Seniors Week
Maryborough Senior Citizens' Club Activity
Tuesday 19th August 2008
Senior Citizens' Centre, 333 Alice Street
Indoor Bowls and morning tea 9.30am – Free
Lunch - $5.00
Concert and afternoon tea - Free
ALL WELCOME
Come and join in the fun
Hymnfest
An exciting and enjoyable evening singing well-loved hymns, followed by refreshments and a chat. Sunday 24th August at 6pm.
Tinana Christian Fellowship, 115 Gympie Road, Tinana.
Enquiries phone 4122 4300 or 4129 2598
Senior's Church Service
Friday 29th August at 10am. Fort Street Baptist Church, Maryborough Followed by morning tea courtesy of the Purple People Feeders
ALL WELCOME
U3A ACTIVITIES – SENIORS WEEK
Join in the many activities – Gentle Exercise, Marching, Folk Dancing, Keyboard Capers (Monday am), Tai Chi (Tuesday am), Tai Chi for Arthritis (Wednesday am), Line Dancing, Singalong (Friday am).
Drop into the Senior Citizens' Centre, Alice Street, to check out these activities.
No one ever ruined their eyesight by looking on the bright side.
ORACLE (Talking Newspaper)
Do you know anyone who is print impaired?
Did you know that there is an excellent service available to assist local
residents with this disability?
The Maryborough & District Committee on the Ageing Inc, through funding received from the Disability Services Queensland has a number of volunteers who read the local newspaper onto tape and then this is copied and sent through Australia Post (free of charge) each week.
If you know of anyone who would benefit from this service, please contact this office on 4123 1554.
Volunteers are always being sought by the Committee for this service. If you wish to know more about the ORACLE, please phone 5123 1554.
OUR PLACE
"Our Place" is a tea room in the Maryborough City Hall manned by volunteers every Thursday morning (Market Day). Call in when you feel like a cuppa and want to rest your feet after the hustle and bustle of shopping. The cheerful volunteers will make you very welcome, have a friendly chat and serve a cuppa and a bikkie for 50 cents donation. This service is provided by MaDCOTA Inc in conjunction with the Fraser Coast Regional Council.
The plumber rang the doorbell. The housewife answered.
"I've come to fix your broken hot-water pipe."
"We no got broke pipe," said the woman.
The plumber consulted a note-paper in his hand. "Are you Mrs.Turner?"
"No. She move. Four months back."
"How do you like that?" said the plumber in disgust. "All you
people are the same. You call for a plumber, hollering it's an emergency and
can I rush right over – and before I can even answer the call, you pack up and
move!"
SENIORS WEEK 2008
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
(23 – 31 August)
Thursday 14 August – Friday 5 September 2008
Please click here to view the Programme of Events for Seniors Week 2008 (opens in a new window)
CARERS BUSINESS DISCOUNT CARD
The State Government has recently launched the Carers Business Discount Card. It is coordinated through the Department of Communities. This card operates similarly to the Seniors Business Discount Card.
To be eligible for a Queensland Government Carer Business Discount Card an individual must:
- Be a resident of Queensland with a Queensland residential address registered with Centrelink; and
- Receive the Centrelink Carer Payment or Carer Allowance.
For further information contact Barbara on 4123 1554
Grandparents
Thinking of somewhere to go for the day. Take the children and friends to the Park on the last Sunday of the month and on Thursdays (Market Day) 9am to 1pm (both days) to enjoy the trains in the Queens Park and the Maryann steam train. $2 child $3 adult.
When can MEALS ON WHEELS FRASER COAST help you?
Short term need following surgery, laid up in bed with the flu, any reason that you find it difficult to prepare your own meals.
Nutritious meals prepared fresh daily, Special diets catered for.
No referral necessary, minimum of 3 meals per week. Afternoon delivery also available. Hot meals Monday to Friday, weekend meals delivered on Fridays. Small meals now available
Telephone 4121 4297 and speak with Vicki to arrange delivery of meals.
Wide Bay Dementia Forum
Thursday 14th August 2008 – 9.30am to 2.30pm
Bauer Wiles Community Health Centre,
Conference Room, Neptune St., Maryborough
Morning Tea and Lunch will be provided
Excellent Guest Speakers
RSVP 7th August 2008 for registration & catering purposes Fax 4122 8219 or email beryl_rudolph@health.qld.gov.au
ESA Cancer Luncheon
Wednesday 28th August 2008
Granville Sports Club, Steindl Street
Doors Open 11am
Fashion Parade commences 11.30am
Mini tombola - ENTERTAINMENT
Lucky door prize - $100
courtesy of Carachel boutique
Cost per person $22.00
Prepaid tickets available at Carachel Boutique prior 22nd August
Proceeds in aid of Cancer Research & local Charities
For further information contact Narelle 4122 2234; Bev 4121 6371; Dolores 4121 5189
Prescare - Groundwater Lodge
Operation Outreach – Bus Trips
Bus trips operate every Tuesday – catering to the frail, elderly and isolated members of the community
Morning tea and lunch provided – Cost $15
For more information call Ivy on 4122 6800
The Maryborough & District Committee on the Ageing Inc.
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