Submitted by Gerry Tilmans,
Team Leader
On October 17 Bruce Men’s Shed held the first of three Lunch and Learn events. We had 41 people come out to hear Jackie Ralph from Canadian Mental Health (CMHA) speak about how the brain is malleable and can be trained and this became important during the pandemic as isolation caused many people to suffer from depression. Other life changes can cause what she termed mental health “problems”. There are a number of support services offered by calling 211 where a live operator can help connect you with an appropriate person to talk to. In the Owen Sound area a call to 911 emergency related to mental health will send out a social worker to assist as available. There is a suicide call number too, dial 988. The CMHA number is 519-371-3642 or 888-451-CMHA (2642)
On Thursday November 13, the Lunch and Learn will feature guest speaker Sandra Hong of Alzheimer Society of Grey Bruce. She is the Public Education Coordinator and the topic is “Aging Well, Dementia Friendly Communities: Strategies and tips for Improving Memory”.
On the Friday December 11 Lunch and Learn, Angela Yenssen, Staff Lawyer of Grey-Bruce Community Legal Clinic will present the topic “Strategies for Aging Well, Know your Rights”
The funding for the Lunch and Learn events comes from Ontario’s Seniors Active Living Centre (SALC) grant that is organized by the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula.
Our next monthly Saturday meeting is November 15th, 9am-11am. Every Monday morning we meet for coffee 9am-11am at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 202, 6 Hellyer Road on Highway 6, 4 km north of Ferndale. Doors open at 8:45am. There is also a coffee gathering every Wednesday at 10am in Wiarton at 451 Frank street, Matthew Mutch hosting. If you would like further information on how to get involved with the Men’s Shed movement, please contact us at brucemensshed@gmail.com or call Gerry at (519) 793–3005.
“Somewhere to Go. Something to Do. Someone to Talk to”.
