Today is your day Boomer! It seems there is more to a healthly Boomer lifestyle than exercise and a plant-based diet. This according to guest speakers lined up by UBC for a new speaker series on healthy aging. The current chair of the program, Michael Kobor, says they still don’t know all the answers, but they do know where some of the secrets lie. Good nutrition and exercise are obvious ones, but less researched areas are important too. “There are also psychosocial aspects, like belonging and having a purpose in life." I bring this up because the first speaker is tonight, Monday, January 23, at 6:00pm and its focus is on the benefits.....yes, benefits of daily stress in our lives. Hmmm, interesting. I always thought stress was bad for you?! This series looks perfect for us Boomers, but you can only attend in-person if you live in the Vancouver area. For the rest of us, you can watch on-line via Zoom but you have to register ahead of time. Here is the registration/information website: healthyaging.med.ubc.ca. By the way, Kobor says they’re aiming to cut through all the misinformation and misleading marketing online to provide people with the knowledge they actually need to live long, happy lives. Sounds good; maybe give it a try Boomers. Cheers!
Today is your day Boomer! Well, yesterday was my day! My long-awaited dream of building and opening a new high school gym in Summerland came true! 550 students watched, smiled and vigourously applauded as the SD67 school trustees officially cut the ribbon and opened the facility. The kids played in their new gym, in a so-called Rocket Rally, right after that and then 200 more mostly-Summerlanders attended a two-hour opening fundraiser that evening. There were people, young and old, every where: going on tours, eating food, watching volleyball and basketball, listening to speeches, and investing money in 30 community-donated silent auction items and a huge 50/50 raffle...organized by the school's Parent Advisory Council. The final fundraiser tally was about 7000$...made in only two hours! Congratulations students and staff of SSS. Your new gym is finally here, the first new one since 1951! Play on....
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