Greetings from all of us at TAPS! We’re all breathing a sigh of relief with the reprieve from the smoke and heat. As the season changes it gives us an opportunity to recall the past months and anticipate fall and winter.
Socializing at TAPS is very much about being with each other, participating in whatever activity or event is on deck for the day, discussing history, current events, teasing, joking and being sensitive to each other’s needs in the moment. There’s room for it all.
We held a Remembrance Tea recently where we came together to celebrate TAPS friends who have passed over time. “It was just what I needed”. The photo albums that our summer student, Kaitlyn helped to compile was a perfect stimulus for people to recall special moments and share stories.
We continue to benefit from the bounty of local produce which Sara Stonehouse and the kitchen volunteers incorporate into our lunchtime meals. Thanks to the College Greenhouse, Harvest Share and the many green thumb gardeners who supply us with gorgeous and healthy ingredients from which we make delicious lunches.
Singing and music are a much loved activity at TAPS and we are fortunate to be joined by members of the Happy Voices and Joanna Wilson who plays the keyboard. Our repertoire is growing as everyone adds to the musical collection which includes themed based and seasonal songs. These day however, the room at TAPS is filled with “The Sound of Music”, and it’s reminding us of our favourites. For the next 6 weeks we will be working on learning tunes from the musical joined by some of the Blossom Valley Festival singers. Our goal is to perform this fall.
We are also promoting “Moving Along Together’ in the Advance and Fun Pape, it is our 6-week program for people facing memory changes. While it began Sept 10th, people can still join as each week we will have a different workshop and a movement program. You can contact us at TAPS, to drop in for a flyer, or check our website or crestonevents.ca for more details.
We Celebrated 100 years of Fall Fair through our Canadian and Harvest songs performance and singalong on Saturday. at the Fair. Also, if you were at the Fall Fair or looked around town, you might have seen our TAPS entries in the Scarecrow Festival organized by the Community of Creston Art Council. As with most of our projects, seniors, volunteers and staff are in on the action. In addition to our “scarecrow ladies: Foxy, Sunny and Dolly, someone had the idea to create a Mayor mini scarecrow treasure hunt, with Ron Toyota’s permission. Brenda Brucker of the CACC will be reporting on the results of the hunt as folks took selfies and moved the ‘mayor’ to another venue. Apparently there was a good response and TAPS folks had great fun making the images!
Our new van is about to get decorated with donor acknowledgments and signs, watch for it around town. It will be on display at the golf event on Sept 23rd hosted by the Creston Valley Rotary Club.
TAPS operates under the auspices of Valley Community Services. If you are considering making a donation or would like to contribute to our Legacy Endowment Fund please visit www.valley.services or contact the VCS office at 250-428-5547 for more information. For volunteer opportunities or program enquiries call 250-428-5585 or taps@valley.services
Socializing at TAPS is very much about being with each other, participating in whatever activity or event is on deck for the day, discussing history, current events, teasing, joking and being sensitive to each other’s needs in the moment. There’s room for it all.
We held a Remembrance Tea recently where we came together to celebrate TAPS friends who have passed over time. “It was just what I needed”. The photo albums that our summer student, Kaitlyn helped to compile was a perfect stimulus for people to recall special moments and share stories.
We continue to benefit from the bounty of local produce which Sara Stonehouse and the kitchen volunteers incorporate into our lunchtime meals. Thanks to the College Greenhouse, Harvest Share and the many green thumb gardeners who supply us with gorgeous and healthy ingredients from which we make delicious lunches.
Singing and music are a much loved activity at TAPS and we are fortunate to be joined by members of the Happy Voices and Joanna Wilson who plays the keyboard. Our repertoire is growing as everyone adds to the musical collection which includes themed based and seasonal songs. These day however, the room at TAPS is filled with “The Sound of Music”, and it’s reminding us of our favourites. For the next 6 weeks we will be working on learning tunes from the musical joined by some of the Blossom Valley Festival singers. Our goal is to perform this fall.
We are also promoting “Moving Along Together’ in the Advance and Fun Pape, it is our 6-week program for people facing memory changes. While it began Sept 10th, people can still join as each week we will have a different workshop and a movement program. You can contact us at TAPS, to drop in for a flyer, or check our website or crestonevents.ca for more details.
We Celebrated 100 years of Fall Fair through our Canadian and Harvest songs performance and singalong on Saturday. at the Fair. Also, if you were at the Fall Fair or looked around town, you might have seen our TAPS entries in the Scarecrow Festival organized by the Community of Creston Art Council. As with most of our projects, seniors, volunteers and staff are in on the action. In addition to our “scarecrow ladies: Foxy, Sunny and Dolly, someone had the idea to create a Mayor mini scarecrow treasure hunt, with Ron Toyota’s permission. Brenda Brucker of the CACC will be reporting on the results of the hunt as folks took selfies and moved the ‘mayor’ to another venue. Apparently there was a good response and TAPS folks had great fun making the images!
Our new van is about to get decorated with donor acknowledgments and signs, watch for it around town. It will be on display at the golf event on Sept 23rd hosted by the Creston Valley Rotary Club.
TAPS operates under the auspices of Valley Community Services. If you are considering making a donation or would like to contribute to our Legacy Endowment Fund please visit www.valley.services or contact the VCS office at 250-428-5547 for more information. For volunteer opportunities or program enquiries call 250-428-5585 or taps@valley.services
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