January 7th, 2025

Hi Folks!

2024 was a special year for more reasons than I can count, but we can try:

• 34 Friday Meetings at the Church
• 118 hours of speech therapy (group and Individual)
• 34 ~1 hour Exercise Therapy Sessions with Melanie 
• 6 Group Music Sessions with Doug in the hall
• 10 Group Music Sessions with Doug in the park 
• 9 Art Therapy Sessions with Carrie
• 21.25 hours of Counselling
• 46.5 weeks of Coordinator help (thanks Kathleen!)

We also had some amazing Guest Speakers/Visitors:

1. January: Guest speakers, Monk (Artist) and Dr. Betty Dekreker, Audiologist
2. February:  Guest Performers, The Ramblers Band and Bill Preston and Kaeden Letcher
3. March: Guest Speaker, Meghan Crosby – Recreational Therapist 
4. April:  Guest Performers, Songbirds Choir Concert
5. May: Guest Performers, Strings and Sings
6. June: Guest Speaker, Pauline Martin, Physiotherapy 
7. July: – Guest Speaker, Jessica E. Taylor (Author) and Rainbow Stew Cloggers Performed
8. August  *Break for AGM*
9. September:  Guest Speakers, Life Support Presentation, and Nutrition Consultant D. Westermann
10. October: Africa Slideshow Presentation by Wayne Duke 
11. November: Guest Speaker, Archna (Archie) Patterson, RMT and Songbirds Choir Performed
12. December *Break for Christmas Party*

We can’t forget the other social/informal aspects of OSRS that create opportunities for magic to occur:

• 34 Caregiver Meetings
• 11 Lunches out
• 100s of stories shared, laughs had, and memories made
• plus much much more!

Final Note

A member of ours was doing some tidying up over the 2024 holiday season, and found some treasure from 2023’s holiday season. 

This person wanted to share it with you and said, “My next Timmies run is going to be extra special”.

Below is a picture of what they found (their name blacked out):

“My next Timmies run is going to be extra special”

A heartfelt thanks to all the volunteers, donors, supporters, guest speakers/presenters/performers, and of course our members and their loved ones!

Here’s to 2025!