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MONTHLY SOCIAL BREAKFAST The first social breakfast of the fall will be at 9:00 AM, Wednesday October 29th at the South East Edmonton Seniors Center. MONTHLY EDUCATION & SELF HELP MEETINGS The next education session is on Monday October 27, 2008 at 7:00 PM at the Alberta School for the Deaf. We are lucky to have two outstanding presenters for this meeting. Diane Pyne, is the Community Coordinator with Chronic Disease Management. Diane's responsibilities include the development of the Weight Wise Community Network. Diane is euphoric in delighting with her first grandson. Peggy Clarke, is the Self Management Consultant. Both are highly qualified and experienced professionals working with Alberta Health Services (Capital Health) in the Edmonton area. Peggy is internationally trained and recognized. She is involved in supporting people with chronic disease and helping them to manage their complex lives. As an aside, Peggy is a dog lover who raises and shows standard poodles. This is a special opportunity to find out first hand about the many services and resources available that are available to us all. We all can benefit from become involved in the programs that are being offered... Meetings are being planned for the last Mondays of November 2008 and January, February and March 2009. They will be held in the Cafeteria of the School for the Deaf (6240-113 Street) at 7:00 PM. Looking ahead to further programming, please contact Dave (780.465.2685) with any suggestions of topics or speakers that you feel would contribute to our continued growth and life extension. CHANGED TIME FOR EXERCISE CLASSES CASE was notified that we would have to change the time of our exercise program so that the gymnasium could be made available to a school group that is training for the Deaf Olympics. The exercise program starts at 4:30 PM on Tuesday and Thursday at the School for the Deaf. We still have the school booked for an hour and a half so the volley ball addicts can still do their thing after the class is over.
If you are aware of any member who has taken ill, has been confined to their home, or has been hospitalized, please e-mail this information info@edmontoncase.org or call Phil Bradshaw at 780-434-1349, Barry Latham at 780-452-2611 or Glen Gregory at 780-434-3336.
Dave Fleiger has recently completed a monumental task organizing CASE’s records and materials that have been collected over the last 22 years. The catalogued collection includes a range of archival materials such as issues of Heart Murmurs; minutes from Executive Committee meetings; CASE records by year; AGM minutes; 3 volumes of CASE component information; CASE weight records, visitation, membership records and brochures and education programs. Included also are albums of candid photos and membership activities and other resources including Video Tapes, Books and Posters. The Table of Contents for the archives is BELOW. The material will be available, on loan, to any member who is wishing to research the past activities and history of CASE. To access this information contact the Archivist, Dave Fleiger.
Dust off those giblets! Turkey (and ham) time is rapidly approaching. Tickets for the annual Christmas Party on Sunday December 7 at 5:00 PM are now on sale from Jim Hammond. The price is $25.00 per person. Please mark the date on your calendar and get your tickets soon.
A woman brought a very limp parrot into a veterinary clinic. As she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird's chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly and said, "I'm so sorry, Polly has passed away." The distressed owner wailed, "Are you sure? I mean you haven't done any testing on him or anything. She might be in a coma or something." The vet rolled his eyes, shrugged, turned and left the room returning in a few moments with a beautiful black Labrador. As the bird's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the parrot from top to bottom. He then looked at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. The vet escorted the dog from the room and returned a few moments later with a cat. The cat jumped up and delicately sniffed the bird. The cat then sat back, shook its head, meowed and ran out of the room. The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, but, like I said, your parrot is most definitely 100% certifiably dead." He then turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced a bill which he handed to the woman. The parrot's owner, still in shock, took the bill. "A HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS!" she cried. "A HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS just to tell me my bird is dead?!" The vet shrugged. "If you'd taken my word for it the bill would only have been $20, but... what with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan...
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