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If you have the time and the know-how, please call 250-652-3432 or email info@mountnewtoncentre.org

Thank you!

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A legacy gift is a meaningful way to ensure that your compassion and care continue to make a difference for years to come. By including our charitable organization in your will or estate plans, you help provide stability, dignity, and essential support to seniors who may be facing isolation, health challenges, or dementia. It is a powerful statement that says: our elders matter, and their wellbeing is worth protecting.

For many seniors, access to medical equipment, nutritious food, social connection, and the ability to remain independent in their own homes can be life changing. Legacy gifts help sustain these vital services, allowing us to plan for the future, respond to growing needs, and continue offering programs that enhance quality of life right here on the Saanich Peninsula. Even a modest gift can have a lasting impact when combined with the generosity of others who share the same vision.

Making a legacy gift is not just about finances—it is about values. It reflects a commitment to community, gratitude for the lives we’ve built, and a desire to give back in a lasting way. As you set your New Year’s resolutions, please consider one that endures: creating a legacy of care, compassion, and hope for vulnerable seniors in our community by including the Mount Newton Centre Society in your plans. It is a resolution that truly stands the test of time.

Leaving a Legacy Gift can take the form of cash, securities, a percentage of your estate, life insurance, or other assets:

• Life Insurance provides a way to make a gift to the Mount Newton Centre Society without affecting your estate.
• Endowment Funds allow you to provide a steady and dependable source of income to the Mount Newton Centre Society.
• Real Estate allows you to improve liquidity by eliminating expenses normally associated with property ownership and receive an income tax deduction based on the fair market value of the property.
• RRSPs, RRIFs, and Tax Free Savings Accounts allow you to name the Mount Newton Centre Society as the beneficiary of all or part of these investments.
• Charitable Remainder Trusts involve making an irrevocable gift to the Mount Newton Centre Society, while retaining the income interest for your life and/or other beneficiaries.
• A Tax Eliminator Clause can be used in your will, or included in a codicil modifying your will, instructing your executor to give a gift to the Mount Newton Centre Society.

When you consider leaving a legacy or planned gift, we recommend you have a conversation with your legal, investment or financial advisor.

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Book your spot now! Call 250-652-3432.  Spots are $30 ($40 includes 6′ table)

Sellers will be set up in the back parking lot.  Buyers can park in the front lot.

BBQ burgers, drinks and chips for purchase while supplies last!

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Job Description

Health Care Aide Responsibilities and Duties:

Enjoy the benefits of this unique workplace. Our established Adult Day Program takes place in a welcoming, home-like setting offering much needed socializing and entertainment for our clients as well as providing a few hours of respite for their caregivers. Our hours are Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4pm.

Under the direction of the ADP Coordinator, and in accordance with our clients’ abilities, needs and interests, our staff assist with:

• Preparation/set-up and clean-up of the Adult Day Program
• Transportation to and from the Centre (by Centre-owned vehicles)
• Activities of daily living (social engagement, serving refreshments and lunch)
• Client’s physical, health, social, and emotional requirements (safety, seated exercises, social engagement, redirection, facilitation of appropriate games and activities to client groups)
• Leading out in activities i.e.: reading news, exercises, Bingo and games
• Personal care (toileting and bathing-when applicable)

Qualifications Required:

• Certification of Health Care Assistant Program or equivalent
• Certificates in First Aid & Food Safe
• Valid Class V Driver’s License (no restrictions)
• Recent related experience of one year or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Conditions of Employment:

• Must possess a Registration number from the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry
• Must be in good health, free from any communicable diseases
• Recent Criminal Record Check
• TB Skin Test & Chest X-Ray if known to be a strong positive reaction
• Must have COVID vaccine
• Must be physically and mentally able to carry out assigned duties in the working environment (including, but not limited to, daily cleaning, light lifting of equipment, transferring clients, toileting clients and assisting clients to board our bus)
• Ability to lead out in activities with approximately 18-22 clients in a group setting
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to observe, recognize and report changes in conditions of the clients
• Ability to operate work related equipment
• Willingness and ability to work independently and in cooperation with others
• Willingness to be flexible with tasks as needed

Please email your resume to:  info@mountnewtoncentre.org

Submit resume to the attention of:
Coordinator of Community Bathing & Adult Day Program

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As a special activity, Mammoth sunflower seeds were planted by our Day Program clients the week of May 8th and then planted outside, by Karen, on May 23rd, 2023.

The clients love to see how their personal sunflower has grown each week!

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Our Day Program clients were welcomed to their new “Diner” this week! Chef Larry donated his time and all supplies to transform the dining room into a nifty 50’s diner!

Thank you to Peninsula News Review for picking up the story!

https://www.peninsulanewsreview.com/community/chef-cooks-up-nifty-50s-diner-atmosphere-at-central-saanich-care-centre/?utm_source=second-street&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PNR+-+Morning+Alert&emailmd5=0788166CEE4AF6554DCCA0504D560768&emailsha1=202382730171061429108131254181711066318488923138&emailsha256=5dd97892b6faa97b4ba11141a31b903e86d555d02c0ea84173d78540d3cfea1a

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Our resident Barn Swallows have returned and we are happy to be able to share their nest progress with you! Fun Fact: Nesting occurs primarily in June and July. Both the male and female build the nest, usually working in the morning and making up to 1,000 trips to collect mud before nest completion. (source: wild-bird-watching.com)
Check back for updates…

June 11, 2022 This coming week our Day Program clients will be naming Mama and Papa bird. Stay tuned!

June 17,2022 Some of the names our Day Program clients came up with… not sure which they settled on haha!

June 19, 2022

June 30, 2022

July 3, 2022

July 9, 2022

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