Downtown Walk & Talk (every Tuesday at 12:15)
First Thursday Concert Series (first Thursday of each month)
Travel Memories (first Wednesday of each month)
Book Clubs (various dates/times)
Beginner Adult Yoga (online every Wednesday at 7 p.m.)
Gardening for Beginners (April 11)
Get Money Smart! Making Cent$ of Money: Budgeting 101 (online on April 16)
Meet & Mingle: 50+ (April 16)
Red Deer Cancer Connect (April 2 & 16)
Readers’ Theatre (April 18)
Sip n’ Stitch (April 18)
Crib, Cards, Coffee and Conversation (April 21)

At the Golden Circle we rely on volunteers to help support a variety of aspects of our operations from assisting in the Kitchen and Dining Room, to supporting special events and fundraisers, providing supportive transportation to medical rides, delivering groceries and frozen meals from our own kitchen, and doing friendly visiting over the phone. We cherish our volunteers and could not do this important work without them!

Join us April 14 through 20 as we celebrate our individual and collective actions in creating a strong, interconnected and vibrant community! Volunteering weaves us together, strengthening the fabric of our community by sharing our time, talent and energy to support one another and to build community better together.

HealthyGirl Kitchen: 100+ Plant-based Recipes to Live Your Healthiest Life by Danielle Brown. Whether you’re a practicing vegan or just interested in trying out more plant-based meals, this go-to cookbook with insanely easy, out-of-this-world delicious recipes will help you become the best version of yourself. This cookbook contains over 100 plant-based recipes that are 100% vegan, refined-sugar and flour free, gluten-free optional, and ridiculously easy to prepare.
Available to borrow from Red Deer Public Library at rdpl.org.

Spring is finally here, and that means seasonal allergies will be on the rise. Seasonal allergies develop when the immune system overreacts to something in the environment, like mold spores or pollen. For people struggling with seasonal allergies, this is a difficult time of the year. Luckily, in the past few years, pharmacists have been granted the ability to prescribe a number of over-the-counter and prescription products to minimize the severity of your symptoms. Talk to a pharmacist today to learn about non-drug, and prescription products to help combat your seasonal allergies. Spring is meant to be enjoyed, so don’t let allergies bring you down.

The Golden Circle is your one-stop shop for nutritious meals! We currently offer in-house dining Mondays for Soup & Sandwich lunch, Wednesdays for Hot Lunch, and Fridays for breakfast, every week. But have no fear the rest of the days of the week as we have a Homestyle Frozen Meals program accessible to all. Offering beef, pork, chicken, fish and omelette options, all meals are made fresh in our commercial kitchen and frozen in individual portions for your convenience. We also have Pot Pies and soups, as well. Check the website for the menu www.goldencircle.ca

Membership is not required for either in-house dining or to purchase the frozen meals, but Golden Circle members get a $2.00 discount on every in-house meal as well as many other benefits. Call 1-403-343-6074 or email [email protected] for more information on our meals and the benefits of membership!

The prevention of malnutrition in community-dwelling older adults requires a solid partnership between healthcare and community-based organizations. Over the last few years, the Golden Circle has taken part in a project with the Primary Care Network to screening for nutrition risk and make appropriate referrals for follow-up care. All of our Outreach Client intakes provide the opportunity to go over this optional SCREEN-8 nutrition risk screening tool.

For more information on this tool, connect with one of our Outreach Team members by calling 1-403-343-6074 or emailing [email protected]

According to research, poor nutrition is a highly prevalent issue among older adults. The consequences of increased nutrition risk include malnutrition, frailty, decreased quality of life, hospitalization, and higher mortality rates. In Canada, approximately one-third of adults aged 50 and older are at nutrition risk.

Did you know:
• Not getting enough nutrition puts someone at nutrition risk.
• Nutrition risk means there is a chance of developing health issues or diseases that may affect physical functioning due to muscle loss, bone loss, and malnutrition.
• These complications can lead to serious health problems that can affect the ability to be independent.
• Asking specific questions about nutrition can find people who are at low, medium, or high risk of developing health problems. This is called nutrition screening.
• The Golden Circle’s Outreach program does nutrition screening for all their clients!

The Comfort Book by Matt Haig.
The Comfort Book is a collection of little islands of hope, a gathering of consolations, and stories that give us new ways of seeing ourselves and the world. Matt Haig’s mix of philosophy, memoir and self-reflection builds on the wisdom of philosophers and survivors through the ages. This is the book to pick up when you need the wisdom of a friend or the comfort of a hug, or just want to celebrate the messy miracle of being alive.
Available to borrow from Red Deer Public Library.