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| We welcome individuals who are over 55 and single, or coupleswho were previous single MPN members. To be added to the Newsletter email listplease send your name, email address, and telephone number to MPNNB@yahoo.ca Once you have attended one of our events and met with us, you may request to become an active member.You must participate in some of our events/activities over a consecutive 6 month period in order to be considered an active member, which will allow you access to our private group Facebook page. |
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Saturday Morning
Breakfast
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Join your MPN friends at The Pine Tree Restaurant on Saturday mornings at 9:00 am.
St.Mary's Entertainment Centre, Gabriel Drive. Main doors.
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Coffee in the park
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Many thanks to Vicky Bowland and Janet Olmstead for volunteering to host this popular event this summer!
When: Every Wednesday (weather permitting); keep an eye on Facebook for updates
End date: September 27th
Time: 1pm
Where: Wilmot Park behind the Stepping Stone building
Bring a lawn chair and a coffee and come and hang out with your MPN friends!
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Wednesday evening cards and games
IS BACK
Starting September 6th!
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When: Wednesday evenings
Where: The Ville
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Come and join Joanne and Betty-Ann for an evening of cards or games. Bring your own and form a group or come join others.
Please BE ON TIME! it is challenging to fit anyone into a group once the games have started.
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| "Travel" nights |
Over the winter months, we will be having some "travel" nights where members will be encourgared to share travel memories through slide shows. We have 2 or 3 already lined up but would love to hear from others. Please let one of the committee members know if you would like to share your memories with the group.
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| Book club |
There seems to be some interest in a book exchange and a book club for this fall/winter. Stay tuned for details.
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| Men's Cook Night! |
When: Saturday, September 30th
Time: 4:00 pm
Place: Christ Church Parish Church, George St. entrance.
Menu: Spaghetti and meatballs, caeser salad, tea, coffee and dessert.
Plenty of parking.
Come and enjoy a meal prepared and served by the men of MPN. A big thank you to all the men who partake in this event!!
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| Pizza and Trivia Night! |
October 20th
Time 6:00 p m - 8:30 pm.
At the Ville.
Hosts - Stephanie and Andrea
Watch Facebook for further information and sign up.
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| Halloween Social! |
October 27th
Mark your calenders to come and have a spooky time with Pat and Vicky at the Ville.
More information to follow.
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| McAdam Train Station Christmas Extravaganza |
Saturday, December 2nd
Where: McAdam Railway Station
Details to come!
Cost: $65 per person
Sign-up and payment to Corrine Landry. She will be accepting cash or etransfers at Corrinelandry1948@gmail.com
What's included: bus to and from McAdam, tour of the station, complete Christmas dinner of either beef or turkey and an evening of entertainment.
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Aging in New Brunswick: A User's Guide
This publication can be downloaded for free on the St Thomas WEB site.
It is an excellent guide providing information on home support services, legal matters, and driving safety. It is a must have guide for anyone over "39".
WEB site https://www.stu.ca/aging-in-nb/
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| MPN Committee Notes |
| Note Please note change to the member participation timeline. Because many of our events are subsidized through the Seniors Horizon Grant, we need to insure that our events/activities are targeted to our active members. |
Hello MPN’ers,
As you know, the membership list and the Facebook page is dedicated to active members, which is defined as members who have attended/participated in 2-3 MPN events during the a 6 consecutive month period.
As you can appreciate, the committee needs to periodically review this list every in order to keep everything current. The federal government also requires us to accuratly report on our membership.
In addition, the Facebook page is a closed page dedicated to and for active members to enable communication between group members.
Access to the Newsletter remains open to active and non-active members, unless we receive individual unsubscribe requests.
Sincerely,
The MPN Organizing Committee
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| Updated: Letter From Your Organizing Committee |
March 1, 2023
Hello MPN friends,
2022-23 has been a great year so far for MPN fun, friends and activities. We’ve had lots of dances, pool parties, BBQ’s, socials, seminars and two awesome trips! AND, we still have lots to look forward to in 2023-24.
Following 2 years of COVID inactivity, the Committee wanted to offer new and exciting events and activities with the aim of rebuilding and growing the membership. We applied and received a federal grant through the Horizons for Seniors Program that allowed us to do that. What it doesn’t provide is the manpower to organize and carry out all these activities. In the past, MPN consisted of Friday night socials, Saturday breakfasts and the occasional dance.
We are very fortunate to have dedicated and engaged individuals on the Organizing Committee, however, to maintain this level of fun and events, we need many hands. This is our group and it’s only going to be as good as the effort we each contribute.
The MPN has always been a network of seniors for seniors. Members are encouraged to identify and lead activities themselves ie: organize a group supper; suggest and organize an outing or a hike;
Every planned activity or event requires support. This can take the form of anything from helping to decorate the venue, making phone calls, taking tickets at the door, designing and printing tickets to buying food (reimbursed by the Committee), selling tickets and keeping a list of attendees, hosting some of our socials (opening the room and making coffee). Event organizers usually have a list of everything that needs to be done.
If you want the MPN to continue on a similar basis than it has this past year, then we all need to pull together to make it happen. Please contact Bev Steeves if you are willing to help or take the lead on an event or activity.
Bev 459-8487bhawkes@rogers.com or pm her on FacebookYour MPN Organizing Committee
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| Federal Government Grant2023-24 |
MPN has again received a Federal Government Grant through the Seniors Horizon Grant Program that will allow us to do some amazing stuff in 2023-24 - our future includes dances; some artistic fun stuff; some educational sessions specifically for seniors; pool parties and BBQ's and lots of social activities.
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To be added to our mailing list for our newsletter, please email your name and contact info to mpnnb@yahoo.ca. This will give you access to our weekly newsletter and information about planned activities and events.
The group also has an MPN Facebook page (Mature People's Network) that is open to active members only. Once you have attended an event or two and decide to become an active member, you can request access to the Facebook page so that you may communicate with other members in a private forum.
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| Membership List |
MPN maintains a membership directory of active members which is periodically distributed for private use by members. If you would prefer not to have your name on this list, please email mpnnb@yahoo.ca.
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 Provincial Archives |
MPN Records
Essential records documenting the MPN story have been donated to the Provincial Archives for permanent perservation. The Fonds number is MC 4329.
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| Items of Interest |
Please support a Scent Free environment when attending
MPN activities. Drink Responsibly. Drive Responsibly.
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