EPSI Education Session for Wednesday March 28th

Please note our session "Taking a Look at Memory Loss" with Corinne Hendricken-Eldershaw and Natalie MacNeill from the Alzheimer Society of PEI on Wednesday, March 28 from 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. at Credit Union Place. The presenters will give us some general information about Alzheimers and let us know about the services that are available to Islanders. Please call EPSI at 888-2177 or drop by our office at Credit Union Place to find out more information. We look forward to hearing from you!

Ceilidh Night at the College

Our friends at the College of Piping are having a "night" on Friday March 30 from 7-9 p.m. It will include Ceilidh dancing, pipers, and other entertainment. Admission is $5, and refreshments will be served. A fun night for the whole family!

Wonderfully informative sessions

I would like to thank our presenters this week for their insights and tips to help us become safer and better informed consumers.


Bobbi from RBC gave us some great tips on safer online banking and Linda provided us with some excellent information and great tips to become more aware and better informed consumers.

Thank you for your insights!


Hope you will come back soon with future sessions

10 Things you Should NOT share on Facebook

http://tech.ca.msn.com/10-things-you-should-never-reveal-on-facebook?ocid=LastSlide&tcid=LastSlide

Dont forget to Spring into our sessions

TONIGHT!
 March 20 from 7 until 8 in the evening, we will be hosting a session on “ONLINE BANKING”.    We will talk about online banking safety and  share some tips on how to keep your personal information confidential.  Please call EPSI at 888-2177 or drop by our office at Credit Union Place to find out more information.  

TOMORROW!
, March 21 from 10:30 till 11:30 in the morning, we will present “THE CONFIDENT CONSUMER”.    Linda Peters, from Consumer, Corporate and Insurance Services will talk about your rights as a consumer, tips on buying , and consumer complaints.   This session will present some very important information about services that you may not be aware of--as well as some potential money-saving ideas.    For more information contact us at 888-2177. 

Thank you so much – hope to see you at EPSI!

Atlantic Canada International Air Show will return to Summerside August 25th and 26th

Building on last year’s successful event, the Atlantic Canada International Air Show will return to Summerside August 25th and 26th. Event organizers today joined Minister of National Revenue Gail Shea, MLA Paula Biggar and event sponsors to announce the 2012 line-up and launch this year’s website.

The Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds and the CF-18 Hornet and the US Navy Blue Angels are all confirmed and organizers continued to be pleased with the progress of planning. The event website has been launched, and more acts will be announced as the event draws near. For more information visit: www.airshowatlantic.ca.

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INFORMATION:

Cindy Roy
ACOA PEI & Tourism
902-566-7569

Rebecca Bruce
Innovation PEI
902-368- 6859-3774

Colin Stephenson
Executive Director
Nova Scotia International Air Show
902-465-2725

Bryan Hawrylak
City of Summerside
902-432-1288

Thank you!

Thank you to this weeks presenters, John and Woody for very informative and well received sessions.
We have had great feed back and hope to have them back again soon

Tuesday March 13th, "Managing Pain to Live Life" by John Wartman 7pm

Wednesday March 14th, 10:30am "Wood Carving ",with Woody Pauptit

Upcoming EPSI Session for this week

Tuesday March 13th,

 "Managing Pain to Live Life" by John Wartman 7pm

Wednesday March 14th, 10:30am

"Wood Carving ",with Woody Pauptit

Go!PEI

DON'T FORGET - Summerside go!101 starts tonight at 7:30pm at the Sobey's Community Room on Granville Street. It's a FREE 7 week healthy eating / physical activity course. Contact Vincent to register; vemcrae@ihis.org

EPSI

Tuesday Evening, 7-8PM

March 13th,  "Managing Pain to Live Life" by John Wartman

Take a look at our March E-monthly newsletter! http://chamber.summerside.ca/pdfs/march2012emonthly(2).pdf

http://chamber.summerside.ca/pdfs/march2012emonthly(2).pdf

chamber.summerside.ca

Mark Your Calendars-Go!PEI event

Mark Your Calendars 

Go!PEI

 Margaret Prouse will be hosting a Healthy Eating Class on Preparing large meals to 

freeze for quick & easy reheating later during the week.

 A great time saver! 




Thursday March 29th, 6-8pm, South Shore Actiplex (Crapaud).

Free EPSI Educational Sessions- March 2012

Tuesday Evenings, 7-8PM

March 6th, "Pensions & Retirement Resources" by John Furlong,

Investors Group

March 13th,  "Managing Pain to Live Life" by John Wartman

March 20th, "Online Banking", by Boyce Murphy, RBC

Wednesday Mornings, 10:30-11:30 AM

 March 7th, "PEI Govt. Home Energy Grants"

March 14th, "Wood Carving ",with Woody Pauptit

March 21. "The Confident Consumer", Linda Peters, 

PEI Government

March 28th, "Taking a look at Memory Loss" by  

PEI Alzheimer's Association

Come on Out!  Can't wait to see you!

Congratulations Victor and All our 55Plus Games Athletes making the 2012 games such a success.

story courtesy of Journal Pioneer

SUMMERSIDE – Victor Greenwood and his wife Moe were threatening for years to start their retirement and move to Prince Edward Island.

Ryan Quigley/Journal Pioneer

Victor Greenwood stands on the track at Credit Union Place after winning a gold medal in the walking event, his second of the 55-Plus P.E.I. Winter Games in Summerside.

Finally last summer, the 55-year-olds closed on a house and moved from Enfield, N.S., to Summerside.

“I love the province, love the people, the scenery and everything,” said Victor.

“I’m quite high on the place.”

The Summerside Storm season ticket holder was attending a game when he stopped into the East Prince Seniors Initiative office at Credit Union Place one day.

Greenwood inquired about the P.E.I. 55-Plus Winter Games, thinking it would be a nice place to meet people in the city.

Despite having little experience in any of the four events he signed up for – walking, stick curling, skating and cribbage – the Halifax native won three medals: Gold in walking and Cribbage, and bronze in skating.

“In fairness everybody that participated in the walking got a gold medal today,” he said.

After winning his first three games with stick curling partner Allison Noye, he’ll try for a fifth medal today.

The Games continue today with curling at the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. These are the makeup games that were cancelled on Feb. 28 due to the weather.

Stick curling has been Greenwood’s favourite event so far.

“I’ve never curled before, it was my first time stick curling.”

Greenwood said he wanted to ease his way into the events.

“I didn’t want anything too physical,” he said. “I had asked if they needed any experience with this and they said no, it was to get people to participate.”

Greenwood’s first time skating in 30 years was only recently, but he said he wasn’t nervous going into that event.

“My wife and I just purchased skates this year,” he said. “I wouldn’t say I was nervous at all, I was excited… You hope that you stay upright, that’s all.”

Greenwood said he used to play Cribbage on lunch hours with some colleagues while working for the City of Halifax.

“It’s probably been 10 years since I played that.”

Greenwood said, “Everybody is competitive to a certain degree, but I wasn’t here to win the gold medal or anything. I was just here to take part in it and I’ve been fortunate enough to win some medals.”

So far Greenwood has been enjoying himself.

“I’ve had great fun,” he said. “I’ve met a lot of people and it’s a great atmosphere here.”

Ryan Quigley/Journal Pioneer

"Health & Wellness Fair"

Invitation to the Public... to Each of You!
It's Tomorrow...C'mon Out!
25 Agencies from across PEI


"Health & Wellness Fair"
Friday, March 2nd, 12-3pm
Credit Union Place, Summerside

"On the Road Again"  will be back!

   

Come learn about fitness options, simple ways to be

healthy, free screenings to keep you informed. 

Be a part of something GREAT!

History Making: First 3 Womens' Teams in  PEI 55+ Games 2012

February 27-March 3, 2012, 

2012 Vogue Optical PEI 55+ Winter Games

Credit Union Place

Summerside, PEI

Everything from Raguetball to Curling to Walking to Crokinole and everything in between.

Health & Wellness Expo for the Public

 Aqua Spinning and Snowshoeing Demos

 Now, what more could you ask for?

For more information on registration or volunteering, please call Kristin Marchbank, 432-1354 or e-mail her pei55plusgames@gmail.com   You can also take a look at the PEI 55+ website www.pei55plusgamessociety.ca