I know they do the same at Fischer Place and Mill Site too, so I think it’s just amazing what people do for each other in this town,” Love said.īeyond the thrill of the gamble, Love said with a laugh, she thinks Carefree’s residents enjoy bingo for the camaraderie it provides. “For myself, I find it amazing the community reaches out to seniors like they do. She especially finds it heartwarming the South Cariboo donates to special activities like their Christmas and New years bingo games this year. READ MORE: MLA visits Carefree Manor after food complaintsĬarefree’s activity director Marlene Love said their residents love it when people like Armstrong come in to volunteer. She suspects that the community really feels for the seniors after the hardships of 2021. Last year, she only raised $100 for both games and this year easily doubled it in five days. Whenever she posts about the games on Facebook, Armstrong said she’s always surprised by how much people donate, especially in recent months. While originally she came to the assisted living facility to visit one of her senior friends, she has since taken on running the special bingo games and fell in love with interacting with the regular players. The residents are just amazing.”Īrmstrong, 57, has been volunteering to be a bingo caller at Carefree for the past few years since retiring from RBC. “I love doing it and I love seeing their faces with how excited they get when we come up with these nice big pots,” Armstrong said. It was serious business with so much money for grabs, Armstrong said, but lots of fun for everyone. This past week, the seniors played for $260 and presents like socks and toques in special Christmas and New Years bingo games. Every now and again, however, they play for big money thanks to community donations gathered by their dedicated bingo caller Lucille Armstrong. If there’s one thing the residents of Carefree Manor enjoy, it’s bingo.Ī dedicated group of about 15 residents come together three times a week to play bingo for quarters. (Patrick Davies photo - 100 Mile Free Press) Paula Klieman secures herself a bingo at Carefree Manor’s New Year’s bingo game last week. 100 Mile House South Cariboo 2017 Official Visitor Guide.She said more than a dozen programs, including a popular arts program and a Move ‘n’ Mingle event, would continue at locations in the East Village while the organization hunts for a permanent solution. This where they want to be,” Whitmarsh said. “The older adults of East Village need and deserve to have good services and have programs here that they can sustain in their community,” Luanne Whitmarsh, CEO of the Kerby Centre, told reporters. Gavin Young/Calgary Herald Photo by Gavin Young / Calgary Herald The seniors say their East Village Golden Age Seniors Club is being shut down with 30 days notice and no one seems to be able help them keep it open. Angry seniors from left, Edith Vila, Bernie Taylor and Margaret Booth demand answers from Calgary City councillor Druh Farrell outside City Hall during a noisy protest on Thursday, May 7. Seniors were outraged at the prospect of losing their space, organizing a boisterous rally outside City Hall last month. The building housed the clubs’ social programs, including art classes, bingo, pool, dance and market planning. The next issue of Calgary Herald Headline News will soon be in your inbox. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.
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