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The Stroke Survivors of Ottawa invite you
to attend the Tongue-Tied Toastmasters
Club,Monday evenings in the Community
Room at the Merivale Road Loblaws. Call
613 237-0650 for the details.
Are you troubled by someone’s drinking?
Al-anon/Alateen holds weekly
meetings in various parts of the city. Call
613 860-3431 for details.
Survivors of Prostate Cancer give special
orientation sessions to prostate cancer
patients and their families every
third Thursday at St. Stephen’s Anglican
Church. Call 613 828-0762 or visit
www.ncf.ca/pca for details.
Centretown Community Health Centre
holds its Seniors’ Exercise Group
Mondays and Thursdays from 2 to 3 p.m.
Call 613 233-4443 for the details.
The Ottawa Community Support
Coalition links together 19 centres across
Ottawa offering many support services
for seniors. For help with Foot Care, visit
www.communitysupportottawa.ca for a
list of centres that offer this service.
The Ottawa Chapter of Osteoporosis
Canada offers Speaking of Bones presentations
to businesses and community
groups. Learn about osteoporosis,
whether you are at risk and what you can
do to maintain healthy bones. Call 613
729-8489 for the details.
Would you like to have someone from
The Council on Aging of Ottawa
speak to your group about seniors’
issues? Call 613 789-3577 ext. 10 or 11.
Volunteer
Opportunities
Assist seniors and adults with physical
disabilities who live in your neighbourhood.
Volunteer to be a Friendly
Visitor or driver. Call the Volunteer
Services Coordinator at The Good
Companions Centre 613 236-0428 ext.
230 for details.
Looking for meaningful volunteer
work? English Language Tutoring
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for the Ottawa Community is looking
for volunteer tutors to teach English
as a second language to adult newcomers
in the students’ homes. We provide
training and teaching materials.Call 613
232-8566 or visit www.eltoc.ca for
more information.
The Auxiliary of the Ottawa Humane
Society meets on the first Thursday of
each month at the Real Canadian
Superstore at 190 Richmond Road. New
members are welcome. The Auxiliary
raises money to help animals at the shelter
and has a very active craft circle. Call
613 836-1492 for the details.
What’s On is compiled by Allyson
Bycraft. If you would like to submit
something to this column between
September and December, send your
ready-to-use announcement to editorial@sympatico.ca
no later than two
months prior to the publication date.
Between January and July you must
submit your notice four months in
advance of the publication date. Space
is limited so please be brief.
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