Hymn Stories – June 2022
“While many hymns are born out of a particular dramatic experience, this hymn was simply the result of the author’s morning by morning realization of God’s personal faithfulness.” Read more about the origins of ‘Great is Thy Faithfulness’ and other helpful resources for seniors.
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Memorial Livestream & Butterfly Release 2022
Mark your calendars for the Menno Place Memorial Livestream & Butterfly Release on Friday, June 10 at 2:00pm and 3:00pm, where we’ll be honouring those who have passed since September 2021. More details about the livestream and how you can participate in this remembrance event will be available soon!
Memorial Livestream & Butterfly Release 2022
Mark your calendars for the Menno Place Memorial Livestream & Butterfly Release on Friday, June 10 at 2:00pm and 3:00pm, where we’ll be honouring those who have passed since September 2021. More details about the livestream and how you can participate in this remembrance event will be available soon!
Another Great Outcome!
From May 2 – 5, 2022 Menno Place was audited by the BC Municipal Safety Association to determine the status of our Occupational Health and Safety Program. This is a voluntary audit that Menno Place chooses to have done each year to ensure we meet and exceed the safety standards required by WorkSafeBC.
We are very pleased that we passed with flying colors – with a final score of 94%! This is an exceptional outcome, considering the extra staffing challenges and safety requirements we have gone through this past year.
Thanks to all our team members, supervisors, Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee members, and the entire leadership team for your dedication and commitment to Safety at Menno Place!
Celebrating Muti Dincer
A lovely retirement celebration was held for Muti Dincer, at Menno Home on Friday May 20th. Muti worked in food services for 19 years at Menno Home and is remembered as a dedicated, kind coworker and friend. Her love for the residents was evident in her interactions with them each day. She will be dearly missed!
We wish Muti all the best in her years of retirement!
Here Comes the Sun
Thank you to Debbie Block, one of our Menno Home Recreation Team for bringing sunshine, ice cream and joy to the residents at Menno Home!
2022 Walk for Alzheimer’s
After almost two years of navigating this virtual world, Menno Place is excited to announce, the 2022 IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s, returning to Abbotsford on Sunday May 29, 2022!
The Walk is a way Menno Place can celebrate and remember people in our lives who have been affected by dementia, while we raise valuable funds and awareness to create change in our community.
The Walk is the Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s flagship fundraising event and a great way for family, friends and the staff at Menno Place to demonstrate leadership in our community by stepping up and showing we care!
If you would like to take part in the Walk, encourage your family and/or co-workers to fundraise and participate! To register as an individual or a team, visit the Walk website at www.walkforalzheimers.ca.
Location: Gardner Park, 31070 Gardner Ave, Abbotsford (Note: The entrance to the park and parking area is off of Livingstone Avenue.)
Route information: There will have three routes (all under 300 meters), one wheelchair accessible and two gravel loops around the park.
Date: Sunday, May 29, 2022
Registration time: 11 a.m. Walk time: 12 – 2 p.m.
Contact: Jordan Penner | Mitchell Wiens
Go to: www.walkforalzheimers.ca to sign up!
Support for Internationally Educated Nurses
“To meet the increasing demand for nurses in British Columbia, the Province is making it easier for eligible internationally educated nurses (IENs) to enter the province’s health system so they can support British Columbians’ health-care needs sooner.
Together with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM), the Nursing Community Assessment Service (NCAS) and Health Match BC (HMBC), the Province is supporting IENs who want to work in B.C.”
If you or someone you know has been educated internationally and could benefit from this program you can find more information here on the BC Government website: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022HLTH0120-000589