Christmas is around the corner, and what’s a better time to win cash than this time of year? The Golden Circle’s Christmas Cash Raffle is back again for 2024! Tickets are just $5.00 each, and only 3,500 have been printed. 1st prize is $3,000.00, 2nd is $1,500.00, 3rd is $750.00. You must be at least 18 and an Alberta resident to purchase. Tickets are being sold at various locations throughout the city, including Parkland Mall, CoOp Timberstone, and Parkland Nurseries Winter Market. Keep an eye on our social media pages or drop over to the Golden Circle at 4620 47A Avenue in Red Deer to purchase your tickets. The draw date will be Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 11:30 a.m., just before turkey hot lunch, at the Golden Circle.
Phone: 403-343-6074 www.goldencircle.ca Social Media @GoldenCircleRD

On Remembrance Day, we honour those who gave their lives so that we may be free. The Poppy is a powerful symbol of Remembrance. From the last Friday in October to Remembrance Day, millions of Canadians wear a Poppy as a visual pledge. We will be closed on November 11th in remembrance. Please go to www.goldencircle.ca for information on how we will honour those who fought for our freedom.

Do you know anyone or want to make some extra cash?
The Golden Circle’s Brokered Worker program is administered through our Outreach Department Some of the
services provided are:
• Light housekeeping
• Lawn and garden work
• Minor handyman repairs
• Snow shovelling
• Painting
• One-time cleaning
The Golden Circle screens and interviews the Brokered Worker and matches them with clients. Reimbursement is
$20.00/hr, with a two (2) hour minimum charge for housekeeping and other in-home work and a one-hour minimum for snow shovelling lawn and garden. Clients pay the Brokered Worker directly. Are you interested in becoming a Brokered Worker through the Golden Circle? Connect with Kelly Thompson to answer any questions you may have. Phone: 403-343-6074 or Email: [email protected]

The Art and Science of Connection: Why Social Health Is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and Happier by Kasley Killam. A groundbreaking redefinition of what it means to be healthy. It introduces the need for social health – the part of wellbeing that comes from feeling connected – to truly flourish. Available to borrow from Red Deer Public Library at rdpl.org

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Symphony at the Snell with RDSO (November 2)
Red Deer Cancer Connect (November 5 and 19)
Bring, Brag, Break with the Alberta Genealogical Society (November 9)
Readers’ Theatre ( November 21)
Sip n’ Stitch ( November 21)
55+ Social Club: Hallmark Movie Night (November 25)
Downtown Walk & Talk (every Tuesday at 12:15 p.m.)
Travel Memories (first Wednesday of each month)
First Thursday Concert Series (first Thursday of each month)
Book Clubs (various dates/times)
For full details, visit rdpl.org/events

Social Prescribing links the healthcare system to senior-serving organizations in Red Deer County and area. This reduces the demand on healthcare professionals and better equips them to support older patients aged 50+. Older adults deserve a life of independence and dignity. But this is not a reality for many Albertans. Older adults – especially those who live alone – often lack access to community-based resources needed to complement their medical care. Social supports like food and housing programs help ensure those over 50 can age in place and avoid the need for higher levels of care.
How does Social Prescribing work?
Step One: A primary healthcare provider fills out a form to make a social prescription (referral to a Link Worker*).
Step Two: A Link Worker* receives the referral and partners with the older adult to develop key health and social goals through community resources.
Step Three: The older adult accesses community-based supports to improve their health and well-being.
*A Link Worker is a non-clinical professional employed by a community-based, senior-serving organization.
www.goldencircle.ca/outreach/social-prescribing

Do you have your own vehicle, a clean driving record, a clear vulnerable sector criminal record check, and a flexible schedule? Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity that gives you the chance to spend time with older adults while supporting their health and well being?

The Golden Circle recognizes the need to provide transportation to older adults aged fifty and up (50+) in Red Deer, Red Deer County and surrounding rural communities who do not have other means of transportation. This service is provided by volunteer drivers using their own vehicles and is available to clients for Medical appointments, for Escorted Grocery Shopping and to attend programs at the Golden Circle to address social isolation. Supportive transportation is available Monday through Friday between 8:30am and 4:30pm. In order to be registered for the supportive transportation program, individuals must first be assessed by an Outreach Coordinator.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer driver, please contact Megan Schapansky; Program and Volunteer Coordinator for more information at 403-343-6074 Email: [email protected]

We have been fortunate to receive grant funding to expand our Outreach Programming beyond Red Deer and into Red Deer County and surrounding rural communities and are looking for Brokered Workers in these communities to help support older adults to age in their homes.

The Golden Circle’s Brokered Worker program is administered through the Outreach Department and involves housekeeping, home maintenance, and yard care services. Some of the services provided are:
• Light housekeeping
• Lawn and garden work
• Minor handyman repairs
• Snow shovelling
• Painting
• One time cleaning

The Golden Circle screens and interviews the Brokered Worked, then matches them with clients. Reimbursement is $20.00/hr with a two (2) hour minimum charge for housekeeping, with a one hour minimum for snow shoveling and clients pay the Brokered Worker directly.

Are you interested in becoming a Brokered Worker through the Golden Circle? Connect with Kelly Thompson to answer any questions you may have. Phone: 403-343-6074 or Email: [email protected]