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Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Jewish Seniors Alliance of Greater Vancouver
Thursday, September 10th, 2020
5:00 pm Via Zoom – Registration Required
Please email: office@jsalliance.org by September 7th to receive the meeting invitation
Call for a Board Member Nomination due by August 26th
Please note: Only paid up members of the Society are eligible to vote at the AGM.
JSA Virtual Fall Symposium: How well do treatments prevent COVID, shingles, heart disease, diabetes and anything else that might ail you?
Date: Sunday, November 22nd at 2:00 p.m. on Zoom
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/94417342670?pwd=ZkhJODJXNG9PMm4veVlZWFFYYk1Xdz09
To listen from your phone, call 778-907-2071. You will be prompted to enter the following: Meeting ID: 944 1734 2670, Passcode: 972344
Bio: Dr. James McCormack received his undergraduate pharmacy degree at the University of British Columbia in 1982 and received his doctorate in pharmacy (Pharm.D.) in 1986 from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina.
He has had extensive experience, both locally and internationally, talking to health professionals and consumers about the rational use of medication, and has presented over 500 seminars on drug therapy over the last 30 years.
He focuses on shared decision-making using evidence based information and rational therapeutic principles and he is also the co-host of a very popular weekly podcast called the Best Science (BS) Medicine podcast.
JSA Snider Foundation Virtual Empowerment Series #2 2020-21: Gerontology Research Panel
Time: Jan 15, 2021 11:00 AM Vancouver
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/96614146777?pwd=M3I2bWJiWklJWkF4U3BnNlg2eE82dz09
Meeting ID: 966 1414 6777
Passcode: 405281
To listen from your phone call 778-907-2071. You will be prompted to enter the following: Meeting ID: 966 1414 6777, Passcode: 405281
JSA Snider Foundation Virtual Empowerment Series #3 2020-21: Discover the Power of Your Breath
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/95279891330?pwd=V2lEVWYrd05wTEdIVk9BK1ZDcS9rZz09
Meeting ID: 952 7989 1330
Passcode: 089608
JSA Snider Foundation Virtual Empowerment Series 2021: A Concert for the Soul
June 28, 2021 at 1:00 PM on Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/92701375460?pwd=S0ZkQkkzVWdWN2RqRmlTalN2S3RYZz09
Meeting ID: 927 0137 5460
Passcode: 130101
To listen from your phone, call 778-907-2071. You will be prompted to enter the following: Meeting ID: 927 0137 5460, Passcode: 130101
We can make a difference!
The next Peer Support virtual training in Emotional Support is offered starting Sunday, October 31st.
Are you interested in helping support the quality of lives for Seniors?
Some are experiencing:
- Grief & loss
- Disconnect from their loved ones
- Age related health challenges
- A need to connect to their community
- Social isolation
- Cognitive impairment
Come and join our great team of volunteers at Jewish Seniors Alliance!
Skills you will learn during the training:
- Communication skills
- Boundary setting
- Aging health challenges
- Understanding of self-awareness and responsibility
- And many more!
The training is being offered free of charge and includes approximately 44 hours over 7 weeks on Sundays from 1:00-5:00 p.m., and Tuesdays from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Upon completion of training, volunteers are expected to commit to a minimum of one year visiting clients.
Interviews will be set up on Zoom.
If you are interested, please contact Grace Hann at grace@jsalliance.org, 778-828-1917,
or Charles Leibovitch at charles@jsalliance.org, 778-840-4949.
We can make a difference!
The next Peer Support virtual training in Emotional Support is offered starting Sunday, October 31st.
Are you interested in helping support the quality of lives for Seniors?
Some are experiencing:
- Grief & loss
- Disconnect from their loved ones
- Age related health challenges
- A need to connect to their community
- Social isolation
- Cognitive impairment
Come and join our great team of volunteers at Jewish Seniors Alliance!
Skills you will learn during the training:
- Communication skills
- Boundary setting
- Aging health challenges
- Understanding of self-awareness and responsibility
- And many more!
The training is being offered free of charge and includes approximately 44 hours over 7 weeks on Sundays from 1:00-5:00 p.m., and Tuesdays from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Upon completion of training, volunteers are expected to commit to a minimum of one year visiting clients.
Interviews will be set up on Zoom.
If you are interested, please contact Grace Hann at grace@jsalliance.org, 778-828-1917,
or Charles Leibovitch at charles@jsalliance.org, 778-840-4949.
We can make a difference!
The next Peer Support virtual training in Emotional Support is offered starting Sunday, October 31st.
Are you interested in helping support the quality of lives for Seniors?
Some are experiencing:
- Grief & loss
- Disconnect from their loved ones
- Age related health challenges
- A need to connect to their community
- Social isolation
- Cognitive impairment
Come and join our great team of volunteers at Jewish Seniors Alliance!
Skills you will learn during the training:
- Communication skills
- Boundary setting
- Aging health challenges
- Understanding of self-awareness and responsibility
- And many more!
The training is being offered free of charge and includes approximately 44 hours over 7 weeks on Sundays from 1:00-5:00 p.m., and Tuesdays from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Upon completion of training, volunteers are expected to commit to a minimum of one year visiting clients.
Interviews will be set up on Zoom.
If you are interested, please contact Grace Hann at grace@jsalliance.org, 778-828-1917,
or Charles Leibovitch at charles@jsalliance.org, 778-840-4949.
We can make a difference!
The next Peer Support virtual training in Emotional Support is offered starting Sunday, October 31st.
Are you interested in helping support the quality of lives for Seniors?
Some are experiencing:
- Grief & loss
- Disconnect from their loved ones
- Age related health challenges
- A need to connect to their community
- Social isolation
- Cognitive impairment
Come and join our great team of volunteers at Jewish Seniors Alliance!
Skills you will learn during the training:
- Communication skills
- Boundary setting
- Aging health challenges
- Understanding of self-awareness and responsibility
- And many more!
The training is being offered free of charge and includes approximately 44 hours over 7 weeks on Sundays from 1:00-5:00 p.m., and Tuesdays from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Upon completion of training, volunteers are expected to commit to a minimum of one year visiting clients.
Interviews will be set up on Zoom.
If you are interested, please contact Grace Hann at grace@jsalliance.org, 778-828-1917,
or Charles Leibovitch at charles@jsalliance.org, 778-840-4949.
We can make a difference!
The next Peer Support virtual training in Emotional Support is offered starting Sunday, October 31st.
Are you interested in helping support the quality of lives for Seniors?
Some are experiencing:
- Grief & loss
- Disconnect from their loved ones
- Age related health challenges
- A need to connect to their community
- Social isolation
- Cognitive impairment
Come and join our great team of volunteers at Jewish Seniors Alliance!
Skills you will learn during the training:
- Communication skills
- Boundary setting
- Aging health challenges
- Understanding of self-awareness and responsibility
- And many more!
The training is being offered free of charge and includes approximately 44 hours over 7 weeks on Sundays from 1:00-5:00 p.m., and Tuesdays from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Upon completion of training, volunteers are expected to commit to a minimum of one year visiting clients.
Interviews will be set up on Zoom.
If you are interested, please contact Grace Hann at grace@jsalliance.org, 778-828-1917,
or Charles Leibovitch at charles@jsalliance.org, 778-840-4949.