HOW ABOUT JOINING A LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL CLUBS COMMITTEE?

• Israeli "Etrog" Club Committee - maintains an Israeli/Jewish Culture and promotes activities of interest to Hebrew speaking members.  Meetings take place every second week;
  
  

• Russian Golden Age Club Committee - encompasses all the activities of interest to the Russian speaking members. Group meets twice a month.
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OTHER COMMITTEES... 

INTERGENERATIONAL COMMITTEE
The purpose of this committee is to plan, organize and evaluate a variety of intergenerational programs which occur within the Centre, in schools, and other community settings. These programs are designed to promote interaction between seniors and the younger generations. Younger students participate in projects involving making crafts together with seniors: In one of the most successful projects, called "knitting generations together", seniors taught children from a local elementary school to knit. Older students from high schools and Universities participate in interesting discussions with seniors. Other activities include religious celebrations (e.g. a Purim party and Shabbat candle lighting).  This group meets twice a month.

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SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE
The Social Action Committee allows seniors to voice their opinions to various levels of government or to organizations on issues of importance that concern them. Along with local issues (such as extending the light time for crossing at an intersection near the Centre), many issues of concern to all seniors or even all Canadians are discussed.

The Social Action Committee was instrumental in establishing special TTC fares (bus tokens) for seniors.  This committee meets every two weeks.

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MEMBERS' COUNCIL
Ultimately, all roads lead to "Members' Council".  Reporting directly to the Executive Director, their mandate is to:

• Provide a forum for the exchange of ideas;
  

• Receive reports from the various Committees;
  

• Identify issues for discussion and refer these to the Think Tank;
  

• Approve the slate of members for the Think Tank.

Two representatives elected by the membership sit on the Centre's Board of Directors and provide input/ feedback on major Board policy making decisions.  [Top of the page]

THINK TANK
The Think Tank's mandate is to explore innovative ideas to improve the vibrancy of the Centre. They accomplish this by:

• exploring and responding to issues raised by Members' Council, the general membership and/or the Executive Director;
  

• reviewing programming and activities at the Centre with the objective of making recommendations directly to the Executive Director.  [Top of the page]