Seniors United Now (SUN)’s monthly “E-News Brief”

This is SUN’s eighth edition of our monthly electronic News Brief, which is aimed at keeping you informed and up to date on the work SUN is involved in on your behalf. We now have a feature under “Voice” on SUN’s Web page that invites your comments, feedback and issue identification.

Please make use of these services. they are for everyone’s benefit

SUN OFFICE 780-449-1816 or Toll Free @ 1 – 855 – 786 – 8669 or 1 – 855 – SUN – UNOW

SUN Provincial Board Activities

NOTICE: SUN is offering a Leadership Education Workshop for any SUN members who wish to understand better how to organize a Chapter and to attract leaders.
Date: February 01,2012, Time: 9:30am to 2:30 pm,

Location: SEESA, South East Edmonton Seniors Association, 9350-82 Street, Edmonton, 

There is NO cost for SUN members and Lunch and materials are included.

Register by contacting the SUN Admin. Office.

SUN is actively working with other Senior groups to develop a strategy and an agenda for the next Provincial election. This past month we met with CARP - Edmonton and drafted an open letter to all Senior groups in an attempt to move this effort forward. We hope to send this letter out in December. We want to address issues that are of concern to our seniors now so we can have this on the table when an election is called.

Again, SUN is continuing to promote and show “The Health Care Movie” in our Chapters and we will gladly come to your community, show the movie and lead a discussion on actions we can take. Thus far SUN has shown the Movie in St. Albert and the North East Edmonton Chapter as well as at the SCONA Seniors Centre in Edmonton with plans to show it in Sherwood Park and at the Millwoods Leisure Centre in January. This is a movie EVERY Canadian should see as it makes you proud to be a Canadian and to sum it up in the words of Tommy Douglas, “People are more important than profits.”

If your community or group would like to have SUN present this excellent documentary contact the SUN office.

SUN issued a major News Release in November entitled “Seniors at Risk in Long Term Care Facilities” which was featured on the front page of Edmonton Senior Paper.

The new Minister of Seniors, Hon. George VanderBerg has indicated that he is proceeding toward enacting legislation on a  Property Tax Deferment Plan that SUN has been advocating about for two years now.

SUN Chapter Activities

The Sherwood Park/ Strathcona County SUN Chapterwill present The Health Care Movie Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 1:30 pmBethel Lutheran Church---298 Bethel Drive, Sherwood Park. Everyone is welcome. Come and join in the discussion following the film.  In November this Chapter had a very informative presentation by the head of the local Primary Care Network (PCN)

The St. Albert Sun Chapter showed “The Health Care Movie” in November to very positive reviews. This Chapter plans to have Brian Jackson Executive Director of St Albert Primary Care Network presentin January.

The Edmonton Chapter showed “The Health Care Movie” in November also to very positive reviews and they plan to have Leanne McGeachy, the General Manager - North East Edmonton Primary Care network (PCN) speak in January.