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Weekly Update
Week of Sept 30th , 2024 506.450.7849
https://www.steppingstoneseniorcentre.com
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Centre is closed September 30th. National Day of Truth and Reconciliation 
The Board of Directors wish to recognize that the Stepping Stone Senior Centre is situated on traditional Wolastoqey territory. The territory of the Wolastoqiyik people are recognized in the Peace and Friendship Treaties to establish an ongoing relationship of peace, friendship and mutual respect between equal nations. The river that runs through our City is known as the Wolastoq, along which lived the Wolastoqiyik,“the people of the beautiful and bountiful river.”

Nordic Pole Walking Tune-Up Clinic on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 9:30-11am. 
$20 per person. This would be good for people who have already taken the Intro sessions or have their own poles. Leader: Jane Stafford.  Held at the Centre.

INTRO to Nordic Pole Walking Clinic on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 1:30-3pm 
$20 per person Leader: Jane Stafford.  Held at the Centre.

Seniors for Climate Change - October 1, 2024 - To celebrate International Day of the Older Person, Seniors for Climate is hosting events across Canada focused on climate change and seniors. A webinar, hosted by the New Brunswick Environment Network and the Stepping Stone Senior Centre, is open to anyone concerned about climate change and the risks it poses to our elders and the most vulnerable.  The host is Madeleine Gaudet, Stepping Stone Senior Centre, and in the Panel:
• Dr. Renée Turcotte, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, New Brunswick, explaining how climate change affects seniors.
• Dr. Louise Comeau, Re. Climate and member of the Net Zero Advisory Body, will speak to the causes and solutions to climate change.
• Jane Van Horne, retired nurse and senior homeowner, will speak to her personal experience with energy poverty and solutions
To learn more about Seniors for Climate events in New Brunswick and across Canada, check out their website and map: https://seniorsforclimate.org/about-us/ Click below to register for the Webinar:

Event Date 01 October, 2024 4:00 pm
Event End Date 1 October, 2024 5:00 pm
Individual Price Free
Location Online
Categories Climate Change Adaptation Collaborative

Breakfast - Saturday, October 5th from 8-11am. Cost $10. Sponsored by the Epsilon Y’s Service Club

Seniors Prom in Celebration of the International Day of the Older Person
Saturday, October 5th, 2024 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at the Fredericton Intercultural Centre, 28 Saunders Street. Music by the Thomists. Refreshments will be served. Donations will be accepted in support of Stepping Stone Senior Centre.

Christmas Bus Trip - November 16th 2024 - McAdam Train Station Tour with a Twist- COME ONE , COME ALL
Your Christmas Bus Trip , Saturday November 16th 2024
You will board your Bus at 10:45 am at our Fredericton , Grant Harvey Arena.Travel to McAdam where you will enjoy your Lunch at the Lions Club. 
Enjoy Christmas shopping at a large Craft Sale 
Followed by the Christmas House Tour at the McAdam Train Station
You will be Home by supper time.
First 50 members: $70.00 -Non -Members $120.00
Deadline - October 18th 
The subsidy for this trip is generously provided by a grant from Shannex.

Volunteering at the Centre – Many volunteering opportunities exist at the Centre.  From Reception at the front desk, helping out with fundraisers, facilitating programs and activities, joining the board of directors, serving on a committee, and much more.  Let us know what interests you! Call or email the Centre.

Community News:

Cookie Dough Fundraiser By The Elm City Echoes
The Elm City Echoes, Fredericton’s Ladies Barbershop A Cappella Chorus, are selling 3-pound resealable tubs of Mrs. Dunster’s cookie dough as a fundraiser.  
The cookie dough, freshly made by Mrs. Dunster’s Sussex factory, can be refrigerated or frozen before baking.  Each tub makes between 3 and 4 dozen cookies and sells for $15 per tub.  There are no peanuts or tree nuts in any products at Mrs. Dunster’s Bakery. Six flavours are available: Chocolate Chip, Rainbow Chip, Shortbread, Ginger Snap, Oatmeal Raisin, and Double Chocolate Chip. Orders accepted until Oct. 11. Delivery Date will be Saturday, November 23rd. Contact Susan Wright to order [email protected]  Thank you for your support!


Friends of the Stepping Stone Senior Centre
Your donations in 2023 raised $6,480 for the Centre
Thank You!
Let’s see by how much we can top last year.
No donation is too small.  
Receipts will be issued for donations of $10+