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Seniors

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Seniors

The Fifth Avenue Seniors’ Activity Centre is a non-profit, registered society and charity. The Seniors’ Association was formally organized in 1948. In 2002 a new Centre was constructed to meet the active needs of a vibrant, growing seniors population. It is centrally located at 170 5th Avenue SE in Salmon Arm.

The Centre provides a friendly and welcome environment for all seniors from the area to meet, eat, socialize, and take part in a variety of recreational activities and services.

Seniors enjoy the lending library, singing, painting, fitness classes and line dancing.  They play table tennis, floor curling, several different kinds of card games, pool, and darts to name a few of our activities. Our members aged 50 to 100 say they come for the activities but return for the social interactions, fun and friendships formed.

The Centre’s Fifth Avenue Café offers amazing low cost, nutritious lunch meals and is open to the public. Many of our single seniors particularly enjoy having a home cooked meal in a friendly place where they can make connections with others.

Regular special events include monthly birthday lunches and pancake breakfasts, occasional guest speakers and Christmas Dinner.

A secondary function is serving as an information and referral service helping to connect seniors with appropriate community agencies for specific needs.

The Centre also provides the community of Salmon Arm rental opportunities to support public and private events, particularly those of interest to seniors. Our auditorium with stage, commercial kitchen, dining room, and meeting room have several amenities to enhance rental experiences.

We train and rely on many, dedicated volunteers to offer the Activity Centre’s programs and services to over 800 members annually.  The Fifth Avenue Seniors’ Activity Centre is managed and completely run by its elected board of directors with the help of volunteers in order to provide programs and services at the lowest possible cost.

The Endowment Fund was established in 2021. It provides a needed and reliable source of income to the Centre. By doing so the Centre can continue to provide and also increase valued, low cost services for seniors.

Seniors helping seniors.

The Fifth Avenue Seniors’ Activity Centre
The Fifth Avenue Seniors’ Activity Centre

The Fifth Avenue Seniors’ Activity Centre is a non-profit, registered society and charity. The Seniors’ Association was formally organized in 1948. In 2002 a new Centre was constructed to meet the active needs of a vibrant, growing seniors population. It is centrally located at 170 5th Avenue SE in Salmon Arm.

The Centre provides a friendly and welcome environment for all seniors from the area to meet, eat, socialize, and take part in a variety of recreational activities and services.

Seniors enjoy the lending library, singing, painting, fitness classes and line dancing.  They play table tennis, floor curling, several different kinds of card games, pool, and darts to name a few of our activities. Our members aged 50 to 100 say they come for the activities but return for the social interactions, fun and friendships formed.

The Centre’s Fifth Avenue Café offers amazing low cost, nutritious lunch meals and is open to the public. Many of our single seniors particularly enjoy having a home cooked meal in a friendly place where they can make connections with others.

Regular special events include monthly birthday lunches and pancake breakfasts, occasional guest speakers and Christmas Dinner.

A secondary function is serving as an information and referral service helping to connect seniors with appropriate community agencies for specific needs.

The Centre also provides the community of Salmon Arm rental opportunities to support public and private events, particularly those of interest to seniors. Our auditorium with stage, commercial kitchen, dining room, and meeting room have several amenities to enhance rental experiences.

We train and rely on many, dedicated volunteers to offer the Activity Centre’s programs and services to over 800 members annually.  The Fifth Avenue Seniors’ Activity Centre is managed and completely run by its elected board of directors with the help of volunteers in order to provide programs and services at the lowest possible cost.

The Endowment Fund was established in 2021. It provides a needed and reliable source of income to the Centre. By doing so the Centre can continue to provide and also increase valued, low cost services for seniors.

Seniors helping seniors.

Donate to this fund

Donations to this fund can be made by e-transfer (preferred), by cheque, donated securities, in person at any SASCU branch, through a gift of securities, or online through CanadaHelps.

The simplest way to donate to this fund is by sending e-transfer to:

Recipient: info@shuswapfoundation.ca
Memo: Albert and Muriel Spencley Memorial Endowment

Include your address and full name for a tax receipt. A security question is not required (funds will be auto-deposited).

Send a cheque to:

Shuswap Community Foundation
102 – 160 Harbourfront Drive NE
Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 3M3
Canada

Cheques should be payable to “Shuswap Community Foundation“ and include “Albert and Muriel Spencley Memorial Endowment” in the memo field.

You can make a donation to this fund through Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union (SASCU). Simply visit any branch and ask to donate to Shuswap Community Foundation, Albert and Muriel Spencley Memorial Endowment.


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Receipts for taxation purposes can be provided by emailing a copy of your deposit receipt to info@shuswapfoundation.ca.

A gift of publicly traded securities can be an attractive option. The Income Tax Act provides that capital gains on securities donated to a charity are exempt from tax, but the donor will receive a tax receipt for the full appreciated value. You will receive a tax receipt for the value of the stock at the time of transfer, and may carry forward for up to five years any unused portions of the gift.

Please talk to your professional adviser or broker to make stock transfers easily. You may download the Share Transfers Form for when you meet with your broker.

Learn more about the Benefits of Donating Securities or contact us by email at info@shuswapfoundation.ca or phone 250-832-5428 for more information.

Donations to this fund can be made securely and conveniently through the CanadaHelps online platform.

Be sure to select Albert and Muriel Spencley Memorial Endowment from the “Fund” field (near the top of the form).


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