Senior Active Living Social comes to LaSalle

Diana Carter tries her hand at cornhole duirng the senior social in LaSalle last Thursday.

With Oct. 1 being National Seniors Day, a neighbouring municipality to Amherstburg celebrated as well.

The Town of LaSalle hosted a “Senior Active Living Social” last Thursday, one day after the commemoration of National Seniors Day. 

The social, held at the Event Centre at LaSalle Landing, was open to seniors from not just LaSalle but all across Essex County and Windsor.

It featured pickleball demonstrations, dancing demonstrations, food, beverages, tabletop games, cornhole, music, drum fit and more.

Julie Turnbull, supervisor of programming with the Town of LaSalle, said LaSalle received funding from the Province of Ontario in the form of a Seniors Active Living Centre (SALC) grant. The funding allows the town to support seniors and help them make connections in the community.

“In honour of National Seniors Day, we’re having a social,” said Turnbull. “It’s open to any resident.”

Nancy Pattison’s Dance World, the LaSalle Pickleball Association, staff from the Vollmer Centre and others were on hand to support the social.

Events during Seniors Month went well in LaSalle and Turnbull was hopeful for an equally good turnout last week. 

Turnbull said they had good traction on social media for the event and they also advertised the event in area newspapers.

Amherstburg also receives funding through the SALC program and that helps with seniors programming on Victoria St.

Senior Active Living Social comes to LaSalle

By Ron Giofu