{"id":38498,"date":"2026-07-09T14:04:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=38498"},"modified":"2026-07-09T14:04:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:04:44","slug":"virtual-active-living-fair-will-give-seniors-valuable-tips-from-comfort-of-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/virtual-active-living-fair-will-give-seniors-valuable-tips-from-comfort-of-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Active Living Fair will give seniors valuable tips from comfort of home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As temperatures rise and roofing and parking lot work continues at the Aurora Seniors\u2019 Centre and Town Hall, the Centre is going virtual with tips on how seniors can stay active and engaged in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Centre will host a virtual Seniors Active Living Fair on Tuesday, July 28, over Zoom and telephone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a bonus version of their in-person Seniors\u2019 Active Living Fair, traditionally held in September each year, designed to promote accessibility and break down barriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAccessibility is one of the biggest things we really want to promote within the Centre, so if you\u2019re at home, you don\u2019t drive, we want no barriers to be a factor, and it\u2019s the full day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,\u201d says Andrew Bailey, Adult\/Older Adult Coordinator for the Town of Aurora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The virtual Seniors\u2019 Active Living Fair will feature several guest speakers, seminars, and activities, including talks on safeguarding yourself against frauds and scams, chair fitness, a session on maintaining and improving balance, cooking demonstrations, a live tour of Ripley\u2019s Aquarium, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis definitely brings the community together,\u201d says Bailey, adding the Centre has seen ever-growing success with its virtual programs, a menu of offerings which were really honed during the global pandemic. \u201cWe have really strengthened our virtual programming. A lot of our programs are accessible via Zoom and we have hybrid models. We do offer outreach programs as well, whether it is our Without Walls program, which is done over the phone or Zoom, offered six days a week for free by the Town. We also have a Seniors\u2019 Centre in the Mail program that goes out [to almost 500] monthly \u2013 a pack our team puts together with various Sudoku, crosswords, colouring pages, and information about the Centre. It\u2019s a great way for members who don\u2019t frequently come into the Centre, those who have moved away, for them to really see all that is going on and stay connected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Centre is not just a hub for our members to come and enjoy. We really are just a crucial space for a lot of our members. We\u2019re so fortunate to have a lot of support from our Council and Mayor as well as the Provincial Government and we\u2019re really fortunate to just have a lot of great tools for us to deliver programs in-person and virtually to Aurora residents and the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional support recently came to the Centre from the Provincial Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As The Auroran reported last week, the Centre has received a grant of $7,650 from the Ontario Seniors Community Grant Program, to create a multi-part program for older adults this fall called Living Your Best Life in Aurora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a six-part series helping older adults in the community explore landmarks in the Town,\u201d says Bailey. \u201cWe\u2019re going to be doing seminars, lunch off-site, provide information sessions on healthy eating, mental health, and an introduction to public health as well to allow older adults to tap into that resource. We have a lot of members with mobility challenges as well and we wanted to make a program that was as accessible as possible for our members and the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe also have a lot of folks who are hesitant in using public transit, and we\u2019re trying to create that education piece to allow them to be more comfortable to use public transit and explore some options that are available in the community other than the Seniors\u2019 Centre. This will be the first time we\u2019re offering something like this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about the Aurora Seniors\u2019 Centre, its upcoming events, and membership, visit auroraseniors.ca or call 905-726-4767.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir
Editor
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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