOA) with the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation (Park Board). The final step in this process was to negotiate
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