The Board of Directors and Staff of Comox Valley Senior Support wish everyone a peaceful holiday season. As we move through the final days of 2022, we would like to thank our community for its incredible support and entrusting CVSS to work with seniors in the Comox Valley.
Community News
Christmas Donations
As Christmas nears, please think of isolated and vulnerable seniors in your community when considering charitable donations. Comox Valley Senior Support provides supports to seniors year-round in a number of ways, but the requests for support always become more urgent as the Christmas holidays approach. While donations are always appreciated, they are especially needed at Christmas time.
Mobile Sports Betting
Mobile sports betting is becoming normalized in our society. Advertisements abound, as do apps and opportunities to play. Unlike traditional parlay betting on 2-3 games and waiting for the outcome of a game, modern sports betting is usually done on a phone app that includes single games, in-game, and prop betting options. These micro-bet opportunities and early cash out features mimic day trading behaviours and language. If your play is based on emotions and reactions with little time to reflect before you place that bet, it might lead to problematic gambling. Take a break. Tap out. Avoid bet regret.
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!
Did You Know?
As of July 1, 2022 there were 7,329,910 Canadians over the age of 65 and there were 13,484 Canadians over 100! (StatsCan 2022)
1st Annual Christmas Craft Market
Santa’s coming to the first annual Christmas Craft Market at the Comox
Seniors Centre Saturday November 19th from 9am – 1pm.
A free event for the entire family. Featuring talented Artisans, giving the gift
from their hearts. Quality handmade items. Something for everyone.
Located at 1801 Beaufort Ave, Comox, (across from Town Hall).
Visit our unique Gift Shop. Enjoy beverages and baked goods at Dei’s Cafe.
Christmas Donations
As Christmas nears, please think of isolated and vulnerable seniors in your community when considering charitable donations. Comox Valley Senior Support provides supports to seniors year-round in an number of ways, but the requests for support always become more urgent as the Christmas holidays approach. $50 will provide ten hot meals for one of our seniors. $200 will pay the Society’s phone and internet bill for one month, freeing our funds to support seniors in the community. $500 will cover the the cost of mileage for our volunteers for one month – volunteers use their vehicles to deliver food, assist with household errands, attend to shopping needs or to ensure seniors in the Valley are able to safely get about their community. Comox Valley Senior Support also collects gifts for seniors each year and a donation in any amount will be directed to creating a smile on Christmas morning.
First Annual Spelling Bee
Thank you to those who attended the Comox Valley Senior Support Society’s first annual fund-raising Spelling Bee! A wonderful time was had! Comox Valley Senior Support extends its thanks to the wonderful sponsors of the Spelling Bee, Quantum Dental Group, First Credit Union, Berwick Comox Valley, Casa Loma & Casa Loma Seniors Village, Wellnessnews, and Sara Kempner Photography. And thanks to our give sponsors, Sunnyvale Golf & Country Club, Extreme Runners, Cons Bread, Wild Play, Laughing Oyster Book Shop, The Mustard Lady, K & V Nails, Bigfoot Donuts, Second Page Used Books, Country Market, Sara Kempner Photography, and Soul Star.
Volunteers Always Needed!
The strength of CVSS is its contingent of amazing volunteers. If you would like to visit with a lonely or isolated senior, or assist someone with accessing services in the community, or if you have another strength to offer, please contact us to learn more about providing support in your community. Beginning in September, volunteer training sessions will be done monthly so there will be only minimal waiting before you can begin! Volunteers are provided with monthly support meetings and regular education sessions.
Be a Santa to a Senior
Ready to Care® is a movement powered by Home Instead® to make the world a better place for seniors through programs like Be a Santa to a Senior. Help seniors in need this holiday season, by becoming a Santa to a Senior. FOUR easy ways to get involved. 1. Find a participating Be a Santa to Senior Business. 2. Remove the ornament with the senior’s gift request from the tree. 3. Purchase the requested gift(s) listed on the ornament. 4. Place the bulb and gift(s) in the designated box next to the tree. Visit BeaSantaToaSenior.com to find out how you can participate.
Healthy Play Guidelines
As we head into the holiday season and emerge from Covid restrictions, our gambling habits may have been stretched beyond our usual boundaries. Gambling or sports betting to make money is always dangerous, as is gambling to escape our day-to-day preoccupations. If you are not sure if your gambling habits fall within healthy playing guidelines, check Canada’s Low Risk Gambling Guidelines at GamblingGuideLines.ca. Using the 1-4-2 formula can help contextualize your play: No more than 1% of your income, Maximum 4 days per month and Only 2 types of game play. If you’re unsure, check out the self-assessment tool.
