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Fun events to attend….

June is Seniors Month in Ontario.
The 2023 theme is “Working for Seniors.”
It’s a time to recognize the hard work seniors have done all their
lives to make Ontario into the great place it is today.

Old Salts Senior Canoe Club is an ‘affiliated club of City of Waterloo. Below are a few June is Seniors month events folks may want to attend.

June 20: Seniors’ Health Fair

Learn how various community, social and health services can help older adults remain active, well and connected to the community.
Formal presentations are followed by refreshments, door prizes and networking. Event is hosted in collaboration with KW4 Ontario Health Team.
When: Tuesday, June 20 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Where: Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex (WMRC) – Community Pavilion

June 28: Seniors In the City concert

Bring your own lawn chair and join us for live music and light refreshments. Sponsored by Chartwell Retirement Residences. Outdoor event, rain or shine.
When: June 28 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Where: Brewmeister Green,155 King St. South at William.
No registration required.

Happy June to our 55+ Canoe Club

Thursday June 15th

Date: Thursday, June 15th
Trip: Nith River – Bleinheim to Canning
Intermediate training required.

Leader: Anne Woolner
Tower: Frank Kuntz

Cost: $8 (no envelopes necessary)
Time: Meet at the shed @ 8:30 (Parkside and Weber Street are now open)

Trip Details: Lots of twists and turns, some rapids and some shallow water, but lots of fun!!
Please make car pooling arrangements before we meet on Thursday morning.
If you carpool, please reimburse your driver ($5-10 would be appropriate for this trip). If you drive in a different car each way, please reimburse both drivers.

Remember: Bring lunch, water, hat, sunscreen, PFD and proper foot wear- no flip flops please.

Contact: Anne annewoolner@hotmail.com 519-743-2277 to register for this trip. You will receive a confirmation email to confirm your spot.
If you don’t receive a confirmation by Wednesday night, please contact the trip leader to make sure you are on the list.

If you change your mind or are unable to make it for some reason, please let the Trip Leader know asap as this will affect number of canoes required, partners, etc

Please check your email the morning of the trip in case of cancellation

Trip Leaders needed
Please consider leading or towing for some of the upcoming canoe trips. If you can assist so that we don’t have to cancel trips, contact Anne (annewoolner@hotmail.com)

Changes to June 8th Event

Due to circumstances beyond our control,
we have cancelled the potluck/fun at Pat’s trailer portion of Thursday, June 8th Canoe Trip.

The paddle with Bruce as leader and Steve as tower WILL continue.

Date: Thursday, June 8th

Trip: Grand River- Freeport to Moyers Landing
Basic training required.

Leader: Bruce Williams
Tower: Steve
Cost: $8 (no envelopes necessary)
Time: Meet at the shed @ 9:00am

Trip Details: All are welcome. Grand River -Freeport to Moyers Landing.

Contact: Bruce Williams (brucewms@yahoo.com ) to confirm your spot. If you don’t receive a confirmation by Wednesday night, please contact the trip leader to make sure you are on the list.
If you change your mind or are unable to make it for some reason, please let the Trip Leader know asap as this will affect number of canoes required, partners, etc
Please check your email the morning of the trip in case of cancellation

Construction – Road Closure:
Please note that Weber is closed between Parkside & Dutton Drive.

Thank you for understanding.

Thursday June 8th Canoe Trip

Date: Thursday, June 8th

Trip: Grand River- Freeport to Pat’s trailer for a potluck
Basic training required.

Leader: Bruce Williams
Tower: Steve
Cost: $8 (no envelopes necessary)
Time: Meet at the shed @ 9:00am

Trip Details: All are welcome for this scenic paddle past a golf course and the historic Pioneer Tower. There are some rapids to negotiate/walk over depending on the water level, so be prepared. There is a portage involved in this trip.

Special Note: Pat will meet us at Freeport and take us to her trailer where we can leave our cars and food for the potluck before we shuttle back to Freeport.

Please make car pooling arrangements before we meet on Thursday morning.
If you carpool, please reimburse your driver ($5-10 would be appropriate for this trip). If you drive in a different car each way, please reimburse both drivers.

Remember: Bring a snack, food for the potluck, water, hat, sunscreen, PFD and proper foot wear- no flip flops

Please check your email the morning of the trip in case of cancellation

Construction – Road Closure:
Please note that Weber is closed between Parkside & Dutton Drive.

Plan to join us for fun and fellowship at Pat’s trailer

Update ~ Tuesday June 6th

Please make note of trip location change:

The trip on the Credit River has been changed as it had a difficult portage and the river made the Nith & the Saugeen look like a beginner trip.
It was listed as having class 2 rapids and it did!!!

Date: Tuesday, June 6
Trip: Grand River – Brant Conservation Area to Erie Street
Intermediate training required.

Leader: Anne Woolner
Tower: Frank Kuntz

Cost: $8 (no envelopes necessary )
Time: Meet at the shed @ 8:30am sharp

Trip Details: A great trip down the Grand, with a few interesting challenges along the way. Every year this river presents differently, making it an exciting paddle every time.
Please make car pooling arrangements before we meet on Tuesday morning.
If you carpool, please reimburse your driver ($5-10 would be appropriate for this trip). If you drive in a different car each way, please reimburse both drivers.

Trip Notes: Bring lunch, water, hat, sunscreen, PFD and proper foot wear- NO flip flops!!

Contact: Anne Woolner (519-743-2277 or annewoolner@hotmail.com ) to register for this trip. You will receive a confirmation email to confirm your spot.
If you don’t receive a confirmation by Monday night, please contact the trip leader to make sure you are on the list. If you change your mind or are unable to make it for some reason, please let the Trip Leader know asap as this will affect number of canoes required, partners, etc
Please check your email the morning of the trip in case of cancellation

Construction – Road Closure:
Weber Street is STILL closed between Parkside & Dutton Drive.
This road will be open June 8th 🙂

Trip Leaders Required:
Please consider leading or towing for some of the upcoming canoe trips.
If you can assist so that we don’t have to cancel trips, contact Anne (annewoolner@hotmail.com)

Bondi Trip in September

Bondi Trip Reminder:

So far, we have 9 people signed up.
I need to know exact numbers before June 15 as Bondi requires a deposit by the end of June.

If you are interested in joining us Sept 11-15 at Bondi Village on the outskirts of Algonquin Park, please contact Anne Woolner (519-743-2277 or annewoolner@hotmail.com) to register or for more information.
You can also go on the Bondi website to see the resort, the lake that they are on and their facilities.
The costs for accommodation comes to about $400 or less for 5 fun filled days.

Come join the fun!!!!

Anne

Previous Post about this fun trip:

Sign Up Now for Bondi Trip September 11-15
Are you are interested in joining us for our canoeing adventure in the waters near Algonquin?
We stay in a lodge on the shores of Lake of Bays. As the lodge has no restaurant, we will have 4 teams that will take turns cooking one supper and one breakfast. We also provide food for lunches on the canoe treks.

The cost for the 4 nights is usually around $400 but that depends on how many are going and if we need a second cottage.

Although we canoe during the day, at night, we also have activities- wolf howl (and yes, the wolves do howl back), star gazing, and campfire.
There are lots of trails nearby and even a Ultimate frisbee course.

If you are interested and/or need more information please contact
Anne: email (annewoolner@hotmail.com or phone 519-743-2277)

Required deposit dates:
$120 by June 22 and final deposit by the 1^st week of September. (BOTH ARE NON-REFUNDABLE)

Please Read….

Below are two posts from Board of Directors

1. Organizing a committee:
Membership -Volunteer Recognition Committee
MVRC

If interested, reach out to:
Vice President, Michael DeAndrade
Email – mdeanrade@hotmail.com
Cell – 519-716-5067

2. Update on Overnight paddling:
Overnight Paddling Proposal-2

The survey will be ready shortly 🙂

Ponder and Post

As I sit and ponder about blog posts, I wanted to ask members a few things about “HOW” to engage with them-you?
HOW many like to receive posts about ‘social events? Do you want/require reminders?

HOW many of you can’t access the blog posts when you click on blog post-read on website? Have you forgotten your password?
Do you OPEN the posts or read it via your email for key words or information?
Are you receiving TOO many posts in your inbox?

Are there pieces missing you would like to see on the website, perhaps in the membership tab: List of Board and Committee members? List of years of service/membership? Other suggestions. Remember, this information would be for members only

WHY now... We have low # engagement for the blog posts.
Does that mean you are not interested in any other events than the weekly canoe trips? Are you busy doing life, you cannot join in? It’s not ‘your jam?

Volunteers are planning amazing trips and the social committee has many fun activities planned, however, if participation is low, we’d like to know how we can improve OR do we allow it to be as it is and go about our merry little way in this thing called life!!

Gentle reminder, this is OUR Club and your input is important.
We are successful when folks say they enjoy the club, are having fun, meeting new people and want to return the following year.
This is achieved via canoeing and social events with members.

If you have ANY comments – suggestions, please email info@oldsaltsclub.com and I will pass along to the Board members to discuss and ponder away at.
We are open to receive the good, the bad and the ugly… hopefully more good than bad 🙂

Thank you for taking the time to read this long ponder post, I appreciate it.

In the meantime Don’t Forget:
Canoeing ~
Tuesday, May 30th @8:30am. Nith River-Ayr-Blenheim Rd.
Register with Anne Woolner annewoolner@hotmail or call 743-2277

Towers and trip leaders required ~
Please reach out to Ann at her contact info above.

Social Events ~
Friday, June 1st @9:30am. Scenic bike ride – Glen Morris to Paris dam and back again.
Register with Petra Stuffling petrastuffling@gmail.com
or call 519-497-4837

June 8th Pot Luck and canoe trip at Pat’s trailer.
Canoe information will come out in due time.
Those not canoeing, will meet at 11am at 211 Pioneer Tower Road, Kitchener.

June 13th Camp Ki-Wa-Y on beautiful Paradise Lake.
A fun day and club favourite!
$20 per person, breakfast and lunch included. First come, first served.
Register with Pam Krokoszynski pamkrok@rogers.com

Jaye ~ Membership Coordinator

Tuesday May 30th Canoe Trip

Date: Tues. May 30

Trip: Nith River- Ayr- Blenheim Rd.
Intermediate training required.

Leader: Anne Woolner
Tower:

Cost: $8 (no envelopes necessary)
Time: Meet at the shed @ 8:30

Trip Details: This an exciting paddle with a few nice drops in the water, rapids and maybe a few trees ithe river to make things more interesting.
Please make car pooling arrangements before we meet on Tuesday morning.
If you carpool, please reimburse your driver ($5-10 would be appropriate for this trip). If you drive in a different car each way, please reimburse both drivers.

Remember: Bring lunch, water, hat, sunscreen, PFD and proper foot wear- no flip flops please.

Contact: Anne (annewoolner@hotmail.com 519-743-2277) to register for this trip. You will receive a confirmation email to confirm your spot.
If you don’t receive a confirmation by Monday night, please contact the trip leader to make sure you are on the list.
If you change your mind or are unable to make it for some reason, please let the Trip Leader know asap as this will affect number of canoes required, partners, etc

Please check your email the morning of the trip in case of cancellation

Construction – Road Closure:
Please note that Weber is STILL closed between Parkside & Dutton Drive.

Trip Leaders needed
Please consider leading or towing for some of the upcoming canoe trips. If you can assist so that we don’t have to cancel trips, contact Anne (annewoolner@hotmail.com)