Ministers with Affiliation Board and Loyalist Employees. Picture by way of the Seniors Centre.
On Thursday, Could 2, 2024, the Seniors Affiliation Kingston Area and Loyalist Township welcomed Hon. Raymond Cho, Minister of Seniors and Accessibility of Ontario, to formally launch Seniors Centre Loyalist, which began providing packages to seniors this week.
In accordance with a joint launch, the occasion, which happened on the Amherstview Neighborhood Corridor, 117 Higher Park Street in Amherstview, was additionally attended by MPP for Hastings-Lennox and Addington, Ric Bresee, and Loyalist Township Mayor Jim Hegadorn. The occasion schedule included a tour of the power, introductions, and speeches from key figures, highlighting the collaborative effort and dedication in direction of enhancing the lives of seniors locally.
In his introductory speech, Don Amos, Government Director of the Seniors Affiliation (and Kingston metropolis councillor), expressed his enthusiasm, stating, “Immediately’s launch of the Seniors Centre Loyalist is a fruits of dedication, partnership, and the shared imaginative and prescient of enhancing the lives of our senior neighborhood. Seniors Centre Loyalist is a house for progress, studying, and friendship. We’re immensely proud and grateful for the assist and belief bestowed upon us by the neighborhood and our companions.”
Mayor Hegadorn added, “Complimenting Township recreation choices, the Seniors Energetic Residing Centre will present alternatives all through Loyalist Township for seniors to interact in enriching packages targeted on enhancing well being and well-being whereas fostering significant social connections.”
As beforehand reported, the Seniors Centre Loyalist is the third SALC designation for the Seniors Affiliation, and can supply an array of actions and packages in Amherstview, Tub, Wilton, and Odessa.
“That is an thrilling day for everybody within the Loyalist Township,” mentioned Minister Cho. “Nowadays, we now have 301 Seniors Exercise Centres in Ontario, and this yr we’re including 17 extra. This new Centre helps our seniors and other people of all talents proceed to stay wholesome and impartial lives.”
Minister Cho serenaded these in attendance. Picture by way of Seniors Centre.
The Seniors Centre famous that, a shining instance of power and vitality as a senior himself, Minister Cho gave a present to these in attendance: enjoying a music on his saxophone.
The go to by Minister Cho included the cease at one of many 4 places of the brand new Seniors Centre Loyalist (places additionally embrace sooner or later every in Tub, Wilton, and Odessa), interactions with instructors, contributors, and employees, adopted by a go to to The Seniors Centre at 56 Francis Avenue, Kingston, the place that they had the chance to fulfill with members and pattern a number of the packages provided.
Minister Cho performs Pickleball at 56 Francis Avenue. Picture by way of Seniors Centre.
In accordance with the discharge, Seniors Centre Loyalist, made attainable by funding from the Ministry of Seniors & Accessibility and the assist of the provincial authorities, affords a variety of actions like artwork and health packages. This initiative reportedly displays the province’s confidence within the Seniors Affiliation Kingston Area’s potential to ship excellent companies and packages, enhancing the standard of life for seniors locally.
Seniors fascinated by studying extra or taking packages can go to seniorskingston.ca/loyalist to search out the itemizing and register.
