A presentation on historic shipwreck lore and sunkened treasure coins was given at the George Derby Veterans Centre on January 18, 2012. Below are some pictures taken of the presentation.
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Wednesday, 18 January, 2012
Outreach Activities at George Derby Veterans Centre
The Mantalk programme coordinator, David Lacroix, has been visiting various seniors residencies to give presentations on topics that are deemed interesting to the men there. These sessions provide oppotunities for the men to gather together and participate in conversation and discussion.
A presentation on historic shipwreck lore and sunkened treasure coins was given at the George Derby Veterans Centre on January 18, 2012. Below are some pictures taken of the presentation.
A presentation on historic shipwreck lore and sunkened treasure coins was given at the George Derby Veterans Centre on January 18, 2012. Below are some pictures taken of the presentation.
Wednesday, 7 December, 2011
Presentation on December 14
The Mantalk Coordinator, David LaCroix, will be giving a very interesting presentation on gold and silver coins recovered from the sailing ships of the 15th and 16th Century.
Title: A Presentation of Historical Significance - Gold and Silver Treasure Coinage Recovered from the Sailing Ships of the 15th and 16th Century
Date: 2:00pm, December 14, 2011
Place: Amica at Rideau Manor, 1850 Rosser Ave., Burnaby BC V5C 3E1
Title: A Presentation of Historical Significance - Gold and Silver Treasure Coinage Recovered from the Sailing Ships of the 15th and 16th Century
Date: 2:00pm, December 14, 2011
Place: Amica at Rideau Manor, 1850 Rosser Ave., Burnaby BC V5C 3E1
Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Trophy Presentation at the George Derby Centre
On November 23, Veterans Affairs Canada and the Canadian Football League (CFL) presented the second annual Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Trophy to Andre Durie of the Toronto Argonauts at a special ceremony at the George Derby Centre. The presentation was held with many residents in attendance and there was a live broadcast of the ceremony in the living areas throughout the centre for those residents who were unable to attend in person.
David LaCroix from the Mantalk program was in attendance and he assisted with the seniors so they could have their photos taken with the Grey Cup and the Jake Gaudaur Veteran's Trophy after the presentation ceremony.
David LaCroix from the Mantalk program was in attendance and he assisted with the seniors so they could have their photos taken with the Grey Cup and the Jake Gaudaur Veteran's Trophy after the presentation ceremony.
Monday, 7 November, 2011
The Men Shed Movement
The Man Talk project is inspired by the world-wide Men Shed movement. This movement attempts to enhance retired and older men’s lives and well being in the community by workshop-based activities and/or providing drop-in centres where they can meet and socialise with other men. Although it started out as an initiative to reach out to older isolated men, senior women are most welcomed to participate in Shed acitvities too.
The Shed movement started in Australia and it is most active there but interest in the Shed concept is growing in other countries like New Zealand, Ireland, England and Canada. At present the Shed movement in Australia is represented mainly by the Australian Men's Shed Association (AMSA) which also acts as a communications hub for the movement worldwide through its website and regular newsletters. In 2010 the Australian Government provided four years of funding (A$3.3 million) through the Department of Health and Ageing for the national coordination of sheds through the AMSA. For more information on the Shed movement, please refer to the AMSA website.
The Shed movement started in Australia and it is most active there but interest in the Shed concept is growing in other countries like New Zealand, Ireland, England and Canada. At present the Shed movement in Australia is represented mainly by the Australian Men's Shed Association (AMSA) which also acts as a communications hub for the movement worldwide through its website and regular newsletters. In 2010 the Australian Government provided four years of funding (A$3.3 million) through the Department of Health and Ageing for the national coordination of sheds through the AMSA. For more information on the Shed movement, please refer to the AMSA website.
Friday, 4 November, 2011
The Memory Project
There is a Federal-funded project to be undertaken at the George Derby Centre called "The Memory Project" whereby Dr. Alexander Herd will be recording for posterity the veterans' memories from their WWII service. These details will be stored in Ottawa and will be available for reference in the future. The ManTalk coordinator, David LaCroix, has requested to be included in the facilitating of this project in any way that is helpful.
ManTalk Groups in Burnaby
The ManTalk programme has taken root in several places in Burnaby. To-date, ManTalk groups have been set up in the venues listed below.
Burnaby Mental Wealth Society*
Weekly meetings have been held on Thursday afternoons and on every third week a barbeque is sponsored and prepared by the ManTalk coordinator for those seniors who attend.
*Note: Future meetings may be combined with those at The Poppy Residences.
George Derby Veterans Center
A ManTalk Group has been set up here and it meets every Monday and Thursday afternoon.
The Poppy Residences
A ManTalk Group has just been set up and it will be having meetings on November 10 and 18.
Amica at Rideau Manor
We are in the initial stages of deciding specific topics for future meetings and arranging the time table for meetings with the new recreational manager at this site.
Burnaby Mental Wealth Society*
Weekly meetings have been held on Thursday afternoons and on every third week a barbeque is sponsored and prepared by the ManTalk coordinator for those seniors who attend.
*Note: Future meetings may be combined with those at The Poppy Residences.
George Derby Veterans Center
A ManTalk Group has been set up here and it meets every Monday and Thursday afternoon.
The Poppy Residences
A ManTalk Group has just been set up and it will be having meetings on November 10 and 18.
Amica at Rideau Manor
We are in the initial stages of deciding specific topics for future meetings and arranging the time table for meetings with the new recreational manager at this site.
Thursday, 29 September, 2011
New Man Talk Poster
We now have a new poster for the Man Talk program (please click on the image below for a bigger picture).
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