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EVENT{FULL}Monthly updates from your {FULL} Life community

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The tradition: a summer garage sale

Touchmark resident volunteers worked for a week preparing for the annual Garage Sale. The community event had people donating, sorting, selling, buying tickets, and enjoying a barbecue. Various clubs and groups helped throughout the event, including Friends of the Library, the quilters group, the Health Services Neighbourhood, and the Fundraising Committee. Touch Cuts Salon also donated a gift basket.

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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Contact a Full Life team member for additional details, including registration, transportation information, and participation requirement.

Monday, July 1, noon Canada Day barbecue. Cost $5. Grande Foyer.

Monday, July 1, 2 pm Canada Day Party with cake and punch. Listen to music by Derek Sanders and the Touchmark Glee Club. Grande Foyer.

Monday, July 1, 7 pm Armchair Travel: Canada.

Tuesday, July 2, 2 pm Summer Art Class with Instructor Beryl Nahornick. Arts Studio.

Friday, July 5 Be Seen In Jeans Day. Wear your favorite jeans all day to celebrate the Calgary Stampede.

Friday, July 5, 2 pm Birthday Party with

entertainment by country western singer Dwayne Cannon. Grande Foyer.

Tuesday, July 9, 1:30 pm Residents’ General Meeting. Marquis Room.

Thursday, July 10, 9:30 am - 3 pm Day Trip to the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village. Enjoy a driving tour, traveling in comfort and back in time through the sights. Cost: $20/person.

Thursday, July 11, 11 am Red Hat Society Meeting. Arts Studio.

Friday, July 12, 2 pm Brain Builders: Mental Fitness. Fireside Lounge.

Monday, July 15, 11 am Heart Smart Gym Class. Heart Smart Gym.

Monday, July 15, 2 pm Garden Club Annual Tea &

Tour. Touchmark Community Garden.

Wednesday, July 17, 10 am - 2 pm Visit from Personal Touch Fashions. Grande Foyer.

Friday, July 19, 2 pm Royal Baby Shower. Marquis Room.

Monday, July 22, 2 pm UK Day. Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of British Rock & Roll with music by musical duo Britz. Grande Foyer.

Friday, July 26, 7 pm Klondike Days entertainment by Klondike Colleen. Enjoy the Moments of Pride display of Klondike fashions. Grande Foyer.

See the full calendar of events online:TouchmarkEdmonton.com/pdf/community-event-

calendar.pdf

Celebrating in your new homeImagine celebrating birthdays, holidays, and special occasions at Touchmark.

Surround yourself with friends who share fun, joy, excitement, happenings—it’s a community enjoying the {FULL} Life.

We invite you to visit, talk with residents and team members, and discover why every day there is a reason to celebrate.

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Fun happenings

Top: Resident green thumbs planted the community gardens full of vedgtables, herbs, and other summer annuals. Bottom: Residents played for prizes at the Name That Tune game show with piano music by duo Bella Vita.

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MargeCoalman, EdDVice Presidentof Wellness &Programs

The right to question authority “In these chaotic times we must move from cognitive dissonance to inspirational dissonance by learning to live more deeply in the questions, and to ask new ones.”

– Anne Dosher, Elder of the Ashland Institute and International Women’s Dialogue

The headlines alone are enough to baffle us. Why would someone shoot and kill children and their teachers? How does a citizen feel empowered by sharing

information that could jeopardize the well-being of others? “Why, why, why?” No one knows the answers, and some debate the questions.

The question seems to be, “Does the right to be heard override the rights of others to be safe?” That challenge lies with the Supreme Court, the Canadian Ministries, and leaders in democratic countries around the world. In reality, it is important to be heard but not necessary to be right. That is the premise of the constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Canadian provincial governance, and other democratic bodies.

As we celebrate Canada Day July 1 and the Fourth of July in the USA, we set aside personal preferences and biases and focus on the lives

dedicated to freedom and the rights we all hold dear.

In my interviews with Touchmark residents, I often pause and reflect on the wisdom, life experience, patriotism, and thoughtful observations they share. In the Lifelong Learning, Civic Engagement, and Legacy project offerings of Touchmark’s Full Life Wellness & Life Enrichment Program, there are venues and opportunities for residents to participate and share their knowledge and opinions.

To contribute and participate in the Full Life’s Lifelong Learning programs, contact Life Enrichment/Wellness Director Brenda Edmonds. Support learning over the life span—whether there is universal agreement or not.

work, which included careful sanding, painting, and stenciling. Plus, Life Enrichment/Wellness team members and two volunteers, Vicki Dolson and Chris Hansen, helped pull the project together.

The finished pieces arrived with thorough instructions for setting up the game. Play ball!

BRAIN BUILDERS

Think of as many things as possible that are red, white, and blue.

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