Seniors
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Enjoy Toe-tapping Entertainment with Backspin, for ASK Friendship Centre
ASK Friendship Society is one of the organizations that Soroptimist International of Vancouver has sponsored for many years. A. S. K. = The Arbutus, Shaughnessy, Kerrisdale Friendship Society ASK held its small fundraising event on Thursday, August 14, 2014. Five of the members from Soroptimist International of Vancouver had supported the event and enjoy the great time there. The purpose of this Fundraiser was to raise funds for gasoline and other necessary maintenance expenditures for its transportation – an 18 passenger wheelchair accessible vehicle. ASK Friendship Society is an Adult Day Centre, funded by the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, focusing on the well being of seniors and their caregivers. One…
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February Guest Speaker: ASK Friendship Centre
One of the projects that Soroptimist Vancouver has done for years is to sponsor the ASK Friendship Centre in our local community. What is ASK & What do they do? A. S. K. = The Arbutus, Shaughnessy, Kerrisdale Friendship Society ASK Friendship Centre is an Adult Day Centre focusing on the well being of seniors and their caregivers. Their program is designed for seniors who have chronic health challenges or who have difficulty meeting their own social needs. There are opportunities to make new friends and have fun doing therapeutic activities with the support of a caring team of trained staff members. 60% of their clients are dementia patients. They…