Seniors, Wellness and Social Development
March 25, 2015
Supporting Healthy Aging in Communities
Seniors Benefit from over $189,000 in Recreation Funding
Older adults throughout the province will have more opportunities to engage in physical and recreational activities through a $189,289 investment in the Provincial Government�s Seniors Community Recreation Grant Program.
�Recreation and physical activity are powerful contributors to healthy aging. As a government, we are committed to investing in recreational programs and services which will maximize opportunities for seniors to be more physically active and engaged in their communities.�
- The Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Seniors, Wellness and Social Development
The Seniors Community Recreation Grant Program is designed to help seniors� groups, communities and recreation committees provide programs and services focused specifically on increasing physical and leisure activity for seniors. Grants are used for a variety of programming activities such as walking clubs, community gardens, fitness and exercise classes, bowling, dance clubs and strength training.
One organization which was approved for funding this year was the O�Connor 50+ Club in Witless Bay.
�The funding received by the O�Connor 50+ Club allows us to offer a weekly indoor walking and exercise program to our club members. Not only is it a great opportunity to stay active and healthy, but it also allows for social interaction and community engagement that so many older adults look forward to � particularly during the winter months.�
- Mary Mullowney, Vice-President, O�Connor 50+ Club, Witless Bay
More than $1 million has been approved for the Seniors Community Recreation Grant Program since it was established in 2009.
For more information on the Seniors Community Recreation Grant Program, visit: www.swsd.gov.nl.ca/recreation/financial_assistance/scrgp.html
QUICK FACTS
- The Provincial Government is investing $189,289 in the 2014-15 Seniors Community Recreation Grant Program.
- Seniors Community Recreation Grants are designed to help seniors� groups, communities, and recreation committees provide programs and services focused specifically on increasing physical and leisure activity for seniors.
- More than $1 million has been approved for the Seniors Community Recreation Grant Program since it was established in 2009.
- Since the launch of Active, Healthy Newfoundland and Labrador: A Recreation and Sport Strategy for Newfoundland and Labrador, about $192 million has been committed to recreational and sport infrastructure, programming, and athlete development throughout the province.
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Media contact:
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Heather May
Director of Communications Department of Seniors, Wellness and Social Development 709-729-0928, 697-5061 heathermay@gov.nl.ca |
BACKGROUNDER
2014-15 Seniors Community Recreation Grant Program Recipients
| Applicant Name | Community | Project Description | Amount |
| 55 Plus Association | Whitbourne | Seniors bowling | $1,740 |
| Active Living 55+ | La Scie, Springdale | Physical activity program | $1,740 |
| Admirals Beach Recreation Committee | Admirals Beach | Physical activity program | $1,740 |
| Adventure 50+ Club | Paradise | Physical activity program | $870 |
| Alexander Bay 50+ Association Inc. | Glovertown | Seniors bowling | $1,740 |
| Baine Harbour Recreation | Baine Harbour | Seniors exercise program | $1,711 |
| Barachois 50+ Club | Come by Chance | Seniors exercise program | $1,305 |
| Barachois Brook Senior Citizens Club | Barachois Brook | Seniors dancing club | $1,740 |
| Bay St. George South Ride for Ages | Jeffrey�s | Physical activity program | $1,720 |
| Bellburns 50+ Club | Bellburns, St. Barbe | Dancing activities | $1,740 |
| Belleoram Recreation Club | Belleoram | Healthy living program | $870 |
| Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital Heritage | Norris Point | Seniors exercise program | $1,740 |
| Branch Recreation Committee | Branch | Seniors walking & indoor exercise program | $1,305 |
| Buchans 50+ Club | Buchans | Physical activity program | $1,740 |
| Buckmaster Circle Community Centre | St. John's | Seniors exercise program | $1,740 |
| Burnside 50+ Club | Gander | Outdoor winter activity program | $1,005 |
| Calvert Gladgreeters 50+ Club | Cape Broyle | Physical activity program | $1,676 |
| Canadian Cancer Society - NL Division | St. John's | Land and water fitness program | $1,740 |
| Cavendish 50+ Club | Cavendish | Seniors bowling | $1,740 |
| Charlottetown Anti-Violence Committee | Charlottetown | Physical activity program | $1,740 |
| City of Corner Brook | Corner Brook | Active aging walking aerobics | $1,740 |
| Clarenville Recreation Association | Clarenville | Seniors exercise program | $1,740 |
| Cormack Recreation Commission | Cormack | Seniors exercise program | $1,740 |
| Cow Head Seniors | Cow Head | Seniors exercise program | $1,740 |
| CYN Isles of Notre Dame Corporation | Summerford | Physical activity program | $1,566 |
| Daniel's Harbour Fifty Plus Club | Daniel's Harbour | Walking program | $1,740 |
| Deer Lake Senior Citizens 50+ Club | Deer Lake | Bowling and physical activity programs | $1,740 |
| Evergreen 50 Plus Club | Victoria | Physical activity program | $1,740 |
| Exploits Valley 50+ Club | Grand Falls-Windsor | Physical activity program | $1,740 |
| Fogo Island Roaring 50+ Club | Joe Batt's Arm | Seniors exercise program | $1,740 |
| Forever Young | St. Lunaire-Griquet | Physical activity program | $1,740 |
| Forever Young Seniors Group | Holyrood | Dancing activities | $1,740 |
| Friendly 50+ Seniors Club | Grand Falls-Windsor | Bowling and fitness program | $1,740 |
| Funship 50+ Club | Harbour Breton | Dancing activities | $1,740 |
| Golden Age Club | St. Lawrence | Recreation and physical activity program | $1,717 |
| Golden Bay 50+ Club | Long Harbour | Seniors exercise program | $860 |
| Goodwill Seniors 50+ Club | Spaniard�s Bay | Seniors exercise program | $1,740 |
| Greenwood Manor and Recreation | Milltown | Physical activity program | $870 |
| Gros Morne Seniors 50+ | Norris Point | Walking and dancing programs | $1,305 |
| Harbour Main- Chapels Cove Lakeview Recreation | Harbour Main | Walking program | $1,697 |
| Hearts Content 50 + Club | Heart's Content | Seniors exercise program | $1,740 |
| Hughes Brook Recreation | Corner Brook | Fitness and healthy eating program | $1,566 |
| Humber Arm South Recreation 50+ Club | Benoit�s Cove | Physical activity program | $1,740 |
| Indian Cove Women's Circle Inc. | St. George's | Seniors bowling | $1,740 |
| Irishtown Mountain View | Irishtown | Seniors exercise program | $1,740 |
| Isle aux Morts Recreation Commission | Isle aux Morts | Seniors exercise program | $1,740 |
| Jimmy Pratt Outreach Centre (Seniors Inclusion) | St. John's | Seniors fitness programs | $1,218 |
| Labrador City Recreation Department | Labrador City | Seniors yoga | $1,740 |
| Leading Tickle 50+ Tickler Outgoers | Leading Tickles | Seniors bowling | $1,740 |
| Life Unlimited for Older Adults | Springdale | Walking and dancing programs | $1,737 |
| Little Harbour East Recreation Committee | Placentia Bay | Walking and physical activity program | $1,305 |
| MacMorran Community Centre | St. John's | Seniors exercise program | $1,740 |
| Marina Golden Age 50+ Club | Holyrood | Aquafit yoga | $1,740 |
| Marystown Lions Golden Age 50+ Club | Marystown | Exercise, yoga and dance programs | $1,740 |
| Mike Adam Recreational Complex | Wabush | Seniors bowling | $1,740 |
| Nain Inuit Community Government - Recreation Department | Nain | Walking program | $1,305 |
| New Visions 50+ Club | Trinity | Outdoor snowshoe and hiking program | $1,740 |
| New World Island 50+ Seniors Club | Fairbanks | Seniors fitness programs | $1,740 |
| North Central Recreation Corporation | Roddickton | Walking program | $1,740 |
| North Regional Development Association | Colinet | Exercise program | $1,740 |
| O'Connor 50+ Club | Witless Bay | Walking program; Fit after 50 | $1,740 |
| Over 50 Walking Club | St Lawrence | St. Lawrence Walking program | $1,723 |
| Parkers Cove | Parkers Cove | Seniors fitness program | $1,740 |
| Parkview Apartments Incorporated | Corner Brook | Exercise program | $870 |
| Parson�s Pond Town Council | Parson�s Pond | Exercise program | $1,740 |
| Pasadena Parks and Recreation | Pasadena | Seniors fitness program | $1,740 |
| Pasadena Ski And Nature Park | Pasadena | Snowshoe activities | $1,740 |
| Placentia Senior Citizens Club | Placentia | Seniors exercise program | $1,710 |
| Port Blandford Recreation Board | Port Blandford | Outdoor winter activities | $1,740 |
| Port Rexton 50+ Group | Port Rexton | Physical activity program | $1,740 |
| Pouch Cove Recreation Commission | Pouch Cove | Fitness program | $1,740 |
| Quidi Vidi/Rennies River Development Foundation | St. John's | Seniors walking program | $1,740 |
| Random Age Friendly Communities - GATHER program | Clarenville | Exercise program, yoga and snowshoeing | $1,740 |
| Reidville Recreation | Reidville | Physical activity programs | $1,740 |
| Riverhead Recreation Committee | St. Mary's | Physical activity programs | $1,740 |
| Robert�s Arm Active Living for Older Adults | Robert�s Arm | Exercise program | $1,740 |
| Royal Canadian Legion Branch 35 | Stephenville | Seniors dancing and curling | $1,740 |
| Curling Seniors 50+club | Corner Brook | Fitness program | $1,587 |
| Seniors Wellness Campaign | Grand Bank | Senior's walking program | $1,740 |
| South Brook 50+ Group | South Brook | Physical activity programs | $1,740 |
| Southern Shore Emerald 50+ Club | Aquaforte | Fitness program - fall prevention | $1,740 |
| Southern Shore Folk Arts Council Inc. | Ferryland | Theatre dance program | $1,740 |
| St Jacques-Coombs Cove Recreation Committee | English Harbour | Seniors exercise and walking program | $1,740 |
| St. Lewis Recreation Committee | St. Lewis | Seniors exercise programs | $1,740 |
| St. Pauls Sport and Recreation | St. Pauls | Physical activity programs | $1,740 |
| St. Shott�s Recreation Committee | St. Shott�s | Seniors exercise program | $1,566 |
| Sunnyside Recreation Commission | Sunnyside | Fitness program | $1,740 |
| The Beaches 50+ Club | Eastport | Fitness program | $1,740 |
| Time in the Hall Square Dancers | Gander | Square dancing | $1,740 |
| Tip a Vista Wellness Foundation | Bonavista | Exercise program | $1,740 |
| Town of Channel-Port aux Basques Recreation Department | Port aux Basques | Seniors fitness program | $1,740 |
| Town of Fogo Island | Fogo Island Central | Fitness program | $1,740 |
| Town of Fortune | Fortune | Seniors gardening program | $870 |
| Town of Gander Recreation and Community Services | Gander | Seniors exercise program | $1,740 |
| Town of Harbour Grace | Harbour Grace | Seniors exercise program | $1,740 |
| Town of Meadows | Corner Brook | Physical activity program | $1,740 |
| Town of Placentia | Placentia | Seniors dancing program | $1,710 |
| Town of Port au Choix | Port au Choix | Seniors exercise program | $1,740 |
| Town of Portugal Cove - St. Phillips | Portugal Cove - St. Phillips | Fitness programs | $1,740 |
| Town of Sandringham Recreation Committee | Sandringham | Physical activity program | $1,740 |
| Town of St Anthony | St. Anthony | Seniors walking program | $1,740 |
| Town of Trinity | Trinity | Snowshoeing activities | $1,270 |
| Town of Woodstock | Woodstock | Seniors exercise program | $870 |
| Trepassey 50+Friendship Club | Trepassey | Physical activity program | $1,740 |
| Trinity North 50+ Club | Port Union | Seniors walking program | $1,740 |
| Turk�s Gut Conception Bay 50+ Seniors Group | Marysvale | Seniors walking and exercise program | $1,740 |
| Turk�s Gut Heritage Conservation Inc. | Marysvale | Community garden, hiking and walking | $1,740 |
| Twilight 50+ Club | Lark Harbour | Fitness program | $870 |
| Twilight 50+ Club | Port au Port East | Physical activity programs | $1,740 |
| Twintown 50+ Seniors Inc. | Clarenville | Exercise program | $1,235 |
| Upper Island Cove Recreation Association | Upper Island Cove | Seniors walking and exercise program | $1,500 |
| Victorian Order of Nurses | St. John's | Seniors exercise program | $1,740 |
| Walking to Wellness | St. Anthony | Physical activity programs | $1,740 |
| White Bay Central 50+ Club | Roddickton | Exercise program | $1,740 |
| Whiteway 50+ Club | Whiteway | Seniors bowling | $1,740 |
| Wigmore Seniors Association | St. John's | Seniors walking and bowling program | $1,740 |
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