Time to think about summer camp: How about Camp Kindling?

Our co-operative, the Community Health Services (Saskatoon) Association, is proud to once again support two participants to attend Camp Kindling this summer.

If you are between 12 and 18 and want to open yourself  up to new opportunities or to try a different kind of summer camp, you will want to apply for sponsorship.

Camp Kindling, formerly Co-op Camp, is all about participation and building leadership, communication and self-awareness skills. Participants take part in social events, activities and sessions indoors and out. In some camps, youth get to run and be a part of their own co-op canteen. You will explore co-operatives, community, media, friendships and global events in hands-on, interactive ways. Camp Kindling prides itself on being a safe and an inclusive space.

Check out the website at: https://campkindling.coop/about-camp

If you are interested in applying for sponsorship from our board, here’s what you need to do:

  1. Send an email to the Saskatoon Community Clinic’s Member and Public Relations Department at [email protected] by Friday, March 31.
  2. In that email, in 250 words or less, tell us a little bit about yourself, what you hope to do at camp and what attending might mean for you.

Please note:

We will ask youth who receive a sponsorship to share their experiences with us in some way – it might be a brief report or a short presentation to our board, for example.

If you have any questions, please contact the Member and Public Relations Department at [email protected] or call 306-664-4243.

New! Writing Program for Clinic Seniors – Write Your Life Stories

By Michael Murphy, Community Clinic member

Everyone has stories to tell from their life experiences. The goal of our new ‘Write Your Life Stories’ program is to encourage clinic members to start writing these life stories creatively – story by story, chapter by chapter, or theme by theme. Previous writing experience is not essential. We will provide mentoring and encourage participants to provide support to each other.

Each informal session will include discussions on aspects of memoir writing along with participant readings of a short piece they have written in the previous week, followed by group discussion and feedback. Program facilitators will suggest a topic for the following week, but writers are free to choose any topic. Writing will not take place during the sessions, but on participants’ own time.

If participants use email, they will be encouraged to circulate their stories in advance of the following session to facilitate feedback. There will be eight weekly sessions up to 90 minutes each on Friday afternoons starting March 17. The program will take place at the Saskatoon Community Clinic’s Langer Building. Advance registration is required, as space is limited.

Michael Murphy is a long-time Community Clinic member, a member of our Foundation Board and has experience offering writing programs for Seniors in the community.

When:
Fridays from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
March 17 to May 12

Where:
Saskatoon Community Clinic Langer Building
424 1st Ave. N. – enter via back alley – blue door.

For more information or to register please contact:
Michael Murphy, Program Facilitator
[email protected]
Tel: 306-244-5267

Laurie Stone, Seniors Volunteer Co-ordinator
[email protected]
Tel: 306-664-4282

There is no cost to participate. Please register early as enrolment is limited.

The Clinic observes masking and social distancing guidelines. Sponsored by the Saskatoon Community Clinic Seniors Advisory Council and the Counselling and Community Services Department.

Pomelo is here and help is available

The Saskatoon Community Clinic launched in January its new communications portal, Pomelo, which will allow patients to do things like:
  • book and manage appointments online;
  • receive reminders of upcoming appointments;
  • check-in to appointments with a mobile phone, and
  • securely receive messages from staff for non-urgent matters.
If you would like to use Pomelo but are unsure about setting up your account, we will be available to help you do this in-person on two dates:

  • Thursday, February 16 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Tuesday, February 28 from 9:30 a.m. to noon

Stop by the Downtown clinic during these hours and we will get you set up 😊

Please note a change in hours – one day only

March 15, 2023
Open at 9:30 a.m.

All care and services will be available at that time.

Thanks for your understanding!

2SLGBTQ+ Seniors Program: Feb. 17th Mayfair United Church Health and Wellness, Aging, Social Connections and more

Positive Conversations:
A Safe Space to Share Ideas About Aging,
Health & Wellness and Building Connections.

Friday, February 17, 2023 2 – 4 p.m.
Mayfair United Church
902 33rd St. W. (Lounge Area)

To register please contact Laurie Stone, Volunteer Co-ordinator:
[email protected] or call 306 664-4282.
All replies confidential.

Congratulations to our 2022 Outstanding Volunteer Award recipient

John Sheard, recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Volunteer Award

Congratulations to John Sheard, who was presented with the 2022 Outstanding Volunteer Award at the Semi-Annual General Meeting on January 18.

You would be hard-pressed to find a stronger voice for seniors.

John, a long-time clinic member, joined the Seniors Advisory Council in 2015 already a fierce advocate for better supports for seniors’ mental health and much-needed improvements to long-term care.

He quickly became engaged in many advisory council activities including advocating, fundraising, supporting clinic seniors’ programs and promoting accessibility.

He has spoken at a past semi-annual meeting about the need for improved mental health services and has written numerous articles for Focus over the past few years.

As a member of the advisory council executive, John helped develop and speak to numerous resolutions at membership meetings.

His list of advocacy efforts is long. He has advocated for the addition of a psychiatrist to the clinic’s mental health care team; improved access to mental health services in long-term care; the creation of a provincial Seniors Advocate; and provincial funding for seniors to receive the Shingrix shingles vaccine.

John, alongside other advisory council executive members, played an integral role in the development of an inter-generational student research program in early 2020. A retired biology professor, he generously gives his time to mentor students and works with them on research projects important to older adults, the most recent focused on the needs of clinic members around ‘Aging in Place’.

In addition to being a caregiver to his wife, Anne, who is in long-term care, John is also a patient representative with both the Saskatchewan Long-term Care Network and the Saskatchewan Health Authority Long-term Care Expert Panel.

John, on behalf of the board and clinic members, we want to extend our thanks. You have brought so much to the work of the Seniors Advisory Council. Older adults, our co-operative and the province are better because of your efforts.

2023 Semi-Annual General Meeting Package

Please find the meeting package below:
2023 SAM Package

Get Your Flu and COVID Vaccinations

Protect yourself and your loved ones. You can get both your flu and COVID vaccinations here at the Saskatoon Community Clinic.

We are offering flu vaccinations at both locations for all patients 6 months and up. COVID vaccinations are available at both locations for all patients 12 years and up.

♦ Downtown clinic patients – You may book a flu shot appointment or get the immunization at a regular appointment with your provider. Children must be accompanied by their parent/legal guardian. Please speak with Reception at 306-652-0300.

♦ Not a patient, not a problem – Flu vaccinations are available in our pharmacy at no cost to any community member five years old and up. COVID vaccinations are available for patients 12 years and up. Please speak with Pharmacy at 306-664-4277.

♦ Westside clinic patients – You may drop in for flu and/or COVID vaccination anytime the Westside clinic is open.

CHSA Board and Communications Committee Member Nominations

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE ELECTIONS

Members will elect three board members and one Communications Committee member at the upcoming Annual General Meeting on June 15.

You must be a member of the Community Health Services (Saskatoon) Association to be eligible to run for the Board of Directors. If you are not a member, you must apply by Monday, May 30 at 4:00 p.m. in order to be eligible to stand for election. If you are not a member, please contact our Board Secretary, Hazel Javier, at (306) 664‐4240 or [email protected] who will facilitate your membership being processed and approved.

The information you provide in your application will be used and disclosed for the purposes of Community Health Services (Saskatoon) Association election and post-election purposes. It will be made publicly available as required for these purposes.

The Nominating Committee asks that you review the Candidate’s Package for the position you are interested in and complete the attached forms. All sections of the forms need to be completed for the nomination to be processed.

Interested in running? Click on the candidate package link below:

CHSA Board Nomination Package 2022

Communications Committee Nomination Package 2022