January 2014

Your V VA Community Newsletter

Waterside Full of Christmas Cheer!

Community and Team Members were wrapped up in the Christmas spirit last month during many of our festive events. It all began the last week in November when we started decorating for our 2nd Annual Family Christmas Brunch, hosting a total of 124 friends and family. The Lifestyles Department then teamed up with Cody Party Mart to decorate the bus for the Carleton Place Santa Claus Parade. A big thank you to all the little reindeer and elves who participated on the bus or walked and passed out 2,000 hot chocolate packets along the parade route. Santas helpers were busy shopping and wrapping presents for our special family angel tree and brought a wonderful Christmas to a local family with 8 children. On December 12th, Waterside hosted a Christmas Open House event with a total attendance of 140 people enjoying country music, a harpist and guitarist and loads of delicious treats sponsored by our Community Relations Department. Team Members found time to squeeze in a party of their own on December 13th at Generations Inn, where many enjoyed a night of good food and lots of dancing. Special surprise gifts for Community Members popped up a couple of times in various programs in the month of December, too. There was a new addition of two crokinole and checker boards for our pub games and a new bingo machine for the large group of bingo players that gather Wednesday nights.

Highlights for January Activities

January 1st, 3:00pm Kick off 2014 with the ever so entertaining and energizing musical group, The Diplomats January 3rd, 10:30 - 11:30am A Modern Day Miracle. Birth of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival January 6th, 1:00 - 4:00pm Euchre tournament. $5/pp in support of the Sunset Club January 16th, 12:30 - 2:00pm Lunch and Learn: Responsible Gambling presented by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission January 20th, 2:30 - 5:00pm Robbie Burns Day Celebrations January 21st, All Day National HUG Day!! January 23rd and 30th; 1:00 - 3:00pm Brain Boosters. 4 week program presented by the Alzheimers Society January 27th, 11:30am Lunch and Movie - The Notebook January 28th, 3:00 - 4:00pm Celebrate Have Fun at Work Day with the Team! Musical performance by the Valley Harmonizers

Winter Olympics February 2014

Waterside will be running our very own Winter Olympics right here as the Olympics kick off in Sochi, Russia. We will celebrate and compete for the full 14 days with our very own activities and competitions. You do not need to be athletic to join in. All you will need is desire to have FUN and participate in the ongoing activities throughout the 2 week period. On the February calendar, watch for the Olympic torch symbol located beside daily events. These activities will earn you medal standing points. At the end of the 2 weeks, we will host our own closing ceremonies with medal presentations!

Get Your Ticket Early!

Senators Skills Competition on Wednesday, March 12th at 7:00pm
Sign-up early and reserve your ticket before its too late! $20/pp MUST see Alison to sign up and purchase.

Making Today Great

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105 McNeely Ave. Carleton Place, Ontario www.thewaterside.ca613.253.2010
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