Thank you for printing the articles in support of the Senior Drop-in Centre and Old-Age Pensioners (OAP). Thank you also to Elida Peers for her tireless work in recording and sharing the history of these organizations.
For anyone with interested in being involved in future conversations around finding a long term solution for the drop-in, please contact Mayor Milne 250-642-1634 wmilne@sooke.ca or Nicky Logins, chair of the Mayor’s Advisory Panel on Health and Social Issues, 250-642-5152, nlogins@sfrs.ca. For a copy of the SSDIC Visioning Document contact Carol Pinalski (250)664-6612 qeo@shaw.ca.
For more information on social engagement through volunteering, and to have a say in the development of a volunteer centre for our region please contact me at 250-208-7520 or email volunteersooke@gmail.com.
Please share your ideas for positive change!
Marlene Barry, Chair
Sooke Region Volunteer Centre