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Health-Related Stocking Stuffers

Pharmasave has lots of fabulous products to fill your whole family’s stockings. Consider setting a personalized theme for your stocking stuffers this year. For a bath enthusiast, you can include some Pharmasave brand bodywash, a body sponge (available in multiple colours) or exfoliating gloves, and some moisturizing lotion. For those who love to travel, gather some travel essentials like Pharmasave brand sunscreen, disposable razors, a travel dental kit, and hand sanitizer. For the nail artist, grab some nail clippers and files, hand cream, luxury cotton pads, and cotton gloves. The possibilities are endless with a bit of creativity!

Archwood 55 Plus Exercise Classes

Our last week of classes will be December 12th, 2022. Restart for on-site activities like pickleball ($2/session) and billiards (members are free) starts Monday, January 9th, 2023. Exercise classes start the same week. Chair Yoga, Yoga Fit Flow, Functional Movement, Tai Chi, Chair Pilates, Line Dancing, Low Impact Cardio and Art class will be back. Let’s move, Let’s Dance will also be back. It is a fusion of Latin and international music and rhythms such as the Cha Cha Cha, Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Disco etc. In-person registration for classes and expired memberships will be on January 5th & 6th by appointment at Archwood Community Club at 565 Guilbault St.. You can also register on-line if you want to skip any line-ups.

Start Changing Lives Now

Archwood 55 Plus is meeting a need in the community, especially after the pandemic where the need to get seniors out of their homes for mental and physical stimulation has never been greater. However, we can’t do it without you. Please give generously and make a difference in the quality of life for our seniors. Your donation will go a long way to continue providing just the right programs and services and help people reconnect with the community in a safe way. Every $100 donated provides an hour of services to older adults.
Ways to donate:
Online: https://archwood55plus.wildapricot.org/sys/website/
Mail: 565 Guilbault Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2J 0R2. Phone: (204) 416-1067

Volunteer Opportunities

Our events do not run themselves as we currently run our club with one staff member, in addition to our class instructors, so we are extremely grateful and reliant on our member volunteers to help us with running our programs. Interested in giving back? Whatever your skill or your age, we can find a place for you. To find out how you can help, call 204-416-1067 or email us at [email protected]. Remember we are a club of people that look out for each other, and volunteering is an important way to give back!

Join the Club

Brandon Seniors for Seniors Co-op Inc. is a wonderful place to meet people, learn new skills and have fun! Everyone is invited to get involved in: yoga, line dancing, exercise group, foot care, Men’s Club, Stitch N Chat, cribbage, technology training. Some benefits of becoming an annual member include reduced rates for activities and a voice in the organization.

Archwood 55 Plus

Archwood 55 Plus is a community-based non-profit, charitable organization offering lunches, art and fitness classes, social activities, bus trips and other services to adults ages 55 and older living in the Winnipeg area. Our goal is to encourage graceful aging and empower older adults to lead healthy and active lives while socializing with their peers http://archwood55plus.wildapricot.

Local Spotlight: Heart to Home Meals

Heart to Home Meals delivers delicious, nutritious meals right to your door. The company’s team of experts has developed a wide-ranging menu to suit many tastes, dietary needs, and lifestyles, including high-protein, low carbohydrates and/or saturated fat, low sodium, high fibre, vegetarian, and no added sugar options. Heart to Home Meals has a useful diet coding system to help you choose meals that are right for you. Meals also come in mini versions (for smaller appetites), hearty versions (for larger appetites), as well as minced or pureed options. It’s as easy as ordering online or by phone!

Avoid Holiday Denture Issues

For many, the holiday season is an exciting time filled with wonder, great food, and plenty of chatting and laughing. Those people obviously don’t have denture problems. Worrying about your dentures falling out while talking to loved ones or waiting anxiously for the meal to end because your gums are too sore and you can’t chew another bite certainly takes the magic out of the holiday season! If you find yourself with ill-fitting dentures, contact your denturist today to get some relief before holiday parties and gatherings begin. Then you can focus on enjoying yourself and not on problem dentures!

Handling The Holidays

Whatever holiday you celebrate this season, even if you’re surrounded by family and friends, it can be stressful. Making sure that your body and mind can handle stress is the best gift that you can give yourself. One of the best ways to improve your overall health and stress-handling ability is through Bioenergetics. Bioenergetics uses computerized testing and treatment to effectively determine and treat any imbalance or weakness in the body that is preventing you from achieving both optimal stress management and improved health. This holiday season, make sure that stress isn’t an unwanted gift that you can’t give back.

To Love & Serve

We are living in great change, where our planet is evolving at a heightened pace and needs our help. Each of our souls have chosen to be here at this time. We can choose how we put our love into action. December 21st the darkest day of the year, a wonderful opportunity to plant seeds for what we desire. A time to reflect on our own lives and make the necessary changes to support humanity and our planet in loving ways. When we open our hearts in love, share our skills, talents and kindness, we give to others, and we serve. When we stay calm and loving with our children and parents, we actively build community full of love and gratitude.